A buyers view of Porsche at the moment...
Discussion
As some of you know I have recently been selling my 964, with the aim of buying something newer probably a boxster. Well that has now progressed to the car having sold, I am currently waiting for the chap to come over and pay and collect it.
So in the meantime I am starting to hunt something to replace it with, and have come to the conclusion that I may as well stick the money in the bank for 6 months or so and add to it and buy a 996.
So looking for a cheap Porsche based runabout I am left with:
928 - Big and heavy, will tow a trailer, but thirsty, and the electrics concern me.
924 - been there loved it but getting on now, underpowered, and the turbo costs nearly as much to insure as my 964! 924 s though......
944 - Would have to be a lateish one, but S2's although good value for money aren't super cheap, and neither are turbo's.
968 - Why are they holding their value so highly?? They are seriously in to 911 territory!
Of course i may just go down the clapped out £1000 944 route and take the impending problems in good spirit, or do I go sensible for 6 months.....I'd really rather not!
So in the meantime I am starting to hunt something to replace it with, and have come to the conclusion that I may as well stick the money in the bank for 6 months or so and add to it and buy a 996.
So looking for a cheap Porsche based runabout I am left with:
928 - Big and heavy, will tow a trailer, but thirsty, and the electrics concern me.
924 - been there loved it but getting on now, underpowered, and the turbo costs nearly as much to insure as my 964! 924 s though......
944 - Would have to be a lateish one, but S2's although good value for money aren't super cheap, and neither are turbo's.
968 - Why are they holding their value so highly?? They are seriously in to 911 territory!
Of course i may just go down the clapped out £1000 944 route and take the impending problems in good spirit, or do I go sensible for 6 months.....I'd really rather not!
Think i'd be looking for a £5k 944t in that situation, or abandoning pork for six months and doing something completely different, like this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/200197.htm
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/200197.htm
No affiliation, etc.
.. Alternatively you could put a cheeky offer on one of these
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/233698.htm
I know it's underpowered , but probably not in comparison to some of the other porkers you're contemplating , and if you get it at a good price there'll be no depreciation when it comes time to buy the 996.
And , hey , you never know ,when it comes to decision time , you might just decide you'd prefer to stick with a boxster after all!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/233698.htm
I know it's underpowered , but probably not in comparison to some of the other porkers you're contemplating , and if you get it at a good price there'll be no depreciation when it comes time to buy the 996.
And , hey , you never know ,when it comes to decision time , you might just decide you'd prefer to stick with a boxster after all!
wildoliver said:
The mercedes is nice, the only trouble is it is getting to that age now where the lesser models tend to get......a bad reputation due to the drivers.
Actually, I think they may already be past that problem. The real problem with these cars IMHO is the (poor) build quality of the basic product. I have been toying with a C36/C43 to replace my 190 2.3-16 with. The problem is that the rear arches, bootlid and surrounding area rust...and unless you're happy to live with the blemishes, you're have to spend money on correcting these faults. There are a couple of cheap Audi RS2s about right now - but IIRC both are lhd and on the register....
wildoliver said:
968 - Why are they holding their value so highly?? They are seriously in to 911 territory!
Simple supply and demand. Although prices are all over the place at present, so it's possible to pick up a bargain. Well looked after examples are selling for twice that of ropey ones.And they are also bloody brilliant.
rubystone said:
There are a couple of cheap Audi RS2s about right now - but IIRC both are lhd and on the register....
On that note, how about Porsche's *other* four door - the Merc 500E/E500?"Hewn from granite" doesn't begin to describe this car... http://www.e500.org/
Hmmm not really the sort of thing I'm after, I will probably be knocking around in a scabby old midget I have had in my shed for years for a month or two, I am tempted by an old disco as it will be good to pile the miles on and have as tow car/mobile tool box, means I can save the Porsche for best too. Necer really got in to Mercedes except SL's.
Oliver
Oliver
Hey Oliver , how about 'the dark horse'
Nerv's trusty chariot is up for sale ...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/234398.htm
I'm tempted myself , it's a whole lot of love for that money!
Nerv's trusty chariot is up for sale ...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/234398.htm
I'm tempted myself , it's a whole lot of love for that money!
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