997.1 RS

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Ex Jay Kay car listed for 110k at Maxted Page

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I think its bonkers and yet more evidence that the market can't go on forever.

Everything is being dragged into the so called 'collectors' net. They are great cars. I'll continue to use and enjoy mine, what others do is up to them. I know I'd rather have the memories of driving them then a few % more on the eventual sticker price.

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Beautiful car and good man. I'll be doing the same in after the summer, few of us heading over to Oktoberfest. Throwing in a few tracks along the way....

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I agree its stupid. I hope the arse falls out of it so I can start to think about buying again.

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Still got my 6RS and not selling for now. It's my least favourite out of the 4.0 and 7.1RS but still a cool car. It's just not great on my local roads which is a shame, despite it being less useable I'm still attached to it.

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Wasn't it a 100k track day car when it came out? You're all prima donnas for not driving them because of their value. If you're worried about shunting it at least you know you're driving it properly! Well, as close to properly as possible at the given time....
The best 996RS out there is the one that has already been bent, those owners car enjoy their cars conscience free!

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Sadly we live in a world where crashed exotic/supercars are about as in demand as used condoms.....race cars on the other hand are different! Wash 'em out and pass on....

The reality is if you have a 996RS for example and it's been crashed, it's forever stigmatised.....

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Its definitely rarer, but its certainly not better in my opinion. As a road and track car the 997 series is the pinnacle in RS/GT3 form. The RS' are a bit garish for the road but they make it up for it with shorter gearing and a responsive chassis. It'll never be bettered now that we are into hybrid tech and playstation gearboxes.

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What's 189?

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Still hasn't sold? I don't understand? It must be worth more today than it was yesterday.......

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In this market I think it's the latter. Kind of you though to give him the benefit of some considerable doubt

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They want 270k for that GT2RS

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Hexagon - RHD and JZM - LHD

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I could have bought one for January for 160k. Mad mad mad.

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Congrats, you're the only man to buy a car for reasonable money in the last 6 months! Very well bought.

Even without hearing that though, I agree, the Amari car looked pricey.

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Nice LHD orange car in Germany with PCCB for 80k sterling on mobile.de - we seem to like paying more over here.

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ffmygale said:

its obviously easy to take the front cage out but if you do so, what permanent signs remain? Is it just the hole in the carpet?

Believe so. The cage attaches itself to the main structure and then runs inside the door frame down into the driver footwell. So the hole in the main frame/cage gets blocked up and then you're left with the floor cavity, you can fill that too with a plastic cap and then the carpet. I've done it before. The front cage is a total pain in the arse.

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The same with a 512 Tr at another dealer. Been for sale for over a year. 100k, 115k and now 150k; surely if they just put it up again?

People are getting really greedy and unrealistic now

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I emailed him to ask if he has had any interest at even close to this level. Explained that I'm also an owner of a Viper Green RS, nothing back. I didn't take that as a good sign.