Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are we talking about a "collection" of cars here? You have a six car garage?!?!?!? -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/onthisAutumnday/ > From: Stasys Petravicius <stasys1 at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:25:14 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking at buying an M8 > > Joseph- you have picked the right cars. > > My collection is: > > 1980 928 Porsche > 1985 928s Porsche > 1986 911 Porsche Cabriolet Convertible > 1991 560 SEC MB > 1993 400 E MB > 2002 CL 500 MB > > None are rare- but I like them. 'My wife would like me to get rid of 3 > cars. > Used cars like those are not selling quickly here in Calif. > Best, Stasys > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:19 AM, Joseph Yao wrote: > >> 1973 911 2.7RS >> 1992 964 RS >> 1995 993 Turbo >> 2010 997 GT3 RS 3.8 >> 2011 997 GT3 RS 4.0 >> 2011 E82 1M >> >> The key is to avoid mass market stuff you can buy easily. Limited >> production/difficult to buy usually do well in terms of depreciation. >> >> For example, while there are tens of thousands of Toyota Corolla roaming >> our >> streets, our market has been allocated only ten GT3 RS 4.0 and twelve 1M. >> >> Desirability + rarity = either no depreciation or notable appreciation >> >> Joseph >> >> >> On 20/12/11 1:00 AM, "Stasys Petravicius" <stasys1 at cox.net> wrote: >> >>> Joseph- What are you driving? Stasys >>> On Dec 19, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Joseph Yao wrote: >>> >>>> Vick, >>>> >>>> If you bought the right car it would appreciate in time. Most of my >>>> cars >>>> have appreciated over the past decade. >>>> >>>> Joseph >>>> >>>> >>>> On 19/12/11 11:44 PM, "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Also, the deal with Leica gear was that I could pretty much sell it for >>>>> what I bought it for. >>>>> >>>>> And more often than not, I could sell it for more than what I bought it >>>>> for. >>>>> >>>>> But not so with digital Leica stuff. >>>>> >>>>> I didn't lose much on my M8 (I saw it as a really low rental fee). >>>>> >>>>> My M9 ? Well, it is a luxurious consumable. I wonder if its >>>>> devaluation rate exceeds that of a car. >>>>> >>>>> Vick >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information