RE: Spotted: 911 3.2 Speedster
Discussion
RosscoPCole said:
This version might be a bit breezier!
That's yer speedster clubsport option, quite rare as not one single buyer ticked the box!You either like the speedster or you don't, there's no point to it but I absolutely adore them.
As a few have said, unfortunatly they've now joined all the other low volume 911s & gone stellar on price, a shame but arguably you get all the fun & half the look with a supersport cab & even the best of those are 25k.
Nothing cooler for a nice drive from Grenoble to Monaco & dinner at the harbour
cheddar said:
Cheib said:
If you're after a rare and interesting Porsche I reckon this car ticks all the boxes....must be the wrong price though as it's been for sale for bloody ages!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3253102.htm
Personally I think the 993 C2S/C4S is the best looking car Porsche has ever made and that one comes with a factory fitted from new RS engine! Apparently one of two ever made. I reckon a standard 4s with that mileage/condition is easily worth £40k and would probably cost £50k plus from a specialist....so maybe at a £20k odd premium it's not such a bad buy ? Although of course you could buy a 964 RS or maybe even a 993 RS for that sort of money ? Not sure what a 993 RS goes for though...
The 'S' had a fat arse as well, too fat and couldn't back it up with any extra mumbo jumbo, looked great in the right colour but still upset the delicate shape of the standard 993 and earlier 911's. And that dealer wan king on about the quoted cars provenience is just too irritating. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3253102.htm
Personally I think the 993 C2S/C4S is the best looking car Porsche has ever made and that one comes with a factory fitted from new RS engine! Apparently one of two ever made. I reckon a standard 4s with that mileage/condition is easily worth £40k and would probably cost £50k plus from a specialist....so maybe at a £20k odd premium it's not such a bad buy ? Although of course you could buy a 964 RS or maybe even a 993 RS for that sort of money ? Not sure what a 993 RS goes for though...
Here goes an irrelevant story of how I first met this car. Well, I was 15 and I was off to watch some cars do hill climbing, although at the time I didn't really know what that meant. All I knew was that I was going off for the day with one of my dad's friends and that he was rich, apparently he'd made millions selling plastic sheets to go around sampling trees. Anyway, on the way I was imagining the car he would have, I had in my 15 year old mind that he'd either have a BMW M3 convertable or a Porsche 911... and I was hoping for a convertable fast car... so wasn't happy with either of these two dreams because I didn't think he could afford a Porsche 911 convertable
So when I arrived and saw a silver Porsche 911 speedster (a 1989 model and this was in 1996), I was gob-smacked. Then his 10 year-old sun crowched down under the fiberglass bubble in the back and I sat in the passenger seat (it was a LHD car) which meant that I felt like at age 15 I was driving a Porsche convertable and he then hit a record for me then as it is now, 135mph on the road past Salisbury race course... which was obscene.
And today, I read more about this car... well, wow. Thanks PH for making me feel 15 again!
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Note: Five years later he sold the Porsche, bought a mansion and a Mk1 Lotus Elise. Then recently he got divorced and lost the lot. Lesson: Never sell your Porsche to buy a Mansion!
So when I arrived and saw a silver Porsche 911 speedster (a 1989 model and this was in 1996), I was gob-smacked. Then his 10 year-old sun crowched down under the fiberglass bubble in the back and I sat in the passenger seat (it was a LHD car) which meant that I felt like at age 15 I was driving a Porsche convertable and he then hit a record for me then as it is now, 135mph on the road past Salisbury race course... which was obscene.
And today, I read more about this car... well, wow. Thanks PH for making me feel 15 again!
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Note: Five years later he sold the Porsche, bought a mansion and a Mk1 Lotus Elise. Then recently he got divorced and lost the lot. Lesson: Never sell your Porsche to buy a Mansion!
RosscoPCole said:
This version might be a bit breezier!
Apparently '80s Stig's steed of choice...Very strange looking. The "no windscreen" look worked on sleek '50s Porsche Spyder and Speedster race cars, but not on the taller, more modern cars.
Might be a good set up for Bonneville, but they'll make you put a massive 'cage on it, probably negating any real aerodynamic benefits.
I've always hated these. It reminds me of a hot-rodded Model A-Ford coupe. Some cars, like the Aston Martin Lagonda for example, are cool *precisely because* they are aesthetically dubious. But this one never will be. It's just a Porsche trainspotter's wet dream... and boy aren't Porsche people a bunch of trainspotters 
You can ask what you like for a car.
Doesn't mean you're going to get it.
LHD Europe loves them. Many went to the States. Since then many have been coming back from there to Germany. I think $60k is the going rate for a decent 3.2 there.
The UK only got circa 68 machines. They were never revered here and prices were low for donkeys years.
I passed on a slightly tatty ex Aussie RHD black Speedster in the UK at £23k a few years ago.
Anyway lets see who will part with their money at £75k in good old Blighty.
I think they are very overpriced let alone will appreciate. I think at 50K you'll be doing well to make an earner over the years.
However a RHD 996 GT3 RS at £55k will seem a bargain. These babys are a worthy successor to the 2.7RS in spirit. A decent 2.7 is £150-200k I believe. A .6 RS is a proper hand made balls out track weapon. Hard hard core hand built. Not a 3.2 with a different roof.
See here..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Porsche-911-GT3-RS-...
Doesn't mean you're going to get it.
LHD Europe loves them. Many went to the States. Since then many have been coming back from there to Germany. I think $60k is the going rate for a decent 3.2 there.
The UK only got circa 68 machines. They were never revered here and prices were low for donkeys years.
I passed on a slightly tatty ex Aussie RHD black Speedster in the UK at £23k a few years ago.
Anyway lets see who will part with their money at £75k in good old Blighty.
I think they are very overpriced let alone will appreciate. I think at 50K you'll be doing well to make an earner over the years.
However a RHD 996 GT3 RS at £55k will seem a bargain. These babys are a worthy successor to the 2.7RS in spirit. A decent 2.7 is £150-200k I believe. A .6 RS is a proper hand made balls out track weapon. Hard hard core hand built. Not a 3.2 with a different roof.
See here..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Porsche-911-GT3-RS-...
Edited by P50 on Thursday 2nd February 09:44
WOW that's another one for my lottery win list
Agent Orange said:
I absolutely adore 911 Speedsters. Something very, very right about the shape to me. Hood up or down they look wonderful.
I'll take a 911 Speedster and a 959 Speedster please. But not a 356 Speedster - prefer those with a metal roof.
I'll take a 911 Speedster and a 959 Speedster please. But not a 356 Speedster - prefer those with a metal roof.
89speedster said:
I've had one since Y2K, so I love 'em!
So do I! One of the best impact special's.I also like the LE's.
I think a Carrera 3.2 was 40k with options. A Turbo was circa 60K. Speedster was 50K.
LE was 110K.
Utterly insane!
I know this is in the States and leggy/bit tatty but one owner and a 964 which seem to command more.
Try finding a Speedster in the UK for £23k ? stinky or not. Ripoff Britain?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-911-Speedst...
Edited by P50 on Thursday 2nd February 14:01
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