The Collecting Cars Porsche thread…

[belfry]

Made £205,888 in the end.
It looks like these non W09 vin cars are starting to encroach on the W09 cars.

[julian987R]

belfry said:

1993 964 Turbo RUF 3.8 BTR is involved in a mega bidding war as I type this!
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1993-porsche-9...

Edited by belfry on Tuesday 22 November 19:20

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

[pheonix478]

julian987R said:

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

70k!?!?! He absolutely stole it! Had the seller been in a coma since 2003?

[Sukh13]

Wilmslowboy said:

2017 Porsche 911 GTS

5 hours to go and only £52k, plastic dash, low tread on rear tyres, 50k miles and due a service / MOT in 3 to 4 months.

Even at £65k I would think it was good value ??


https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2017-porsche-9...

What was the final bid?

[julian987R]

pheonix478 said:

julian987R said:

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

70k!?!?! He absolutely stole it! Had the seller been in a coma since 2003?

Really, yep £70K thereabouts..... I was flabbergasted at the time. I posted the result on PH but it was met with a lot of radio silence - I think many realised they couldn't believe what had happened!

[hmg]

Strong or wrong money restomod ?

Edited by hmg on Tuesday 22 November 23:12

[Mariosbt]

All it takes is two wealthy bidders that want the car .

[Wilmslowboy]

Sukh13 said:

Wilmslowboy said:

2017 Porsche 911 GTS

5 hours to go and only £52k, plastic dash, low tread on rear tyres, 50k miles and due a service / MOT in 3 to 4 months.

Even at £65k I would think it was good value ??


https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2017-porsche-9...

What was the final bid?

Last time I looked early £50s, I was going to bid, but got cold feet, figuring I was missing something. I did a full V check which it passed (less being on finance, but that was declared in the ad).

[GT4P]

Sukh13 said:

What was the final bid?

It only reached £62k

[ChrisW.]

julian987R said:

pheonix478 said:

julian987R said:

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

70k!?!?! He absolutely stole it! Had the seller been in a coma since 2003?

Really, yep £70K thereabouts..... I was flabbergasted at the time. I posted the result on PH but it was met with a lot of radio silence - I think many realised they couldn't believe what had happened!

There's a lesson in this ...

[Sukh13]

GT4P said:

Sukh13 said:

What was the final bid?

It only reached £62k

Surprisingly low.....

[GT4P]

Sukh13 said:

Surprisingly low.....

Not really when you consider mileage , with fees circa £67k. I think the 991.2gts is slowly coming down in value and the car on CC confirms this so a imo a good low miles car should really be around high 70s low 80s!

[GT4P]

Just to add the 991.2 touring made about £170k down from the heights of £200k plus so even they are on the slide down.

[blackmamba]

ChrisW. said:

julian987R said:

pheonix478 said:

julian987R said:

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

70k!?!?! He absolutely stole it! Had the seller been in a coma since 2003?

Really, yep £70K thereabouts..... I was flabbergasted at the time. I posted the result on PH but it was met with a lot of radio silence - I think many realised they couldn't believe what had happened!

There's a lesson in this ...

The lesson must be don't start bidding on a car when drunk? Auction working at its best, I think the car was strongly overbid. The car had a few things changed since it was sold on The Market but it still looks a bit ruf to me (excuse the pun) and I wouldn't touch it for £200k. Patchy history, needs quite a few things tidying etc.

Still, as long as the buyer is happy then that is all that matters. I am sure the seller is delighted.

I would much rather have had the GT3 Touring for £30k less.

[seawise]

GT4P said:

Just to add the 991.2 touring made about £170k down from the heights of £200k plus so even they are on the slide down.

Hmmm, i thought in the circumstances it was stro g money at £177k with fees, considering no PCCBs, not a great spec, white, 13k miles, advisory on last MOT - I suspect will have sold to trader and with VAT etc will be listed around £190k i would guess, which indicates flat market to me.

[heihei]

Doubt it - it was Romans selling it, and they've had it listed at sub-£200k for quite a while. Their use of CC also suggests they couldn't shift it in the trader network either

[julian987R]

blackmamba said:

ChrisW. said:

julian987R said:

pheonix478 said:

julian987R said:

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

70k!?!?! He absolutely stole it! Had the seller been in a coma since 2003?

Really, yep £70K thereabouts..... I was flabbergasted at the time. I posted the result on PH but it was met with a lot of radio silence - I think many realised they couldn't believe what had happened!

There's a lesson in this ...

The lesson must be don't start bidding on a car when drunk? Auction working at its best, I think the car was strongly overbid. The car had a few things changed since it was sold on The Market but it still looks a bit ruf to me (excuse the pun) and I wouldn't touch it for £200k. Patchy history, needs quite a few things tidying etc.

Still, as long as the buyer is happy then that is all that matters. I am sure the seller is delighted.

I would much rather have had the GT3 Touring for £30k less.

Ah you remember it too huh.
Nuts how its commanded £130K since its last purchase - even though I notice a few changes - I think its have a good proper detail and made it look all shiny and new. But imagine if the seller realises they have paid £130K over list a year ago?! Fair play to the seller though.

I told you all it was a steal at the time and nobody listened to me, bar the lucky owner who has made £130K on it.

[julian987R]

Slippydiff said:

julian987R said:

Ah you remember it too huh.
Nuts how its commanded £130K since its last purchase - even though I notice a few changes - I think its have a good proper detail and made it look all shiny and new. But imagine if the seller realises they have paid £130K over list a year ago?! Fair play to the seller though.

I told you all it was a steal at the time and nobody listened to me, bar the lucky owner who has made £130K on it.

In fairness Julian, you’ve recommended and hyped up some absolute howlers too ....

That is true.... you could say I have a good eye for the really great and really bad ones.

[pheonix478]

Assuming it's not been beaten to death I think 70k was probably further under the price I'd expect a year ago than 200 is over now... Original 3.6 turbo converted to Ruf 3.8? Pretty much my dream car.

[Stryke]

julian987R said:

WOW considering it sold on Bonhams for about £70K a year ago and I commented on how cheap it went for, thats a £130K profit in a year!
Unsure if anyone remembers me mentioning it. I even found that ideal number plate for the buyer on a DVLA auction which he went on to buy. What a score that was.

Have you got a link?