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The more you look at it the stranger it becomes.
To start off 959 are currently trading between £130-160K,,,si if the decimal place is in the wrong place they are having a lark if they actually meant to advertise it for £219K.Especially as 37,000 miles is not low,as in collector low miles.
Secondly 1987 ...HhhhhMMMmm!! I thought 959 were 1988 cars.
Then the obvious thing is that it is a body kit on a 1987 Carrera,,,it says that it has ABS,,,,this was not available on regular 911 (non 959) until the 964 arrived in 1989.
The number plate is worth £2k anyhow.
I think it is either a completely wrong ad,as in detail,,,they describe it as Petrol....well yeah..lets hope so or more likely a 1987 Carrera with a bodykit on it that doesn't actually have ABS...
The ad also states it has a warranty....The sophisticated wheel and tyre pressure monitoring sytem on a real 959 would cost more than the advertised asking price to replace.
It is definitely worth a phone call tomorrow on cheap rate to find out if it is a real 959 for this price,if so just buy it...don't even bother with an 89 point check from your local OPC.
To start off 959 are currently trading between £130-160K,,,si if the decimal place is in the wrong place they are having a lark if they actually meant to advertise it for £219K.Especially as 37,000 miles is not low,as in collector low miles.
Secondly 1987 ...HhhhhMMMmm!! I thought 959 were 1988 cars.
Then the obvious thing is that it is a body kit on a 1987 Carrera,,,it says that it has ABS,,,,this was not available on regular 911 (non 959) until the 964 arrived in 1989.
The number plate is worth £2k anyhow.
I think it is either a completely wrong ad,as in detail,,,they describe it as Petrol....well yeah..lets hope so or more likely a 1987 Carrera with a bodykit on it that doesn't actually have ABS...
The ad also states it has a warranty....The sophisticated wheel and tyre pressure monitoring sytem on a real 959 would cost more than the advertised asking price to replace.
It is definitely worth a phone call tomorrow on cheap rate to find out if it is a real 959 for this price,if so just buy it...don't even bother with an 89 point check from your local OPC.
Paul.
I'm surprised you're not making the call yourself tomorrow. My guess is the car is £121k, having a typo mistake. The 130/160k is dealer prices, anyone wishing for a quick sell would need to undercut. I know of one "outfit" that have had a couple of 959's for sell since this time last year.
I remember reading once of a 959 owner being quoted £15k for a spare set of alloys!! Many of the parts are very specialist and porsche bought all the production runs from their suppliers.
DAZ
I'm surprised you're not making the call yourself tomorrow. My guess is the car is £121k, having a typo mistake. The 130/160k is dealer prices, anyone wishing for a quick sell would need to undercut. I know of one "outfit" that have had a couple of 959's for sell since this time last year.
I remember reading once of a 959 owner being quoted £15k for a spare set of alloys!! Many of the parts are very specialist and porsche bought all the production runs from their suppliers.
DAZ
!!!AndyS2 said:
Look at the rest of the stock they have!! Hardly the sort of place to find a genuine 959.
I don't know what you mean, I mean these are all top quality supercars in the £100-200k market are they not
FIAT SEICENTO MIA LTD EDITION, 1999, T reg. 3 door, in Blue, service history, stereo, 12 months MOT, cheap Tax and insurance. £2,295 .
FORD MONDEO 2.0 LX 5DR, 1996, P reg. 55000 miles, Metallic Green, service history, CD, e/w, e/m, h/f/s, 12 months MOT. £1,895 .
NISSAN MICRA VIBE SPECIAL EDITION, 1996, P reg. 3 door, in Gold, airbag, service history, 12 months MOT. £1,850 .
Edited to add- wheres that 'real' 959 pic I posted earier gone? peskey computers
>> Edited by iguana on Thursday 3rd July 23:50
There have been a few of these replicas over the years, some more convincing than others.
The real ones have been at 95-150k recently depending on mileage and Porsche upgrades. Parts availability is pretty horrendous, for example all the remaining 'screens (not, as widely believed, identical to the 964 item) have been squirreled away and would be at least £5k, mirrors are not available, the diff. gauge cannot be replaced etc etc. Bodywork is, and is likely to remain, easy to acquire, if expensive.
>> Edited by mrsd on Friday 4th July 13:57
The real ones have been at 95-150k recently depending on mileage and Porsche upgrades. Parts availability is pretty horrendous, for example all the remaining 'screens (not, as widely believed, identical to the 964 item) have been squirreled away and would be at least £5k, mirrors are not available, the diff. gauge cannot be replaced etc etc. Bodywork is, and is likely to remain, easy to acquire, if expensive.
>> Edited by mrsd on Friday 4th July 13:57
mrsd said:
There have been a few of these replicas over the years, some more convincing than others.
The real ones have been at 95-150k recently depending on mileage and Porsche upgrades. Parts availability is pretty horrendous, for example all the remaining 'screens (not, as widely believed, identical to the 964 item) have been squirreled away and would be at least £5k, mirrors are not available, the diff. gauge cannot be replaced etc etc. Bodywork is, and is likely to remain, easy to acquire, if expensive.
>> Edited by mrsd on Friday 4th July 13:57
IIRC the doors were the same... but that was about it..
Podie said:
IIRC the doors were the same... but that was about it..
Doors and bonnet are custom made in loadofcrapthatthepaintfallsoffandthatdingsreallyeasily (tm) aluminium alloy and are only 40% the weight of 911 items. The front bumper 'wrap around' is fiber-reinforced polyurethane, the f&r wings are 6 layer GRP with kevlar reinforcement. The central section is a steel monocoque but is not identical to that of the 911 and has an integral 'cage.
959 had dirty great scoops on the rear wings to aid cooling of the brakes.... this one doesn't
I know we've discounted it as genuine now but thought I'd try to join in the techie trainspotting type thing going on..... or maybe not....
Funny looking thing the 959, why did they make it look like the 964/993 that was about to come along ? Maybe making it look Porsche-ish but not 911 ish woudl have made it a bit more special ...?
I know we've discounted it as genuine now but thought I'd try to join in the techie trainspotting type thing going on..... or maybe not....
Funny looking thing the 959, why did they make it look like the 964/993 that was about to come along ? Maybe making it look Porsche-ish but not 911 ish woudl have made it a bit more special ...?
911newbie said:
959 had dirty great scoops on the rear wings to aid cooling of the brakes.... this one doesn't
Doesn't it ? I think they can just be seen under the wing mirror ?
911newbie said:
Funny looking thing the 959, why did they make it look like the 964/993 that was about to come along ? Maybe making it look Porsche-ish but not 911 ish woudl have made it a bit more special ...?
Maybe, but porsche styling has always been evolutionary and very conservative. The sad thing, IMO, is that the interior is so close to stock 911. A few styling touches (like the TechArt and Ruf Porsches) and perhaps an exclusive steering wheel would have helped the interior to feel 'special.' They did offer colour coded interiors, but they're horrific
Edited to sort quotes
>> Edited by mrsd on Friday 4th July 14:36
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