The Collecting Cars Porsche thread…

[jason61c]

BertBert said:

I didn't know that CC did an HPI (or other vehicle) check.

in this case, it looks like they didn't really check anything!?

[Nurburgsingh]

Are there different HPI check companies? Are they all equal ?

I’m sure the T&C’s used to say something like “all HK cars are subject to a <company name > HPI check”

Looking today it says “ All UK-registered cars and motorbikes on Collecting Cars are run through an online HPI check”

[jason61c]

it feels like its the 'new clothes' situation........ Given 'The Market' and the car and classic auctions, which seem to be easier to work with and without so much fuss.

Are PH tied to them in some way?

[irish boy]

What do we think of the 997.2 manual, love the colour!



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2010-porsche-9...

[Slippydiff]

jason61c said:

it feels like its the 'new clothes' situation........ Given 'The Market' and the car and classic auctions, which seem to be easier to work with and without so much fuss.

Are PH tied to them in some way?

From Google :

This may be of no consequence whatsoever, as DE sold PH some years ago. However ...

"PistonHeads founder invests in collectible car auctions ...
Search domain aimgroup.comhttps://aimgroup.com › 2020 › 10 › 23 › bat-inspired-collectingcars-com-makes-headway-in-u-k
David Edmonston, founder of used car news website PistonHeads.com, is involved in a new venture. He's now a minority shareholder in CollectingCars.com, a British automotive marketplace for collectable cars sold by online auction. The model is having a significant impact on auction houses, dealers and automotive marketplaces."

As the Yanks would say "go figure".

[Nurburgsingh]

irish boy said:

What do we think of the 997.2 manual, love the colour!



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2010-porsche-9...

Shame its got the wrong seats otherwise that would be ideal

[BrotherMouzone]

irish boy said:

What do we think of the 997.2 manual, love the colour!



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2010-porsche-9...

Was just showing this to my mate..... beautiful car, would be surprised if it’s not close to £45k (even though it’s 3.6)

[AyBee]

irish boy said:

What do we think of the 997.2 manual, love the colour!



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2010-porsche-9...

This sold privately at the end of last year - it was being touted on 911uk by someone who was buying a GT3 and had a PX offer of high 30s.

[WojaWabbit]

Nurburgsingh said:

Are there different HPI check companies? Are they all equal ?

HPI and most others like it only check for damage or theft recorded on the insurer's database. VCheck also searches salvage auction sites for historical data, so there's a better chance of picking up on unrecorded history.

You'd be surprised how many cars are sold with unrecorded damage. Even main dealerships get caught out, they're uncovered by social media sleuths on a fairly regular basis:

X6, HPI passed - https://ibb.co/znBYMXc
VCheck, fail - https://bit.ly/3rIcsaI

Range Rover, HPI passed - https://ibb.co/TmnqjC3
VCheck, fail - https://bit.ly/32mxq67

I don't rely on any vendor's checks nowadays, I always do my own regardles of the alleged provenance of the vehicle or the vendor.

[jason61c]

Slippydiff said:

jason61c said:

it feels like its the 'new clothes' situation........ Given 'The Market' and the car and classic auctions, which seem to be easier to work with and without so much fuss.

Are PH tied to them in some way?

From Google :

This may be of no consequence whatsoever, as DE sold PH some years ago. However ...

"PistonHeads founder invests in collectible car auctions ...
Search domain aimgroup.comhttps://aimgroup.com › 2020 › 10 › 23 › bat-inspired-collectingcars-com-makes-headway-in-u-k
David Edmonston, founder of used car news website PistonHeads.com, is involved in a new venture. He's now a minority shareholder in CollectingCars.com, a British automotive marketplace for collectable cars sold by online auction. The model is having a significant impact on auction houses, dealers and automotive marketplaces."

As the Yanks would say "go figure".

interesting.

Oh well.

Shame that CC basically offers less protection than eBay?

[Nurburgsingh]

Bargain

[LemonTart]

Nurburgsingh said:

Bargain

I was following this one, not to buy it but out of interest as I would really like one of these one day.

I think the vendor said he bought it in the summer through Pearce & Dale, it think it was up for £195k or £199k there.

Maybe the number of previous owners suppressed the final figure.

Nice looking car though

[BertBert]

This is, er, "curious"
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1970-porsche-9...

[Digga]

BertBert said:

This is, er, "curious"
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1970-porsche-9...

If it was in a shade of avocado it would look very much like part of a 1970's bathroom suite.

Not sure which part of your anatomy it's supposed to wash...

[Andyoz]

BertBert said:

This is, er, "curious"
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1970-porsche-9...

It looks rough as. Wonder who made that front bumper.

Did you read the comments, €200k build LOL....sellers not helping themselves at all

[BertBert]

Andyoz said:

It looks rough as. Wonder who made that front bumper.

Did you read the comments, €200k build LOL....sellers not helping themselves at all

It's a trade seller who has clearly written things which are not true - about the engine for one. DAF comes to mind (and not the maker of big trucks and that very questionable CVT car back in the day).

[GT3Manthey]

BertBert said:

This is, er, "curious"
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1970-porsche-9...

It’s too ‘bitza’ . Quite a weird looking thing

[MDL111]

LemonTart said:

Nurburgsingh said:

Bargain

I was following this one, not to buy it but out of interest as I would really like one of these one day.

I think the vendor said he bought it in the summer through Pearce & Dale, it think it was up for £195k or £199k there.

Maybe the number of previous owners suppressed the final figure.

Nice looking car though

I know UK prices can diverge quite a bit from EU cars, but the cheapest 4.0 RS is “only” 275k euros, which is not that much more than this once you include fees and convert to euros

[Nurburgsingh]

MDL111 said:

LemonTart said:

Nurburgsingh said:

Bargain

I was following this one, not to buy it but out of interest as I would really like one of these one day.

I think the vendor said he bought it in the summer through Pearce & Dale, it think it was up for £195k or £199k there.

Maybe the number of previous owners suppressed the final figure.

Nice looking car though

I know UK prices can diverge quite a bit from EU cars, but the cheapest 4.0 RS is “only” 275k euros, which is not that much more than this once you include fees and convert to euros

:goes to mobile.de to have a look:

There was a PTS red one sold in the USA recently for $300K - don't know what the mileage was.
Odd that this one seems to have been through a number of owners... and I know it might be down to circumstance but you wouldn't normally buy a car like this in Summer and sell in winter.

[Digga]

I wouldn't buy a car like this unless I'd first had a very good look at it and then got it up onto the ramps of someone I trust to check even more thoroughly.