Will the 996 C4S get any cheaper?

[Bad Sir Culation]

Looking through a few classifieds and dreaming today, I was wondering if there's any chance of a 996 C4S manual coming down to around £12k in decent nick by next summer? I'm not sure any other 996 would satisfy me outside of the (way too expensive for me) turbos.

[Tino]

Bad Sir Culation said:

Looking through a few classifieds and dreaming today, I was wondering if there's any chance of a 996 C4S manual coming down to around £12k in decent nick by next summer? I'm not sure any other 996 would satisfy me outside of the (way too expensive for me) turbos.

I would be surprised, though I am biased.
A 12K C4S would mean an 8K faclift car, making the 3.4 worth about 5K in decent nick.
That would put a 3.4 100k+ miler in at £3500 ish.

[Diesel130]

In answer to your title question, then "yes".

In answer to your question about £12K... There was a 200K+ mile one that sold for about £15K last year, but short of another high-miler, or Cat C/D, or Greece leaving the Euro and Italy going bust, then no... I doubt it.

[andysv]

i just sold a 101k miler for mid 15s, it's gone to belgium to be converted back to lhd were apparently he will make a fair profit selling it on, so on that assumption values shouldn't drop a lot more over here, the guy that bought mine was keen to buy more.

[Diesel130]

andysv said:

i just sold a 101k miler for mid 15s, it's gone to belgium to be converted back to lhd...

Blimey - how much is that going to cost to convert? But, I suppose the odometer gets changed during the conversion, so the mileage won't be an issue any more

[river_rat]

I put my C4S on ebay a few months ago on an auction basis starting at £15999, no interest at all, apart from the usual 'what's your lowest price/will you take £14k cash for it' brigade. OK, so it had nearly 100k miles, but was a decent spec.

Most of the trade bids I got were around £13k, so I wouldn't be surprised of some of the higher mileage private sales are dipping to near £12k in 6 months (for sellers who want to sell reasonably quickly).

[Bad Sir Culation]

That's a shame, I think they are really beautiful. If I could get a sub 80k miler for £14k then I'd probably still be very tempted.

[Barry Ashcroft]

Bad Sir Culation said:

That's a shame, I think they are really beautiful. If I could get a sub 80k miler for £14k then I'd probably still be very tempted.

So would a lot of people, Remember they were 70-80k new I dont think they'll ever be that price imho

[andysv]

everyone that called me really wanted a lower mileage car at 14k but they aren't at that level yet, i wouldn't set your heart on under 80k miles mine was much higher but had no faults at all and drove pefectly.

[anonymous-user]

Bad Sir Culation said:

Looking through a few classifieds and dreaming today, I was wondering if there's any chance of a 996 C4S manual coming down to around £12k in decent nick by next summer? I'm not sure any other 996 would satisfy me outside of the (way too expensive for me) turbos.

Depends on your definition of 'decent nick'. I'd say you're dreaming really at that price.

[chris7676]

Most likely. I bet a few years ago you had folks dreaming of £20k cars.

[pdavison]

I don't think the price for a good example will dip to those levels but one that required work or a little TLC may do.

These cars need looking after at this age so those that are will command a premium, albeit potentially a small one.

[markcoznottz]

Its likely cars of that age might need outstanding work doing on them, not all but quite a few. The kind of person that buys such a car, might not be happy dropping say 3 grand on one. Thats on top of the purchase price, and dont forget insurance. Getting on for 500 quid for two back tyres, rads made of cheese constantly need an eye on them etc. If the buyer had come from say a focus st or similar, they are in for a shock. Thats the clincher for me, where will the buyers come from to have disposable to keep these cars in good running order, at 15k if they drop any lower might be worth more broken?. Any thoughts on the future?

[Callughan]

To maintain to A1 standard these cars are expensive to run. Good ones will not drop too much more imo

Edited by Callughan on Thursday 3rd November 20:49

[6C4GTS]

markcoznottz said:

where will the buyers come from to have disposable to keep these cars in good running order

Same place as the guys who throw 10k at a 964 to make it mint and keep it..............just not yet.

[Whitean3]

I bl00dy hope not! I'm wondering how long it will be before they stop depreciating and slowly begin to appreciate- I guess i'll be waiting a very long time, or will say f*ck it and take the hit...

however you look at it, it's a hell of a lot of car for the money.

[sleep envy]

Whitean3 said:

I bl00dy hope not!

aren't used car prices a lot stronger on the continent?

amy guessing yours is LHD going from the sweep of the wipers

[RudeDog]

Probably.

The 991 will be out in force by then so used values of all the other 911's will drop significantly (IMO).

[Chunk49]

RudeDog said:

Probably.

The 991 will be out in force by then so used values of all the other 911's will drop significantly (IMO).

This. Although not £12k AND in decent nick by next summer. Looking 2 years ahead, if you can currently pick up early 997 Gen 1 C4Ss privately for low 30s now, and 996 C4Ss for high teens, then what happens to 996 C4S prices when early 997 Gen 1 C4Ss drop to late twenties once the 991 is bedded in. The 996 C4S will depreciate accordingly imho. I can see £13 -14k 996 C4S and say £23k-£25k 997 Gen 1 C4S in the next couple of years.

Edited by Chunk49 on Friday 4th November 00:23

[RudeDog]

Chunk49 said:

I can see £14k 996 C4S and say £25k 997 Gen 1 C4S in the next couple of years.

We will see this easily by next summer