chodosh Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I was invited to display the supersport at the London classic car show this weekend which I thought would be pretty cool. Having recently bought a Rupes Bigfoot detailing machine I have been using it on the Porsche along with some Zaino polish to get the car looking nice and sharp. Guy comes up to me yesterday and without too much thought, explains that he has to have the car and has today, sent me a deposit. As a Tottenham fan, I kind of liken it to Daniel Levy when he says "my best players are never for sale" yet accepts an offer from Real Madrid when they come asking. I am definitely having sellers remorse, as I know how much effort I have put into owning and restoring the car, but at the same time, personal circumstances means the money will be put to good use. It was a fair offer and one that clearly tipped the "should I walk away from selling the car at that price" but I suppose he knows over the long term he will never lose money on it. What do I replace it with? I don't know yet.... 996 Turbo? BMW Z3 M3, SL55 AMG... I want to own something that I can enjoy, but not lose money on in the long term. With prices where they are, I suppose it will be difficult for anyone to enter (or re-enter) the air cooled market unless things turn pear shaped and the market and economy really tanks. This is the second Porsche I've owned and IB has been a really wonderful experience, especially meeting like minded petrol heads on here! Here are some snaps I took yesterday - the best the car has ever looked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducktail Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I saw your car there on Saturday and it did look really good But you gotta do what you gotta do! Hope the sale goes OK Cheers DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondrian Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Your car looks superb, good luck with finding a suitable replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 great looking car, I just couldn't sell it if it looked that great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Spotted it on Saturday too. It certainly was spangly 😎 especially those Fuchs! How about a 928? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTompkins Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Oh my lord, I couldn’t go to the show , but my son did and said there was a lovely 911 there ...yours.. as a Spurs fan you must be used to disappointment but you gotta do what you gotta do as long as the money is as stupid as Gareth Bale plus £100 mill for Eden Hazzard to Chelsea .youll miss it, and regret it but ... not too late to change your mind. its only a car Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP72 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Personally 1) I wouldn’t have agreed to the sale without a replacement in mind or confirmed 2) none of the cars you’ve mentioned would provide the same experience, again IMO What about a BMW e46 M3 CSL or e30 M3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodosh Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Appreciate all the compliments, I'm not an OCD person, but the 911 became a bit of an obsession. 17 minutes ago, GrahamTompkins said: Oh my lord, I couldn’t go to the show , but my son did and said there was a lovely 911 there ...yours.. as a Spurs fan you must be used to disappointment but you gotta do what you gotta do as long as the money is as stupid as Gareth Bale plus £100 mill for Eden Hazzard to Chelsea .youll miss it, and regret it but ... not too late to change your mind. its only a car Graham I have observed the market tapering off for a little while and a number of SSE's sold last year in the £40's, albeit in various states of repair so receiving what I would consider to be a serious offer, made it a pretty tough decision. 18 minutes ago, SP72 said: Personally 1) I wouldn’t have agreed to the sale without a replacement in mind or confirmed 2) none of the cars you’ve mentioned would provide the same experience, again IMO What about a BMW e46 M3 CSL or e30 M3? I am fortunate that whilst I now theoretically don't own a porsche, I do have access to a number of cars belonging to a friend of mine who lets me enjoy them at my leisure. So I can still have a blast in a 964 RS, or a 993 GT2, or a 930 when I feel the need to satisfy the urge. He has an M3 EVO II (Hartage)... fun car Now the search for a nice weekend toy that will not cost the earth over 3-5 year period and isn't your run of the mill. Toying with around £15k or jumping up to £30k for something a bit more fun. I have the suspicion if I don't buy something, the money will disappear without a trace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm993 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Well, for something different, how about an original Lotus 7? This is mine and its very different to taking a 911 out for a spin. Obviously it works best if its not too cold, not too wet and you dont want to go too far...having said which, I drove it back to London from Middlesborough on the day I bought it and then down to Devon on the day after that. Even just short little trips down to the supermarket feel like an adventure. It has 90ish bhp and 500kg, live axle, 4.5 inch wheels and can brake traction quite easily. Lord knows how these 300bhp caterham blokes manage! Its really simple to work on yourself as everything is really accessible and bits are either triumph or ford so a lot easier on the wallet than porsche prices. You will get let out at every junction and make lots of new friends every time you fill up with petrol. (err...which you should do regularly as there's no fuel gauge). Anyway, just a suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil911 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I've got nice Mercedes C63 for sale , if that ticks any of your boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 They say everything has a price, so think of it a payback for all the time and effort you put into this adventure, and the funds will now pave the way for the next one. 996 Turbo is a sweet thing, very usable as a daily commute or to blast from A to B, and now holding their prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTompkins Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Have a look at a Honda NSX .. once driven, you’ll be smitten, appreciating and plenty of tuneability at sensible prices unlike Porsche. £30k will get a great JDM car Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodosh Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Just now, GrahamTompkins said: Have a look at a Honda NSX .. once driven, you’ll be smitten, appreciating and plenty of tuneability at sensible prices unlike Porsche. £30k will get a great JDM car Graham interestingly enough, this same friend I mentioned has one of those also, LHD french car. Not driven it yet. Happy to look at LHD cars as I own a Corvette which we drive on the road occasionally. going for a spin in a friends cayman next week. Not sure it ticks the box for holding value, but could be a good run around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hak Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 986 Boxster S and lots of money in the bank. Cheap as chips, pure sports car fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTompkins Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Hmm, scrub the NSX , prices gone into orbit since I looked a year or so ago. 50 large for a good one now 😥 Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gander Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I personally would go vintage. Had a 1947 MG TC for many years, and wish that I'd never sold it. Amazing driving experience, and could hold it's own on the motorway,........not bad for for a 70-odd year motor! If funds allow, what about a vintage Bentley...or a Bugatti, as he said of Bentley....''Builds the fastest lorries in the world''! In this world of increasing restrictions on performance cars, and swinging penalties for those who dare use their performance, vintage holds many thrills and an intact licence!......Think that senile decay is setting in?..... Regards, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldandSlow Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Did you respray your 1/18 scale model to match? It looks good. Can't say too much as I'm from Rochdale. Oh, and my other car is a Reliant, 4 wheels, cheapest GT available today - get a GTC if you can find a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodosh Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Beaky said: They say everything has a price, so think of it a payback for all the time and effort you put into this adventure, and the funds will now pave the way for the next one. 996 Turbo is a sweet thing, very usable as a daily commute or to blast from A to B, and now holding their prices. it will indeed Chris, on we march... 996 is looking a good option, or a well spec'd 997 as they're looking pretty good value at the moment. 23 minutes ago, David Gander said: I personally would go vintage. Had a 1947 MG TC for many years, and wish that I'd never sold it. Amazing driving experience, and could hold it's own on the motorway,........not bad for for a 70-odd year motor! If funds allow, what about a vintage Bentley...or a Bugatti, as he said of Bentley....''Builds the fastest lorries in the world''! In this world of increasing restrictions on performance cars, and swinging penalties for those who dare use their performance, vintage holds many thrills and an intact licence!......Think that senile decay is setting in?..... Regards, David. I do have an attachment to wearing flat caps, but Bentley's are too big and too needy for me. Continental however is perhaps more up my street. Must look at those. I get my vintage fixes with the corvette, vintage for me also equals, petrol fumes, no wipers and a bad back after a long drive! 12 minutes ago, OldandSlow said: Did you respray your 1/18 scale model to match? It looks good. Can't say too much as I'm from Rochdale. Oh, and my other car is a Reliant, 4 wheels, cheapest GT available today - get a GTC if you can find a good one. I did indeed, my dad found a 1:16 model at retromobile last year and I disassembled and painted it body colour. Lots of people commented on that, I thought it was fun and will sit in the office once I have it built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 11 hours ago, David Gander said: I personally would go vintage. Had a 1947 MG TC for many years Did you have it from new David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm993 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 11 hours ago, David Gander said: I personally would go vintage. Had a 1947 MG TC for many years, and wish that I'd never sold it. Amazing driving experience, and could hold it's own on the motorway,........not bad for for a 70-odd year motor! If funds allow, what about a vintage Bentley...or a Bugatti, as he said of Bentley....''Builds the fastest lorries in the world''! In this world of increasing restrictions on performance cars, and swinging penalties for those who dare use their performance, vintage holds many thrills and an intact licence!......Think that senile decay is setting in?..... Regards, David. Hi David, definitely not a case of senile decay. I'm having all sorts of unnecessary thoughts about buying a frazer nash for similar reasons. A hooligan's hotrod from the 1920s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodosh Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 How about this.... This is the chopped 32 Ford 3 window cope that my dad built in 1985 (the year I was born). He sold it and the current owner in Belgium has offered me first refusal. Suicide doors, Flathead V8. lots of fun. Not too practical though!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 "I do have an attachment to wearing flat caps,"........Morgan plus Eight it is then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducktail Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Sunbeam Tiger (or a tuned Holbay Alpine if Tgga is too many penny) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodosh Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, Ducktail said: Sunbeam Tiger (or a tuned Holbay Alpine if Tgga is too many penny) Yes Please ! Love the Tigers... afraid they have probably escaped too far up the market to find anything at decent money but worth checking out. nice and easy to maintain also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Early chrome bumper C3 Covette convertible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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