If I was to look at a 996.....

[cragswinter]

....I'd be looking at these:
www.pistonheads.com/sales/3403097.htm
guards with black, 2 owners in the last ten years. Noticed it in the Porsche post this week & it just "looks" like a good'un from the ad somehow.

www.pistonheads.com/sales/3489236.htm
Under 40k miles, X51 power pack & a good colour, could be interesting..... Didn't know that they ever fitted mk2 gt3 kits on the carrera though-aftermarket?

[blaineuk]

Red one is really nice, shame it's over my budget:-(

[Wozy68]

I think this one is a beauty

http://www.castlesportscars.co.uk/used-cars/view/4...

Plus its 2K less on the dealers website than the rest of the net.

Just goes to show, check all sites before ringing the dealer.

[poosha]

I am contemplating one and this has caught my eye. Miles are bit up there and they don't mention Litronics or switchable exhaust which I really want, and the dealer specialises in Smart cars (which may or may not be a worry).

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3551187.htm

Edited by poosha on Saturday 28th January 07:55

[MrC986]

I think the Seal grey with X51 & LSD looks the best of the choices mentioned dep. on budget especially with its history though a clutch change at such a low mileage? If you were so inclined a set of original GT3 wheels would complete the 'look'?

[mollytherocker]

cragswinter said:

it just "looks" like a good'un from the ad somehow.

Wow. Any chance that you could share your secret? It would save us all a ton of time and pain.

MTR

[cragswinter]

mollytherocker said:

Wow. Any chance that you could share your secret? It would save us all a ton of time and pain.

MTR

Ah that'll be the failure to spot my disclaimer by stating looks in inverted commas then.

Otherwise excellent post mate, feel free to bring anything constructive to the discussion

[C4SHONEY]

There is something very appealing about buying a £10,000 996. I just love old German cars.

928, BMW 7 series, Merc 500....

In fact I am nor sure I can hold back much longer on the 928!

[Angelus]

C4SHONEY said:

In fact I am nor sure I can hold back much longer on the 928!

I think I'm going to PM you.

[thegoose]

C4SHONEY said:

There is something very appealing about buying a £10,000 996. I just love old German cars.

928, BMW 7 series, Merc 500....

In fact I am nor sure I can hold back much longer on the 928!

If you fancy a really nice low mileage 1997 CL coupe (last owner 9.5 years, full blank-cheque fettling to fix every minor issue they could find at Merc last April) just PM me. Less expensive than the 928S4 and a far safer bet from an ownership perspective.

[C4SHONEY]

Cheers but hunting for a good range rover classic at the moment to pull my race trailer. Do you know how hard they are to find!!

[thegoose]

C4SHONEY said:

Cheers but hunting for a good range rover classic at the moment to pull my race trailer. Do you know how hard they are to find!!

I saw a mint one with LPG recently, just been restored I think - owned by a chap I met on a shoot but his business is car restoration (older generally I think). I can try to get in touch to see if it's for sale if you like? It's white, with some colour coding.

[C4SHONEY]

Yes please goose

[C4SHONEY]

Yes please goose

[monthefish]

cragswinter said:

.... Didn't know that they ever fitted mk2 gt3 kits on the carrera though-aftermarket?

' tis very rare, especially when compared with the mk1. Wonder why that is?