Originally Posted by cibergypsy

Then that makes the 35% depreciation remark completely immaterial, doesn't it? I guess changing cars would be something you'd have to think about as it is, in the end, a personal matter. I have entertained selling my '06 Carrera S and getting either a 996 Turbo with X50 or even a 993 Turbo. Personally, I wouldn't get a new car off the lot so I don't take that kind of a hit anymore as I already had on my '06 S that I bought new. Talk about depreciation - my car had an MSRP of $122k (the Powerkit was a big factor in this) in March, 2006 and I don't want to really find out now how much it's worth.

It reminds me of a 2004 994 C4S I bought in Dec '03 - the original owner bought it for $89k and change in Oct '03 and traded it in for a Ferrari. I walked in by chance at the Ferrari dealer, saw the car and bought it right then and there for $75k with only 425 miles! An almost $15k depreciation hit on 425 miles and <2 months on the road.

Originally Posted by cibergypsy

Then that makes the 35% depreciation remark completely immaterial, doesn't it? I guess changing cars would be something you'd have to think about as it is, in the end, a personal matter. I have entertained selling my '06 Carrera S and getting either a 996 Turbo with X50 or even a 993 Turbo. Personally, I wouldn't get a new car off the lot so I don't take that kind of a hit anymore as I already had on my '06 S that I bought new. Talk about depreciation - my car had an MSRP of $122k (the Powerkit was a big factor in this) in March, 2006 and I don't want to really find out now how much it's worth.

It reminds me of a 2004 994 C4S I bought in Dec '03 - the original owner bought it for $89k and change in Oct '03 and traded it in for a Ferrari. I walked in by chance at the Ferrari dealer, saw the car and bought it right then and there for $75k with only 425 miles! An almost $15k depreciation hit on 425 miles and <2 months on the road.

Originally Posted by Lostturbo

The car I'm looking at is USED the other guy lost the 35%

Originally Posted by cibergypsy

My biggest dissapointment is the lack of a limited slip differential on my 06 Carrera S.

Originally Posted by aggie57

Lostturbo - I made the same change in May. Went from an 08 C2 to an 09 C2S, both 6-speeds. Took a hit overall but managed an excellent discount as the 09 car was an 08 build so essentially a year old already.

And I went from a non-S to an S but putting that aside all the small changes make the car much more liveable as a daily driver. The .1 PCM and center console looks plain old and clumsy once you move to the new one.

You do loose some of the nice engine noise though. To me the DFI just sounds more metallic, but maybe an aftermarket exhaust would do the trick.

Bottom line - happy with the decision.

Alister

Originally Posted by Lostturbo

I know this is going to cost me $$$ I bought my 08 new. I'm just trying to jusitfy it......... Did I just say that?

Originally Posted by aggie57

You do loose some of the nice engine noise though. To me the DFI just sounds more metallic, but maybe an aftermarket exhaust would do the trick.

Originally Posted by Lostturbo

I'm considering trading my 08 997/2s for a 09 997/2s. My dealer wants to make me a good deal on a CPO W/1700 miles.
Now that the car has been around for a year, do you guys find the new car worth trading up for?
Particularly interested in what the guys that live these cars (tuners etc.) have to say.
Advantages / disadvantages welcome.