Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenerbahce
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScullyD
The car that retains its value is the "value play". The logic that "oh I only paid 104k for this car instead of 140k but then I spent 15k on tuning that will be near worthless when I sell the 104k car for $60k" is busted logic. Meanwhile the $140k car sells used for $150k.
|
We’re obviously talking about what you pay new for the car vs what you get. As stated already, and obvious to any enthusiast, the CS/CSL, similar to other limited volume cars, are likely to retain their value better and potentially become very collectible cars. No argument there. However, you’re somewhat broadening the definition of “value play” with something that’s a little more speculative like resale value, and that’s fine too. |
There is also some speculation that you are creating a better car by sticking an aftermarket suspension and tune on a base car compared to a special edition. As Johnny Liberman said about the CS, for example: "There's a 100,000 km of testing by really good German engineers that have gone into this car. You can't just replicate that by putting on some Ohlins."
So the idea that doing that is a "value play" is very much subjective, more so than resale value.