Oldknees Posted 21October, 2017 Report Share Posted 21October, 2017 Thats a lot of car for the money - you pay a little more for a Porsche approved used car but you get the warranty - plus you can extend that through 9 years, well worth it in my opinion. 987 is a fantastic car, you wont be dissapointedI finished off purchasing this car - got them to extend the Porsche factory warranty to 2 years as part of the deal. Pretty happy with that. Haven’t driven a Manual for 7yrs. Hope it’s like riding a bike. Wife’s got a Macan with PDK - getting a manual prevents her from driving this! Had a 996 back in 2002. Made the mistake of buying the triptronic so that the wife could drive it. She drove it once! Never again. Ozvino, 981KMan and GTP911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981KMan Posted 21October, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 21October, 2017 Congrats @Oldknees! Love the colour combo. I contemplated doing the same as you for a while but decided to hold out and wait for a 981. Driving manual is like walking you are lucky your wife doesn't drive manual lol. When are you picking it up? You'll have to let us know how it is As for the market, it is pretty quiet / slow at the moment. Cayman manuals and GTSs are pretty scarce at the moment (only 4 GTSs). There is a higher kms one manual GTS but of course it's dark blue metallic with tan interior https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-Cayman-2014/SSE-AD-4994402Wonder how the new 718 GTS release will affect things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldknees Posted 21October, 2017 Report Share Posted 21October, 2017 Talking to the dealer today. 911 market really strong. 718's difficult to shift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981KMan Posted 21October, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 21October, 2017 Talking to the dealer today. 911 market really strong. 718's difficult to shiftThat's consistent with what I'm seeing on Carsales. Lots of 911s being listed and sold reasonably quick, plenty of them in manual too! Lots of 718s being listed but taking a long time to sell - months on end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytelfer Posted 21October, 2017 Report Share Posted 21October, 2017 I visited Porsche Centre Brighton yesterday and it was interesting to see how many 718 models were in the showroom - from memory there was one 911 (Saphire Blue GTS), a couple of Panameras, a Macan, a Cayenne and four 718s. It was also interesting to note that some of these 718s were very highly optioned including a Lava Orange Boxster S for $191k and a Miami Blue Cayman (base model) for $164k. In my experience, it is rare to see highly optioned 718 models on the showroom floor with a PCD sales exec telling me they limit the no. of options on cars ordered for inventory. 981KMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981KMan Posted 22October, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 22October, 2017 Those 718s you mentioned sound like demo/press specs with those colours.Here's a used $169.9k base 718 Cayman... They chose some odd options, don't know why they didn't get an S with the money... E.g. sports bucket seats??, black tailpipes, sport chrono, 20" wheels, pasm...https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Porsche-718-2017/OAG-AD-14966010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTBRV8 Posted 22October, 2017 Report Share Posted 22October, 2017 Those 718s you mentioned sound like demo/press specs with those colours.Here's a used $169.9k base 718 Cayman... They chose some odd options, don't know why they didn't get an S with the money... E.g. sports bucket seats??, black tailpipes, sport chrono, 20" wheels, pasm...https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Porsche-718-2017/OAG-AD-14966010It is weird that the last photo has GTS on the doors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981KMan Posted 22October, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 22October, 2017 Lol good spot. That explains exactly what this owner was trying to do! Another 'GTS look' car. I'd have thought the dealership would've taken off the fake stickers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTBRV8 Posted 22October, 2017 Report Share Posted 22October, 2017 Lol good spot. That explains exactly what this owner was trying to do! Another 'GTS look' car. I'd have thought the dealership would've taken off the fake stickers...With the low ks it could be a demo car, so the dealer would have fitted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytelfer Posted 22October, 2017 Report Share Posted 22October, 2017 Hi 981KMan - yes, the spec on some of these looked more like press cars or demonstrators but in fact they were definitely unregistered new cars on the showroom floor (the demos were outside). PCB and PCD are both owned by the Preston Motor Group so the difference in approach between the two locations is interesting. 981KMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperson Posted 22October, 2017 Report Share Posted 22October, 2017 I haven't been looking much lately but just did. Does it seem that the 981's are holding value at the moment? I think I have seen two 718's in the wild in brisbane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981KMan Posted 26October, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 26October, 2017 981 Boxsters, particular base models, have dropped. Average range from base to S is roughly $75k to $100k. 981 Base Caymans have dropped to a range of $85k - $100k, whereas the S market remains flat still around $110k - $125k so they seem to be holding value. Low km base 718s are falling into the 981 Cayman S range and below already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTBRV8 Posted 28October, 2017 Report Share Posted 28October, 2017 I see that the striped Carmine GTS is now at Porsche Doncaster at a cheaper price, so I am guessing the seller took a big hit on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytelfer Posted 31October, 2017 Report Share Posted 31October, 2017 Also interesting to see the Guards Red Boxster GTS with the “981 homage pack” that has been for sale on Carsales in Adelaide for circa 12 months has now turned up at either PC Brighton or Doncaster in Melbourne with an asking price more than $30k above what was being asked privately! 981KMan and Philbee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTBRV8 Posted 31October, 2017 Report Share Posted 31October, 2017 Also interesting to see the Guards Red Boxster GTS with the “981 homage pack” that has been for sale on Carsales in Adelaide for circa 12 months has now turned up at either PC Brighton or Doncaster in Melbourne with an asking price more than $30k above what was being asked privately!It appears to be at Doncaster. They seem to get more "special/interesting" cars than Brighton do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldknees Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 Drove my 987.2 Cayman back from the dealer in Melbourne to Newcastle last week (1100 km in one hit) - not a single corner on the Hume. Buy otherwise happy. Got the NSW plates on it now - had a good look at the car. Everything's fine except:- Car advertised and on the contract of sale as having '19 inch Turbo Wheels.'Nope. 18's. They look like Boxster ii's that have been sprayed black.Cost of Boxster S ii's as an option in 2011 $2590Cost of Turbo $8370Porsche Dealer - Porsche approved.What would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 Drove my 987.2 Cayman back from the dealer in Melbourne to Newcastle last week (1100 km in one hit) - not a single corner on the Hume.Cost of Turbo $8370What would you do? Cruise control working ok? Looks like your going to clock up some kms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldknees Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 Cruise control working ok? Looks like your going to clock up some kms.Very boring drive. Unfortanately the Vic Roads temporary rego (car driven without plates) specifies point to point on shortest possible route - single journey only. Otherwise probably would have taken longer and gone through alpine way & the coast. But I digress. Wheels. Push the dealer for something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 But I digress. Wheels. Push the dealer for something? If it was advertised with "this" and you got "that", i would be on the phone. Do you mean your contract of sale or the original contract when it was new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldknees Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 If it was advertised with "this" and you got "that", i would be on the phone.Do you mean your contract of sale or the original contract when it was new.Contract of sale. I'm happy running 18's - but that's not the point. The 19's are worth significantly more. They have stuffed up the description. Thought I was buying a car with 19's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rego Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 Contract of sale. I'm happy running 18's - but that's not the point. The 19's are worth significantly more. They have stuffed up the description. Thought I was buying a car with 19's. I think they'd argue it as innocent misrepresentation as it isn't really something they could lie about and hide from you given how obvious wheels are. Turbo wheels have a distinctive design and the tyre size shows the diameter of the wheels.You can't really return the car because you have already paid stamp duty in NSW and registered the car which costs more than those wheels would be second hand. I'd just try to be nice to them and see if you can get something like an extra year of warranty or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldknees Posted 2November, 2017 Report Share Posted 2November, 2017 No - I'm happy with the car. No interest in returning it to them. A contract is a contract. Innocent misrepresentation is not a valid argument. If I was to play hardball - they would have to supply me with what is written on the contract. i.e. the advertised wheels and tyres. Hey - but I'll be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTBRV8 Posted 10November, 2017 Report Share Posted 10November, 2017 The new white GTS listing is full retail, they will struggle to get near that. https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/porsche-cayman-2015/OAG-AD-15337233/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytelfer Posted 10November, 2017 Report Share Posted 10November, 2017 Like the Cararra White metallic, especially with the silver alloys but not sure I could live the multi function steering wheel - asking price does look ambitious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrot01 Posted 11November, 2017 Report Share Posted 11November, 2017 what are peoples thoughts on a great buying price for this one? - I know its a grey market/private import.its been for sale for 6 months at least - was $56000 back then.https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-Cayman-2007/SSE-AD-4593915/?Cr=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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