[928uk] Goodwood Festival of Speed

[Mike Williams]

Mike

Possibly a depressing thought - but the nutters that bought the cars then -
already had mansions - and now have even bigger ones !

We can only aspire..

Mike
'79 Auto

-----Original Message-----
From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
Behalf Of Mike Dawe
Sent: 01 July 2004 00:34
To: Terry Rockall; Iain Titterington
Cc: Phil Shotton; 928uk org
Subject: RE: [928uk] Goodwood Festival of Speed


A thought,but not really on subject.......If person that paid £53,490 for
your car in 1988 had purchased a house instead the value today could be
worth just under £500,000........And there would be the £40,000 depreciation
to account for as well!
Are we not lucky that these nutters who purchased our cars could not see the
future.They may have seemed expensive at the time....and how!They were and
are indeed a luxury.............every time you see a 928,you will be able to
say'there goes some silly sod's mansion!' What staggers me is how Porsche
kept the car 'exclusive' while selling hundreds per year to unsuspecting
wealthy chaps that thought that they were buying something special and RARE;
I suppose that is the fate of the aspirational car buyer,but if you really
want a fright just try the exercise with a Ferrari......they do not even get
a decent car for the money!
Mike (T reg)

-----Original Message-----
From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
Behalf Of Terry Rockall
Sent: 30 June 2004 21:54
To: Iain Titterington
Cc: Phil Shotton; 928uk org
Subject: Re: [928uk] Goodwood Festival of Speed


Iain,

Yep, the S4 on the TIPEC stand is my car.

The invoice price when it was new in April 1988 was £ 53,490, as Phil
correctly points out, however, rather than 2k on the clock, its actually
coming up to 142k.

I know your comments on the old girl are shared by many people because
it won the Visitors Favourite Award at this years Sussex PCGB annual
concourse - and for the third year running.

As Billy thought, my car is not for sale and the main reason is I can't
think of a comparable car for a similar value that I would want to get
in.

Any thoughts anyone.

Terry R

In message <001e01c45e88$a1cdd180$38b29951 at weasel>, Iain Titterington
<titters at btinternet.com> writes
>Ta everyone, I thought as much - cor you're right about the engine
>bay...gleaming!
> 
>Iain
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Phil Shotton
>  To: 928uk org
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:40 AM
>  Subject: Re: [928uk] Goodwood Festival of Speed
>
>  It was Terry's car. No it's not for sale as far as I know. Your mate
>  got it wrong, Terry had car info sheet in the windscreen that listed
>  the NEW price as £58k, not the current sale price.
>  Certainly was immaculate - Terry won a PCGB concours recently (I
>  think it was the "car you'd most like to take home" prize). Puts my
>  much newer GTS to shame - particularly the engine bay. Looked like
>  new.
>
>  Phil
>  '93 GTS auto
>
>  Iain Titterington wrote:
>
>  Was anyone there on Sunday - great day had by me especially seeing
>  the Carrera Gt up and running. On the TIPEC stand there was a white
>  E reg 928 - it was immaculate but I didn't give it much attention as
>  I was bursting for the loo. I spoke to a mate today who said it was
>  for sale with only 2K on the clock - the asking price - £58K! Is he
>  talking balls and if not - who's car was it?
>   
>  (kinda funny when the Carrera GT driver drove off rather gingerly at
>  the end of the day only to hit a kerb and have the front number
>  plate fall off - he didn't look too happy when a passer-by picked it
>  off the road in bits and said 'this your's mate?' as he popped it
>  through the window.)
>   
>  Iain
>
>
>
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