Porsche 981 Cayman Market COMPLETE Collapse? 

I am not in 100% agreement with this. I think like any other Porsche, the most desirable examples (CS, 6MT, interesting color well-optioned, well-documented, lower mileage) will remain at higher price points. That said, buy what you want when you can afford it and drive the hell out of it. Life is marching on and waiting endlessly to "time" a Porsche purchase robs you of being able to enjoy the cars. Nobody has a crystal ball, so live your life for today, not in the future just to save a few thousand bucks.

I’d been looking for a 981 Cayman S since early fall. Finding the right color and options took a lot of searching and I set alerts on all the major listing sites. Four good choices came from those sources, but one was sold and the other three had some issues upon inspection. In late November a very good spec CS in a desired color popped up on an alert. It was with Carvana and within a week they dropped the price $5K. The car passed a PPI with only one issue - the very common in warm climates warped door card tops. They discounted the car an additional $800 and a deal was done. Just over $48K for a 51K mile 2015 one owner, full service history, clean Carfax Cayman S with an original MSRP of $83K and all the desired options except rear camera which I just installed and had turned on in the PCM system by a local independent shop. None of the online Carvana horror stories manifested themselves and everything went smoothly. I expected the 981 prices to fall, but only found that to be true of base models not the S over the last few months. Most S models have stubbornly stayed in the $55K and up price point. Thanks to Carvana cutting prices to boost cash flow, I did manage to get a deal a bit above your quoted 12% drop number. Interestingly, the 718 market was the market in free fall. I wanted the flat 6 and not the turbo flat 4, but was tempted by 2017 and 2018 base 718’s with good options and under 40K miles in the high $40’s to low $50’s. All the non Porsche dealers selling them told me that auctions are flooded with coming off lease 718’s and they are going for mid to high $40’s. Add $7-10K for S models to those auction numbers. Even 911 numbers are dropping as 997.2 models were selling under $50K for base Carreras. 991.1 models from 2013 and 2014 were plentiful at around $60K. All of these 911 variants had mileage under 60K.

I'v watched your videos before but I have to disagree with this one. It's quite the opposite here in Florida all Porsche's are way over priced and now is the time to sell but not to buy. The market has gone up with Porsche cars ridiculously over priced and Carvana at the highest of them all. Cool video though!

"if dealers don't keep prices high to make more profit" never heard of that happening...

"From whence" is as redundant as "VIN number."

I’m a fellow Floridian. I could use your guidance as I’m looking at the 981. 😵‍💫

987.2 and 981 going to maintain its price because of turbo versions and 50 mpg rules.

need one of these in white to break traffic laws

interest rates going up, prices going down

996 market haven't softened that much, 😢