28 Oct 2014, 08:42
Cheers Ben, £30,250 , That's a really Measly :lol: :lol: £250 I knew you were cheap Ben, but £250. :lol:
Jokes aside, I agree space can be a problem. I have 10 cars at the moment and another classic Porsche on its way in a container from California as we speak. Like the buying of the cars, if you really want them you find ways to store them.
Like you I've had many, many cars in my time and to be fair there isn't any particular car I was glad to see the back of. In fact I pretty much regret selling all of them. That's how come I have 10 cars now, just can't bring myself to sell them now.
As for reasons to sell, you're right its about circumstances not always love for the car.
In my case I just wanted another/different car and when I was younger I had no option but to sell what I had to finance the next project. That's not to say that I gave them away, I was fortunate enough to hold out for a good price well above the market value most times. For me the "penny dropped" when I sold my Porsche 930, to buy an early 356a Speedster (a real one). I loved that car, after PX ing it in for the 356a The dealer put £10K on the price of the 930, which was just about the extra money I'd paid him on top of 930 to buy the 356.
This cut deep as in my mind, I was chasing a dream: in his mind (the dealer) the two cars were worth the same retail and he'd fleeced me for £10K and put a £10K safety net on selling my 930 that the next buyer could knock him down on.
I realised then that the £10K difference simply wasn't enough good reason to part with the 930. (even thought I'd made £15K on what I bought it for) It was about Market Place Value. Which goes back to my whole initial reasons to post on this thread.
However I did love that 356a and I did eventually sell it after many years in the end for twice what I paid for it whilst the 930 depreciated.
However I now wish I still had both Cars :roll:
Sometimes it simply isn't about the money.
Jokes aside, I agree space can be a problem. I have 10 cars at the moment and another classic Porsche on its way in a container from California as we speak. Like the buying of the cars, if you really want them you find ways to store them.
Like you I've had many, many cars in my time and to be fair there isn't any particular car I was glad to see the back of. In fact I pretty much regret selling all of them. That's how come I have 10 cars now, just can't bring myself to sell them now.
As for reasons to sell, you're right its about circumstances not always love for the car.
In my case I just wanted another/different car and when I was younger I had no option but to sell what I had to finance the next project. That's not to say that I gave them away, I was fortunate enough to hold out for a good price well above the market value most times. For me the "penny dropped" when I sold my Porsche 930, to buy an early 356a Speedster (a real one). I loved that car, after PX ing it in for the 356a The dealer put £10K on the price of the 930, which was just about the extra money I'd paid him on top of 930 to buy the 356.
This cut deep as in my mind, I was chasing a dream: in his mind (the dealer) the two cars were worth the same retail and he'd fleeced me for £10K and put a £10K safety net on selling my 930 that the next buyer could knock him down on.
I realised then that the £10K difference simply wasn't enough good reason to part with the 930. (even thought I'd made £15K on what I bought it for) It was about Market Place Value. Which goes back to my whole initial reasons to post on this thread.
However I did love that 356a and I did eventually sell it after many years in the end for twice what I paid for it whilst the 930 depreciated.
However I now wish I still had both Cars :roll:
Sometimes it simply isn't about the money.