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Originally Posted by IB M
Just read this long thread. Very interesting debate.
If M4GTS is a track car first and foremost then it's value is tied to its utility and fun on the track. What's a good modern track car worth? The M4CS is less rare with less one off custom factory parts but may actually have more upside - why? because It's more usable on the road and that opens it up to appeal to more buyers. Plus it's slightly more handsome.
Only time will tell.
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It's an interesting thought. But over the long-term, after cars have aged past their probable daily/regular use term (even beyond probable track use term), it's the uniqueness factor that drives value. In the world of performance cars, the most extreme and unique examples of each model tend to command the most.
C7 ZR1 will always be worth more than a Z06.
RS more than GT3.
997 GT2 RS more than GT2.
C63 black more than C63.
GT350R more than GT350.
Z/28 more than 1LE.
E46 M3 CSL more than base or ZCP version.
etc.
If you can drive a car present day and it strikes you with uniqueness, standout characteristics, even quirkiness, then that's usually a good sign for long-term value. Especially as performance cars lack the bespoke engines that they once did, the trend is toward homogeneous. (All-wheel drive, automatic, turbo and hybrid.)
If evaluated in the present-day track use context, GTS is probably priced about right. Unique and capable enough to be worth a premium over domestic options, but lacking the attributes (engine) to be 991 GT3 value.
~12 currently FS nationwide. They're a steal in the 70s and 80s, IMO.