Cheap 997 gt3

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giltranator

Original Poster:

347 posts

190 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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Why so cheap? Mistake or a poor history?

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Trev450

6,338 posts

174 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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A mistake surely. Its a tad leggy but I can't see a dealer with a good reputation such as Tom Hartley offering something that has a sinister history.

Gibbo205

3,563 posts

209 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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Pretty strange!

I was considering buying this car 6 months or so ago, but they never got back to me and then a few weeks later it diss-appeared from their website, think I remember the price being £47,995 at the time, also back then it was listed as with 45,000 miles.

So it seems 6 months later, no additional mileage it's back on their website and 8k cheaper.

Interesting.........

matc

4,714 posts

209 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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He tweeted something earlier about underpricing a GT3 that he sold this morning! Must be this one - looks too cheap for a straight car!

qureshia

4,225 posts

208 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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My flabber is truely gasted

If this is a non story car, surely a great price ???

acf69

407 posts

173 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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If it really went that cheap I wish it was me who had bought it, love my turbo and only ever see me replacing it with a GT3, this could have been it

Magic919

14,126 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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The Gen 2 C4S is not exactly expensive. Provided you can live with the interior it's low for an 09.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Nano2nd

3,426 posts

258 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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"a tad leggy" 45k on a six year old car?

911F

2,934 posts

192 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Magic919 said:
The Gen 2 C4S is not exactly expensive. Provided you can live with the interior it's low for an 09.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...
That seems a v good price..am tempted myself.

Anyone know the car?

Not pdk and no sc...

Bubba Zanetti

691 posts

149 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Tom Hartley tweeted this:

You know you've undersold a car when there's a customer waiting for the showroom to open on a sunday, then insists on paying and taking #GT3

monthefish

20,449 posts

233 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Mistake or a story car.


A dealer would not throw away potential profit by selling for significantly below market value.

Nano2nd

3,426 posts

258 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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monthefish said:
Mistake or a story car.


A dealer would not throw away potential profit by selling for significantly below market value.
Maybe he actually wanted to sell the car? A lot of people on PH think the market value of certain cars matches what they are advertised for on the PH classifieds...

monthefish

20,449 posts

233 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Nano2nd said:
monthefish said:
Mistake or a story car.


A dealer would not throw away potential profit by selling for significantly below market value.
Maybe he actually wanted to sell the car? A lot of people on PH think the market value of certain cars matches what they are advertised for on the PH classifieds...
And what do you think is the market value for such a car from a trader?

(a similar car, 45k miles is £57k at an OPC)

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

198 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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monthefish said:
Nano2nd said:
monthefish said:
Mistake or a story car.


A dealer would not throw away potential profit by selling for significantly below market value.
Maybe he actually wanted to sell the car? A lot of people on PH think the market value of certain cars matches what they are advertised for on the PH classifieds...
And what do you think is the market value for such a car from a trader?

(a similar car, 45k miles is £57k at an OPC)
Tom had that car in for a looooong time at £47k & it didn't sell

BillTheButcher

382 posts

163 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Bubba Zanetti said:
Tom Hartley tweeted this:

You know you've undersold a car when there's a customer waiting for the showroom to open on a sunday, then insists on paying and taking #GT3
The dealer's under no legal obligation to sell it at the screen price; if they'd made a mistake they could have corrected it.

RatBoy M3CSL

1,490 posts

198 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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..It's all in the pricing, if you actually want to sell a car you need to price it to sell, I considered this car @ £48 too, Meteor is a lovely colour.

Cridfords had an -06- black 997TT / PCCB's on @ Xmas, for £39,995, that sold too..!, if a dealer wants to turn his metal back into currency, they occasionally price accordingly, and it's gone next day.

There was a black 996TTS on recently, private sale @ £33,495, and sold next day, when the rest have been up @ 37-39 for 6 months.

3 examples of pricing a car at a number where it will actually sell ...!

Gibbo205

3,563 posts

209 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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It was a gorgeous GT3, perfect colours in my eyes, meteor grey with yellow PCCB and yellow set belts. At 40k someone got a great deal!

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

211 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Looking at the great press TH is getting here and probably elsewhere too, I would suggest that he sold it at exactly the right price.


MDian

2,890 posts

173 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Blimey, that is a steal, and its been around for a long time, I remember considering a visit to view it just before I thought the Cayman R, and that was back in June last year.

Steviebeee

601 posts

185 months

Monday 6th May 2013
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Makes you wonder how much he paid for it.... And why it's so cheap.

He ain't exactly desperate for the cash. Is he?

That's Cat D money.

There will be a story, offset with the massive reduction in asking price.

If its too good to be true. It is.