Porsche 968

968 CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$26.5K ▲ $1.3K (+5.1%)12 mo
BUYER ADVANTAGEPriced above trend — but volatile.
Well supported · 90 sold + 111 active
Fair value$26.5K ($23.3K–$29.6K)
Typical ask$29.0K
Recent sold$25.9K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 55% calls right
Buyer: Negotiate from recent sold comps ($26k), not asking prices ($29k).
Seller: Asks are aggressive vs sold — strong/low-mile cars can ask high, average cars may sit.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$23.3Ksells fast
Fair$25.9Krecent comps
List$27.7Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$34.9Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $23.3K · Fair $23.3K–$29.6K · careful above $40.0K

Due to a thin data state, this market read for the Porsche 968 is low-confidence. Signals indicate an appreciation momentum of 63.08 and a speculation opportunity of 62.8, alongside liquidity at 41.37 and depreciation risk at 41.74. A volatile regime is anticipated, with an "up" direction forecast over the next 6 to 24 months at a 0.49 probability, and the High-Yield Bond Spread is the strongest leading indicator with a -0.6 correlation over 21 months.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 31 yr, 83k mi example, ~$26.5K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2013-01 2026-08 $76.2K $0
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 396 confirmed sales (385 auction · 11 other)·574 sales tracked·164 months tracked·since 2013-01·252 active listings

Did our model work? 55% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 62 scored forecasts: 55% got the direction right, median value error ±35%.

2012-03 2026-08 $36.8K $2.5K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 6 in 10

We replayed 250 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±32%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 6 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-08-06 1994 · 44k mi $19.9K–$44.0K $40.3K
2026-08-05 1994 · 72k mi $18.3K–$40.5K $11.0K
2026-07-30 1993 · 63k mi $18.6K–$41.1K $25.8K
2026-07-25 1992 · 71k mi $17.7K–$39.2K $50.0K
2026-07-19 1993 · 157k mi $11.0K–$24.3K $30.0K
2026-07-16 1995 · 74k mi $17.3K–$38.2K $27.0K
2026-06-12 1995 · 89k mi $15.9K–$35.2K $49.0K
2026-05-26 1994 · 48k mi $19.6K–$43.3K $18.3K

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 1994 · 120k mi BaT $12.3K–$34.9K ($20.7K)
open 1993 · 7k mi BaT $27.2K–$77.3K ($45.9K)
open 1993 · 156k mi BaT $10.5K–$29.9K ($17.7K)
open 1994 · 46k mi classic $21.6K–$61.0K ($36.3K)
open 1995 · 93k mi classic $17.4K–$49.1K ($29.3K)
open 1993 · 45k mi classic $20.9K–$59.0K ($35.1K)
open 1994 · 75k mi classic $19.8K–$55.8K ($33.2K)
open 1993 · 26k mi classic $23.3K–$65.4K ($39.0K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2013-01 now +24mo $76.4K $326
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo UP 49% Low 56%
12 mo UP 49% Low 55%
24 mo UP 49% Low 60%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. High-Yield Bond Spread has historically led it by about 6 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$26.2K now +6mo 2013-01 $72.6K $10.7K
BECAUSE credit spreads fell 13%. THEREFORE, given its usual 6-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −1% (≈ −$285) over the next 6 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.50, 21 months overlap).

Crystal Ball — What Leading Indicators Signal

Distinct from the trend forecast above: this blends all 8 leading indicators (each at its own lead time, de-duplicated so correlated ones don't double-count) into one signal. Leading indicators are collectively signaling higher over the next ~12 months (moderate conviction — 56% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by LVMH (luxury proxy ADR) and 30-Year Mortgage Rate, though Trade-Weighted Dollar Index points the other way.

Trend and leading indicators agree — both point up. Higher-conviction read.
now +12mo (indicators) $72.6K $10.7K

Are the indicators agreeing?

Each bar is one driver's current push; longer = more weight. All one side = high conviction; split = low.

LVMH (luxury proxy A+2.130-Year Mortgage Rat+2.4Ethereum (USD)+0.7Russell 2000 (small +0.8Initial Jobless Clai+0.5WTI Crude Oil+0.1Trade-Weighted Dolla-0.9Housing Starts-0.3 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2013

$100K invested 2013-01 → today (13.6 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$36.5K$659K$269K$538K$232K 2013 2026 853 100
━ This car $36.5K━ S&P 500 $659K━ Gold $269K━ Luxury $538K━ Housing $232K
Lost ground to inflation. The Porsche 968 roughly 0.4×'d your money (a real 75% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 94% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-84%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

High-Yield Bond Spread leads by about 21 months (moves against this market, correlation 0.60). Shown shifted forward 21 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Porsche 968 ┄ High-Yield Bond Spread, shifted +21mo
2024-12 2026-08

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
79
Undervaluation
23
Liquidity
55
Speculation Opportunity
47
Depreciation Risk
36
Overvaluation
79
+189% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
+145% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
asking +18% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
sale prices +4.4%/mo median sale trend slope
+63% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
asking trend +0.3%/mo median asking trend slope
new-listing velocity 8% of active new listing velocity
sell-through 92% sell through rate

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings252
Median fair value$24,425
Avg deal score52/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.