what is an 'early' 3.4 996?

[Dammit]

[roca1976]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153993295131

Ad reads well, Porsche classic head unit nice touch. Seems to be quite a few nice C2 coming on to the market at the moment, certainly more than last year when I was trying to get one. Lucky buyers!

[jonny996]

roca1976 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153993295131

Ad reads well, Porsche classic head unit nice touch. Seems to be quite a few nice C2 coming on to the market at the moment, certainly more than last year when I was trying to get one. Lucky buyers!

Someone will come up with a reason not to buy it, while some other lucky bugger will get a very nice car at a great price if they are willing to take a risk

[ATM]

roca1976 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153993295131

Ad reads well, Porsche classic head unit nice touch. Seems to be quite a few nice C2 coming on to the market at the moment, certainly more than last year when I was trying to get one. Lucky buyers!

Yeah

Reads well that one

[roca1976]

anonymous said:

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Someone got a cracking looking 997
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2020...

Not common to find a 997 in green:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2020...

[porkey]

ATM said:

Yeah

Reads well that one

Good looking car. Might want a suspension refresh but then again might not.

[GT6 Jonsey]

Not common to find a 997 in green:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2020...


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That green 997.1 has had a 997.2 rear conversion. The lights and bumper look great and really help move the 997 away from looking like a 996 from the rear

[HughG]

porkey said:

ATM said:

Yeah

Reads well that one

Good looking car. Might want a suspension refresh but then again might not.

The vendor told me last night it has had shocks spring and coffin arms as well as the bits stated in the listing, but he was scant on detail so I don’t know when.

Unfortunately I can’t get half way up the country this weekend so suspect it will go before I have a chance to get there.

Edited by HughG on Saturday 4th July 08:53

[ATM]

HughG said:

porkey said:

ATM said:

Yeah

Reads well that one

Good looking car. Might want a suspension refresh but then again might not.

The vendor told me last night it has had shocks spring and coffin arms as well as the bits stated in the listing, but he was scant on detail so I don’t know when.

Unfortunately I can’t get half way up the country this weekend so suspect it will go before I have a chance to get there.

Edited by HughG on Saturday 4th July 08:53

I'd be all over it if i wanted one. Also gives credibility to the belief that cars are more expensive down south.

[ATM]

Oh no

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124241781188

[Fast Bug]

Blue one looks rather lovely

[MarcusPD]

HughG said:

The vendor told me last night it has had shocks spring and coffin arms as well as the bits stated in the listing, but he was scant on detail so I don’t know when.

Unfortunately I can’t get half way up the country this weekend so suspect it will go before I have a chance to get there.

Edited by HughG on Saturday 4th July 08:53

Will they provide you with the reg to check the MOT history? MOT until November means it's not had one since May 2019.
It's a great way of seeing how well the car has been maintained.

[porkey]

MarcusPD said:

Will they provide you with the reg to check the MOT history? MOT until November means it's not had one since May 2019.
It's a great way of seeing how well the car has been maintained.

MOT history tells a lot about a car IMO.

[edc]

porkey said:

MarcusPD said:

Will they provide you with the reg to check the MOT history? MOT until November means it's not had one since May 2019.
It's a great way of seeing how well the car has been maintained.

MOT history tells a lot about a car IMO.

I wouldn't go that far. It wouldn't tell you for example that my car has new dampers, springs and suspension arms, new sports manifolds and cats, gear cables, brakes, etc. Those are the things that cost the real money but won't get a mention.

[Filibuster]

GT6 Jonsey said:

Not common to find a 997 in green:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2020...

That green 997.1 has had a 997.2 rear conversion. The lights and bumper look great and really help move the 997 away from looking like a 996 from the rear

I love that green exterior!!!!!! Wow!!!
Not keen on the .2 rear... much prefer the .1 non LED rear myself. The front .2 I would appreciate tough!

The interior looks well worn for mileage! My 200k miles 997 looks better!

[ferrisbueller]

roca1976 said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Someone got a cracking looking 997
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2020...

Not common to find a 997 in green:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2020...

I think the hope was for Hartech'd 997.1s for £20k, per the one that sold recently for around that price.

[HughG]

MarcusPD said:

HughG said:

The vendor told me last night it has had shocks spring and coffin arms as well as the bits stated in the listing, but he was scant on detail so I don’t know when.

Unfortunately I can’t get half way up the country this weekend so suspect it will go before I have a chance to get there.

Edited by HughG on Saturday 4th July 08:53

Will they provide you with the reg to check the MOT history? MOT until November means it's not had one since May 2019.
It's a great way of seeing how well the car has been maintained.

I messaged him late last night after I thought Maxwellwd’s car had sold. He said he’d give me the Reg when I called.

[MarcusPD]

edc said:

I wouldn't go that far. It wouldn't tell you for example that my car has new dampers, springs and suspension arms, new sports manifolds and cats, gear cables, brakes, etc. Those are the things that cost the real money but won't get a mention.

But it will tell you if the owner has gone to the effort of repairing advisories instead of the faults being ignored for years on end.

The nice blue one has had wax oil on the brake pipes. I'd like to see if that was preventative or due to an advisory over corrosion, as the over the gearbox pipe sounds like a mission of a job.

One thing I've noticed now I'm in the hunt, is that sellers are big to list a whole heap of things which have been replaced, but not when. Sometimes when you do a bit of digging, these rebuilt engines could have been 15 plus years and 100,000 miles ago.

If you're looking in the £15k area, the biggest fear for me is getting a car, which instantly needs £10K worth of hidden faults rectifying. I understand the need for an ongoing budget, but would like to aim for around £2K a year to improve and maintain he car myself.

[ATM]

MarcusPD said:

edc said:

I wouldn't go that far. It wouldn't tell you for example that my car has new dampers, springs and suspension arms, new sports manifolds and cats, gear cables, brakes, etc. Those are the things that cost the real money but won't get a mention.

But it will tell you if the owner has gone to the effort of repairing advisories instead of the faults being ignored for years on end.

The nice blue one has had wax oil on the brake pipes. I'd like to see if that was preventative or due to an advisory over corrosion, as the over the gearbox pipe sounds like a mission of a job.

One thing I've noticed now I'm in the hunt, is that sellers are big to list a whole heap of things which have been replaced, but not when. Sometimes when you do a bit of digging, these rebuilt engines could have been 15 plus years and 100,000 miles ago.

If you're looking in the £15k area, the biggest fear for me is getting a car, which instantly needs £10K worth of hidden faults rectifying. I understand the need for an ongoing budget, but would like to aim for around £2K a year to improve and maintain he car myself.

This all makes good sense but if you try to buy a car which will need nothing then you'll possibly tie yourself up in knots trying to find the right car. Just my opinion. There are a lot of variables with these cars and trying to find one which ticks all your boxes might be too much of an ask. Bear in mind there are not many around unless you start to flex a bit on your requirements. I think my car is a good one but it needs some bits and pieces doing and the body work is very very tatty. Some buyers would run a mile from mine which makes me think they are missing the point. Plenty of cars out there can be enjoyed even if they don't tick evey box and might need the odd job attending to ... at some point. My advice is increase your war chest and then every car for sale becomes a more viable option. Limiting your options too much might mean you never get one.

[porkey]

MarcusPD said:

But it will tell you if the owner has gone to the effort of repairing advisories instead of the faults being ignored for years on end.

The nice blue one has had wax oil on the brake pipes. I'd like to see if that was preventative or due to an advisory over corrosion, as the over the gearbox pipe sounds like a mission of a job.

One thing I've noticed now I'm in the hunt, is that sellers are big to list a whole heap of things which have been replaced, but not when. Sometimes when you do a bit of digging, these rebuilt engines could have been 15 plus years and 100,000 miles ago.

If you're looking in the £15k area, the biggest fear for me is getting a car, which instantly needs £10K worth of hidden faults rectifying. I understand the need for an ongoing budget, but would like to aim for around £2K a year to improve and maintain he car myself.

Judging the majority of posts it seems that the average budget for one of these cars is about £15k or so. At that price point I would expect the car not to be perfect and need some sort of work, whether mechanical or cosmetic, depending on how fussy you are.