Porsche 911 - 997.1
Discussion
Hi everyone.
Currently on the look out for a new car as my current one ends in February, having always had fairly powerful bigger saloon cars I really fancy a change.
Luckily having just purchased a new Transit custom for work duties means I can now look at smaller & more fun cars.
The 911 has always been a car I have loved and wanted, seeing the 997.1 in the 20k bracket now is really tempting, my budget is around 22-24k for one, I would ideally like the following;
3.8 engine
2006 +
Manual or Auto
Do you think my budget is cutting it close? I dont want to end up buying a dog but I have seen a few for sale with around 60k or so on the clock with FSH which is ideal.
I will be doing around 5-10k per year in the car, so buying one with lower mileage now will hopefully help re-sale in 2-3 years as it should only have around 75-85k. I have read the common problems on there and generally know what to look for.
Quick question I have is regarding the sports chrono pack, is it worth waiting for a car with it as it seems to have great reviews.
Thanks
Currently on the look out for a new car as my current one ends in February, having always had fairly powerful bigger saloon cars I really fancy a change.
Luckily having just purchased a new Transit custom for work duties means I can now look at smaller & more fun cars.
The 911 has always been a car I have loved and wanted, seeing the 997.1 in the 20k bracket now is really tempting, my budget is around 22-24k for one, I would ideally like the following;
3.8 engine
2006 +
Manual or Auto
Do you think my budget is cutting it close? I dont want to end up buying a dog but I have seen a few for sale with around 60k or so on the clock with FSH which is ideal.
I will be doing around 5-10k per year in the car, so buying one with lower mileage now will hopefully help re-sale in 2-3 years as it should only have around 75-85k. I have read the common problems on there and generally know what to look for.
Quick question I have is regarding the sports chrono pack, is it worth waiting for a car with it as it seems to have great reviews.
Thanks
This looks ideal, its a shame I am not looking now!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORSCHE-997-911-CARRERA-...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORSCHE-997-911-CARRERA-...
I do want a 2006+ but if a good 2005 car came up I wouldn't turn it down, however newer the better!
I have only seen one 997 which had a hartech rebuild, it was a cabrilet priced around 25k which I thought was reasonable. I am not in a massive rush once my current car goes back so I might hang about until I find one which has had the work done, do they essentially eliminate the regular problems?
Having looked in to warranties I was quoted around £650 a year, seems a lot but on the other hand could be worth factoring in?
Quick question, are the cabriolets harder to sell on do you think?
I have only seen one 997 which had a hartech rebuild, it was a cabrilet priced around 25k which I thought was reasonable. I am not in a massive rush once my current car goes back so I might hang about until I find one which has had the work done, do they essentially eliminate the regular problems?
Having looked in to warranties I was quoted around £650 a year, seems a lot but on the other hand could be worth factoring in?
Quick question, are the cabriolets harder to sell on do you think?
Thanks for the feedback everyone. By the sounds of it unless I can find one with Porsche warranty or Hartech re-build it might be worth avoiding as problems seem inevitable?
I would love a gen 2 997 but prices shoot up about 10k!
Still on the fence with this, I may see whats about after Xmas and reassess at the time.
Thanks again
I would love a gen 2 997 but prices shoot up about 10k!
Still on the fence with this, I may see whats about after Xmas and reassess at the time.
Thanks again
Sorry for bringing this back up!
Still toying with the idea of a porsche, I nearly had my name down on an S5 lease deal this week but it has expired now unfortunately.
I have been looking at the 997's for a while now and although there is horror stories I have seen a couple with a premium warranty included, I would of course make sure the common problems were covered. Hartech models seem to fetch a bit more for obvious reasons.
Anyway putting a bit of money down and getting some finance would mean its quite a bit cheaper then the S5 per month and at least with the 997 I probably wont loose a lot of money on it (I hope not anyway!)
I have also come across this which has caught my eye: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-PORSCHE-911-CARRERA...
What are people thoughts on the 996 apposed to a 997. Personally I prefer the 997 in general but love the 996 C4S models where it has the reflector across the boot does it for me.
How are these in terms of reliability? I have seen pricing rise on these over the last few years so getting one now is tempting before they carry on creeping up.
Still toying with the idea of a porsche, I nearly had my name down on an S5 lease deal this week but it has expired now unfortunately.
I have been looking at the 997's for a while now and although there is horror stories I have seen a couple with a premium warranty included, I would of course make sure the common problems were covered. Hartech models seem to fetch a bit more for obvious reasons.
Anyway putting a bit of money down and getting some finance would mean its quite a bit cheaper then the S5 per month and at least with the 997 I probably wont loose a lot of money on it (I hope not anyway!)
I have also come across this which has caught my eye: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-PORSCHE-911-CARRERA...
What are people thoughts on the 996 apposed to a 997. Personally I prefer the 997 in general but love the 996 C4S models where it has the reflector across the boot does it for me.
How are these in terms of reliability? I have seen pricing rise on these over the last few years so getting one now is tempting before they carry on creeping up.
Thanks for the replies everyone, this is getting more tempting!!
Having spent another evening browsing the classifieds I came across this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Lovely looking motor and with the work done to it seems a reasonable buy, if it was a couple of months down the line I would be making the trip to go and see that (450 mile round journey).
To be honest I am swaying towards a C4S after looking in to it, I can just about get a good condition C4S with reasonable miles where as the 997 I would be pushing it budget wise to get a good one.
as mentioned the C4S seem to be rising in price so my logic is get one now whilst I can. If I can pick up a good one I wont be using it as a daily and will try to keep the mileage reasonable each year & properly maintain it.
Interior wise the 997 appears better as you would expect with it being a newer car but thats not a massive concern for me, I will be spending majority of my time in the company Transit custom so anything is a upgrade lol.
Having spent another evening browsing the classifieds I came across this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Lovely looking motor and with the work done to it seems a reasonable buy, if it was a couple of months down the line I would be making the trip to go and see that (450 mile round journey).
To be honest I am swaying towards a C4S after looking in to it, I can just about get a good condition C4S with reasonable miles where as the 997 I would be pushing it budget wise to get a good one.
as mentioned the C4S seem to be rising in price so my logic is get one now whilst I can. If I can pick up a good one I wont be using it as a daily and will try to keep the mileage reasonable each year & properly maintain it.
Interior wise the 997 appears better as you would expect with it being a newer car but thats not a massive concern for me, I will be spending majority of my time in the company Transit custom so anything is a upgrade lol.
That would be the plan, call Hartech and confirm what has been done then get a full inspection on the car.
Hoping it is still available in a few weeks however it seems reasonably priced so it probably will be sold by then!
Quick question a lot of the C4S I look at have the electric sliding sun roof, did this come standard on them or was it just a popular upgrade?
Hoping it is still available in a few weeks however it seems reasonably priced so it probably will be sold by then!
Quick question a lot of the C4S I look at have the electric sliding sun roof, did this come standard on them or was it just a popular upgrade?
That double din looks quite nice in there actually and as you say modernises it a bit, coming from a 2015 E250 coupe it will have a lot less luxuries.
This also caught my eye: http://www.essexprestigeautos.co.uk/used-cars/pors...
Lower mileage which is a bonus but it appears the other one has had a lot more work done which should/could save me money in the long run.
This also caught my eye: http://www.essexprestigeautos.co.uk/used-cars/pors...
Lower mileage which is a bonus but it appears the other one has had a lot more work done which should/could save me money in the long run.
I enquired about the black 996 above and was told the following;
The car has had 6 former keepers, the last service stamp was 27/12/2012 on 60,704 mileage however another service was carried out on 1/07/2015 on 75,135 mileage with invoice from Hartech.
Here is an attachment of the work carried out at Hartech, service records seem a bit sparse, I am thinking it may not have been too well looked after from the previous owners hence needing the amount of work its had recently?
What are peoples thoughts on the above?
The car has had 6 former keepers, the last service stamp was 27/12/2012 on 60,704 mileage however another service was carried out on 1/07/2015 on 75,135 mileage with invoice from Hartech.
Here is an attachment of the work carried out at Hartech, service records seem a bit sparse, I am thinking it may not have been too well looked after from the previous owners hence needing the amount of work its had recently?
What are peoples thoughts on the above?
Without the engine re-build it would be over priced but I think it seems about right?
This one is stunning, very clean. FSH but no engine work so to speak: http://www.knightsgarage.co.uk/189porsche.html
This one is stunning, very clean. FSH but no engine work so to speak: http://www.knightsgarage.co.uk/189porsche.html
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