Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well you better get them out of the street before they get run over! -- 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: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:09:58 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking at buying an M8 > > 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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