?I personally like to see my cars being used. That?s what we build them for. They are just too good to be left to stand and collect dust,? Preuninger told Car and Driver at the launch of the 2018 911 GT3. ?I don?t like this business of people buying our cars to make money on them. That was never our intention. The purpose of limiting a car is not for it to gain value. We don?t want to be laying money on each car?s roof when they run out of the factory.?
He admitted that Porsche?s decision to offer a manual transmission on the 911 GT3 has upset some owners of the 911 R, which is available exclusively with a manual. Those customers fear their cars could lose of some its exclusivity, which will reflect negatively on their prices. ?When I said we?re not a hedge fund, I?m talking to those people who are yelling at us for offering the manual transmission similar to the R. But if there are people wanting to buy cars like that, then as a company we should try to fulfill that, to meet that demand.?