The 997 Appreciation Thread

Monday 13th March

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

1,491 posts

259 months

Monday 13th March

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

10,203 posts

259 months

Monday 13th March

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

7,577 posts

247 months

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Monday 13th March

SL550M said:

That is 'king gorgeous.

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Monday 13th March

Zumbruk said:

SL550M said:

That is 'king gorgeous.

SL550M

512 posts

97 months

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Monday 13th March

ATM said:

Zumbruk said:

SL550M said:

That is 'king gorgeous.

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

teddosan

156 posts

69 months

Tuesday 14th March

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!

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206 months

Tuesday 14th March

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!

I thought people prefer the 997.1 as it is the Mezger engine?

ooid

3,630 posts

87 months

Tuesday 14th March

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.

Louis Balfour

24,093 posts

209 months

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Tuesday 14th March

SL550M said:

ATM said:

Zumbruk said:

SL550M said:

That is 'king gorgeous.

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

Yes excellent. Never seen a purple one before.

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206 months

Tuesday 14th March

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

Filibuster

Original Poster

2,565 posts

202 months

Tuesday 14th March

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

It most probably depends, imo. Low mileage due to many short trips: yes
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.

cossers

3,666 posts

127 months

Tuesday 14th March

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 crests

At top dollar like that you’d think they could afford a set of new wheel bolts and a clean around the bolt holes!

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

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