996 TT valuation

[Mad March Taffy]

sng45 said:

If that's the case, I'm pleased I bought this on Monday !

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/man...

As a matter of interest... What was this up for at JZM? thanks

[Adam B]

LAWSY997TT said:

Apologies mate, I'll reel my neck in. Do you mind if I ask how long you've had the 996 and what you paid for it.

Eh? No apology or neck retraction required at all mate, see my garage

[sng45]

Mad March Taffy said:

sng45 said:

If that's the case, I'm pleased I bought this on Monday !

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/man...

As a matter of interest... What was this up for at JZM? thanks

Yes that's right. It went on sale at 4.30pm Saturday and I bought it the following Tuesday morning ( they tell me they had 8 enquiries in that time), although I must admit it was more than the £40k a recent poster suggested should be the maximum to pay for one !

[g7jhp]

sng45 said:

Mad March Taffy said:

sng45 said:

If that's the case, I'm pleased I bought this on Monday !

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/man...

As a matter of interest... What was this up for at JZM? thanks

Yes that's right. It went on sale at 4.30pm Saturday and I bought it the following Tuesday morning ( they tell me they had 8 enquiries in that time), although I must admit it was more than the £40k a recent poster suggested should be the maximum to pay for one !

Also factor in it's a 2004 car with the X50 pack, so 450bhp (rather than the standard 420bhp). The X50 pack was a £7.4k extra when new so not many people will have ticked that option!

[Mad March Taffy]

LAWSY997TT said:

I was assuming that given the age, mileage and spec (plus the JZM factor) that it would have been high £40Ks.....

[gemini]

Pcgb member selling his 2005 turbo s manual is asking the same question on their site! 44000 miles. Cobalt blue.

[Mad March Taffy]

LAWSY997TT said:

Cobalt has always been one of my fave colours and being Manual, would have thought £35k-£40k is a fair and realistic price for this car. Should prob put it up for £39995 and see the response/play it by ear....

gemini said:

Pcgb member selling his 2005 turbo s manual is asking the same question on their site! 44000 miles. Cobalt blue.

Interested to see where this gets to.... I can't access the discussion on PCGB as I am not a member - based on the assumption that this is a 'sorted' car - I think that a dealer would offer him £40K all day long and then stick it up for at least £50K - Northway have a Turbo S Tiptronic up for £53K - lower mileage but still...

Private sale for this car IMHO - somewhere in the £40-45K range at present - the colour will boost the price, assuming it does not have a baby-puke brown interior!

[g7jhp]

LAWSY997TT said:

Cobalt has always been one of my fave colours and being Manual, would have thought £35k-£40k is a fair and realistic price for this car. Should prob put it up for £39995 and see the response/play it by ear....

gemini said:

Pcgb member selling his 2005 turbo s manual is asking the same question on their site! 44000 miles. Cobalt blue.

£40k sounds low for a manual 2005 996 turbo S as it has the X50 package plus PCCB's. It's a late model in a fantastic colour. I'd expect it to be £50-55k.

[IceBoy]

g7jhp said:

LAWSY997TT said:

Cobalt has always been one of my fave colours and being Manual, would have thought £35k-£40k is a fair and realistic price for this car. Should prob put it up for £39995 and see the response/play it by ear....

gemini said:

Pcgb member selling his 2005 turbo s manual is asking the same question on their site! 44000 miles. Cobalt blue.

£40k sounds low for a manual 2005 996 turbo S as it has the X50 package plus PCCB's. It's a late model in a fantastic colour. I'd expect it to be £50-55k.

I have to agree, £50k would be the minimum!

Turbo S, manual, with 30-50k on the clock are rare.

IceBoy

[Adam B]

g7jhp said:

Also factor in it's a 2004 car with the X50 pack, so 450bhp (rather than the standard 420bhp). The X50 pack was a £7.4k extra when new so not many people will have ticked that option!

X50 cost £8,709 (you are looking at ex VAT price)

includes modified turbos, ECU, intercoolers, gearbox - not sure why people claim exhaust was different as Porsche don't

My memory is not what it was, however I seem to remember JZM asking £59,995 for that 996 turbo maybe sng45 who bought it can confirm?

Edited by Adam B on Monday 13th July 13:23

[Mark A S]

What is the Gearbox mod on an X50 ?

[Adam B]

Mark A S said:

What is the Gearbox mod on an X50 ?

IIRC reinforced by using steel syncros for 1st and 2nd gear

[Mark A S]

Thanks for the info

[gilbo]

Thanks for all the help and advice guys. My mate won't sell his 996 TT now it's come to the crunch (not for a price I'd be happy to pay anyway!) I've actually looked at two 996TT's and one 997TT all of which were decidedly ropey. This in itself has put me off a lot. I've previously owned a 996 Carrera and GT3 and they were like new compared to these cars I recently viewed. For this reason I'm now looking at Aston's as it's a car I've never owned and really fancy one now.

Cheers again

[Moosh]

LAWSY997TT said:

I had the 996 tweaked with filter/exhaust/pro remap/suspension/brakes and had around 500BHP/510LBS and the car was scary to drive, you really had to hang on giving mega amounts of attention/steering input. It actually wasn't any fun because the car felt quite ragged and absolutely on the limit.

Interesting comments above with regards to your personal experience of the handling.
I have a 996 turbo putting out 673hp and the car is rapid for sure, but scarry not. (except for nervous passengers ). I am on the original suspension it came with (which was the sport option, slightly lowered and firmer, tuned springs and shock absorbers. I think it was called X73 option or something like that). The car handles amazingly and I never felt the need to change the suspension. Absolutely perfect for B roads.
Personally I get great pleasure driving the car extremely hard and would never say it felt ragged, I would guess that your old 996 may of needed wheel alignment/proper set up. All personal taste of course but I do find the 997 turbo a little numb to drive compared to the 996 and I have driven a few.

[Adam B]

Moosh said:

I am on the original suspension it came with (which was the sport option, slightly lowered and firmer, tuned springs and shock absorbers. I think it was called X73 option or something like that). The car handles amazingly and I never felt the need to change the suspension. Absolutely perfect for B roads.

Yep X73 was the code for sports suspension, 20mm lower and stiffer springs, shocks and ARBs, cost £1400 - probably a nice option if you live somewhere rural with good roads, I find it too harsh in London

[sng45]

Adam B said:

g7jhp said:

Also factor in it's a 2004 car with the X50 pack, so 450bhp (rather than the standard 420bhp). The X50 pack was a £7.4k extra when new so not many people will have ticked that option!

X50 cost £8,709 (you are looking at ex VAT price)

includes modified turbos, ECU, intercoolers, gearbox - not sure why people claim exhaust was different as Porsche don't

My memory is not what it was, however I seem to remember JZM asking £59,995 for that 996 turbo maybe sng45 who bought it can confirm?

Edited by Adam B on Monday 13th July 13:23

Not quite but pretty close !

I think that had they decided to ask that price, they would have got it ( although probably not from me !)

[Adam B]

sng45 said:

Not quite but pretty close !

I think that had they decided to ask that price, they would have got it ( although probably not from me !)

Sorry I wasn't asking what you paid, just what the ticket price was from JZM.

[g7jhp]

Adam B said:

g7jhp said:

Also factor in it's a 2004 car with the X50 pack, so 450bhp (rather than the standard 420bhp). The X50 pack was a £7.4k extra when new so not many people will have ticked that option!

X50 cost £8,709 (you are looking at ex VAT price)

includes modified turbos, ECU, intercoolers, gearbox - not sure why people claim exhaust was different as Porsche don't

My memory is not what it was, however I seem to remember JZM asking £59,995 for that 996 turbo maybe sng45 who bought it can confirm?

Yep you're correct Adam B!

[Ursicles]

Exhaust on the X50 wasnt different, but the exhaust tips are - maybe thats whyt there is a level of confusion??