GT3 itch really needs to be scratched

GT3 itch really needs to be scratched

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Asterix

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24,438 posts

227 months

Friday 13th March 2015
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Need to own one before we really start to concentrate on the get-out strategy.

Around a AED 200k budget should get me in a 997.1

Keep an eyes out guys - Looking to buy in a couple of months.

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Friday 13th March 2015
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Onetrackmind

813 posts

212 months

Friday 13th March 2015
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They are cheap out here. Buy one and take it home. Might even make a few quid

dxbtiger

4,389 posts

172 months

Friday 13th March 2015
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Need in a haystack for one that isn't a nail I'd imagine?

Would Porsche club be best place to start?

Whatshischops with the red one may know ones on the market as well.

ETA - would you ditch the Cayman if you got one? I'm possibly in the market for a change if a new job I'm 90% there with comes through.

Although I can't stop looking at CTS-V's on dubiz..

Edited by dxbtiger on Friday 13th March 12:18

After_Shock

8,751 posts

219 months

Friday 13th March 2015
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Onetrackmind said:
They are cheap out here. Buy one and take it home. Might even make a few quid
Certainly not a bad idea!! Cant really lose on them.

IanUAE

2,927 posts

163 months

Friday 13th March 2015
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Speak to Paul Denby at a2b garage as he used to know who had what Porsche.

Onetrackmind

813 posts

212 months

Saturday 14th March 2015
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After_Shock said:
Certainly not a bad idea!! Cant really lose on them.
No VAT or duty to pay if you've owned it 6 months , I think.

Ben at AAA Rashidiya knew of a few GT3's for sale last time I spoke to him.

h_____

684 posts

223 months

Monday 16th March 2015
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I know of one for about 225 if you are serious, PM me. (and no I'm not selling - its a mates car)

h_____

684 posts

223 months

Sunday 22nd March 2015
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Not that itchy mate? :-)

Asterix

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24,438 posts

227 months

Sunday 22nd March 2015
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[quote=h_]Not that itchy mate? :-)
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Sorry - million things going on - will PM you shortly.

After_Shock

8,751 posts

219 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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Onetrackmind said:
No VAT or duty to pay if you've owned it 6 months , I think.
Yeah 6 months here and keep it 12 months after imported it, all fine.

Asterix

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24,438 posts

227 months

Thursday 2nd April 2015
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Looks like this itch won't be scratched for a while.

One of the provisos was moving later this year to somewhere with proper covered parking - that's not going to happen now and I'm not going to risk a GT3 in the open parking behind my building.

Pooh.

I'll either stick with the CS or get a stbox for a while.

IanUAE

2,927 posts

163 months

Thursday 2nd April 2015
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Asterix

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24,438 posts

227 months

Thursday 2nd April 2015
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IanUAE said:
Good to see you are safe Asterix...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Hahaha - lol.

Randompunter74

642 posts

143 months

Sunday 12th April 2015
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mate, get a Gt3. I bought one last year and absolutely love it. Plus, the last manuals are a deal now. They will only increase from here I believe. Get the paint done, liquid glass protection etc and get a cover. Job done. I Park mine outside and cover it. They can handle the heat as long as you look after it. Do it. Man up. LOL.

Eppendorfer

31 posts

131 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Great plan - but you are looking at 250+ k AED for a decent 997.1 GT3. Then again, as a 997.1 Clubsport owner I have to talk prices up...not looking to sell mine though!

72911

111 posts

164 months

Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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Guys just wondering if anyone pulled the trigger in this.

Canfield

37 posts

243 months

Saturday 5th November 2016
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Seems to be a few early 991s now for around 400k. Even with sterling's recent problems that compares very well to the £120k or so being asked for the cheapest ones back home.

Tappers

80 posts

128 months

Sunday 6th November 2016
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The plummet of the pound has pretty much killed the cheap Porsche gravy train. Trust me I know ...

I bought my GT3 for AED 500,000 when it was AED 5.5 to the pound ... so it was GBP 91k ...cheap by UK comparisons. Now it would be more like GBP 120k ... not cheap.

Furthermore, earlier in the year I also bought a blue Cayman GT4 (see below) for the sole purpose of exporting it back to the UK to sell. It cost me AED 340,000 and I sold it to a businessman in Italy for GBP85k. Even with shipping, import tax and conversion costs there was still a tidy profit. BUT ... I did this when it was AED 5.5 to the pound meaning the GT4 was GBP 61,800 so I had a decent margin to work with. If you take the current exchange rate of AED 4.2 to the pound the GT4 would have cost me the equivalent of GBP 81,000 resulting in a loss.

Also unless you're going to sell it in Europe (like I did) you'll end up with a left hooker in England ... not good.




Canfield

37 posts

243 months

Sunday 6th November 2016
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That's very interesting - thanks for sharing. Maybe not then...

Although I don't mind LHD too much - I had an older 911 which was a California import and it was less of an issue than I expected.