£45K budget...your thoughts appreciated.
Discussion
m33ufo said:
Steve Rance said:
Something very special about an aircooled hot rod that cant be replicated in later cars. Dont believe all that you read, they are not all about to fall apart. Make sure that you drive a good one before you make your mind up. In fact, try to get a drive in all of the potentials if you can 
That does look spot on!
IMI A said:
Everytime I see this pic I want a 964 again. Looks so low and hard as nails. I can't believe thats not too harsh for road use but amazing how advanced damper/tyre tech is nowadays which really brings these cars alive
The damping and body control are actually very good. Damping technology has really moved on over the past 10 years or so. The 964 rides bumps much better than my 997GT3 in ‘soft’ mode. The uncompromising element of my build is the geo set up which is very sharp. That’s easily changed. With a blunt set up the car would be very docile. https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/sales/vehicle/964-carrera...
Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” 😜
Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” 😜
bigunit00 said:
https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/sales/vehicle/964-carrera...
Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” ??
if you were to read up about the car it's already had a glass out repaint ! Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” ??
one would just need photo's of the work done to confirm the quality.
bigunit00 said:
https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/sales/vehicle/964-carrera...
Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” ??
Your old rusty nail Andrew? Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” ??
Porsche911R said:
bigunit00 said:
https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/sales/vehicle/964-carrera...
Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” ??
if you were to read up about the car it's already had a glass out repaint ! Looks a rusty nail. Get that £30k ready for the “refresh” ??
one would just need photo's of the work done to confirm the quality.
m33ufo said:
Porsche911R said:
after running these all side by side + just swapping the GT4 out the 981 Spyder was the least fun, I expect the older car to over take the newer cars values which might make the 981 a nice buy to mod to 425bhp later on in life, but NOT over a 987.2 Spyder in any way.
As with all 981 the steering feel and gearing ruin the cars.
I ran it as a daily in 2018 for 10 months and through winter though and we had a great summer for it, I enjoyed it, but it's very flawed vs the other cars and GT4 imo.
Was my other half's fav car though, and imo it is more a lifestyle car over a drivers car.
I also sold my R (after driving 5 years 2 models and >30k miles in them) so kept the 991.2 GT3 and 987.2 Spyder, seemed the best pair to own.
This was the highlight of my fleet, never to be repeated owning these 4 all at the same time shame the GT4's not there and not a Auto in site :-)
Beautiful!As with all 981 the steering feel and gearing ruin the cars.
I ran it as a daily in 2018 for 10 months and through winter though and we had a great summer for it, I enjoyed it, but it's very flawed vs the other cars and GT4 imo.
Was my other half's fav car though, and imo it is more a lifestyle car over a drivers car.
I also sold my R (after driving 5 years 2 models and >30k miles in them) so kept the 991.2 GT3 and 987.2 Spyder, seemed the best pair to own.
This was the highlight of my fleet, never to be repeated owning these 4 all at the same time shame the GT4's not there and not a Auto in site :-)
I definitely think the 987's are the lookers of the quartet.
Discussed this thread with a mate last night. He owns an independent Porsche servicing business. His choice is a 964 (he has a nice one), and he reckons that running costs on the 964 and 993 are less than on a 996 and newer.
He also said that suspension wear and tear is something to look out for on older cars, and that unless a car is very low mileage a 964 is unlikely to have original paint, so check carefully for corrosion that may have been hidden. His parting shot, there are lots out there that are dogs
He also said that suspension wear and tear is something to look out for on older cars, and that unless a car is very low mileage a 964 is unlikely to have original paint, so check carefully for corrosion that may have been hidden. His parting shot, there are lots out there that are dogs
Not particularly looking for a convertible....but this looks good.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
m33ufo said:
Not particularly looking for a convertible....but this looks good.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Looks so nice that. Off topic browsing through the classifieds and look whet else you can buy for £45k. I wouldn't swap my air cooled for one but thats a lot of car for the money. Same dealer looks like they have a 964 coming in but no pics yet. https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
http://www.thboler.com/used-cars/8734734-audi-r8-v...
m33ufo said:
In many ways a tempting proposition.
As I said earlier in this thead I was in exactly the same situation as you around six months ago. Same budget and use case. I too looked at R8 V10s. A lot of car for the money but the potential running expenses put me off in the end. I wanted a car I could put back under manufacturer’s warranty for stress free motoring. Audi want the guts of 3K pa for an R8 V10, almost 3 times the cost of the Porsche equivalent.I also considered a V8 Vantage but thought it was a bit too ‘old man’ for me. One for the future.
As much as the R8 offers a lot of car for the money, it's not really for me. Too big and bulky,
Being sensible it's 987 Spyder or 4C. The 987 is by far the better package but the 4C is perhaps a little more special and can be improved relatively cheaply. Just about finding the right car at the right price.
A 964 or 993 are in the mix too if I happen upon the right example.
Being sensible it's 987 Spyder or 4C. The 987 is by far the better package but the 4C is perhaps a little more special and can be improved relatively cheaply. Just about finding the right car at the right price.
A 964 or 993 are in the mix too if I happen upon the right example.
4C...good choice. Try to find the Anniversary Spider, has all the nice bits added to the interior like leather dash/seats and carbon bits and then all the other bits like sports exhaust/suspension on the outside. There will be a load on the market in May/June when the lease cars start returning so good choice then maybe. I have one but will be buying mine as long as it's sensible money. Can't think of anything that special for budget which is so easily tuned and improved.
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