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SoCal Alan said:
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Alan said he was thinking about re-sale and asked which color was more popular. There's nothing wrong with that. He didn't say he wouldn't buy one color or the other because of it. It's okay to consider this, especially if you're not familar with the market. I wouldn't get upset about it. If you can't ask a question like that here where could you go ?Maybe he like both colors very much and can't decide between them and re-sale would help him decide ???? Maybe he wants a car that will be very flippable because he wants another model in 6 months or a year ????
"If you can afford it, why bother so mutch, lives to short.,
but I think a lot can't really afford it, and are afraid to loose money on it ! I NEVER would buy a car that way ! never"
Maybe you wouldn't buy a car "that way" but maybe he's thinking lifes to short to worry about if he can afford it or not, just go for it. In that case I'd give him a lot of credit for having the balls to go for the car whereas you wouldn't 
Everybody's different Patriek. Try being more patient. 
I understand, but honestly, about my question if you still would buy a new Ferrari, if you knew, that you could NOT 'flip' it, or resell it for more or less the same or even higher price,
Patriek, I would still buy it but there comes a limit as to how much depreciation I will accept. Let's just say that if it depreciates as much or more than my 997S, I would definitely not be interested. I'm not expecting that level of depreciation, obviously. I plan to keep the car no more than 2 years. Maybe even one year. It will be a weekend car and I will use the 997S as my daily commuter car as I do now.
But, definitely, the low level of depreciation of this car has gotten my interest where I would normally just pass on the car.
Alan, be aware that much urban legend surrounds 360/430 resale values....prob should think of garage queen resale vs resale value of cars that are actually driven hard. Know many pals who have gotten @MSRP new, bespoke 360s (for many serial F buyers, a major part of pleasure of ordering a new F is developing a new, interesting color&stitching combo); thrash them for about 5K miles on mtn roads on wkends; have a great time/are addicted to new Fs; but, at trade-in time, those pesky used F buyers demand those stone chips fixed, new clutch, blah blah blah...and net, net, new Fs obtained at MSRP have strong resale value but prob not as high as often quoted...and prob qualify as an inane "investment" scheme....though ROI may be decent if one gets @MSRP early red/tan Spider w/o ceramics or too many options and just drives it gingerly up and down LA's Westside trolling for chicks (although be forewarned that many relevant LA/LV chicks seem to know which Fs have ceramics and use it as point of differentiation
). If one gets a car w/bespoke colors and options; drives the hell out of it and gets rid of it after 10K miles max, be prepared to absorb the inevitable depreciation, maintenance and miscell damage costs of that scenario. Amusingly, despite P's allegedly gruesome resale value rep, few mths ago got a new 997S; thoroughly enjoyed it for 7K mis; consigned it to my SF P dealer (which sold it in 1-2 days to a long-standing customer who had a 6 mo wait for a new 997S) and received 90% resale value in net proceeds....not materially different than many new F resale values in similar scenarios....
