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Originally Posted by aschen
I don't disagree with the disdain for modern porsche practices, but the counterpoint is what should they have done different?
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I do not disagree with you at all.. This is not an "I wish they would subsidize me" post, this is a "too bad, so sad, an era is gone forever". Talking about the 718 4.0 which is actually my halo car after sliding one at PECLA, my regret with that situation is that somehow we're experiencing pretty much zero depreciation on these desirable cars (not even a GT model). Also not their fault directly unless you count limiting the supply and raising prices substantially.. What could they have done differently? maybe not switch to that "produce less, sell for more, refocus on whales" model, not spend so much $ on influencers and instagram and not adopt a ferrari sales model and maybe focus more on fixing technical issues like bore scoring, not giving us 4 cylinder boxsters (listen to your customers ! then again those might be my only hope at depreciation, gotta try one). Seems they went "lifestyle brand" more than engineering of late... But yeah, you're not wrong they're here to make a buck but I guess the tide is turning on that too, they are struggling now and it feels like payback, a bit. My point was they've done all this to go upmarket and it was a conscious decision, and cars we enthusiasts used to be able to reach are now unreachable. I think long term it's detrimental to a brand to lose the enthusiast (can't tell you how many people I've "converted" over the years.. no more). So I am not feeling too sad that they are now facing hard times and just got punched in the mouth by the market changes.. More of a commiseration post, apparently I'm not alone and I'm about to give up on a brand I've loved for 40 years... (and that was still meant for OT initially, sorry mods, thx for moving it)