Is the bubble about to burst?

[Wilmslowboy]

andymc said:

The car didnt hit reserve, £69100....

Around 35% up on what it would have been a couple of years ago! but strangely (at least in my head) sounds like sensible money. I saw a 996 gen 2 GT3 (similar miles) sell for similar money (all be it that was a CS)

[Koln-RS]

I'd say that was an ambitious reserve for a 'trade' auction.

2007 'comfort', 27k mls, marmite black, no pccbs - surely retail can't be much more?

[nsm3]

Wow, I only paid £67k for a 2007 GT3 comfort, exactly 5 years ago, when it only had 5k miles on the clock!

[highway]

Since when is black a marmite colour on a 911,?

[jimmyslr]

Koln-RS said:

I'd say that was an ambitious reserve for a 'trade' auction.

2007 'comfort', 27k mls, marmite black, no pccbs - surely retail can't be much more?

I'm with you on this. I've been tracking them for some months, including private sales of ones with nicer specs (in my mind- I know it's personal). I think 65 would have been closer. There were some posts a couple of months ago that pointed to trade bids being a few grand lower than 65 so if the goal was to shift it then I think the reserve was definitely ott.

[mollytherocker]

highway said:

Since when is black a marmite colour on a 911,?

I hate black. Hardly proof of anything but true.

[SEE YA]

mollytherocker said:

highway said:

Since when is black a marmite colour on a 911,?

I hate black. Hardly proof of anything but true.

Marmite black colour each to there own. It suits my car I like it anyway.

Some cars suit certain colours better than others.

[mollytherocker]

SEE YA said:

Marmite black colour each to there own. It suits my car I like it anyway.

Some cars suit certain colours better than others.

I agree with your each to their own comment.

[g7jhp]

mollytherocker said:

highway said:

Since when is black a marmite colour on a 911,?

I hate black. Hardly proof of anything but true.

+1 it's a PITA to keep clean.

Certainly doesn't suit the 997.1 GT3 which looks better in colours which show off it's curves!

[Koln-RS]

'Basalt' is metallic black, which I think is slightly better, but I do recall, when I was looking at GT3s, that there were quite a few black ones in the classifieds that were slow to sell. Personal choice, obviously.

[Legacywr]

Black is a popular colour for a turbo, but not so popular for a GT!

[Digga]

Black is a very difficult colour to look after, but if you like washing cars and are good at it, or are happy to pay a man who does, then so what? I think turbos and GTs look pretty good in the colour, other models less so.

Anyway, you're all wrong, Marmite's brown. It's the jar that's black.

[Orangecurry]

g7jhp said:

mollytherocker said:

highway said:

Since when is black a marmite colour on a 911,?

I hate black. Hardly proof of anything but true.

+1 it's a PITA to keep clean.

Certainly doesn't suit the 997.1 GT3 which looks better in colours which show off it's curves!

Exactly - dark colours hide the shape of a car, and light ones accentuate the glorious curves on a 911.

[mollytherocker]

Orangecurry said:

Exactly - dark colours hide the shape of a car, and light ones accentuate the glorious curves on a 911.

Yep, same with wheels!

[highway]

Black is difficult to keep clean. It's never been a marmite colour. That surely refers to colours like green, yellow and other less mainstream choices.

[roygarth]

highway said:

Black is difficult to keep clean. It's never been a marmite colour. That surely refers to colours like green, yellow and other less mainstream choices.

Correct, just look at how a high a percent of cars are black.

[andymc]

Just as a quick heads up the car sold for £72k, looks like the buyer increased their bid

[Geneve]

I think 'black' definitely defines 'marmite' - you either love it or hate it.

Did the eventual sale price include the Buyer's Premium?

[andymc]

no, no premium

[roygarth]

Geneve said:

I think 'black' definitely defines 'marmite' - you either love it or hate it.

I quite like black - I don't love it mind, just quite like it. There are definitely colours that are much more 'marmitey' than black.