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Originally Posted by radioman
Oh RS gods please advise if this is a "good buy"
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/ctd/6117169778.html
It was originally posted for 57k early this year. Priced dropped to 55k now sitting at 52k. I went in to see it when it was 55k and they wouldn't budge on price. A week later its reduced again. At what price would you say this becomes a good buy?
Black book says avg is 49k but this is coming with a CPO warranty for 2 years.
Thoughts? |
I've been eyeing this one since it was originally posted at the higher prices. For $52k, I'd personally still opt for paying more on a brand new minimally optioned 718C with a full warranty instead of an 8 year old CPO 987.2 CS. Having said that, because Caymans -- esp one with a manual tranny -- are so rare in the used market, it is very difficult to get a good grasp on what the going market price is.
A similarly equipped 981 CS with CPO is going to ask for quite a bit more -- probably in the +/-$70k range. Personally, I think that is just bloody ridiculous, but their prices have all been like that (from the various local Porsche shops).
If a 987 is what you are craving for, I think $52k is certainly an acceptable price to pay, assuming that everything checks out and that it is a CPO. At a minimum, you owe it to yourself to at least go check the car out. I recently had the opportunity to drive a 987.1 CS at 7/10, and I certainly enjoyed the drive. It didn't quite blow me away as I had hoped, but the extra displacement in the 987.2 should come in handy.