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Originally Posted by Sox Fan
So, with air cooled prices going up so much, has anyone considered "cashing in and trading up"? I bought my G50 coupe about 18 months ago and have enjoyed watching it appreciate. A few weeks ago, I started wondering what I could buy if I sold it. Coincidentally, yesterday I ran into the dealer I bought it from. He said they would list it at 50-55 on consignment if I was interested. If the car is worth , let's say 45 and I throw in another 5-10k, that starts getting me into starter Ferrari territory (308, 328, 355). Of course maintenance on the 355 can be a bit ridiculous.
What stops me from pursing the Ferrari angle is the impact mileage has on value. My car currently has 46k miles and I am driving it about 5k miles a year (7k so far in 18 months driving warm months only). You don't have that problem with Porsche. No one blinks at a 100k mile Porsche but you rarely even see F cars listed with any more than 50 or 60,000 miles. I really like driving my car.
Curious if anyone else is kicking the idea around. Lots of other choices in the P car world as well at 40-60k.
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I solved the problem and bought both. I agree that the Ferrari is probably not as reliable as the Carrera 3.2 and is not meant as a daily driver. I do think though that they are just cars like anything else. If you ignore them they will bite you in the ass. My Ferrari has had the major belt service and been cared for. Its always started right up and gone like stink. Its more of an all out race car handling and power wise compared to the Carrera although I imagine a more modern 911 would outrun it. They will certainly draw attention though. I get filmed pumping gas a lot. To me they feel more"special" than a 911 and I think you should maybe test drive one. I bought a 348 because the 355 is more prone to valve guide issues. My car has 67K miles and still runs like new. I just drove my Carrera 11.5 hours in the last 2 days and I missed my 348 the whole time. Just my 2 cents.
