Thinking about selling my 996

[996C2]

Vesuvius 996 said:

welshnobby said:

....maybe tell her that you can only get 20k for it so it makes financial sense to keep it...we won't tell

Get KayC to call her and tell her how little it's worth.

[Don]

Vesuvius 996 said:

996C2 said:

Globulator said:

996C2 said:

I've looked at the baby seat option, not sure I'd feel that safe with it though. I tend to drive like a fool in the 911, it has no traction control or PSM and so I'd feel very nervous driving it. There's also the problem of being hit from behind (no jokes please) - there's not much room to absorb an impact. I'll probably end up with an A4 Avant or something practical like that.

I'd get a baby seat.

There's not much room in any car from being rear-ended but at least you've got a giant engine in the way.

For frontal impacts there is a lot of stuff to collapse first.

Sides are probably stiffer than average + you've got the driveshafts (i.e. front wheel drives haven't).

You could take things a little easier when the kids in it: I'd at least try it and see how you feel for a couple of weeks before changing the entire car .
The rear seats are ideal for people up to 12ish IIRC, so you'll be OK for another 12 years.

Good points. It will be a massive dissappointment to get rid of it, wanted one since I was a kid. We've just bought a house with a garage and it's bloody annoying that my first ever garage will have an estate car in it

The wife is a bit of an eco type so the 911 hasn't been popular from day 1, she also hates the idea of us having 2 cars. I'd need some amazing arguments to convince her that it's safe for the baby.

It all becomes clear.

Basically your wife thinks you should now devote every aspect of your life to the child, and is pissed with you because you have a fast car and spend your money on it. End of story. You're having a baby so you should stop enjoying yourself, but a diesel MPV and wait for death.

I know my OH was a bit narked that I spend as much as I do having my 911, and she had all the complaints about it being too fast, too noisy, too flash, too small and that I'd use it to pull tarts. It's nearly a mortgage every month after all.

But you know what, she knows that it's my money and she puts up with the car now, and actually enjoys it.

Love me, love my 911.


If your missus persists with this then can I suggest you buy a big box of these....Sorry if this sounds harsh I am sure she's lovely but FFS how often have you seen some poor bloke work his ar5e off to buy himself a nice car and then have to flog it when his girlfriend has a baby/wants a house/wants a holiday/wants some jewellery.....

Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Thursday 11th January 15:47

Old Vesuvius tells it like it is...

KEEP THE CAR!

A 996 is an extremely well built car. In a crash it will look after you and yours as best it can. Frankly you'll be hard pushed to find an estate car that will do as well if you actually do some research.

If your driving is putting her off why not try calming down a bit, eh? KEEP THE CAR!

Your Mrs will soon want a runaround anyway...

[Fidgits]

996C2 said:

welshnobby said:

....maybe tell her that you can only get 20k for it so it makes financial sense to keep it...we won't tell

Hmmm, she is an accountant so that's not a bad plan.

To be fair to her she doesn't really make that much of a big deal of the car, she'd rather take the train or bus every time. She just thinks that fast cars are more dangerous, I haven't helped this much by crashing my old 911 and having a tyre blow on the M4 in the space of 6 months.

Mate!

What are you doing!

Fast cars are actually safer!

Sure, they can go a lot faster than normal cars, but because of this they are built to higher tolerences.

The brakes are much better because they have to be able to slow the car from higher speeds, the same is true for the suspension, steering etc, all much, much better in a fast car...

Cor! can tell you dont work in marketing

[steve996]

KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT............KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT.......and if the message hasn't struck home yet.....KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT

I've got two under 5 and use mine all the time. Just take it easy when the little darling is in the car safe in the knowledge that if you need a bit of pace to get out of an impending situation you've got it there under your right foot.

[996C2]

So what's the general consensus then, sell it?

Might have to have another look at those baby seats, must admit there is something very cool about having a Porsche baby seat.

[Globulator]

The environmental cost of getting a replacement car (mainly if it is a new one: 'course you'd have to get a new one ) is horrific!

Plus I'd rather deal with a blowout in a 996 than in some estate car!!!!!

Bringing home a few brochures of estate cars that use more fuel than your 996 would be great: you may have to look hard but I'll sure a chap of your calibre can come up with the goods. Possibly lean towards a 4x4 for 'safety', enviromento-women love those

Removing the possibility of a Landy Defender would probably put your little Porker in a whole new sun-glo bathed light

[Henry-F]

kayc said:

I reckon you should get at least a 35k bid for that car from most independents with the small margins the indies work on ..Henry's got a similar 2002/52 plate car up for £41995 as an indication to what its worth

You need you eyes testing Kevin when you`re next having your medication. Do you mean the 10,000 mile `02 52-plate car up at £39,995?

We`d be a good buyer of the car. I haven`t seen it & so can`t value it blind but would think we`d be a stronger buyer than your current trade bid.

Henry

[kayc]

Henry-F said:

kayc said:

I reckon you should get at least a 35k bid for that car from most independents with the small margins the indies work on ..Henry's got a similar 2002/52 plate car up for £41995 as an indication to what its worth

You need you eyes testing Kevin when you`re next having your medication. Do you mean the 10,000 mile `02 52-plate car up at £39,995?

We`d be a good buyer of the car. I haven`t seen it & so can`t value it blind but would think we`d be a stronger buyer than your current trade bid.

Henry

No i mean the 02 52 plate car up at £41995,you best check your website again chief..im talking about the seal grey car that looks like someone has been murdered in it.Its got one of those sort of interiors that makes car dealers take a deep breath when you try to sell it to them,and suddenly its 'very popular you know, red interiors are back sir' when its on the forecourt.

[Vesuvius 996]

Henry-F said:

kayc said:

I reckon you should get at least a 35k bid for that car from most independents with the small margins the indies work on ..Henry's got a similar 2002/52 plate car up for £41995 as an indication to what its worth

You need you eyes testing Kevin when you`re next having your medication. Do you mean the 10,000 mile `02 52-plate car up at £39,995?

We`d be a good buyer of the car. I haven`t seen it & so can`t value it blind but would think we`d be a stronger buyer than your current trade bid.

Henry

IN the bloooooooooooo cornaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!........................


Seriously, Henry bid me a fair price. And I don't think he gobbed in my tea either.

[996C2]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Henry-F said:

kayc said:

I reckon you should get at least a 35k bid for that car from most independents with the small margins the indies work on ..Henry's got a similar 2002/52 plate car up for £41995 as an indication to what its worth

You need you eyes testing Kevin when you`re next having your medication. Do you mean the 10,000 mile `02 52-plate car up at £39,995?

We`d be a good buyer of the car. I haven`t seen it & so can`t value it blind but would think we`d be a stronger buyer than your current trade bid.

Henry

IN the bloooooooooooo cornaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!........................


Seriously, Henry bid me a fair price. And I don't think he gobbed in my tea either.

I'll keep that in mind if I decide to sell, they're in Uxbridge aren't they? not too far from me. From the few dealers I've called to get an idea of what they'd pay i've been quite happy that my original guess was about right, I won't say what I paid for the car last June :| But for a trade sale I don't think I'll be too dissappointed if I go that route, i really don't like the thought of having to sell the car privately and take £35k from somebody, I'd be too nervous about being ripped off/scammed or having the car stolen.

Need to have a serious think about whether or not to sell it.

[Vesuvius 996]

Don't sell it.

It's a safe, comfortable car with adequate space for the kid.

I am sorry if my previosu post was harsh, no offence meant, mate. But why SHOULD you have to sell it when you don't have to or want to?

[996C2]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Don't sell it.

It's a safe, comfortable car with adequate space for the kid.

I am sorry if my previosu post was harsh, no offence meant, mate. But why SHOULD you have to sell it when you don't have to or want to?

No offence taken boss, one of my mates told me pretty much the same thing, "don't do it as it's the first step towards giving up on life", I told him the same when he decided to move to Jersey with Barclays

I must admit it would a lot easier if I had to sell it, I don't like the idea of being the bloke in the estate car feeling like crap every time a Porker pulls up at the lights though.

[henry-f]

kayc said:

Henry-F said:

kayc said:

Henry's got a similar 2002/52 plate car up for £41995 as an indication to what its worth

You need you eyes testing Kevin when you`re next having your medication. Do you mean the 10,000 mile `02 52-plate car up at £39,995?

Henry

No i mean the 02 52 plate car up at £41995,you best check your website again chief..im talking about the seal grey car.....

Make you own minds up folks.

It`s the 6th car down (including the "deposit taken" car www.911virgin.com/stockchrono.htm

Unless my eyes deceive me we are offering the car at our millennium bug price for £39,995.

Why do you feel the need to post un truth`s to defend your "Dealer`s cars are to expensive and they are all robbing bastards" ?

I think £39,995 for a 10,000 mile 996 in really lovely condition from a marque specialist dealer is a good buy. Yes, we also offer 2 other ways of buying the car, the most expensive of which brings the price up to a maximum of £41,995 but in fairness you are getting more than just the car. We do a very thorough service on the car regardless of when it was last serviced using a marque specialist 3rd party, act on their recommendations for additional work and then stand to the car to the extent that if your brake pads wear out it`s down to us.

Henry

[Vesuvius 996]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall if you two meet.

[clubsport]

Looks like a nice car H to be sure, you do confuse the issue with your 2 price policy....if the car is indeed £39,995 why bother showing £41,995?

I appreciate warranty etc...so there must be some added value for the additional £2k.

If anyone was buying a 996 privately for £40k ish....I doubt they would be interested in one which did not have a current OPC warranty.

I appreciate the price deal offer more on older 928,64 & 3.2 for example but is it of use on a car that a buyer would insist was warranted anyhow?

[henry-f]

clubsport said:

Looks like a nice car H to be sure, you do confuse the issue with your 2 price policy....if the car is indeed £39,995 why bother showing £41,995?

I appreciate warranty etc...so there must be some added value for the additional £2k.

If anyone was buying a 996 privately for £40k ish....I doubt they would be interested in one which did not have a current OPC warranty.

I appreciate the price deal offer more on older 928,64 & 3.2 for example but is it of use on a car that a buyer would insist was warranted anyhow?

But that`s the beauty of the way we work, if you don`t think the £2k extra is relevent to a particular vehicle (particularly if it is very new or has just been serviced) then you pay the lower price and have £2k to play with. We also do a "bug price plus service at cost" deal where the car is serviced, we underwrite the work at a maximum of the retail price and you keep the balance (up to the £2k) in your pocket for future spend on the car. We offer warranties (with the claim limit being the value of the vehicle) at £400 per year. Our retail sale cars are underwritten in house.

At the retail price see it that you are paying up front for your annual service. With the main dealers if the car isn`t due a service for 3 months / 3k miles then it doesn`t get serviced so 6 months down the line you might be at the receiving end of a major service bill, a set of brakes, a couple of tyres and some other wear & tear items.

Henry

[clubsport]

Fair enough on the service front....(please understand interested here, not having a go)

But £2k on such a car was my query........a private seller would have to have a recent service history and current warranty to stand any chance of selling their car, they still wouldn't get retail money for the car.
We all know how much a warranty & service are on these cars....so at £39,995 are you saying the car has no warranty and will need a service soon...up to the buyer?

Other than a px....it would make a lot of sense to buy a recent car privately.


I know it's not that easy, but have managed to sell 18mth old 996 privately, funny old game,,,,but all the CS & RS versions have gone either on the day or to the first buyer privately at asking price....much easier

[AL001]

The beauty of buying privately, like in this case, is you pay £34k instead of £39/41k and have £5/7k to play with.

[henry-f]

As cars get older there is a larger spread in terms of condition. At 12 - 18 months old your car should have been in good order but what if it wasn`t. That`s why people buy off us. What if there turned out to be a problem with it`s ownership or it was a ringer, bought off us it`s my problem not theirs even at the bug price. You can use third parties (such as inspections) to spread your risk on a private purchase but ultimately you`re still liable to pick up the pieces if it goes pear shaped as their liability will be very limited.

Private purchases can result in a good value car, but only up to a point, if the private seller is asking too much then the buyer might as well buy through the trade. Similarly if it`s too good a deal for the private buyer then the seller might as well have sold to the trade. There are risks on both sides.

Henry

[hunt_the_fox]

I think Henry's right- I've just bought a 996 and looked at tons of vehicles. In the end the best all round car I saw within my price range was from an indie dealer. The warranty etc was a bonus. In the end if you don't like the way dealers work you do not have to have anything to do with them- buy and sell privately.