Is Porsche a Money Machine?

I often hear the saying, “Driving a Porsche increases your income.” But it’s not that “buying a Porsche magically makes your income grow on its own.” Rather, purchasing a Porsche sparks a feeling of “I need to work harder to maintain it,” or encourages you to find smarter ways to earn money.

So, of course, this all depends on the individual’s own effort, but looking around, I do feel there’s some truth to the idea that “driving a Porsche can boost your income.”

Recently, my husband was talking with a Porsche owner he knows well. This owner drives an air-cooled Porsche 911 (964 model) with a manual transmission, and he said something interesting:

Porsche really is a money machine, isn’t it? The value of my Porsche has gone way up since I bought it. It’s amazing that even though I own and drive it, its asset value keeps increasing. It kind of feels like Porsche is a money machine, haha.

Hearing this, my husband said:

A money machine, huh? Yeah, I think that’s true, haha. Of course, it depends on the model, but my 981 Boxster GTS and the 964 have both gone up a lot in value. As it becomes harder and harder to make gasoline-engine cars like before, highly enthusiast-focused cars like Porsche probably won’t lose much value going forward, so I think holding onto them as assets is a smart idea.
Also, when I meet other Porsche owners on the Royu Driveway or elsewhere, many of them own several Porsches or other cars.
So, if you look at it from the perspective of “how do they make their money? What mindset do they have about work?,” you can learn a lot from those conversations and find hints to increase your own earnings.
In many ways, Porsche really is a money machine. It might even be more reliable than some risky investments, haha.

I see…

When I asked, “But no matter how high the asset value is, you don’t get cash unless you sell it, and I guess most people don’t plan to sell, right?,” he replied:

Well, that’s true. But cars are easier to sell quickly than houses. Especially rare or popular cars can sell for high prices and be converted to cash, so it’s actually pretty good to have one just in case you need cash suddenly.
That said, I don’t buy cars just for their asset value. I buy cars I want to drive and enjoy, and if their value goes up, that’s just a bonus.

Wanting to Share Porsche’s Appeal

I think there are many things beyond Porsche that can be considered “money machines” in a sense. They motivate you, increase in value, and bring new connections…

Others might say, “It’s a waste of money,” “What a shame to spend money on that,” but if it’s something valuable to the person and brings positive effects to themselves and those around them, then that’s what matters.

By the way, I’m not really into hobbies or material desires, so I’m a pretty uninteresting person… but if I think about what truly excites me, it’s probably “sharing the appeal of things I believe are great.”

Interviewing people and writing articles is my main job, and I genuinely enjoy sharing the charm of people and things that move me deeply. That’s probably why I decided to start this Porsche blog.

In fact, the connections and changes in mindset about earning that this blog has brought me make me wonder if this blog itself is a kind of money machine… (though the blog income is just a drop in the bucket, haha).

I’ve gone a bit off-topic, but from the start, the real stars of this blog are Porsche and the cars themselves (not our lifestyle as a couple), and my desire to share their charm and joy with as many people as possible remains unchanged.

Going forward, I hope my husband and I can continue working together to share Porsche’s appeal from many different angles.