The £40k 997 turbo?

[g7jhp]

Crimp a Length! said:

Would i be daft in parting company with a rare GT2 for one?

Yes, your GT2 looks epic!

Is it hard work compared to a 996 turbo or you just have to be lighter on the loud peddle!

[mr pg]

Magic919 said:

Only about 120 996 GT2s in UK total. Bit more scarce than 996TT.

and only 16 of the mk 2's, one of which a friend of mine is selling (see ads).

[Crimp a Length!]

Rocco1 said:

Crimp a Length! said:

Awesome value,
Would i be daft in parting company with a rare GT2 for one?

Long term i would probably regret it i guess.................er yes i would.

Sorry for the lack of knowledge but why is the 996 GT2 rare when there are 12 avalible in the classifieds?

Lack of knowledge indeed my friend....................research?
I think so

[Crimp a Length!]

g7jhp said:

Crimp a Length! said:

Would i be daft in parting company with a rare GT2 for one?

Yes, your GT2 looks epic!

Is it hard work compared to a 996 turbo or you just have to be lighter on the loud peddle!

Very different mate to be honest, obviously a lot more raw and coupled with the added power & less weight makes for a more exciting drive.
It also has some of the old school feel about it due to no driver aid's (not sure whether thats a good thing sometimes mate!)
Its more of an event which suits me as a weekend tool, its also a bit wasted on a novice driver like me to be honest though.
Its rarity and looks though are something else and something special to behold.

[ClassicCarMad]

Rocco1 said:

Crimp a Length! said:

Awesome value,
Would i be daft in parting company with a rare GT2 for one?

Long term i would probably regret it i guess.................er yes i would.

Sorry for the lack of knowledge but why is the 996 GT2 rare when there are 12 avalible in the classifieds?

Can't get my breath

[Crimp a Length!]

Magic919 said:

Only about 120 996 GT2s in UK total. Bit more scarce than 996TT.

Only made 120 GT2's for the uk
So i would hased a guess that there is probably around 80-90 left?

[IMI A]

Going back to the thread a friend of mine bought a 57 plate 997 Turbo yesterday with very low mileage , 1 owner etc for £50,700. Now my car is circa 48,000 hard driven miles in a much more difficult colour to look after but I promise you if you put both cars next to each other and compare both the interior and exterior everyone would say my car is the lower mileage car. I don't doubt the mileage on his car is genuine but it makes a big difference on condition if you do simple things like wash your car properly once a month and feed the leather etc. Also his car has had 2 services ie every 2 years as per manufacturers recommendation and mine 4 ie every year and I swear mines a bit quicker!

[Crimp a Length!]

IMI A said:

Going back to the thread a friend of mine bought a 57 plate 997 Turbo yesterday with very low mileage , 1 owner etc for £50,700. Now my car is circa 48,000 hard driven miles in a much more difficult colour to look after but I promise you if you put both cars next to each other and compare both the interior and exterior everyone would say my car is the lower mileage car. I don't doubt the mileage on his car is genuine but it makes a big difference on condition if you do simple things like wash your car properly once a month and feed the leather etc. Also his car has had 2 services ie every 2 years as per manufacturers recommendation and mine 4 ie every year and I swear mines a bit quicker!

Spot on.
I've seen mint leggy cars, in fact my GT2 is leggy but if you drove it and saw it you wouldn't believe it, its all about how you care for them.

[Nano2nd]

C2S's nave pretty much lost £10k in the last 18 months, With the 997T being a more expensive car it'll loose more over the same period, I recon we will see plenty around thee £40k mark next year

[Fattrader]

I can see £45K around Feb next year. But £45k is a lot of money to buy on price over quality. Have been watching a steady increase dropping in at the £49K value. JZM sold a 996 Turbo S which was up at £36K. I was tempted. A few months ago I would not of thought a 996 turbo S comming in at that price.

[PHOENIXUK]

This seems cheap or is there a catch?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3173989.htm

[CUE 99T]

So I made a very solid comment about selling my car and the topic thread and just cos I put a link to my car which is no different to the link above it gets deleted. The classic is apparently no ads in forums!!! So wtf is the link above all about!!

Pistonheads.....you have lost it....and as Duncan says...I'm out!

[Nano2nd]

CUE 99T said:

So I made a very solid comment about selling my car and the topic thread and just cos I put a link to my car which is no different to the link above it gets deleted. The classic is apparently no ads in forums!!! So wtf is the link above all about!!

Pistonheads.....you have lost it....and as Duncan says...I'm out!

That's not his car though

[g7jhp]

CUE 99T said:

So I made a very solid comment about selling my car and the topic thread and just cos I put a link to my car which is no different to the link above it gets deleted. The classic is apparently no ads in forums!!! So wtf is the link above all about!!

Pistonheads.....you have lost it....and as Duncan says...I'm out!

They deleted my post as well!

I thought you'd complained because I'd said this car (which isn't mine)would sell quicker if it was £40k.

[g7jhp]

CUE 99T said:

So I made a very solid comment about selling my car and the topic thread and just cos I put a link to my car which is no different to the link above it gets deleted. The classic is apparently no ads in forums!!! So wtf is the link above all about!!

Pistonheads.....you have lost it....and as Duncan says...I'm out!

They deleted my post as well!

I thought you'd complained because I'd said this car (which isn't mine)would sell quicker if it was £40k.

[uktrailmonster]

IMI A said:

I don't doubt the mileage on his car is genuine

Who knows? Could have been fixed for all we know. I'm always very suspicious about very low mileage cars in less than showroom condition.

[IMI A]

uktrailmonster said:

IMI A said:

I don't doubt the mileage on his car is genuine

Who knows? Could have been fixed for all we know. I'm always very suspicious about very low mileage cars in less than showroom condition.

You're right its impossible to tell for sure as it's a one owner car and who knows what the first owner has been up to. On quick inspection of his new car I noticed a worn drivers sports seat, handbrake which looks like a dogs chewed it, small crack in speedo cover, destroyed drivers side kick plate, metallic rattling on start up from rear on a car with less than 20,000 miles. All of these items look new in my car. Didn't have the heart to say anything but that I thought it was really nice car. There seems to be many 06 and 07 turbos for sale both at traders and privately with very low mileage indeed. It would not surprise me if many of these cars have had their "mileage corrected". Difficult to tell though as my friends car drove very well.

[uktrailmonster]

IMI A said:

You're right its impossible to tell for sure as it's a one owner car and who knows what the first owner has been up to. On quick inspection of his new car I noticed a worn drivers sports seat, handbrake which looks like a dogs chewed it, small crack in speedo cover, destroyed drivers side kick plate, metallic rattling on start up from rear on a car with less than 20,000 miles. All of these items look new in my car. Didn't have the heart to say anything but that I thought it was really nice car. There seems to be many 06 and 07 turbos for sale both at traders and privately with very low mileage indeed. It would not surprise me if many of these cars have had their "mileage corrected". Difficult to tell though as my friends car drove very well.

Always tricky but I go with a view of presuming a car has been clocked if it looks like it might have been. In the example you describe I'd be quite suspicious. One devious owner or trader is all it takes.

[f1ten]

997tt lovely but not worth chopping in a 996 GT2! I would also doubt we will see a 997tt below £45k retail money for at least another 12 months. the 991 tt is about 18 months -2 years away is it not?

[Koing]

PHOENIXUK said:

This seems cheap or is there a catch?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3173989.htm

The catch is that it's too expensive for what people are willing to pay for. It has been on sale for 13 days.

Other car is up in Glasgow and been on sale for 7 days.

It is all well and good pricing your car at XXX but if it hasn't sold in 2 weeks people are not willing to pay for it. And the fact that it is October and people are waiting for Jan/ Feb buys...

Koing