RE: Porsche 968 Club Sport: Spotted

[goodhand]

OpulentBob said:

L'advocate du diable...

Advertised at 2/3rds of the price of the one above, and the ad doesn't say how much it actually went for. Plus coming from a dealer you would expect it to be absolutely tip-top, unmolested, not resprayed, warranted, freshly serviced and MOT'd etc, and a small hand job from the dealer's secretary/Mrs/cleaner.

Service history and mileage would suggest that ad is 3 years old.

Edited by goodhand on Tuesday 17th March 12:06

[Dave Hedgehog]

goodhand said:

Overpriced? This one didn't stick around for long at £33k http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C581862

i have always liked these since they where launched, but how much??!!

[Dale487]

240R said:

Not the fullest advert for a £28k car?

I agree the advert is not the best.

It raises more questions than answers ie is it the original colour? And I'm not sure though seats are OE either - at the price it should be mint and either factory spec or a few unboltable items to return it to factory spec.

Seems expensive compared with the £12k 968 Sport - I know its lower miles

[SidewaysSi]

Dealers with short term visions driving prices up. What it will lead to is a fall in supply and therefore the regular churning of cars will reduce, as will their profits.

As for the car, this or a very good Exige S2. No contest IMO.

[Evo]

The only 4 cylinder front engined Porsche that will be a decent investment around the price of that 968 would be as already mentioned a 924 Carrera GT.

Built for purpose, in limited numbers, it would be a no brainer.

[daytona365]

Can't you get a regular 968 for say 6 or 8k and just remove the rear seats ?

[daytona365]

Evo said:

The only 4 cylinder front engined Porsche that will be a decent investment around the price of that 968 would be as already mentioned a 924 Carrera GT.

Built for purpose, in limited numbers, it would be a no brainer.

......Yes, a very special car.

[Evo]

daytona365 said:

Can't you get a regular 968 for say 6 or 8k and just remove the rear seats ?

If you wanted a car that handles as well as the Clubsport then yes. Bearing in mind nearly all cars of this age will have tired bushes, suspension etc then a normal 968 with refreshes dampers and other suspension items would get you most of the way there but then that would be missing the point of it not being a Clubsport.

I'd just much prefer the rarity and racing heritage of a 924 Carrera GT.

[Leins]

It's a bargain compared to what a Turbo S would make these days I'd say though

[anonymous-user]

goodhand said:

OpulentBob said:

L'advocate du diable...

Advertised at 2/3rds of the price of the one above, and the ad doesn't say how much it actually went for. Plus coming from a dealer you would expect it to be absolutely tip-top, unmolested, not resprayed, warranted, freshly serviced and MOT'd etc, and a small hand job from the dealer's secretary/Mrs/cleaner.

Service history and mileage would suggest that ad is 3 years old.

Edited by goodhand on Tuesday 17th March 12:06

Good spot.

[fushion julz]

When I was looking for a new car in 2005 as a trackday/fun thing I looked at a LHD 924 Carrera GT priced at £7500. Engine was fresh and there were no glaring faults.

I decided, in the end, to buy my BMW E30 M3 which I paid just under £4000 for. (The descision was influenced by knowning the history of the M3 and the fact it had been looked after by a person I trust...also because I got it at a very good price).

Now, though, my E30 is worth around £20-24k....seems the Porsche would be worth considerably more!

[GranCab]

fushion julz said:

When I was looking for a new car in 2005 as a trackday/fun thing I looked at a LHD 924 Carrera GT priced at £7500. Engine was fresh and there were no glaring faults.

I decided, in the end, to buy my BMW E30 M3 which I paid just under £4000 for. (The descision was influenced by knowning the history of the M3 and the fact it had been looked after by a person I trust...also because I got it at a very good price).

Now, though, my E30 is worth around £20-24k....seems the Porsche would be worth considerably more!

With the benefit of hindsight - you should have bought both !!!

[DoubleThink]

J4CKO said:

soad said:

Really good specimens are now rare (and in demand)?
Anyone investing in an unadulterated Porsche 968 CS isn't doing anything foolish.

Once offered as a stripped-down version of the basic 968 (with a 17 per cent discount!), the Porsche 968 Club Sport is today the more valuable of the two, and a real investment opportunity.

At 30 grand ?

But look at the 3.2 911 CS. It was also cheaper than a standard 3.2 and had pretty minimal changes yet they are
now fetching 4 or 5 times the value of standard 3.2s. Market is nuts.

[jmcc500]

Had one in red, didn't like it, sold it for (more or less) what I paid after 2 months ownership.

That was 3 years ago. 47k miles, sold for £12.5k... DAMN!!!

[blade7]

If Porsche hadn't been in financial trouble they wouldn't have put a CS badge on a car that basically had different seats. The CS wasn't a limited edition, despite lowering the price it just didn't sell and was dropped.

Edited by blade7 on Tuesday 17th March 12:55

[LayZ]

968 Sport is where the smart money is, CS is hugely overvalued for some different seats. That and the graphics are almost literally the only difference.

[anonymous-user]

LayZ said:

968 Sport is where the smart money is, CS is hugely overvalued for some different seats. That and the graphics are almost literally the only difference.

But... the heritage. Money can't buy that. Well, it can, but you've got to be richer than many many people. And then you've got to explain to everyone that it's not really a Halfords Spesh, but it left the factory with those seats, those stickers... "It's a real Porsche, honest it is, and a good one, and it's worth loads of money too, seriously it is - who wants a spin? Anyone...? Anyone at all?"

(I may not be entirely serious. I'd have a Sport model.)

[PistonBroker]

daytona365 said:

Can't you get a regular 968 for say 6 or 8k and just remove the rear seats ?

I hope so, because I saw a regular 968 covered in dust and poking out of a garage in deepest, darkest, Somerset yesterday. Hmm . . .

[J4CKO]

the great thing is, if you arent bothered about it becoming a national treasure, you can get a decent normal 968, 944 (S2 or Turbo), do your own lightening, fit decent coilovers and other suspension stuff, improve the gear linkage, good tyres, better brakes, get a full geo done and perhaps some engine tuning (probably more a turbo thing, but you can do stuff to an S2, just the gains are not huge) and end up with something that is a better, more capable drive, or at least as good, but there is always a beard to tell you it isnt an original so you cant possibly be enjoying it.

[Fastchas]

Didn't performance Car do a competition to win a track car version of one of these some 20-odd years ago?