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Subject: [Leica] Looking at buying an M8
From: stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:09:58 -0800
References: <CB1661E5.17F50%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark- 4 cars in the driveway or on the street! Stasys
On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:01 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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