The 997 Appreciation Thread
Discussion
Hippea said:
Looks expensive compared to Hartech engine car 3 or4 posts above.Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
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 crestshttps://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

Joscal said:
Hippea said:
Cracking buy for someone especially if all the suspension has been done. 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?
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?
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'.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?
Zumbruk said:
SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.
ATM said:
Zumbruk said:
SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.

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!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
teddosan said:
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!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
SL550M said:
ATM said:
Zumbruk said:
SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.

ooid said:
Just had a random browse on AT, for only 997 Carrera S.. 11 out of 121 cars had been advertised with engine rebuild of some sort.
I found this one on here. I'm not interested in the car myself but just alarming to see such a low mileage car needing a rebuild. And it is not a tip as these need rebuilding more often - or so I am led to believe. In the blurb they dont outright say rebuild but they do say this which must mean a rebuild of some sort -
Advert Blurb said:
The car recently has had work at Hartech who have fitted a new IMS bearing and have undertaken work to remedy bore scoring, a very common issue in low mileage cars.
Is that right - lower mileage means rebuild more likely?https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14530783
ATM said:
ooid said:
Just had a random browse on AT, for only 997 Carrera S.. 11 out of 121 cars had been advertised with engine rebuild of some sort.
I found this one on here. I'm not interested in the car myself but just alarming to see such a low mileage car needing a rebuild. And it is not a tip as these need rebuilding more often - or so I am led to believe. In the blurb they dont outright say rebuild but they do say this which must mean a rebuild of some sort -
Advert Blurb said:
The car recently has had work at Hartech who have fitted a new IMS bearing and have undertaken work to remedy bore scoring, a very common issue in low mileage cars.
Is that right - lower mileage means rebuild more likely?https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14530783
Low mileage due to only a few long trips: no
What really "kills" an engine is heat cycles. Much of the wear occurs in the warm up phase. Much less wear occurs when the engine runs in it's optimal thermal range and everything is well oiled.
Also the wear on the interior can be much worse in a low mileage car that has been dailied for only a short commute.
Getting in and out of the seats wears the bolsters, etc.
ATM said:
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 crestshttps://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

As with most, as long as it gets a coat of wax that will
do.
cossers said:
ATM said:
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 crestshttps://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

As with most, as long as it gets a coat of wax that will
do.
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