993 for 70K !

[reedman]

Hi All,

Is it me or is this totally bonkers !

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3886108.htm

JR

[911Viking]

Good 993 C2/4S are creeping up on the continent, this one have a lot of nice mods, but 70k GBP seems a little steep.... That said though, I am looking for a 993 Turbo and about to accept that a good one with reasonable miles will be 65 - 70k Euros. Should have bought one a few years ago rather than hesitating

[SFO]

fairyland price ..

70k drachmas maybe

[Wetwipe]

If it’s got the provenance suggested then it will be worth a premium to someone (but certainly not £70k IMHO).

I think the biggest mark against it commanding "collectors car" status is the mileage. If it had been a 25k minter then a few people would have been salivating over this.

As it is, the car is a used 993, albeit in good nick with a good history.

[rlw]

£70k? with a fking grey interior? I don't think so.

[Old Trout]

It's got everything an RS has, except it isn't

£40-45k maybe?

[Vroomer]

Agree. £40k.

[Crimp a Length!]

70k!!!!!!!!!! having a laugh
40k!!!!!!!!!! having a laugh

30k ONO maybe more realistic.

Stevie Wonder maybe interested.

Sorry but 70k buys you some serious car and this car is not on a different page its in a different book.
Joker.

[D900SP]

Was this the 993 that was crashed (slightly) when tested by one of the magazines of the period?
I seem to remember there were photos of the car in a small ditch, it was definitely a 993 3.8 with a Porsche Motorsport 3.8 conversion.

[Crimp a Length!]

D900SP said:

Was this the 993 that was crashed (slightly) when tested by one of the magazines of the period?
I seem to remember there were photos of the car in a small ditch, it was definitely a 993 3.8 with a Porsche Motorsport 3.8 conversion.

Just dropped to £15k tops

[anonymous-user]

My 993 has the same aero kit as that £70k example plus a few other nice bits...

You can buy mine for £70k if you want

[Tripe Bypass]

D900SP said:

Was this the 993 that was crashed (slightly) when tested by one of the magazines of the period?
I seem to remember there were photos of the car in a small ditch, it was definitely a 993 3.8 with a Porsche Motorsport 3.8 conversion.

Performance Car fishtailed a 911 with Techart upgrades into a shallow ditch (John Barker driving?). Not sure if same car.

Edited by Tripe Bypass on Wednesday 16th May 21:51

[Homer J]

Love the quote "very special 993 built by Porsche"

Wonder if mines built by Porsche as well.........I'd better go check, could be worth a lot more than I thought

[mollytherocker]

Mmmm, if my memory serves me well (It does fail me at times), that very car was put in a hedge by CAR magazine? Or was it Performance Car?

Much later, I seem to remember reading that one of the 'testers' used a full bottle of T-Cut trying to hide the evidence.

Andrew Frankel maybe?

In any event, the price is on the high side of La La Land.

MTR

EDIT - Just noticed the magazine pics on the advert! It was Performance Car!!!!

[D900SP]

Yes, If it is the 'in a ditch' car, I remember it from when I worked in a UK Porsche dealer.

[EK993]

Yes it is the car that John Barker put into a ditch. I worked with the guy who bought this car in circa '95 or '96 (Simon.. forget his last name). He sold a classic Corvette Stingray and a 3.2 Carrera to buy this. I had the issue of Perfomance Car at home with the JB article and gave it to him - he was still heppy to buy the car after reading it.