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VSKeith said:
ATM said:
ATM said:
VSKeith said:
ATM said:
ATM said:
This one has been for sale for a while and keeps getting cheaper and cheaper
I was tempted to go for a look see
£12,950
C2
1999
No sunroof
164,000 miles
Hartech engine rebuild
Sports Classic gearbox rebuild
Ad reads well
Car sounds a bit tatty maybe but doesn't look too bad to Me
Everyone says don't let mileage put you off and buy a well used car which has been well maintained, well this one sounds well used and well maintained right?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275340954599
New advert and now only £12,500I was tempted to go for a look see
£12,950
C2
1999
No sunroof
164,000 miles
Hartech engine rebuild
Sports Classic gearbox rebuild
Ad reads well
Car sounds a bit tatty maybe but doesn't look too bad to Me
Everyone says don't let mileage put you off and buy a well used car which has been well maintained, well this one sounds well used and well maintained right?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275340954599
I really really should not go see this car....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275375656850
ATM said:
That looks OK for a 'driver' but I'd worry about rusting with that mileage. Going to be a real pain to fix the paint too.I've got an ocean blue and it looks lovely when clean in the sun but once it gets dirty and overcast it looks pretty boring IMO.
shalmaneser said:
ATM said:
That looks OK for a 'driver' but I'd worry about rusting with that mileage. Going to be a real pain to fix the paint too.I've got an ocean blue and it looks lovely when clean in the sun but once it gets dirty and overcast it looks pretty boring IMO.
Paint a pain to fix, but not impossible. At least it's an honest car with all the expiry bits done.
ATM said:
ATM said:
This one has been for sale for a while and keeps getting cheaper and cheaper
I was tempted to go for a look see
£12,950
C2
1999
No sunroof
164,000 miles
Hartech engine rebuild
Sports Classic gearbox rebuild
Ad reads well
Car sounds a bit tatty maybe but doesn't look too bad to Me
Everyone says don't let mileage put you off and buy a well used car which has been well maintained, well this one sounds well used and well maintained right?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275340954599
New advert and now only £12,500I was tempted to go for a look see
£12,950
C2
1999
No sunroof
164,000 miles
Hartech engine rebuild
Sports Classic gearbox rebuild
Ad reads well
Car sounds a bit tatty maybe but doesn't look too bad to Me
Everyone says don't let mileage put you off and buy a well used car which has been well maintained, well this one sounds well used and well maintained right?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275340954599
I really really should not go see this car....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275375656850
WojaWabbit said:
I'm thinking about this as a base for a track/fast road toy. Not fussed about cosmetics, most of the suspension and brakes will end up being upgraded at some point so the mileage on them isn't a worry and the big-ticket items like engine and gearbox have been tended to. The only thing that's stopping me right now is that I prefer a .2 with the GT3-RS-esque 'track-look' over the .1. Hmmm, what to do?!!
Sounds to me like you need a tatty looking 996 with Baffled Sump, KW Clubsport coilovers, stiffer roll bars and poly bushes. Just like this...ATM said:
WojaWabbit said:
I'm thinking about this as a base for a track/fast road toy. Not fussed about cosmetics, most of the suspension and brakes will end up being upgraded at some point so the mileage on them isn't a worry and the big-ticket items like engine and gearbox have been tended to. The only thing that's stopping me right now is that I prefer a .2 with the GT3-RS-esque 'track-look' over the .1. Hmmm, what to do?!!
Sounds to me like you need a tatty looking 996 with Baffled Sump, KW Clubsport coilovers, stiffer roll bars and poly bushes. Just like this...[/url]
paul chocks said:
Very light on options, although whether that matters at this end of the market I'm not sure. High miles on a 987.1 S. Some people will run a mile, some people will say that if the bores were to score then they would have done so by now. I guess a you'd need a good borescope inspection and to keep your fingers crossed.
Not really possible to say with confidence exactly what the relative rates of scoring at various mileages are. But it's certainly the case that there are examples of scoring above 100K miles.
That car is almost cheap enough that you could buy it with a rebuild priced in and it could still be value from a certain perspective. Hartech conversion to 3.9 was £15-16k last I checked, so you could possibly have a 3.9-litre car with about 350hp for mid £20k's, which is very cheap compared to just about any other modern Porker with a comparable capacity and NA output.
Would want really nice spec and pretty good cosmetic condition before I put a five-figure investment into a car like that and not sure it's quite right in that. regard.
That car is almost cheap enough that you could buy it with a rebuild priced in and it could still be value from a certain perspective. Hartech conversion to 3.9 was £15-16k last I checked, so you could possibly have a 3.9-litre car with about 350hp for mid £20k's, which is very cheap compared to just about any other modern Porker with a comparable capacity and NA output.
Would want really nice spec and pretty good cosmetic condition before I put a five-figure investment into a car like that and not sure it's quite right in that. regard.
ATM said:
2005
2.7
Manual
Some bills for recent work people might find interesting
10 grand
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155042296402
Now an auction ending in 3 days with price starting at 8,250 with zero bids2.7
Manual
Some bills for recent work people might find interesting
10 grand
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155042296402
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155069709862
ATM said:
Now an auction ending in 3 days with price starting at 8,250 with zero bids
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155069709862
Lovely.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155069709862
When you compare this to that patchy blue 996 with starship miles, it's a no-brainer for me.
Don't get me wrong, a 911 Carrera is a fabulous thing to drive, but if the truth be told (and at the risk of being expelled from Pistonheads)...
A Boxster is better
I came to this realisation when I once borrowed the key to my Dad's 2.7 987 Boxster, having driven up to see him in my 997 C2S. Hopping back in to my car, as nice as the extra performance and the extended leather was, I felt very short changed for what is fundamentally a very similar car to the much cheaper Boxster.
There, I said it.
You have to really need those rear seats.
Having just sold my 996.1 I’m second carless. It’s odd walking into the garage and seeing a space where there has been a car since 2008. I had a Caterham and MX5 prior to getting the 911 in 2018. I’m about to undergo treatment for my prostate but if the prognosis is correct I should be ok by September. I’ve been looking at Boxsters to be my next toy but unsure which way to go. Budget around £12k. I’m sort of heading in the 987 direction.
Smollet said:
Having just sold my 996.1 I’m second carless. It’s odd walking into the garage and seeing a space where there has been a car since 2008. I had a Caterham and MX5 prior to getting the 911 in 2018. I’m about to undergo treatment for my prostate but if the prognosis is correct I should be ok by September. I’ve been looking at Boxsters to be my next toy but unsure which way to go. Budget around £12k. I’m sort of heading in the 987 direction.
986 is very 996 so will feel almost identicalI've never driven a 987 myself. I did have a 997 for a while in 2005 and it was lovely. I think the 987 should be a good car. I'd have difficulty believing in a 2.7 even though the performance difference isn't really that big. I'm just a sucker for buying the quicker models. My 986 does feel a bit slow at times. Once you are used to having the performance when it is taken away you really notice it.
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