Wanna make £££ Get yourself a 996 Turbo

[Mad March Taffy]

roygarth said:

Mr & Mrs 996 Turbos. Respect.

I did some man maths and persuaded her that it was better than Premium Bonds....

[shantybeater]

Mad March Taffy said:

I did some man maths and persuaded her that it was better than Premium Bonds....

Photo of his and hers required.

[StuH]

Mad March Taffy said:

Mind you... Mrs MMT has a 996 Turbo S, which is manual with more BHP, and that really gets down the road!

[Pepsi Max 996T]

Can I borrow your man maths calculator ?

[Mad March Taffy]

His



Hers

[shantybeater]

Very cool, well done sir 10/10

[Mad March Taffy]

Pepsi Max 996T said:

Can I borrow your man maths calculator ?

Premium Bonds

Typical yield - 1.35%

£30,000 invested - yield would be approximately £400 per annum

996 Turbo - let's call it a £30K car
Running costs - tax £290, tax £400, MOT £50, Servicing etc £1K - let's call it £1,750 all in

Let's just say that prices are going up by 10% per annum - £3K - so, after costs I am £1,250 up - about 3 times the yield of Premium Bonds - add in some fuel (I only do about 3K miles per annum) and you can call it almost twice the yield.

Simples!

[shantybeater]

Cheapest car for sale on PH is now £28k! :O

[Mad March Taffy]

I could have used £40K (max Premium Bonds per person) - but then I would have had folks telling me that £40K for a 996T was crazy!

[Land Shark GT]

Mad March Taffy said:

I could have used £40K (max Premium Bonds per person) - but then I would have had folks telling me that £40K for a 996T was crazy!

Outwith the exotic rare Porsches and the historic stuff, 996 Ts are rising quickly
and are hot property. I prefer it when they are not worth too much as you dont
get the guilt factor of driving it a bit harder. I have another real drivers
Porsche that I used to drive how I pleased, over the years it has increaded in value
by 4 times, so now it sits under a cover and has gentle exercise.....Not right somehow.

[Mark A S]

And, if you fancy even more fun, they make a VERY effective Hillclimb car, No GT3 comes close

[Moosh]

Mark A S said:

And, if you fancy even more fun, they make a VERY effective Hillclimb car, No GT3 comes close

I like the black wheels with the silver

[Crimp]

On my 3rd 6t and it's a tip others both been manuals.
With it been 500+bhp the box suits the car very well.
No over revs on the history and quicker than my old GT2.
I use it in manual mode and love it, not having to take my hands off the wheel.
Both my other turbos required clutches.

[Land Shark GT]

Crimp said:

On my 3rd 6t and it's a tip others both been manuals.
With it been 500+bhp the box suits the car very well.
No over revs on the history and quicker than my old GT2.
I use it in manual mode and love it, not having to take my hands off the wheel.
Both my other turbos required clutches.

I miss my Tip, all you do is change gear in the manual, I especially
miss crusing about eating or drinking with the free hand in town with
no fuss. If you use as a manual up and down it can be great fun and with
a remap there is little in the performance to be gauged, when you factor in
it can taken a map without needing an uprated clutch and never been over
revved its starts to sound like serious sense.....I like the manual when pressing on

[Crimp]

Land Shark GT said:

Crimp said:

On my 3rd 6t and it's a tip others both been manuals.
With it been 500+bhp the box suits the car very well.
No over revs on the history and quicker than my old GT2.
I use it in manual mode and love it, not having to take my hands off the wheel.
Both my other turbos required clutches.

I miss my Tip, all you do is change gear in the manual, I especially
miss crusing about eating or drinking with the free hand in town with
no fuss. If you use as a manual up and down it can be great fun and with
a remap there is little in the performance to be gauged, when you factor in
it can taken a map without needing an uprated clutch and never been over
revved its starts to sound like serious sense.....I like the manual when pressing on

Certainly suits a car with a lot of additional power over a standard one.

[Digga]

Mark A S said:

And, if you fancy even more fun, they make a VERY effective Hillclimb car, No GT3 comes close

You sir, are a bd!

It's been 9 years since I last had an MSA licence and nearly 6 since I last owned a proper sports car and my 996tt purchase wasn't really ever intended for the track, but these pictures and videos of competition look very tempting!

[Mark A S]

Go for it, you only live once

[Digga]

Mark A S said:

Go for it, you only live once

One step at a time.

I'm starting to think about tracking it, then maybe I can think about whether it is something I want to use for competition.

[I Rock]

Try getting up close and behind the wheel . Hard to say no then

Edited by I Rock on Monday 22 June 23:27

[Digga]

I saw that seal grey car for sale when I got mine - looks quite mean with the black wheels. (Thought it might have been worth a look but it was a bit far for me to travel.)