Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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