Porsche not Ferrari has highest residual value

Well, the thread topic does mention Porsche, so someone choosing to read the thread might reasonably have been warned that they would come across some Porsche discussion .

For good or bad, this site is as much a car-guy social site as it is a Ferrari site. Note the extensive off-topic, which includes Lamborghinichat and Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, & Planes forums.

Having said that, you're right that this should probably be moved to the Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, & Planes forums at this point.

 

having owned a string of 911 since 89, i think that they produced a bit too many 9x6 chassis and ruined resale. but that doesn't make them to be bad cars. whether a car is good or bad should and is often independent of resale value, total number produced often affect value more.

the fit/finish of 996 is lower than that of any earlier carerra, it's a way to survice as the price of comparable models increase very slowly within carerra line, they got to make money somehwere as such qty was killed a bit.

early m96 motors has pourous blocks, it's a well known defect and porsche will replace the engine no questions asked. but later cars dont have this prob. RMS is a pisser, but that's only a 900 dollar fix. compared to steering rack prob, premature valve guide wear, creaky windshield, leaky blocks of yester year, it's rather minor. the motor being cheap at 15k is correct. but i see that as a positive. i can buy a new motor every so often instead of having it rebuilt which takes longer and quality isn't gauranteed as opposed to a crate factory motor.

some argue that 996 isn't dry sump and you get oil stravation. many of my PCA/POC buddies raced 996, they will not get starvation until you put slicks on them. not hoosiers, but slicks. and you have to be really fast to even get it to have this issue.

the chassis of 996 is far far better than any 911 produced. fit/finish is another story.

above are referring to "normal m96 996's". lets move on to GT3. the fit and finish is still POS, the car rattles everywhere (trim pcs)... but push it on the race track, NO production 911 prior to it even comes close. i am not talking about absolute speed here. handling, how the rear end moves, turn in, stability are better than 964RS, 993RS or 911 2.7RS. also, the chassis is so stiff that when i drive on to my driveway at an angle, the lower tires are pull up mid air b/c the chassis simply wont bend.

some p car enthusiasts chose 993's b/c they look great no questions and 930 has one of the best and widest rear around. but pure driving feel, 993 963 or any other carerras just doesn't come close... now if they can make my stop rattling....

 

Haha, yeah I am on here boasting all the time. Are you serious? Out of all my post, you would probably have to string two or three together to even get a list of my current cars. Seems like you follow me around a bit to give me a hard time. You a stalker or just a sweet pea . . . As I have said before, I am minor league. Most of rides are used and I am far from a player.

I, however, would probably have a very impressive profile if I was truly starving for attention. Surely you have something better to do with your time than worry about my profile. Maybe I will put Enzo and CGT in there so everyone will think I am really a player.