Jackal's 993 RS Rep FS

[Steve Rance]

Good car built to a very detailed spec. I think a very nice buy for the new owner. For the spec, level of detail and build quality, you are unlikely to get better for that money. If I were the new owner, i'd change the final drive ratio, leave the gearbox alone, fit a guards diff and ignore fitting the vacuum braking hardware. He (or She) will end up with a car which is a better drive than a CS dynamically at a fraction of the price.

I sincerely hope that it brings the new owner much enjoyment

[Juno]

Slippydiff said:

Juno said:

Beautiful but yours is only an original real deal car and not a highly sort after replica

Another one I should have kept ... I had two of the damn things at one point ...

The previous owner had an argument with something solid on the Tour of Mull









It was going to be a big turbo 450-500hp hillclimb car ...



Then I bought chassis No 002 instead

OUCH that hurt

Stunning car you have there and fun to hoon, even my rep is a hoot to drive 2.1 Ltr Forged, Syvecs, Blouch 413HP

Edited by Juno on Monday 30th September 14:01

[Juno]

There is much talk about the 996/997GT’s being the most involving but a quick look at this and I find it hard to think what’s more fun

https://youtu.be/eZgClzYzMaU

[WCZ]

re the p1, if you modify it that extensively does it still carry the premium of being a p1?

[Slippydiff]

Juno said:

There is much talk about the 996/997GT’s being the most involving but a quick look at this and I find it hard to think what’s more fun

https://youtu.be/eZgClzYzMaU

Regrettably the GT3 running costs are in a different league to the WRC car, but I agree, they're several leagues above even a well fettled 996/997 GT3.

And my all time favorite Christmas film ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgrRNZi0xA

Bloody hooligans isn'tnit ?

[Juno]

Slippydiff said:

Juno said:

There is much talk about the 996/997GT’s being the most involving but a quick look at this and I find it hard to think what’s more fun

https://youtu.be/eZgClzYzMaU

Regrettably the GT3 running costs are in a different league to the WRC car, but I agree, they're several leagues above even a well fettled 996/997 GT3.

And my all time favorite Christmas film ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgrRNZi0xA

Bloody hooligans isn'tnit ?

Yes I’ve seen that before, very funny!!!

[avaF1]

barchetta_boy said:

To be honest I was disappointed with the photos taken for the auction.

now that the vehicle is sold.......................
why chose a relatively unknown auction house over private sale or even SOR with a big player a la JZM 911 Virgin etc..................?

[BertBert]

Perhaps because the seller liked the immediacy of an auction and didn't fancy ebay? The US version from where it's copied (Bring a Trailer) has quite a strong following and reasonable liquidity now. Collecting Cars is very new and it'll be interesting to see where it goes.
Bert

[Desert Dragon]

I find it incredible that a reasonably tidy 550 Maranello very recently sold for less than half the price of this 993 RS evocation via Bonhams recently. I'd say Bonhams 550 probably in slightly better condition than this 993 currently aesthetically at least. You could also have your pick of 328, 355, 430, 360, 575, 599 almost whatever F car you want really from the back catalogue for the same price this little 993 sold for which shows how special these old beetles are.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25824/lot/172/

Going to maybe have a 550M if they ever fall back down to pre boom £45k-£50k for a nice 50,000 ish mile RHD UK car.

[barchetta_boy]

SOR = property risk

Plus the auction was time limited. There was no downside. Very happy with how things turned out

Joel

[Desert Dragon]

anonymous said:

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993 sold for circa £87k inc coms. The 550 was £42k inc commissions and it looks reasonably tidy although completely agree lhd, clock change and colour change all go against her but as a car to drive without any guilt for cross continental blasts what a car! Its only done circa 60k miles that's 20k miles less than this 993! I have feeling you'd like the 550 Cmoose

[Cheib]

barchetta_boy said:

SOR = property risk

Plus the auction was time limited. There was no downside. Very happy with how things turned out

Joel

Can’t argue with that logic...there’s more risk to SoR than some people think though if you choose the right dealer that’s hopefully minimal. Also certainly one of the major UK auction houses seems to have a problem with paying people on time judging by some threads on other forums.