911 novice thread

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

looks Nice. unusual colour.

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all of the above caught my eye today also. the last car in blue looks slightly wonky around the front bumper etc.

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Benbay001 said:

Wow. I can remember 5 years ago you could get a 964 for £12k. £16k got you one that looked immaculte from the ad.

Have you considered a Lotus? You could have the pick of the bunch of Esprits.

No tbh i like esprits but wouldn't want one. Work colleague has one and although it looks funky hes had about 6k worth of chassis repairs done sorting the rot and then engine issues.

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david hockney said:

To the OP- before pulling the trigger on any purchase I'd recommend taking a 993 for a test drive.....
a superb solid feel to the handling- great looks- as a total package few cars match a 993 for similar money.

I would hope to test drive a few model variants if allowed. Its a big spend potentially. My friend is recommending i test drive an M3 CSL as well as he's owned one or two in addition to his current 911 gt2

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This is probably something like i originally envisaged. If someone can lend me 15k now i can stop bugging you all lol :-)
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Also this type of thing deffo floats the boat
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

comments on the above ? Assume an inspection would be looking at bodywork and possible corrosion issues as well as mechanical condition

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Zingari said:

^^^^^ Very strong on price and the yellow car is pretending to be something its not. I've also read mixed reports on Hexagon where some buyers have been disappointed by the standard of their cars and aftercare which is somewhat unexpected when you are clearly paying top money. In which case you'd be advised to have a PPI.

Their other 'classic' showroom is something else but I suspect has a client base where the price is not a factor.

Consider also a specialist dealer who only deal in Porsche who know the marque and have a solid on-site warranty - 911v, Paragon, JZM, Strasse etc

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/911-pre-89/porsche-911-2-7-wide-body/2923939


i know this would look nice on the drive ! :-)

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disregarding the usual "floral" dealer story on the first what do people think of these please?

Edited by 200Plus Club on Tuesday 3rd March 13:05

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The 993 and 964 shape are starting to give me a warm fuzzy feeling looking through the adverts. Nice shape and styling

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Dealers like to embellish but maybe he was a perfectionist owner.

Thank you to everyone who helps it shows the worth of the forum still after all these yrs, its genuinely helpful. I can remember all this when it was just fields ....
Can you imagine life without the net now!

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I've decided for the time being to concentrate on finding a 964 or 993 locally and see if i can get a test drive. Loving the shape and altho scarce there are cars out there.
Any recommendations to cars or dealers to try appreciated

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aeropilot said:

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you made a good point tbh. I have a daily 4x4 i have never washed that is as muddy insude as out yet i wash and clean the Sunbeam every time i drive it and often take the wheels off to clean inside the arches. I've had it on ramps to clean underseal runs out of the chassis after i used bilt hamber a bit too much in warm weather ?

The ownership aspect and pride of ownership is a big part of something like this. The 911 today was very much something i could easily live with on a limited mileage toy basis and keep spotless. I have a ducati 748 that is concours too and often gets cleaned more than ridden lol

You need to see a good therapist

:-) my friends say same.

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JUPE777 said:

A friend has put this up for sale. It's pretty decent too.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Looks tidy

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PH5121 said:

You mentioned you are in South Yorkshire, there is a specialist in Leeds called Strasse who have a couple of 964's in their advert.

It may be worth a drive up to have a look at them.

funnily enough i had seen the red car they have and have made arrangements with a friend for us to go on saturday if its still for sale, i was going to ring Strasse today!

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PH5121 said:

I bought both my 964 and 993 from there, when I drove past yesterday I am sure they had a red 964 parked in their yard.

decent dealer?

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this car has come up locally today so have emailed to go view straight away. comments?
obviously rear spoiler is to taste and car comes with original apparently.

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

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PH5121 said:

It looks like a good price to me if as long as it has no hidden stories (ie Cat C/D)

I have a varioram 993 so am biased, they are great cars - I would remove the turbo rear spoiler, it adds nothing to the car, and could no doubt be sold for a few quid.

It would be worth while getting the car checked by some one who knows Porsches. Let us know how you get on.

will do. not sure if any porsche inspection companies near to yorks or who would travel, but i think i would for peace of mind if its non recorded etc.

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PH5121 said:

Thinking about it, there is also a chap well known in Porsche circles for offering an on site inspection service, he is called Peter Morgan.

I think that he doesn't personally do every inspection, but uses engineers all over the country if the car is not local to him. I know a guy who had an inspection done by this company, it was a few hundred pounds, and the inspection was limited by the fact that the car could not be examined on a ramp.

If you google Peter Morgan Porsche you will be able to find more out about what he offers.

very helpful thanks

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PH5121 said:

It looks like a good price to me if as long as it has no hidden stories (ie Cat C/D)

I have a varioram 993 so am biased, they are great cars - I would remove the turbo rear spoiler, it adds nothing to the car, and could no doubt be sold for a few quid.

It would be worth while getting the car checked by some one who knows Porsches. Let us know how you get on.

it appears genuine, i've just called, and its provisionally sold, i was too late by less than a day!

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JUPE777 said:

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it appears genuine, i've just called, and its provisionally sold, i was too late by less than a day!

It did look a good car from the ad and a good price too. I luckily managed to get a 993 around October last year. Good honest car, 66k miles and a good price. A mate who already has a 993 tipped me off, I was the first to view it and done the deal. Good sensibly priced cars are going to go super quick.

Good luck with your search.

Plan at present is to view a couple this weekend and then have cash in place to act quickly if another one comes up privately thats right. I dont mind paying an inspection fee if need be on the right car.

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Have seen quite a few cars advertised mow as having had recent top end rebuilds at not mega mileages. Is that something particular to that model engine and if so around what mileage do they need rebuilding?