I've just bought some poverty Pork…

[barryrs]

eltax91 said:

Philvrs said:

On Facebook marketplace a manual cab in a nice colour, undiagnosed misfire so £5.5k
https://www.facebook.com/share/y7paMnf5XZuFG5KW/?m...

Ooof. New one for the ‘wallet drained’ thread

Would be ideal for the guys on YouTube “Top Dead Centre” that bought a interior fire damaged 996.

[eltax91]

barryrs said:

Would be ideal for the guys on YouTube “Top Dead Centre” that bought a interior fire damaged 996.

Good point. I’m subscribed to that channel. I like Edwin. Hope they make a decent job of it

[AT]

Just bought this 179k mile 2.7 manual for £6,600.
Few things to be seen to and put right but overall very pleased. Engine sounds great and pulls well.
The gear box feels pretty stiff when moving from side to side (when moving from second to neutral, the lever stays to the left), and the electric window on the passenger side buggered itself on the way home but again, all else seems very solid initially.

[ATM]

Rust

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126384574326

[eltax91]

I had looked at that one on eBay recently. Is this a common area for rust because I hardly ever see it on adverts?

[ATM]

It is both sides so if it caused by a cheap repair it must have been done on both sides. Both look like areas that could trap crud which if left unchecked will rot through.

[snotrag]

Its either crappy repairs or its been seriously abused/never cleaned - one of the things I enjoyed so much about my 986 compared to all the other comparable sports cars I've owned (all the usual suspects) was its complete lack or corrosion - or susceptibility to corrosion, anywhere. Body shell, bolt on panels, chassis and suspension parts, fititngs and hardware - it was joyful to work on after decades of Japanese cars!


In that state is basically un-sellable - theres so many of them and the majority are still nigh on spotless. You'd have to be mad or work in a bodyshop/fabricators.


(I just looked at the price, its not even cheap!)

[ATM]

snotrag said:

Its either crappy repairs or its been seriously abused/never cleaned - one of the things I enjoyed so much about my 986 compared to all the other comparable sports cars I've owned (all the usual suspects) was its complete lack or corrosion - or susceptibility to corrosion, anywhere. Body shell, bolt on panels, chassis and suspension parts, fititngs and hardware - it was joyful to work on after decades of Japanese cars!


In that state is basically un-sellable - theres so many of them and the majority are still nigh on spotless. You'd have to be mad or work in a bodyshop/fabricators.


(I just looked at the price, its not even cheap!)

Fixer uppers always are expensive. People think because they have spent 2 grand recently their car should be worth 10 fixed. The problem is fixer uppers always look like total rubbish. I see a grand there maybe 1500 on a good day. You should probably break that for parts instead of fix.

[Escy]

Definitely a breaker. I can't see them getting anywhere near the asking price.