964 RS at Auction

[911Thrasher]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

What about the pink one that had some history that was eBay for ages, last I saw was it was bid to £50k but it had the right bits & numbers with it.

I did check that RHD rubystone car when I was looking for mine...it has suffered a highway accident with a truck. I wouldn't go close to it personally. Quality repairs done by a well known shop though.

[DiscoColin]

RSGulp said:

DiscoColin said:

marky911 said:

I like the thrill of the search as much as the next guy, but I doubt even I could be bothered with the hassle of finding a good '64RS.

I guess that the bottom line is that it is now so much cheaper to build a Carrera up to RS spec that that is what most people who want one are going to do. Clearly that will result in a lot of them being out there.

There are plenty of very nice, very genuine RSs out there – and in the UK too. The issue is they're in private ownership and the owners I know generally aren't interested in selling at the moment. They're great cars and there's a good community built around ownership of them. Most owners I know (including me) bought them when they were circa £25 - 30k and find the rise in value limiting in terms of use rather than a positive aspect of ownership. I imagine if anyone wants to sell it'll be through word of mouth rather than through the usual UK independent dealers.

I completely agree. My point wasn't that there weren't any genuine cars in lovely condition out there (I've had passenger time in a couple myself) but rather that there is now also a healthy supply of reproductions in the country as well (some of them only deviating from genuine effectively by serial numbers in terms of the parts fitted whereas others are more basic looky-likey cosmetic jobs). To the people who build reproductions they are simply a way of getting the car without the collectors premium that genuine cars now command, but it appears that to subsequent owners and dealers there are some out there that consider them an opportunity to try and con unwary buyers?

[911Thrasher]

At 100k£ it shouldn't limit their usability! We are not talking risking your whole pension plan, life savings or your mortgage - it's only a car and there quite a few that are so much rarer and worth much much more!

If you own one, use it, enjoy it...and I'm actually quite certain that that's what most 64RS owners are doing.

I actually believe that that's the beauty of this car, and others such as 93RS, 96RS, Stradale...they are modern classic that are 200% usable.

Edited by 911Thrasher on Monday 17th February 22:23

[thegreenhell]

But when you want track day insurance, and your premium is 1% of vehicle value and your excess is 10%, it makes a huge difference whether your car is valued at £20k or £100k.

[thegreenhell]

£180k

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[jackal]

seen that rubystone in person ... lovely car

[g7jhp]

If that Rubystone 964 RS is £180k, a Maritime Blue 964 RS must be £200k+ (premium colour like the Viper Green 997.1 GT3 RS)!

[Mermaid]

thegreenhell said:

£180k

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Silly price, silly season so will get snapped up by the week-end.

[mollytherocker]

g7jhp said:

If that Rubystone 964 RS is £180k, a Maritime Blue 964 RS must be £200k+ (premium colour like the Viper Green 997.1 GT3 RS)!

I love maritime. Its probably my fave colour.

But on a 964? Its Rubystone. Its the Daddy.

[Carl_Docklands]

Lol at the price.

I would go for a box fresh one instead:

http://www.germansportscars.net/GB/cars-for-sale/d...

[Slippydiff]

That ignores the small matter of the GT Classics car being RHD though. And RHD Rubystone cars aren't exactly thick on the ground.

[Carl_Docklands]

Slippydiff said:

That ignores the small matter of the GT Classics car being RHD though. And RHD Rubystone cars aren't exactly thick on the ground.

Personal preference mate, that is all.

£180k in euros buys me a ticket into schmitdz garage of dreams and I don't care if it's LHD.

[asbi]

I bought myself a Rubystone Clubsport a few months ago, wonder what it's worth now, not factory paint but mint and 11k km only.....

[mollytherocker]

asbi said:

I bought myself a Rubystone Clubsport a few months ago, wonder what it's worth now, not factory paint but mint and 11k km only.....

just gorgeous!

[asbi]

thanks very much, its a lovely lovely thing, original seats, harnesses, unpainted interior etc. - I bought it to use but it will be doing a Euro trip this month and then I'm not sure what I will do as it is too nice to track......which is actually why I bought it (to track that is :-( )

[Slippydiff]

Hats off to you, you certainly know how to find them

[Essential]

I think I saw that car for sale at Essen. Looks lovely post the rebuild / new paint.

[BlueNGT]

This looks to be an interesting car by the description...no doubt suitably interesting price too http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[asbi]

Essential said:

I think I saw that car for sale at Essen. Looks lovely post the rebuild / new paint.

Different car i think, like the yellow ex-burrows n/gt, this car was repainted very early in it's life and has been in Switzerland with two owners from new.

I dont think that the previous owner showed it at essen.

As far as we can tell the engine has not been apart, service book backs up km, was 10300 when bought and will be12500 when i get back from my euro jaunt - at that point i have a decision to make as my original plan to track the car sadly does not make financial sense - rs values are a double edged sword imho...

Thanks for the interest,

Regards,
Kevin

[hunter 66]

asbi ........ looks like it might like to go on a track ????? stripped out etc , does not look like a car for the shopping trip.
TIME to man-up enter the Porsche Open in it in September , we will have RSRs there so bit of fun...
Raced a black clubsport with low milage a few years back in the Open , it is what they make them for.
Peter