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Originally Posted by Cal44
I sold my 356 last summer. I think they are boring..............really boring.
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Again they aren't the fastest/most powerful things out there.. but for most that own them they aren't the only toy in the garage either.
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Originally Posted by G450X
I've heard this before. The air cooled 911 engine is a work of art, and (other than early SWB versions, but they have their fans as well) the LWB 911 chassis is sorted enough to be pleasurable in today's motoring environment. Outlaw specials not included, I'm talking about mostly original cars.
IMO, DRIVER QUALITY normal 356's are currently overpriced. Sketchy (bordering on rough) driver's above $25k is silly when you can get into a decent LWB 911 (or a really nice SC/Carrera) for a similar price.
I'm not bashing them, I like the little cars. I wish I had a barn full of rusty hulks that everybody seems to be searching for these days! I think maybe the vintage feel and charming interior, as well as exclusivity (when's the last time you saw a 356 at other than a club meeting?) have kept 356 values up - who knows, maybe they'll keep appreciating! Many people value exclusivity, and 911's are not exactly rare these days....
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And again, I can't see why people keep trying to compare 356's to 911's. Other than comparable money being spent the two cars don't match-up any other way.
Thus the person who want's a 911 doesn't look for/or buy a 356 and the same for the person looking for a 356.. he doesn't buy a 911. The guy buying the $25k 356 driver probably doesn't want/or already has a 911.
Regarding "today's motoring envirnoment," most of today's roads are a lot more liveable than when the 356 and/or the SWB were new, sans the number of SUVs and crazies talking on cell phones or texting.
The vintage feel and the charm is exactly part of it.. as well as the exclucivity for some. 911's have their niche as well, what do you think happend with the long hoods and the "S" cars a few years ago? All of a sudden everyone had to have one and every old 911 found in a barn or a field was for sale for much more than it was worth.. why, exclusivity, charm, and not the everyday Porsche that the masses own. Hey, so now you're special.
I'm not bashing either.. I feel fortunate in that I own, and have owned both.. and again will still say, 356s and 911s are not to be compared the same in terms of value, and/or peformance. They're really from two different eras, command two different markets, and appeal to two different mindsets of buyers.
Hey.. not sermon, just a thought!
