I’ve just spotted a Porsche 911 for sale that, the advert says, was owned by Cristiano Ronaldo. I have to admit, I had to look the name up but it seems the lucky owner was the world’s most expensive footballer, having been transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid for a cool £80million. Show how much I know about football…
Anyway, back to the Porsche. It’s a 2007 997 Cabriolet and looks a good example. Sensibly, the garage isn’t try to sell it at a premium because of its famous owner, simply using its history as a neat selling point – and it works, as it certainly caught my attention!
You do, though, from time to time see Porsches – and other cars – being sold at a massive premium just because of their owner. Sometimes, this is justified, as in the case of Steve McQueen’s 911S that appeared in the Le Mans film. Here it was as much about a famous car as a famous owner.
Other times, I’m not so sure. David Beckham (yes, I’ve heard of him) had a couple of 911s, including a tasty looking 993 Turbo, and these were being hawked for well over the expected retail price on account of their provenance.
What do you reckon? Should a Porsche be more desirable if it once had a famous owner?
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@RabyPorsche I think in the main it’s mainly irrelevant, especially when they own & trade so many cars.
@RabyPorsche I might have paid a bit more for SM 911S, but not sure about the few million premium it fetched. Evidently I’m wrong on that
Perhaps if it says ‘Steve McQueen” as the previous keeper “@RabyPorsche: Do famous owners make #Porsches more valuable?http://t.co/gdZ8XW66”
@RabyPorsche only if you put a value on celebrity/vanity
@RabyPorsche if it’s someone like Steve McQueen, then yes. With modern celebs it could even be a hindrance, ex-footballer car, no thanks.
@RabyPorsche again, with footballers there may be exceptions for the “national treasures” such as Beckham.
@PawnSacrifice @RabyPorsche Yep can’t exactly see them taking pride in them, and no idea how many Sun togs pushed against door of it…
@jonbradbury @RabyPorsche having Nicky Butt’s name to it didn’t help a mate sell his 355…. although it was Silver rather than Resale Red.