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Car change time is looming. I took delivery of a new Cayman nearly 3 years ago but only kept it for 6 months, I think I might have acted in haste. Prices were nuts at the time and I was made an offer which meant that I made a small profit and being a greedy t t I let it go. It's one of 2 cars that I really miss. I've been looking at the Porsche configurator and specced a base 718, called the dealer who advised that only Cayman style models were being ordered and I don't really want poncy stripes so back to searching for a 911 at about the same money as a 718. Now, I don't know if I'll like the 911 so my plan is to buy the cheapest approved used I can find and see how I get on. I'd prefer a 991.2 for CarPlay. Is there a massive flaw in this strategy that I should be aware of?

Stella Tortoise said: Car change time is looming. I took delivery of a new Cayman nearly 3 years ago but only kept it for 6 months, I think I might have acted in haste. Prices were nuts at the time and I was made an offer which meant that I made a small profit and being a greedy t t I let it go. It's one of 2 cars that I really miss. I've been looking at the Porsche configurator and specced a base 718, called the dealer who advised that only Cayman style models were being ordered and I don't really want poncy stripes so back to searching for a 911 at about the same money as a 718. Now, I don't know if I'll like the 911 so my plan is to buy the cheapest approved used I can find and see how I get on. I'd prefer a 991.2 for CarPlay. Is there a massive flaw in this strategy that I should be aware of? Well, the only flaw I can think of is that you will probably pay £15k more for an OPC car vs others on the market and if you don't get on with it you will no doubt get offered £15-20k less when trying to offload it. If you're happy with that, go for it. You will probably find you will get a much newer, lower mileage car for your budget, often with Porsche warranty on it, buying privately.

Ed.Neumann said: Well, the only flaw I can think of is that you will probably pay £15k more for an OPC car vs others on the market and if you don't get on with it you will no doubt get offered £15-20k less when trying to offload it. If you're happy with that, go for it. You will probably find you will get a much newer, lower mileage car for your budget, often with Porsche warranty on it, buying privately. That's basically what I did. I bought a 991.1 with OPC warranty and recent major service, new tyres and everything in nice condition. I plan to keep it on the warranty. Same car from OPC would be easily £15k more. It took some searching but I'm delighted with how it worked out.

To align with what's said above - you'll lose the dealer margin as soon as you drive it off buying from OPC - likely in excess of 10k. Cheapest 991.2 seems to be this one from a quick look https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch... it's £64,500 - WBAC will give you £43,610 which is obviously bottom of trade money but still you'll lose a lot getting in and out. Buying a sensibly priced car privately with Porsche warranty has to be the safest way.

if (when!) you decide you like it, what happens next? If it is buy a more expensive 991.2 then you are likely going to lose a chunk on the test car. If it is splash out on a newer 911 (992?) then it is a different car to the 991 which you will also need to see if you like. I've read a few people say they prefer the 991 to 992 and vice versa. I went through a similar thought process around making my way up the 911 ladder but decided to jump in with what I really wanted. Not disappointed and likely saved money by not chopping and changing.