The £40k 997 turbo?
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lanesra10 said:
g7jhp said:
So 997 turbo are getting traded for around £35-37k 
Shame I'd happily give a little extra to do a private sale for a care for car (with an me getting it indie inspected)!
Hopefully a few manual cars should start popping up.
Yeah right!!Shame I'd happily give a little extra to do a private sale for a care for car (with an me getting it indie inspected)!
Hopefully a few manual cars should start popping up.
thed4ppa said:
I'd like either Black or Silver, poss Grey, Black Leather (dark grey at a push), Chrono, Manual under 30k miles any other bits are a bonus. Actually what options are really a must?!
I'd love the LSD rear diff, not fussed about Carbon Brakes as I doubt I'll be tracking much as I race bikes for that kick. Wouldn't mind -20mm suspension as they look a little high stock?
Main thing for me is buying right, I dropped £18k in 18 months on a RS4 once and that's just too much. I can invest that sort of money else where thanks very much. 5k a year depreciation is just about bare-able, not that I can't afford more because I can its just silly. End of day money doesn't grow on tree's as they say so why just flush it down the pan and paying the ludicrous dealer prices (compared to what they are prepared to buy them for in the first place) is daft in my eyes. I'm in the trade myself we just don't get involved with car sales as such so I know how it works.
I'm fairly similar manual Grey, Silver or Blue with black interior with chrono and sports seats. Would take below 45k miles. I'd love the LSD rear diff, not fussed about Carbon Brakes as I doubt I'll be tracking much as I race bikes for that kick. Wouldn't mind -20mm suspension as they look a little high stock?
Main thing for me is buying right, I dropped £18k in 18 months on a RS4 once and that's just too much. I can invest that sort of money else where thanks very much. 5k a year depreciation is just about bare-able, not that I can't afford more because I can its just silly. End of day money doesn't grow on tree's as they say so why just flush it down the pan and paying the ludicrous dealer prices (compared to what they are prepared to buy them for in the first place) is daft in my eyes. I'm in the trade myself we just don't get involved with car sales as such so I know how it works.
Agreed on no point burning cash
I had a 997C2S for 2 years and was pretty keen on upgrading to a 997 turbo, but instead,
ive ended up putting a deposit down on a georgeous Maserati Granturismo S!!!
Never really liked the look of my porsche thus was reluctant to upgrade to the same car with a bigger engine.
Another plus on the maserati is 2 proper back seats!!
And to think, I used to think my PSE sounded good, LOL!!! (Maserati GTS has the best sounding exhaust I have ever heard!!)
ive ended up putting a deposit down on a georgeous Maserati Granturismo S!!!
Never really liked the look of my porsche thus was reluctant to upgrade to the same car with a bigger engine.
Another plus on the maserati is 2 proper back seats!!
And to think, I used to think my PSE sounded good, LOL!!! (Maserati GTS has the best sounding exhaust I have ever heard!!)
thed4ppa said:
Main thing for me is buying right, I dropped £18k in 18 months on a RS4 once and that's just too much.
Good grief, not sure how you managed that, mine has lost approx 25k over 5 years, and that rate will slow now! They hold their value very well generally.Must have options for TT? They come pretty loaded out the box so I would say sports chrono for the extra boost, the USB iPod thingie, Bluetooth and most want park assist. Adaptive seats a plus.
Edited by Adam B on Saturday 9th June 09:25
IMI A said:
its here!
6 years old and 70k miles and its still held 40% of new value. More importantly there isn't much out there that can touch it as an allrounder
+16 years old and 70k miles and its still held 40% of new value. More importantly there isn't much out there that can touch it as an allrounder
Most cars lose 60% over three years and 36,000 miles so just goes to show what a strong residual these have in relative terms.
These seem to be hardening in price now at circa £50k for a really good car with less than 30k miles as the gen 1 manual is the one to have amongst petrol heads. PCM 3 cars are a bit more at £55k-65k.
Mines bog standard and 5 years on I'm still surprised at how much mid range grunt it has.
I would not would have one without warranty and perhaps this is what will make them similar to 996 turbos in price at some stage?. In 6th year and just had a water pump and another radiator (think thats 5 radiators in 5 years). 2 clutch accumalators, a glued hose blew off under hard acceleration and it dropped all its coolant on the A414 (engine out to fix) , cloth headlining entangled in sunroof, faulty solenoid, faulty rear spoiler - nothing major but its probably been off the road 2 weeks in every year with a fault. Brand new loan car provided and cars been flat bedded back to Porsche on most occasions.
I've spent £4k on renewing warranty covering period from end of year 2 to end of year 6. I reckon not including recovery and new loan car delivered to door step the above faults list is easily what £10k +vat at an OPC ? Warranty your friend with one of these. Has anyone else used as a daily driver for say 5-6 years on the trot? If so what's your been like?
Mines bog standard and 5 years on I'm still surprised at how much mid range grunt it has.
I would not would have one without warranty and perhaps this is what will make them similar to 996 turbos in price at some stage?. In 6th year and just had a water pump and another radiator (think thats 5 radiators in 5 years). 2 clutch accumalators, a glued hose blew off under hard acceleration and it dropped all its coolant on the A414 (engine out to fix) , cloth headlining entangled in sunroof, faulty solenoid, faulty rear spoiler - nothing major but its probably been off the road 2 weeks in every year with a fault. Brand new loan car provided and cars been flat bedded back to Porsche on most occasions.
I've spent £4k on renewing warranty covering period from end of year 2 to end of year 6. I reckon not including recovery and new loan car delivered to door step the above faults list is easily what £10k +vat at an OPC ? Warranty your friend with one of these. Has anyone else used as a daily driver for say 5-6 years on the trot? If so what's your been like?
Adam B said:
thed4ppa said:
Main thing for me is buying right, I dropped £18k in 18 months on a RS4 once and that's just too much.
Good grief, not sure how you managed that, mine has lost approx 25k over 5 years, and that rate will slow now! They hold their value very well generally.Must have options for TT? They come pretty loaded out the box so I would say sports chrono for the extra boost, the USB iPod thingie, Bluetooth and most want park assist. Adaptive seats a plus.
Edited by Adam B on Saturday 9th June 09:25
Based on my experience a warranty is a must. My car was bought from an OPC. The car did not do very many miles in previous 2 years (less than 3K) and when i bought it some problems started, TPC system, starter motor, spolier control unit failure, radiators, engine mount dropped (engine out, new PU, paint) all since september 2011 - £8K of fixes Glad I had warranty. Imagine buying at 40k and not having the funds to fix real issues
celticstevie said:
Based on my experience a warranty is a must. My car was bought from an OPC. The car did not do very many miles in previous 2 years (less than 3K) and when i bought it some problems started, TPC system, starter motor, spolier control unit failure, radiators, engine mount dropped (engine out, new PU, paint) all since september 2011 - £8K of fixes Glad I had warranty. Imagine buying at 40k and not having the funds to fix real issues
Too right, lots of potential expense to bring a car like this up to scratch. The initial £40K is just the starting point for ownership.Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff