Are 997 gen 1 / gen 2s over priced?
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I'd say a 997.1 C2S up to £25k is good value IMO.
Even with a £10-12k engine you're £35-37k.
Higher chance the engine won't break so you're in a car for a lower cost and at worst you end up with a car with a freshly repaired engine.
Only higher mile 997.2 are sub £40k.
You're paying £45k+ for a lower mileage 997.2 C2S.
Higher mile 997.2 could well need engine work at some point.
Both 997.1 and 997.2 are at the bottom of their depreciation curve and getting a good car will only become harder as time goes on.
Buy in at the point you can afford or don't buy if you can't afford to buy a car and engine refresh.
Even with a £10-12k engine you're £35-37k.
Higher chance the engine won't break so you're in a car for a lower cost and at worst you end up with a car with a freshly repaired engine.
Only higher mile 997.2 are sub £40k.
You're paying £45k+ for a lower mileage 997.2 C2S.
Higher mile 997.2 could well need engine work at some point.
Both 997.1 and 997.2 are at the bottom of their depreciation curve and getting a good car will only become harder as time goes on.
Buy in at the point you can afford or don't buy if you can't afford to buy a car and engine refresh.
g7jhp said:
I'd say a 997.1 C2S up to £25k is good value IMO.
Even with a £10-12k engine you're £35-37k.
Higher chance the engine won't break so you're in a car for a lower cost and at worst you end up with a car with a freshly repaired engine.
Only higher mile 997.2 are sub £40k.
You're paying £45k+ for a lower mileage 997.2 C2S.
Higher mile 997.2 could well need engine work at some point.
Both 997.1 and 997.2 are at the bottom of their depreciation curve and getting a good car will only become harder as time goes on.
Buy in at the point you can afford or don't buy if you can't afford to buy a car and engine refresh.
Agreed. A Hartech rebuild is not £15k btwEven with a £10-12k engine you're £35-37k.
Higher chance the engine won't break so you're in a car for a lower cost and at worst you end up with a car with a freshly repaired engine.
Only higher mile 997.2 are sub £40k.
You're paying £45k+ for a lower mileage 997.2 C2S.
Higher mile 997.2 could well need engine work at some point.
Both 997.1 and 997.2 are at the bottom of their depreciation curve and getting a good car will only become harder as time goes on.
Buy in at the point you can afford or don't buy if you can't afford to buy a car and engine refresh.
Only buy a car that you are prepared to fix should it go wrong (that applies to all cars) but buying a low mileage £25k 997.1 with £10k in the bank just in case is imo a very attractive option.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 17th November 11:15
If the OP is serious about actually buying a car and not making dreamer offers this 4S looks right up his street:
£27k https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14066138
£27k https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14066138
yeh look totally - I don't have an issue with rebuilt cars priced around 25k - 27k
Me personally - just wanted get peoples opinion on non-rebuilt cars people at what I felt was overpriced. Thats all - but clearly I'm in the wrong - feels like 70% of you guys think they are fairly priced.
Fair enough.
Budget isn't an issue - and I'm not trying to get the price on 997.1s down (obviously I'd want the best deal - who wouldn't).
Reason why I questioned gen 2 vs gen 1 prices is a rebuild takes the price more or less up to a gen 2 price - and just wanted peoples take on whether that makes sense. And you guys think it does. I stand corrected.
Me personally - just wanted get peoples opinion on non-rebuilt cars people at what I felt was overpriced. Thats all - but clearly I'm in the wrong - feels like 70% of you guys think they are fairly priced.
Fair enough.
Budget isn't an issue - and I'm not trying to get the price on 997.1s down (obviously I'd want the best deal - who wouldn't).
Reason why I questioned gen 2 vs gen 1 prices is a rebuild takes the price more or less up to a gen 2 price - and just wanted peoples take on whether that makes sense. And you guys think it does. I stand corrected.
braddo said:
If the OP is serious about actually buying a car and not making dreamer offers this 4S looks right up his street:
£27k https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14066138
yeh this decent - but isn't OPC just Porsche? Like a like for like rebuild instead of the upgraded nikasel piston linings etc?£27k https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14066138
No point in buying a rebuild if its still the same engine parts as original 997.
Anyway there's Hartech 997 for £26k fully rebuilt - all new pistons etc.
Be interesting to see what this goes for…
Usually they bids head high a few hours before close of auction.
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-porsche-9...
Usually they bids head high a few hours before close of auction.
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-porsche-9...
shuebc said:
Be interesting to see what this goes for…
Usually they bids head high a few hours before close of auction.
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-porsche-9...
Looks ok but 2 services in 10 years would put me off.Usually they bids head high a few hours before close of auction.
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-porsche-9...
I did 300 miles in mine in appalling weather going to a conference, I can’t think of many sports cars that would have been so sure footed in those conditions.
Whichever version you end up getting, provided you go in with your eyes open you won’t be disappointed.
Whichever version you end up getting, provided you go in with your eyes open you won’t be disappointed.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 17th November 23:06
I really like the 918 bucket spec, shame it is pdk otherwise pretty much unicorn spec.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022091397...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022091397...
ATM said:
Tobermory said:
agreed, but the habit Porsche (and AMG) have of painting wheels black and then having a sliver stripe on the rim looks awful IMO! I'd get that fixed right away.
These have been added after market. BBS wheels.At the other end of the spectrum we have this example. Porsche press car RX54WJK for sale - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
£17,950
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209290...
£17,950
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209290...
description said:
I am leaving the country and have to sell urgently.
Get rid of the yellow lights and yellow graphics and that's lovely. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to take on the PCCBs though (although I guess you can replace with steel if they're finished) and I do wonder if "leaving the country and have to sell urgently" is code for "I don't have time to let you inspect this". Not too far from me either... 
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