RE: 996 Turbo S
Discussion
:-) yeah but a busted helmet and medi-vac helicopter ride generally indicate more than a stubbed toe ;-)
Good thing Bren's head (like all bikers) is quite thick and hard to break
Be at the NS next weekend DAZ? I was on the fence until hearing that some UK VX220/speedster people will also be there, love to get a pax lap in that supercharged Italian Speedy! Have to try and release a few more of my new Roadster's 82 stomping hp :-)
Kurt
Good thing Bren's head (like all bikers) is quite thick and hard to break
Be at the NS next weekend DAZ? I was on the fence until hearing that some UK VX220/speedster people will also be there, love to get a pax lap in that supercharged Italian Speedy! Have to try and release a few more of my new Roadster's 82 stomping hp :-)
Kurt
I read about that over on ringers. Being a tall fat git I'll probably have to sort out my own car with no seat so I can sit on the floor and thus fit in the car wearing a helmet.
It's not a priority sorting one out at the moment, but when I do sort something out, I'll be back. Doing a few laps in june in a heavy S-class just wasn't the same as being able to use all the track knowing precisely how my car was going to handle (Bren or Ross will confirm this!!)
DAZ
It's not a priority sorting one out at the moment, but when I do sort something out, I'll be back. Doing a few laps in june in a heavy S-class just wasn't the same as being able to use all the track knowing precisely how my car was going to handle (Bren or Ross will confirm this!!)
DAZ
One thing you can do, scarily enough, is rent a sportscar from one of the major companies.
Renting a top car for a few days will cost a fair whack, and you need to make sure of the insurance fine print to make sure it doesn't exclude the Ring or make you responsible for a 5K excess or anything too stupid, but it's still cheaper and better than stacking your own very expensive motor.
The public road factor covers the insurance for the Ring, unless it's specifically excluded. Some of them do have exclusion policies which they can spring on the day, but Europcar is a possibility, so I have heard, and they've got some warm/hot cars to rent now. Maybe even a Porsche or two on the books at the airports.
Not sure I'd have the bottle to ring up and say I'd left the keys with tha car and they could collect the wreckage from near Breidscheid... but certainly it's an option.
Renting a top car for a few days will cost a fair whack, and you need to make sure of the insurance fine print to make sure it doesn't exclude the Ring or make you responsible for a 5K excess or anything too stupid, but it's still cheaper and better than stacking your own very expensive motor.
The public road factor covers the insurance for the Ring, unless it's specifically excluded. Some of them do have exclusion policies which they can spring on the day, but Europcar is a possibility, so I have heard, and they've got some warm/hot cars to rent now. Maybe even a Porsche or two on the books at the airports.
Not sure I'd have the bottle to ring up and say I'd left the keys with tha car and they could collect the wreckage from near Breidscheid... but certainly it's an option.
Purely in the interests of research, following this article I decided to see how quickly an Evo VIII would hold station in the Karusell last weekend. I manged 68mph before it started to understeer rather frighteningly towards the exit, so I suppose that in a 996TT 70-80mph is theoretically possible as you pop out.
I'm just back from a minor Ring trip myself and this is very topical for me. In an 80's 944 Turbo I am taking the Karussel in 3rd gear with the Turbo on boost. This probably equates to about 50-60mph (if I could open my eyes and take a look 
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I certainly didn't floor it until out of the banked bit (but then I am a cissy
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) I certainly didn't floor it until out of the banked bit (but then I am a cissy
)Hello everyone.
I have recently aquired a porsche 996 turbo S remapped to 510 HP with 22,000 KM on it .
It is a 2005 model in Metallic Black in showroon condition. It has a short shifter gear lever and racing clutch.
Can any one tell me what should be the value paid for this car and what to expect in the coming years to its value.
thanx
I have recently aquired a porsche 996 turbo S remapped to 510 HP with 22,000 KM on it .
It is a 2005 model in Metallic Black in showroon condition. It has a short shifter gear lever and racing clutch.
Can any one tell me what should be the value paid for this car and what to expect in the coming years to its value.
thanx
Funnily enough, I have a 996 turbo S with 22k miles also in showroom condition.
600 coupes were produced worldwide and about half were tiptronics and thus less desirable.
A bit more convertible were made.
Many would argue that it is not the same investment prospect as a 993 turbo S.
I think it is both right and wrong at the same time. Let me explain..
A vanilla 993 is arguably more desirable than a vanilla 996 and the analogy can be carried on over the whole range.
However, I disagree with those who say that the 993 turbo S was a proper 'special' porsche versus the 996 turbo S which wasn't. They were both last of the line models with all the nice options that could be had at the time. The 993 turbo S had air intakes in rear wings and aerokit and full carbon inside (my 996 turbo S also has full carbon). Who ever wants to counter argue that, fine. But apart from the wheel colour on the 993 turbo S, everything else could be ordered on a regular 993 turbo. Ditto the 996 turbo S / turbo.
As usual with everything porsche, a nice coupe model, with manual box, nice colour, low miles will always command a premium.
When I bought my car, I was in the market for a 996 gt2 and drove many of them. I was coming out of a regular 996 turbo. Then I drove this 996 turbo S which had factory x73 suspension (lower and harder with green shocks) and instantly knew that it was the car for me: epic performance, improved tactility and road feel with the ceramics, much better body control with the trick suspension. However, it had a sunroof, better sound insulation than a gt2 and thus a lot more useable in 'real life'.
My bottom line is that the 'collector car market' is like a horse with blinkers, it just looks in one direction at a time and some nice cars are ignored for a while. These days, everyone is raving about 996 gt2's. I can't argue against this, they are great cars. But at one point, people will wake up to the 996 turbo S. They are trully special and one rarely comes across one in the street. I only ever saw another one apart from mine. I regularly see 996 gt2's.
See what happened with 964rs, they were ignored for a while. Last night I was looking at 1980's aston v8 vantage. Only 3-4 year back, one could pick a minter for £40k and now they are £85k...
You bought the car, it probably is very nice and enjoy it for what it is: a nice unusual sportscar. You probably won't lose much money. I doubt you will make a lot either. But if you do, it will be a nice bonus.
In the UK, a 40-50k miles cab turbo S tiptronic can be had for £35k. A mint low miles coupe manual in a good colour can be as much as £45k.
HTH...
600 coupes were produced worldwide and about half were tiptronics and thus less desirable.
A bit more convertible were made.
Many would argue that it is not the same investment prospect as a 993 turbo S.
I think it is both right and wrong at the same time. Let me explain..
A vanilla 993 is arguably more desirable than a vanilla 996 and the analogy can be carried on over the whole range.
However, I disagree with those who say that the 993 turbo S was a proper 'special' porsche versus the 996 turbo S which wasn't. They were both last of the line models with all the nice options that could be had at the time. The 993 turbo S had air intakes in rear wings and aerokit and full carbon inside (my 996 turbo S also has full carbon). Who ever wants to counter argue that, fine. But apart from the wheel colour on the 993 turbo S, everything else could be ordered on a regular 993 turbo. Ditto the 996 turbo S / turbo.
As usual with everything porsche, a nice coupe model, with manual box, nice colour, low miles will always command a premium.
When I bought my car, I was in the market for a 996 gt2 and drove many of them. I was coming out of a regular 996 turbo. Then I drove this 996 turbo S which had factory x73 suspension (lower and harder with green shocks) and instantly knew that it was the car for me: epic performance, improved tactility and road feel with the ceramics, much better body control with the trick suspension. However, it had a sunroof, better sound insulation than a gt2 and thus a lot more useable in 'real life'.
My bottom line is that the 'collector car market' is like a horse with blinkers, it just looks in one direction at a time and some nice cars are ignored for a while. These days, everyone is raving about 996 gt2's. I can't argue against this, they are great cars. But at one point, people will wake up to the 996 turbo S. They are trully special and one rarely comes across one in the street. I only ever saw another one apart from mine. I regularly see 996 gt2's.
See what happened with 964rs, they were ignored for a while. Last night I was looking at 1980's aston v8 vantage. Only 3-4 year back, one could pick a minter for £40k and now they are £85k...
You bought the car, it probably is very nice and enjoy it for what it is: a nice unusual sportscar. You probably won't lose much money. I doubt you will make a lot either. But if you do, it will be a nice bonus.
In the UK, a 40-50k miles cab turbo S tiptronic can be had for £35k. A mint low miles coupe manual in a good colour can be as much as £45k.
HTH...
Shortshifter said:
Hello everyone.
I have recently aquired a porsche 996 turbo S remapped to 510 HP with 22,000 KM on it .
It is a 2005 model in Metallic Black in showroon condition. It has a short shifter gear lever and racing clutch.
Can any one tell me what should be the value paid for this car and what to expect in the coming years to its value.
thanx
I have recently aquired a porsche 996 turbo S remapped to 510 HP with 22,000 KM on it .
It is a 2005 model in Metallic Black in showroon condition. It has a short shifter gear lever and racing clutch.
Can any one tell me what should be the value paid for this car and what to expect in the coming years to its value.
thanx
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