The 997 Appreciation Thread

[dgswk]

ATM said:

Says last change of ownership V5C in May 21 so after the Feb 21 Hartech rebuild. No idea the relevance of this but just mentioning it anyway. MOT history quite clean in last couple of years - link below - but not nice in 2020 with what looks like at least 12 months without an MOT and a big list of failures. Presumably all addressed in the big Feb 21 refurb.

I would suspect their partner spotted the bill and told them it had to go.... nothing like a big bill to shatter dreams, but great for the next owner. Happened to a good friend of mine about 15 years ago with a Boxster, took one for team Pork and an engine rebuild which his partner was most displeased about.

He then went and spent the funds on a TVR Tuscan 6 months later. He's now divorced and drives a knackered Kia Sportage

(Nowt wrong with a Sportage, just not quite on a level with a Tuscan)

[ATM]

dgswk said:

He then went and spent the funds on a TVR Tuscan 6 months later

PH God

dgswk said:

He's now divorced and drives a knackered Kia Sportage

PH loser

[Zumbruk]

dgswk said:

I would suspect their partner spotted the bill and told them it had to go....

I explained the cost/risk to my wife ahead of time and she said to buy it anyway. Although my car is a 997.2, so a lot less risk.

[Joscal]

Hippea said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14693073

Cracking buy for someone especially if all the suspension has been done.

[rossfitz]

Archie2050 said:

Yes I’ve kept mine too

An EV plus a 997.1 is Pistonhead Nirvana!

Good to know I'm not alone here. Tesla Model S and a 2005 997.1 C2S. Great mix

[VerySideways]

rossfitz said:

Archie2050 said:

Yes I’ve kept mine too

An EV plus a 997.1 is Pistonhead Nirvana!

Good to know I'm not alone here. Tesla Model S and a 2005 997.1 C2S. Great mix

Ditto! iX3 and a 997.2 Carrera

[Discombobulate]

rossfitz said:

Good to know I'm not alone here. Tesla Model S and a 2005 997.1 C2S. Great mix

Me too. iPace and i3 plus 997.1 just rebuilt to 4.1 (Hartech)

[Hippea]

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14715520

[ATM]

Hippea said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14715520

Looks expensive compared to Hartech engine car 3 or4 posts above.

[hooneybadger]

Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

[ATM]

hooneybadger said:

Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

Not even coloured crests

[ATM]

Joscal said:

Hippea said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14693073

Cracking buy for someone especially if all the suspension has been done.

Gone already - presumably Sold

[SL550M]

Oooh! I do like this little beauty...although my fondness for purple cars is perhaps a tad irrational.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

Just wondering if there is too much of a premium on this 997 GTS due solely to the colour and rarity?

[AyBee]

SL550M said:

Oooh! I do like this little beauty...although my fondness for purple cars is perhaps a tad irrational.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

Just wondering if there is too much of a premium on this 997 GTS due solely to the colour and rarity?

Probably a bit (I'm a big fan too), but it's also very low miles so at the high end of PDK GTS'.

[RiccardoG]

SL550M said:

Oooh! I do like this little beauty...although my fondness for purple cars is perhaps a tad irrational.

Wow, amazing colour! I'm assuming this is a PTS?

[VerySideways]

RiccardoG said:

Wow, amazing colour! I'm assuming this is a PTS?

It wasn't PTS back then - it was on the 997.2 brochure as an optional colour.

[Zumbruk]

SL550M said:

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

That is 'king gorgeous.

[ATM]

Zumbruk said:

SL550M said:

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

That is 'king gorgeous.

[SL550M]

ATM said:

Zumbruk said:

SL550M said:

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

That is 'king gorgeous.

Oh blimey...it looks even more tempting in full-screen mode!

[teddosan]

hooneybadger said:

Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

Wow... these have really gone up recently. I remember seeing one at RPM about 18 months ago for around £75k and thinking that was expensive. I guess I was wrong. As usual, where cars are concerned, tbf!