I was the highest bidder of this particular 2018-porsche-718-cayman-s with a bid of $45250, which didn’t meet the reserve, but Cars & Bids reached out with a deal of $48500 + their 2.5% fees and I said the best I could do was $46200 + 2.5% fee considering they cut the fee from 4.5% to 2.5%, but it didn’t quite close the gap and the deal was off.
But the more I think about this the more I question myself should I just buy it at the suggested deal price? This Cayman S does have:
~ quite a bit mileage (I’m neutral about this as I thought I might get a better deal and I don’t have to cherish it as much considering it already has some mileage on it)
- a lot of modification, including exhaust
- meh color, I like exotic colors
- standard upholstery
+ Auto transmission (pls don’t judge me)
+ ventilated seats
+ southern owned
Is it worth reaching out again? It might have been sold anyway? Or do I need to calm down and wait lol.
Unless you really want “this car”, I think you wait. The market has slowed down quite a bit this year, and sellers still think they’re in 2021 market values.
With that said, I wouldn’t wait more than a year. With the full EV model coming out for the 2025 MY, i think all prior Caymans will appreciate going forward.
Not sure all of them will appreciate. The automatic transmission models like this won’t likely go up. The people who believe ICE-model Porsches hold inherent emotional value likely (mostly) also want manual transmissions.