S2000 is only going to go up in value, I’d guess that the Spyder is at peak price right now.
Ask yourself if you’re doing it for the “investment” or just for driving pleasure?
Thinking driving pleasure, anyone who knows me here will know how much I loved my 997 C2S and the big reason for that was the steering feel but the fact it was such a well put together car. I remember borrowing a Cayman R for a weekend and thinking wow, this car is alive.
The only car I own that comes close to that steering is the Aston, but it does not feel alive because it is a big heavy 1600-1700kg GT car.
I do agree S2000 in theory are doing the JDM thing, which means they will only keep going up in value, buying a Spyder does not mean the S2000 has to go, it just means if I so wish to let it go I will still have a rag top, of course if in another year its gonna fetch 30k plus easy then to sell it now at 20k would be unwise, because it is not going to cost anything in maintenance as its got a service booked in September for £215 at Honda which will see it through another year.
It would just be good to get back into a Porsche and I can afford a GT4 and on looks they win hands down, if I wait I can probably stretch to a GT3 and wait a bit longer I can maybe get in an RS. But one thing all the newer cars lack is the epic steering the 986/996 - 987/997 generation cars had, a big part of this was lost in the move to 981/991 and many say those who are not blinded by 911 snobbery that the 987 R and Spydster are some of the most fun road cars Porsche ever made, and of course the ultimate is the 997 GT3 4.0 RS but those are ruthless money and really not worth it. The other argument is of course just buy a cheap 987 Cayman S for 15-20k or even buy a modified one as some great examples out there and they will drive just as well but of course the more special cars do feel rather special.
I am going to think it over, few people who own Porsches have said 50k is top money, but the cheapest ones are 40k that no one wants to own due to wrong spec, crashed and/or high miles. 45k would be a bargain and that its a 48k car as its very low miles and perfect spec and extremely rare due to been red, something like only 4 in the UK so even if the bubble burst it will be back to 45k that such a car sold for in 2019 so there argument is why risk losing a perfect example over maybe a couple of grand and if the market goes the way of Europe on Spydster then it could also be worth 60k next year so either make a few quid and move it on or find it gets under your skin and keep it.
I did also see this and on looks alone it is stunning:
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2009-porsche-987-cayman-s-sport-3
The last one sold for 33k and was a better spec, but paint job aside this is just a Cayman S with a tweak of power and some GT3 interior parts, the suspension is Cayman S and no weight reducing has been done by Porsche, not a bad thing at all because these cars handle so great out the box.
However if it remains sub 20k it will be a very tempting car even with a chocolate engine as they are super rare, I think 69 cars in UK and not many in orange.
Back to Spyder need to think it over, it does not mean curtains for the S2000 but would be sensible thing to do and get rid of one.
To answer your question Maccy it is about driving pleasure, but of course if I decide to exit it is nice to do so without losing money or very little.
