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‘18MY 350R Production
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<blockquote data-quote="oldbmwfan" data-source="post: 15736227" data-attributes="member: 182294"><p>If one looks at the long-term history of virtually any limited-production performance car, you'll see the same thing. Limited short-term depreciation, moderate mid-term depreciation, long-term appreciation. A few examples:</p><p></p><p>1) Porsche 911 turbo. Pick ANY generation. Expensive cars, hold value well, depreciate to ~$40k at the floor (in today's dollars), then go back up slowly, then rise quickly. 996TTs are at the floor right now, $40-45k, just starting to trend back up. 997TTs are in the low $50s and dropping. They'll bottom out in the next few years. 991TTs are still spendy. 993s are 6-figure cars.</p><p></p><p>2) BMW 1 series M. MSRP $50k, sold new/ just used for $60k, sustained at $60k for a few years. Now creeping down into the high $40s. They will probably drop for a little while, then go back up. The BMWs depreciate more than Porsches; most M3s get downright cheap for several years before trending back up. Same with M5s. I had an E28 M5 that I bought for $9k and sold for $10k in 2007; I couldn't buy that car for $25k today. </p><p></p><p>The GT350R will stick close to MSRP for a couple years. Those who paid big ADMs probably won't get that back. Those who paid MSRP or close will experience negligible depreciation (find me other $65k cars that lose <$10k in value in 3-4 years ... buy a $65k 5-series and it's worth $25k in 4 years). Those who hang onto the car for 15 years+ will probably see an up-swing.</p><p></p><p>In virtually all cases, the stock market will beat cars as an investment. (That said, 1968 G.T. 350s beat the S&P500 based on some recent BaT auctions.) Buy what you like, pay what you're comfortable with, drive the damn car, and all in, these things will be cheap to own and way more fun than anything else at the price point. If a speculator makes a few bucks, good for them. If not, not a big deal. I definitely wouldn't buy one to put in bubble wrap for later, but if someone else does, I'm not worried about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldbmwfan, post: 15736227, member: 182294"] If one looks at the long-term history of virtually any limited-production performance car, you'll see the same thing. Limited short-term depreciation, moderate mid-term depreciation, long-term appreciation. A few examples: 1) Porsche 911 turbo. Pick ANY generation. Expensive cars, hold value well, depreciate to ~$40k at the floor (in today's dollars), then go back up slowly, then rise quickly. 996TTs are at the floor right now, $40-45k, just starting to trend back up. 997TTs are in the low $50s and dropping. They'll bottom out in the next few years. 991TTs are still spendy. 993s are 6-figure cars. 2) BMW 1 series M. MSRP $50k, sold new/ just used for $60k, sustained at $60k for a few years. Now creeping down into the high $40s. They will probably drop for a little while, then go back up. The BMWs depreciate more than Porsches; most M3s get downright cheap for several years before trending back up. Same with M5s. I had an E28 M5 that I bought for $9k and sold for $10k in 2007; I couldn't buy that car for $25k today. The GT350R will stick close to MSRP for a couple years. Those who paid big ADMs probably won't get that back. Those who paid MSRP or close will experience negligible depreciation (find me other $65k cars that lose <$10k in value in 3-4 years ... buy a $65k 5-series and it's worth $25k in 4 years). Those who hang onto the car for 15 years+ will probably see an up-swing. In virtually all cases, the stock market will beat cars as an investment. (That said, 1968 G.T. 350s beat the S&P500 based on some recent BaT auctions.) Buy what you like, pay what you're comfortable with, drive the damn car, and all in, these things will be cheap to own and way more fun than anything else at the price point. If a speculator makes a few bucks, good for them. If not, not a big deal. I definitely wouldn't buy one to put in bubble wrap for later, but if someone else does, I'm not worried about it. [/QUOTE]
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