Running costs for a 15 year old 996

[LordHaveMurci]

5678 said:

I keep coming back to this! http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Never thought I'd like a yellow car though!

Hmmmm

[5678]

Or this... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

[mikeyr]

I don't haaaaaaate it but I'm not sure whether I could live with it. Might be better in the flesh - the black stripe up the back is...err...interesting?

Not a lot in the ad about the service history (and seems it is due one!) and with the colour I'd expect a bit of movement on the price.

Important thing is if YOU like the colour. If so then go for it!

[LordHaveMurci]

mikeyr said:

I don't haaaaaaate it but I'm not sure whether I could live with it. Might be better in the flesh - the black stripe up the back is...err...interesting?

Not a lot in the ad about the service history (and seems it is due one!) and with the colour I'd expect a bit of movement on the price.

Important thing is if YOU like the colour. If so then go for it!

We won't need to call custard!

[mikeyr]

That second one is a lot of car for the money. Like the looks too although as a Lapis Blue owner I would!!!

[5678]

lol!

Yellow cars have always been a "like, but not sure I'd want to own" thing... It's probably going to stay that way!

[LordHaveMurci]

I'd have a Speed Yellow GT3, maybe even a C2 in SY but that colour, especially with the decals is 'interesting'.

[R26Andy]

I like the blue but sitting in a traffic jam with a grey interior would give me depression.

[LordHaveMurci]

R26Andy said:

I like the blue but sitting in a traffic jam with a grey interior would give me depression.

Grey interior is actually nice, much less gloomy than black! Was worried about mine when I bought it, 5yrs later I'm still happy with it

[mikeyr]

I like mine too - think the leather pack is a necessity!

[R26Andy]

The 996 4s looks amazing in blue but I dismissed it as they all seemed to have grey interiors, perhaps I should have gave it a whirl. I have to admit the the black interior does need lifting, that's why I ended up painting my PCM facile and other centre console bits.

[turboslippers]

We discounted a very clean silver/dark blue 996 convertible as the missus basically said it didn't feel special enough sitting inside it. There was no ali, just dark plastic, black dials, old school original stereo etc.
I then found a full tinsel one and my missus fell in love with it. I have no idea what colour the interior is...it's almost like duck egg blue. Not entirely sure it goes with a black steering wheel and my 993 owning mate described the whole car as 'overdressed tat' which I thought was amusing and harsh in equal measures.

Either way, you could never describe the cabin as boring.