Have 35is prices bottomed out yet?

[Huzee4]

In the end. It’s down to what your priorities are, personal choice and of course your finances. Over the years I have changed my cars many times, largely because I simply fancied a change. My wife is always impressed by my reasoning behind the decision to change. She reckons I lie so convincingly I should have been a politician. At times I even believe it myself. I have forgotten how many times I have said “this is a keeper, I am going to hang on to it.”

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That sounds so familiar !
I’m on my final warning and have to angle the laptop away from Mrs H when I’m looking at car porn and pretend I’m just looking at porn :rofl:

 

[Mavster]

I bought a 2010 35is for £15,250 with 61k on nearly 5 years ago,so they arent doing that bad considering.

I had loads of stuff since my 35is.. Jaguar XKR,Couple of Mercedes C63's, Nissan 370z GT,GTR,981 Cayman and currently have a Jaguar F type.

All different and all great in different ways..

I really rated my 35is,i thought it was a stonking car at the time but time and tech moves on...

That's prob the price that car would sell for today also,.... sorry if that was your point there

 

[Z4M-2006]

Yea it was

Lol...

 

[john-e89]

Yea it was

Lol...

Thoughts on the F type....??

 

[Z4M-2006]

Nice

Quick, very quick actually and comfortable.

Frugal enough to run for what it is .

It’s not a sports car, more of a GT and it does that job well..

Standard seats are a bit poor,support is lacking..
infotainment is ok, car has Meridian upgrade..
Pan roof gives cabin a decent airy feel, sounds good too..

Gearbox is lovely, 8 speed works well

 

[john-e89]

The boot, or lack of, always put me off them, shame really.

 

[Chris1712]

The F Type R seems the fastest / most sensible follow up to my 35iS. Over 500bhp, awd and 2 year warranty for 40k? Bargain that. Just worried it’s a bit too similar to the E89 in its character, ie mostly refined but a shoutyy if weighty muscle car / cruiser more than a sports car.

I’d really like to try something mid engined.

 

[IRD]

In the end. It’s down to what your priorities are, personal choice and of course your finances. Over the years I have changed my cars many times, largely because I simply fancied a change. My wife is always impressed by my reasoning behind the decision to change. She reckons I lie so convincingly I should have been a politician. At times I even believe it myself. I have forgotten how many times I have said “this is a keeper, I am going to hang on to it.”

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That sounds so familiar !
I’m on my final warning and have to angle the laptop away from Mrs H when I’m looking at car porn and pretend I’m just looking at porn :rofl:

The giveaway my wife tells me is when I start to buy copies of Whatcar! She knows then the finances are likely to take a hit in the not too distant future. Now she has tipped me off I’ll have to make sure I focus on the Internet. :!:

 

[john-e89]

In the end. It’s down to what your priorities are, personal choice and of course your finances. Over the years I have changed my cars many times, largely because I simply fancied a change. My wife is always impressed by my reasoning behind the decision to change. She reckons I lie so convincingly I should have been a politician. At times I even believe it myself. I have forgotten how many times I have said “this is a keeper, I am going to hang on to it.”

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That sounds so familiar !
I’m on my final warning and have to angle the laptop away from Mrs H when I’m looking at car porn and pretend I’m just looking at porn :rofl:

:rofl: :rofl:

Soooooooo familiar...... :lol:

 

[Cees Klumper]

Who cares, cars are never a 'good investment' no matter what you buy, age, mileage you are going to lose and spend money hand over fist. So pick a car, buy it - drive it - enjoy it.....

Not always, I lucked out with my '69 Mercedes convertible that more than doubled in value over the 20 years I've owned it. Oh wait, inflation? :roll:

 

[Z4M-2006]

The boot, or lack of, always put me off them, shame really.

The boot isn’t bad at all... but narrow but you can get more than enough stuff in ... not sure on the convertible mind you, mines a coupe ..

 

[Z4M-2006]

The F Type R seems the fastest / most sensible follow up to my 35iS. Over 500bhp, awd and 2 year warranty for 40k? Bargain that. Just worried it’s a bit too similar to the E89 in its character, ie mostly refined but a shoutyy if weighty muscle car / cruiser more than a sports car.

I’d really like to try something mid engined.

The V8 is very quick,mine has 380 bhp and goes well, think it’s in the low 4’s 0-60

Mid engined, I found my 981 cayman a brill car to drive

If it had been PDK and the S version then I would probably still have it .
That said , mine was due to run out of warranty, due a service and warranty renewal inspection so effectively a bill of £3000+ was imminent.
I wouldn’t run a Porsche without warranty, the parts are stupidly priced .

Mine went in and needed a spoiler mech and a lower fork arm and the bill was £2600 and something, with a recommendation of 2 exhaust gaskets at £900 ( not warranty)having only done 34k god knows what the spend would be like as it got some real miles on

 

[Chris1712]

The V8 is very quick,mine has 380 bhp and goes well, think it’s in the low 4’s 0-60

Mid engined, I found my 981 cayman a brill car to drive

If it had been PDK and the S version then I would probably still have it .
That said , mine was due to run out of warranty, due a service and warranty renewal inspection so effectively a bill of £3000+ was imminent.
I wouldn’t run a Porsche without warranty, the parts are stupidly priced .

Mine went in and needed a spoiler mech and a lower fork arm and the bill was £2600 and something, with a recommendation of 2 exhaust gaskets at £900 ( not warranty)having only done 34k god knows what the spend would be like as it got some real miles on

Yes the V8 AWD would be the one for me. I want to want a Porsche but the running costs really put me off, absolutely silly money - are they really *that* good?

Question is with the Jag, how much more money will they lose? Looks like 45k will get a well spec'd 15/65 plate with low miles, but it they're trading nearly 30k in 2 years that's a bit much for me to stomach! Spend 45k on a Porker and you know it's not going to lose too much :headbang:.

 

[Fireball]

After looking at alternatives and realising that my dream Ultima evo is completely impractical I am considering changing my 23i for a 35is. Have seen a 64 plate car for sale, are there any pitfalls or special issues with this model. Car I am looking at has 30k miles, I anticipate doing around 5 to 6 k miles per year including a foreign road trip or two. This thread hints at issues with early ones, I am guessing a 64 plate must be a late model.

 

[john-e89]

After looking at alternatives and realising that my dream Ultima evo is completely impractical I am considering changing my 23i for a 35is. Have seen a 64 plate car for sale, are there any pitfalls or special issues with this model. Car I am looking at has 30k miles, I anticipate doing around 5 to 6 k miles per year including a foreign road trip or two. This thread hints at issues with early ones, I am guessing a 64 plate must be a late model.

30k miles is still very low, you shouldn’t be getting any problems until double that as a general rule. 5-6k miles a year should give you problem free motoring for years yet. Obviously keep changing the oil etc. Problems with turbo’s, wastgates, adaptive shocks, DCT sump leaks, injectors, fuel pumps, don’t seem to appear until over 60k miles, again as a rule of thumb, obviously something unexpected can happen to anything but personally I wouldn’t have any concerns with a car at that mileage.

As a bit cheeky side note my 14 plate Mineral grey 35is has 23k miles and fully loaded, if it’s of any interest PM me as I’m mulling over selling it.

 

[jimbo1958]

The boot, or lack of, always put me off them, shame really.

I though the lack of boot space would be an issue but had this lot in my boot for the National Meet and that includes a 5 man tent.

 

[Z4M-2006]

The V8 is very quick,mine has 380 bhp and goes well, think it’s in the low 4’s 0-60

Mid engined, I found my 981 cayman a brill car to drive

If it had been PDK and the S version then I would probably still have it .
That said , mine was due to run out of warranty, due a service and warranty renewal inspection so effectively a bill of £3000+ was imminent.
I wouldn’t run a Porsche without warranty, the parts are stupidly priced .

Mine went in and needed a spoiler mech and a lower fork arm and the bill was £2600 and something, with a recommendation of 2 exhaust gaskets at £900 ( not warranty)having only done 34k god knows what the spend would be like as it got some real miles on

Yes the V8 AWD would be the one for me. I want to want a Porsche but the running costs really put me off, absolutely silly money - are they really *that* good?

Question is with the Jag, how much more money will they lose? Looks like 45k will get a well spec'd 15/65 plate with low miles, but it they're trading nearly 30k in 2 years that's a bit much for me to stomach! Spend 45k on a Porker and you know it's not going to lose too much :headbang:.

Ok Chris...

What Porsche would cost £45k and not lose too much cash?

Can get into a 718....Too new and will lose money heavily..

918 GTS... Probably just sneak in the budget,but will lose cash although could be best option.

Any 911 at this price point will drop cash ,a 996 turbo is an antiquated dinosaur,997 turbo in that budget will be old and a bit ratty,997 carrera makes no sense at that cash... 991 will be lovely,but again at that cash,miley and not great spec and they are heavily on the slide value wise,they seem to have done £5k-£8k this year already.

Porschanista's also want full dealer history,so factor in the bills in your ownership,or look at heavily discounting on sale time

 

[Z4M-2006]

The boot, or lack of, always put me off them, shame really.

I though the lack of boot space would be an issue but had this lot in my boot for the National Meet and that includes a 5 man tent.

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Was having another look today at the boot,and although narrow its really not bad at all..

 

[john-e89]

The boot, or lack of, always put me off them, shame really.

I though the lack of boot space would be an issue but had this lot in my boot for the National Meet and that includes a 5 man tent.

IMG_20190705_112510.jpg

That’s actually a fair amount of crap in there Jimbo, I’m surprised tbh....

However, I don’t see any booze......bad Jimbo..... :x :telloff:

 

[sunnydays]

The V8 is very quick,mine has 380 bhp and goes well, think it’s in the low 4’s 0-60

Mid engined, I found my 981 cayman a brill car to drive

If it had been PDK and the S version then I would probably still have it .
That said , mine was due to run out of warranty, due a service and warranty renewal inspection so effectively a bill of £3000+ was imminent.
I wouldn’t run a Porsche without warranty, the parts are stupidly priced .

Mine went in and needed a spoiler mech and a lower fork arm and the bill was £2600 and something, with a recommendation of 2 exhaust gaskets at £900 ( not warranty)having only done 34k god knows what the spend would be like as it got some real miles on

Yes the V8 AWD would be the one for me. I want to want a Porsche but the running costs really put me off, absolutely silly money - are they really *that* good?

Question is with the Jag, how much more money will they lose? Looks like 45k will get a well spec'd 15/65 plate with low miles, but it they're trading nearly 30k in 2 years that's a bit much for me to stomach! Spend 45k on a Porker and you know it's not going to lose too much :headbang:.

Ok Chris...

What Porsche would cost £45k and not lose too much cash?

Can get into a 718....Too new and will lose money heavily..

918 GTS... Probably just sneak in the budget,but will lose cash although could be best option.

Any 911 at this price point will drop cash ,a 996 turbo is an antiquated dinosaur,997 turbo in that budget will be old and a bit ratty,997 carrera makes no sense at that cash... 991 will be lovely,but again at that cash,miley and not great spec and they are heavily on the slide value wise,they seem to have done £5k-£8k this year already.

Porschanista's also want full dealer history,so factor in the bills in your ownership,or look at heavily discounting on sale time

987 Cayman R