Is this cheap??

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pete a

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184 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Is this cheap bearing in mind current prices or is the model an undesired one, to me this looks very nice and in fantastic condition, I'd certainly prefer this to a £60k 3.2.

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

996TT02

3,308 posts

140 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Not to my eyes. It's about 40k more than it's worth to me.

pete a

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184 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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I know what you mean, but it is a very pretty little thing isn't it.

I can't afford it without selling my current car and wouldn't do that but I just thought it was lovely and looked a better proposition than some of the other air cooled stuff for similar money.

PorscheGT4

21,146 posts

265 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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these were £12k 3 or 4 years a go.

the S is the looker the E a maybe, the T , no thanks.

Black_mamba

313 posts

209 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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PorscheGT4 said:
these were £12k 3 or 4 years a go.

the S is the looker the E a maybe, the T , no thanks.
Yawn...car was worth less in the past shocker post...

PorscheGT4

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Sunday 5th July 2015
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Black_mamba said:
Yawn...car was worth less in the past shocker post...
most cars are worth less in the future no ?

not quite yawn, it's a fact, which means imo it will be worth less in the future also.

bubble will burst like it did last time.

And the T is the lowest of the low 911 model.

Black_mamba

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209 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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PorscheGT4 said:
Black_mamba said:
Yawn...car was worth less in the past shocker post...
most cars are worth less in the future no ?

not quite yawn, it's a fact, which means imo it will be worth less in the future also.

bubble will burst like it did last time.

And the T is the lowest of the low 911 model.
Dear chap we still have a loooonnnngggg way to go on this run. Refer to other value orientated threads for the reasons why

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

209 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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That looks like a truly lovely thing to me. Obviously I am only going off the photos and limited info.

hopeydaze

298 posts

150 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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PorscheGT4 said:
these were £12k 3 or 4 years a go.

the S is the looker the E a maybe, the T , no thanks.
I am curious, what's wrong with the T? I have also been thinking about switching to a pre impact bumper car. The T version seems readily available compared to the S and E. Is it really that down-market?

Wozy68

5,390 posts

170 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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hopeydaze said:
PorscheGT4 said:
these were £12k 3 or 4 years a go.

the S is the looker the E a maybe, the T , no thanks.
I am curious, what's wrong with the T? I have also been thinking about switching to a pre impact bumper car. The T version seems readily available compared to the S and E. Is it really that down-market?
Nothing wrong with the T, just more a tourer rather than a racer. A friend has a very pretty, side oil cap 72 white one and he loves it.

'S' goes for silly money ... damn they all go for silly money, but the E is the best of the three IMO if I had the dosh.

No bubble on old skool aircooled this side of an RS either me thinks. Just look at the wider classic market.

Edited by Wozy68 on Sunday 5th July 21:23

mollytherocker

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209 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Wozy68 said:
Nothing wrong with the T, just more a tourer rather than a racer. A friend has a very pretty white one and he loves it.

'S' goes for silly money ... damn they all go for silly money, but the E is the best of the three IMO.
How many E, L and T are still original spec though? Most have been restored twice, crash repaired, had 2 engines rebuilds and had numerous upgrades and changes to spec?

Is it not more relevant to inspect any individual car to see what it actually is today?

Wozy68

5,390 posts

170 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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mollytherocker said:
Wozy68 said:
Nothing wrong with the T, just more a tourer rather than a racer. A friend has a very pretty white one and he loves it.

'S' goes for silly money ... damn they all go for silly money, but the E is the best of the three IMO.
How many E, L and T are still original spec though? Most have been restored twice, crash repaired, had 2 engines rebuilds and had numerous upgrades and changes to spec?

Is it not more relevant to inspect any individual car to see what it actually is today?
Eh?

mollytherocker

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209 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Wozy68 said:
Eh?
I am not sure how I can make that any more clearer?

Wozy68

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Sunday 5th July 2015
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mollytherocker said:
Wozy68 said:
Eh?
I am not sure how I can make that any more clearer?
Are you saying that you need to make sure a T is a T and an E is an E? etc etc.

Well sure, but that's another question. I was just giving my opinion on the different models.

mollytherocker

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209 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Wozy68 said:
Are you saying that you need to make sure a T is a T and an E is an E? etc etc.

Well sure, but that's another question. I was just giving my opinion on the different models.
No, I am saying that most will not be pure T or E spec now.

Fl0pp3r

859 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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PorscheGT4 said:
most cars are worth less in the future no ?

not quite yawn, it's a fact, which means imo it will be worth less in the future also.

bubble will burst like it did last time.

And the T is the lowest of the low 911 model.
One day, all your prophecies of impending doom will come true mate. No doubt. ;-)

pete a

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3,799 posts

184 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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anonymous said:
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I think this sums it up well for me, it might look cheap next to a 110k targa at Malton but on its own 60k is a fk tonne of money for it.

That being said at 25k it would sell in a day I expect so the market stays high.

kitesurfer2

186 posts

173 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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Having owned driven and even raced these early cars for many years I can say that it is rubbish to say the T is the lowest of the low.
In fact the T is a great little car and this was reflected by many contemporary magazine road tests that praised it.
It is now very hard to find decent pre 74 cars, especially in RHD. If this car is solid and without the usual endemic rust of RHD cars, it is a reasonable price.

charge

537 posts

236 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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kitesurfer2 said:
Having owned driven and even raced these early cars for many years I can say that it is rubbish to say the T is the lowest of the low.
In fact the T is a great little car and this was reflected by many contemporary magazine road tests that praised it.
It is now very hard to find decent pre 74 cars, especially in RHD. If this car is solid and without the usual endemic rust of RHD cars, it is a reasonable price.
Someone talking sence.
You can lunch £50k on metalwork and paint on these things in the blink of an eye on a plodded up nail ( to do a proper job at a specialist outfit). So if car is as straight as it looks and sounds, it is easily at its money.
Plenty of crap out there at £40-£50k that is a cam of worms under shiny paint!