Potentially looking for a 996 Turbo

[Juddder]

Hi everyone

I normally live over on the TVR Cerbera forum, but have had the recent thoughts to find a nice 996 Turbo to add

I've looked at a few ranging from £30k up to £40k, some with Aero kits, some with standard Whale Tale spoilers and various options (manual / automatic) but thought I would post a quick message up here to see if anyone was thinking of selling theirs that might not be on the market yet?

Apologies in advance if it's not normal practice to put out wanted ads, but you can read my profile and posts - it's just me looking to potentially find a nice car

Either way if anyone has one that they might be thinking about a sale for that fits my very rough requirements, drop me a PM, or also if anyone knows of a great one for sale I might not have spotted, would love to know

Also has any strong thoughts on Aerokit versus non for future valuations, I'd love some opinions?

[I've read back through the forum posts to late last year so have checked I'm not massively duplicating any existing posts!]

Regards

Alex / Juddder [based in London]

Edited by Juddder on Friday 27th May 00:23

Edited by Juddder on Friday 27th May 00:27

[Juddder]

Thanks for the replies guys

Yes the plan is to ideally keep the Cerbera, but add a different perspective with the 996 Turbo - although as with all plans always potentially subject to change

Re: style and colour - I'm actually, strange to sum, a bit of a fan of the aero style and not totally fixed on colour so interested in all combinations and UpTheIron, let's talk - one never knows!

@eastsider - budget is not as high as the 50's though I'm afraid - so I guess the best I can find within original budget as above

Hope that helps!

Alex

Edited by Juddder on Thursday 26th May 22:33

[Juddder]

Thanks Adam

Advice much appreciated and agree in both 997 and 996 format they look pretty special

Anyone thinking of a change, drop me a PM as above!

Regards

Alex

[Juddder]

Thanks for the feedback guys, and opinions - all which are welcome to help build up my understanding of what I really want

Half the fun with these things is finding the one that's right for me, with the pretty good (IMHO, obvioulsy!) budget range I have, so I'm taking it all on board and seeing what I can find

Even started putting together a spreadsheet today with all the options on it (XAF, XKD, XKJ etc.) of ones that are out there - now that's probably taking it a bit too far!!!

[Juddder]

Blambino99 said:

Couple of nice looking examples at Yorkshire classic Porsche, both under 65k miles. Worth a look?

Thanks - high end of my budget but studying now!

Regards

[Juddder]

Jibaro said:

OP have you seen the 75k Seal Grey Manual (9E tuned with desirable upgrades) for sale on 911uk (£39k)??

This one?

Interestingly if so it's near me in Slough so I should be able to pop along and have a look - also comes with a lot of warranty and guarantees which is never a bad thing

There is also this one but I'm not sure if the subtle modifications are a positive or a negative

For me I'll be driving it, so they might actually be +ves!

Appreciate the feedback BTW (and what does OP mean?!)

[Juddder]

Adam B said:

OP = original poster = you

Taaaa

[Juddder]

9e 28 said:

Well worth a cheeky bid of £40k. Very well thought out upgrades probably costing £10k -£15k + = rocketship. I reckon circa 600bhp +. Looks stunning. That would blow the doors of most things

Sent the guy a PM as it does look very nice

Price seems to be lowered to the very top of my budget as per the thread so might work out...

[Juddder]

Wednesday bump, as I'm going to see a Slate Grey on Saturday, Auto not Manual unluckily, but all the rest are positives and nicely within budget

The Red and Blue ones in the thread earlier at the Turbo garage look amazing BTW - would love to find one of those!

[Juddder]

Digga said:

Just get a PPI, whatever.

If you read what the Red Devil posted and also what I've previously posted, good car or not, a turbo can generate hefty bills with ease. Go in with your eyes open and it is far less of an issue.

Will definitely do the PPI (Prior Purchase Inspection - had to look that up) - anyone got any recommendations around the London area? Thanks

[Juddder]

Thanks both - I will seek out Peter Morgan after initial viewing and definitely get him involved if it looks good

Kindest regards

[Juddder]

pete said:

Just to reiterate some of the points made on this thread, definitely be careful about condition. My Turbo S is literally one of the last handful off the line (summer 2005), but since I bought it at 55k miles (with a clean PPI from Camtune), I've spent a small fortune on things that on paper are relatively minor, and are simply a matter of common bits wearing out. Brake pads, a centre rad, aircon condensors, shocks, wishbones, top mounts, exhaust manifold bolts, heat shields, and boost leaks, to name the ones that were expensive - and that's excluding tyres, a posh new exhaust and routine servicing!

Nonetheless, with values holding strong I'm still well up on the deal, which is a very different story to most other fast cars I've owned over the years. I'd strongly recommend a 996 turbo as long as you find a good one.

Thanks Pete - advice much appreciated and after owning, and continuing(!) to own a Cerbera for the last 7 odd years I'm getting a little more used to owning much loved, but high maintenance technology

PPI before purchasing is the essential bit of advice everyone has been very kind to drum in that I do, and basically affording the best one I can seems the most sensible option - just trying to find the right combination of all the bits I like!!

Alex

[Juddder]

Spaceman2001 said:

Another weird Pistonheads fruitcake thread.

OP I have a 996 turbo if you would like to get in touch.

Thanks Spaceman

Have sent you a PM and would be great to get in touch - same with anyone else who might be thinking - would be very interested to have a chat

Regards

OP / Juddder / Alex

[Juddder]

Jibaro said:

Did you go to see the Space Grey one, keen to know what it's been for sale for so long at that price?

JulianPH said:

Did you end up going for this one and if so was it from Portiacraft?

Yes, I went up to Portiacraft yesterday as it's about 40 minutes away from me and they have a good range of cars so thought it was a good place to start

I had a good look at the 996s there, both the C4S they have and the Turbos and decided in the end that a manual is ideally really what I want

The two sales guys were very helpful and busy selling cars to customers [so that must be good] and after chatting to one of them at the end he said that the Grey Turbo was actually sold this week, so just as well!

They had a 997 Turbo in black which they were getting ready for sale (parked out the front to the side, with the exhaust removed) but black doesn't work with my female co-pilot, interestingly nor do convertibles in London, so it's a non-Black, non-Convertible, ideally Manual 996 Turbo that I need

Phew!

The Dublin plated '02 is looking beautiful after the wash BTW so if the owner does change their mind...

On other news I am having some chats privately with a few people that got in touch, many thanks and really appreciated it, so I will explore and see how we all get on - no rush from any of us luckily

Regards and thanks again for all the advice, directions and tips as well as the photos

This is turning into the longer 996 Turbo thread on PH by the looks of it!

Alex

[Juddder]

shantybeater said:

Judder ..., best of luck with the hunt

Many thanks - will update as I progress!

[Juddder]

Jimbo965 said:

Alex, I just sent you PM about my black 996 Turbo S and just read that black is out. Sorry I only read bits of this long thread so just ignore the message!

Hi Jim - thanks for the reply.

Black is out at request from the co-pilot, but I might be able to swing it for the perfect car, so let me get in touch just in case!

Regards

[Juddder]

9e 28 said:

Hi OP thanks for the PM. Personally I'd up your budget and buy a mint one from JZM. It will cost you less over all in the medium term IMO as long as you do not do more than 3-5k miles per year.

Thanks for coming back to me and yes the market does appear to be super high at the moment.

Time to contemplate what to do next I think as yes upping the budget could be an option, but then it might be better to take a back seat and watch for a while

No rush from me!

BTW seemed to be developing an interest in Cobalt Blue / Blue if anyone has one that they might be parting with in the near future

[Juddder]

9e 28 said:

If you do up your budget worth looking at 997 turbo too and there were more of them made in Cobalt as it was the cars launch colour in UK.

Great tip - many thanks and yes I will!

[Juddder]

The Red Devil said:

OP.
On the face of it this appears to be great value, the retailer could have asked more, if you factor in a bit of
negotiation then this would be a safe place to park your money. Details are sparse to say the least, which is
about the usual standard of effort from dealers (myself excluded), a quick call would fill in the blanks...

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

Thanks for the heads-up

Funnily enough I already mailed them some questions earlier tonight as noticed it too and agree with your prognosis!

Will report back how I get on....

KR Alex / Juddder

[Juddder]

Digga said:

To my eyes, the car looks to have been lowered though - worth considering/checking if you have a lot of speed bumps to negotiate locally.

Thanks for the feedback everyone - having a dialogue with the garage at the moment

BTW it does look lowered...

Lowered?



Stock / Not Lowered