Opinion on £30k 997
Discussion
RSJ as of today 4th July have seven 997s at £31k or less,
I don't want tiptronic, I'm fairly fairly sure on this
In this forum's opinion, which is the one to go for?
Less-money-higher-miles, or top-of-budget newer car?
Bearing in mind £5,000 is a lot of money between the top and bottom of this/my particular market
I don't want tiptronic, I'm fairly fairly sure on this
In this forum's opinion, which is the one to go for?
Less-money-higher-miles, or top-of-budget newer car?
Bearing in mind £5,000 is a lot of money between the top and bottom of this/my particular market
The_Doc said:
BubblesNW said:
I know the risks are comparatively low but I would go for a Gen II 3.6 rather than a Gen I 3.8. Similar performance but the peace of mind about engine reliability would sell it for me.
That's probably £10k more that I do not have budgeted.BubblesNW said:
The_Doc said:
BubblesNW said:
I know the risks are comparatively low but I would go for a Gen II 3.6 rather than a Gen I 3.8. Similar performance but the peace of mind about engine reliability would sell it for me.
That's probably £10k more that I do not have budgeted.The_Doc said:
BubblesNW said:
The_Doc said:
BubblesNW said:
I know the risks are comparatively low but I would go for a Gen II 3.6 rather than a Gen I 3.8. Similar performance but the peace of mind about engine reliability would sell it for me.
That's probably £10k more that I do not have budgeted.berty37 said:
The_Doc said:
BubblesNW said:
The_Doc said:
BubblesNW said:
I know the risks are comparatively low but I would go for a Gen II 3.6 rather than a Gen I 3.8. Similar performance but the peace of mind about engine reliability would sell it for me.
That's probably £10k more that I do not have budgeted.I'm going to aim for a Gen1 2S at about 40-50,000 miles, I think.
30k is just too close to gen 2 DFi money to makes sense in my view.
In fact, I would rather buy a gen 2 privately for say 35k, than a dealer bought 30k gen 1.
And if you can afford 30k, you can afford 35k. Unless of course you are already overstretching yourself, in which case you should buy neither.
In fact, I would rather buy a gen 2 privately for say 35k, than a dealer bought 30k gen 1.
And if you can afford 30k, you can afford 35k. Unless of course you are already overstretching yourself, in which case you should buy neither.
I'd say go for a gen 2 if at all possible.
I was in a similar position and ended up buying silver 2009 997.2 Carrera with 70k (mostly motorway miles so low engine running hours) and some good options (PASM, sports seats, 19 inch wheels, nav and park assist) for 31k back in February from a highly respected trader. Now under Porsche warranty.
Felt much more comfortable with a higher mileage 9A1 engined C2 vs lower mileage M97 engined C2S (for all the documented reasons) and I'm happy with my purchase.
Compared to a 997.1 C2S it has similar power, improved PASM suspension, similar brakes (larger discs in 997.2 C2) and much better nav. The 5 mpg improvement and £200 lower tax (vs March 23 2006 onwards 997.1) is also an added bonus.
I was in a similar position and ended up buying silver 2009 997.2 Carrera with 70k (mostly motorway miles so low engine running hours) and some good options (PASM, sports seats, 19 inch wheels, nav and park assist) for 31k back in February from a highly respected trader. Now under Porsche warranty.
Felt much more comfortable with a higher mileage 9A1 engined C2 vs lower mileage M97 engined C2S (for all the documented reasons) and I'm happy with my purchase.
Compared to a 997.1 C2S it has similar power, improved PASM suspension, similar brakes (larger discs in 997.2 C2) and much better nav. The 5 mpg improvement and £200 lower tax (vs March 23 2006 onwards 997.1) is also an added bonus.
Edited by scoobysnacks2 on Monday 6th July 22:55
fastgerman said:
g7jhp said:
I'd go for a higher mileage 996 turbo over a 997.1.
There's a 996 turbo which has just passed 557,764 miles so they're reliable if well maintained.
But not everybody likes ugly ;-)There's a 996 turbo which has just passed 557,764 miles so they're reliable if well maintained.
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