Prices 1975 2.7 - really!
Discussion
g7jhp said:
Fool and his money...
....one positive with this current increase in prices (trying not to say bubble) is that old Porsche are being restored which wasn't economically viable at lower values!
Fickle bunch ain'tcha ?....one positive with this current increase in prices (trying not to say bubble) is that old Porsche are being restored which wasn't economically viable at lower values!
Bet if it looked like this :
and had a price tag of £200k, along with the very real possibility of it becoming the next best thing to the hallowed 2.7 RS (with a price tag to match in five years time) you'd be having a punt if you could afford it.....
Restore it back to its former glory in a decent colour, with a properly done period lightweight interior with some quality period buckets, it'd make a peach that would have many drooling.
Alas, all most of you see is the rotting carcass of the ugly duckling, not the swan it could be, your loss
Restoring one is relatively simple if you are prepared to throw enough money at it and there is enough left on the table at the price being asked. The risk is whether a £180K - £200K restored figure holds water and whether the market continues to rise during the restoration or drops substantially. Depending on how you want to bet on the market this is no worse than most other classic Porsches currently for sale.
Psstt don't mention 1990.
Psstt don't mention 1990.
Crimp said:
Slippydiff said:
g7jhp said:
A 993 RS for £35k in 2005. Are you sure it wasn't longer?
Paid £34.5k for this back in 2004 .........
My red car was leggy on the miles back then, but wanted for nothing during my ownership, it was pretty much perfect.
No regrets about selling it, I moved onto 996 Mk1 GT3 (x4), 996 GT2 (X2) Gen 1 997 GT3 (X2) back to 964 RS (X4). Would I have stuck with the 993 RS for 11 years ? No chance, just like you Ed, variety is the spice of life when it come to cars !
Slippydiff said:
http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/lhd...
My red car was leggy on the miles back then, but wanted for nothing during my ownership, it was pretty much perfect.
No regrets about selling it, I moved onto 996 Mk1 GT3 (x4), 996 GT2 (X2) Gen 1 997 GT3 (X2) back to 964 RS (X4). Would I have stuck with the 993 RS for 11 years ? No chance, just like you Ed, variety is the spice of life when it come to cars !
Amen brother. Not sure I'll ever find a 'keeper' much prefer to experience as much quality metal as I can...you're only on this earth once, right!My red car was leggy on the miles back then, but wanted for nothing during my ownership, it was pretty much perfect.
No regrets about selling it, I moved onto 996 Mk1 GT3 (x4), 996 GT2 (X2) Gen 1 997 GT3 (X2) back to 964 RS (X4). Would I have stuck with the 993 RS for 11 years ? No chance, just like you Ed, variety is the spice of life when it come to cars !
Slippydiff said:
g7jhp said:
Fool and his money...
....one positive with this current increase in prices (trying not to say bubble) is that old Porsche are being restored which wasn't economically viable at lower values!
Fickle bunch ain'tcha ?....one positive with this current increase in prices (trying not to say bubble) is that old Porsche are being restored which wasn't economically viable at lower values!
Bet if it looked like this :
and had a price tag of £200k, along with the very real possibility of it becoming the next best thing to the hallowed 2.7 RS (with a price tag to match in five years time) you'd be having a punt if you could afford it.....
Restore it back to its former glory in a decent colour, with a properly done period lightweight interior with some quality period buckets, it'd make a peach that would have many drooling.
Alas, all most of you see is the rotting carcass of the ugly duckling, not the swan it could be, your loss
If you made it a decent colour, wouldn't you devalue it as it's non-original. Just seems a lot of cash for the car.
I'd prefer a mint 3.2 Carrera, 997 GT3 + £90k cash!
Part of the sale blurb is that it's on it's original paint and panels - which is ridiculous as both are in bad condition - sills and kidney bowls you are looking at £2,500 a side minimum without paint, front wings are what £500 each? interior - another £3-5k? I bet the suspension is equally as ballsed, that's another £1,500, maybe a top-end - another £5,000? and after all that you are probably looking at a full respray at £10-15,000 approx?
Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
mudy said:
Part of the sale blurb is that it's on it's original paint and panels - which is ridiculous as both are in bad condition - sills and kidney bowls you are looking at £2,500 a side minimum without paint, front wings are what £500 each? interior - another £3-5k? I bet the suspension is equally as ballsed, that's another £1,500, maybe a top-end - another £5,000? and after all that you are probably looking at a full respray at £10-15,000 approx?
Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
Having restored a nice but slightly tired 3.2 Carrera I think you're underestimating the amount of work this needs which is hard to see until you've stripped it down.Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
Look at this (not my 3.2) car to get an idea of man hours of work.
mudy said:
Part of the sale blurb is that it's on it's original paint and panels - which is ridiculous as both are in bad condition - sills and kidney bowls you are looking at £2,500 a side minimum without paint, front wings are what £500 each? interior - another £3-5k? I bet the suspension is equally as ballsed, that's another £1,500, maybe a top-end - another £5,000? and after all that you are probably looking at a full respray at £10-15,000 approx?
Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
On one hand I think this is an utter nonsense at the outrageous reserve + repairs/resto and on another I think a high tide drags up all ships and dinghies.Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
Everything has gone through the roof and what is going to make prices crash?
The key word is CONFIDENCE and whilst we're a bunch old luddite cynics the rest of the world are merrily paying top dollar.
All to revealed on Saturday and perhaps the ultimate barometer as to the market....
mudy said:
Part of the sale blurb is that it's on it's original paint and panels - which is ridiculous as both are in bad condition - sills and kidney bowls you are looking at £2,500 a side minimum without paint, front wings are what £500 each? interior - another £3-5k? I bet the suspension is equally as ballsed, that's another £1,500, maybe a top-end - another £5,000? and after all that you are probably looking at a full respray at £10-15,000 approx?
Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
£30k?! Double it.Conservative restoration would be £30,000, but then you don't have an original paint, never been welded 911, you do however have a lovely, low-mileage zingy engined peach of a car but in not the most desirable colour.
On balance, at that price, I'd walk away.
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