OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Greig Daly RPM TECHNIK

Years in industry: 17 years TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021:

Beware of scams. There are a lot of unscrupulous people out there exploiting the lockdown, intercepting calls and taking deposits. Be sure you’re dealing with reputable people, who you know.

Jason Shepherd PARAGON

Years in industry: 22 years TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021:

Cabriolets are on the up, I think there’s a wider appreciation of them from people who might not have considered them before, and the modern ones come with no real compromises.

Karl Meyer THEPORSCHEBUYER.COM

Years in industry: 20 years

TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021: Buy the car you want, and use it. Ask yourself ‘What pleases me, what do I want to drive, what do I want to get up early for on a Sunday morning and drive?’ Whatever the answer is, buy it.

Jamie Tyler PARAGON

Years in industry: 27 years TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021:

Don’t rule out Tiptronics or PDK cars, if you’re city-bound then they can make a lot of sense.

Ray Northway NORTHWAY PORSCHE

Years in industry: 30 years

TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021: Do your homework: this is the perfect opportunity to not be bullied into buying by a salesman.

Mark Sumpter PARAGON

Years in industry: Lifer…

TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021: Buy the car to use it. A Porsche is a car that should be driven, if you’re not going to use it there are other cars to buy, like, from Italy…

Jonathan Franklin JONATHAN FRANKLIN CARS

Years in industry: 26 years

TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021: It’s important at £30,000 or £300,000 to be sure whatever car you buy is better than the next car, be it spec, condition or rarity. Try to buy something unusual, a low number car and buy the best you can afford.

Russ Rosenthal JZM PORSCHE

Years in industry: 7 years

TOP GENERAL TIP FOR 2021: If there’s something you want and have been looking at it for a while, buy it. Right now, I’d say stick with right-hand-drive, unless it’s super rare and special.