[VoltsFRS2013]

this thread is a coping mechanism for folks who cant find a 22+ at sticker or cant justify or afford the financials of the upgrade to begin with imo.

This is the twin equivalent of "is the Cayman S worth buying over the Cayman Base"

I felt the exact same way prior to driving a 22. Wow my 18 is so aggressive, it looks so much better. blah blah blah.

Sold my 18' for roughly 22.5k, got into my 22 GR Premium for 33.5k OTD. My 18 was fully paid off.

I put roughly $18k down during financing, rest went back into the car for modifications, ppf, tint, etc. For the very marginal amount of money i spent actually upgrading to the new generation the performance and quality of life as far as interior features, just the way the car looks and how premium it is is beyond worth it.

I could not say the same thing for the many folks who got bent over spending upwards or over 30k for Gen 1 and 1.5 cars. That's just my $0.02 after owning a Gen 1, 1.5 and now 2.

If you're financing a gen 1 / 1.5 and you would go upside down into the deal for a gen 2, not worth it. However, gen 2 cars are retaining value so strong it's insane. The day i left the dealer with my GR carvana would have gave me almost $40k for it. Given this was roughly 6 months ago, the market is still incredibly strong.

Just depends what perspective you're looking at it from. I would NEVER pay over sticker for one of these cars. It's not hard to find one at sticker. Do your due diligence, call all of your dealers in your network, express interest and pick out the ones that aren't scummy.