The Collecting Cars Porsche thread…

[Hoofy]

guyvert1 said:

moonigan said:

I'm spending an unnatural amount of time drooling over this:
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2003-porsche-9...

I suspect it will go for a lot more more than I'd be prepared to spend. Looks like a good un, unlike the black 996T that due to end today.

Very nice, even though every 'Turbo' gets tagged with being boring, they never are, especially a 996 with X50 and a manual box..

I hear that a lot (996 Turbos being boring) but every time I take mine out, I'm reminded how special they are. My daily is an old Audi TT, which isn't really dull either, and I sometimes think that I could happily just own the TT as it's a fun driver's car with a decent boot for a modicum of practicality but then on a sunny day like today, I jump in the 996 and... it's like summer's here again. I thought I was alive but then I drive the 996 through my local estate not barely hitting 20mph and I feel alive again.

I'm sure there are better cars that are more interesting for not much more money and I had planned on getting rid about 2 years ago but here we are. It'll probably be on my drive in summer unless I force myself to get rid of it; but if I'm lazy, I'll still have something that feels special to me.

At the back of my mind, I am starting to think that maybe I should buy the replacement car to sit next to the Turbo and that might force my hand!

Edited by Hoofy on Friday 29th November 22:19

[BertBert]

Well I can only speak as I find. I test drove a 996 turbo back in the day and found it dynamically dull as ditchwater. The c2 was much more entertaining

[Hoofy]

BertBert said:

Well I can only speak as I find. I test drove a 996 turbo back in the day and found it dynamically dull as ditchwater. The c2 was much more entertaining

Ah, maybe dynamically. It does feel like you have to really try hard to break the limits. That said, I have got all 4 wheels to spin when on a particularly wet day. It's just a feeling for me - sitting in it on my drive with the engine off feels special.

[thegreenhell]

thegreenhell said:

This seems cheap for a genuine 2.7 RS

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1973-porsche-9...

It looks like the previous sale didn't go through, and it made a chunk less the second time though tonight.

[FalconWood]

thegreenhell said:

thegreenhell said:

This seems cheap for a genuine 2.7 RS

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1973-porsche-9...

It looks like the previous sale didn't go through, and it made a chunk less the second time though tonight.

[FalconWood]

I just sold that. The first time an idiot bid the car up to £265k and then failed to pay for it so the second time at £238k was actually where the original bidders were the first time - so I suppose I didn’t get less if you know what I mean. The original chap was overseas on holiday and his credit card bounced for the CC fees and then he managed to pay those but had to raise finance for an auction car in 7 days - idiot. Hope his misses gave him a telling off for costing them £7.2k for nowt.

FalconWood said:

[BAMoFo]

^^^ I've got say that you have got an eclectic car collection. I've noticed your name crop up in quite a lot of the CC auctions.

[blackmamba]

FalconWood said:

That’s pretty rubbish. Out of curiosity, is there not an option to sell to the underbidder rather than relist if the sale fell through? I thought that was common at auctions.

[ChrisW.]

FalconWood said:

I just sold that. The first time an idiot bid the car up to £265k and then failed to pay for it so the second time at £238k was actually where the original bidders were the first time - so I suppose I didn’t get less if you know what I mean. The original chap was overseas on holiday and his credit card bounced for the CC fees and then he managed to pay those but had to raise finance for an auction car in 7 days - idiot. Hope his misses gave him a telling off for costing them £7.2k for nowt.

FalconWood said:

That also sounds pretty rubbish after owners spending £100k on the car with good names ... bringing it back to really good useable classic car condition. And RHD and one of the first 500 ? ... maybe this says something about the current UK market ... or the market value of the real classic cars ?? What will these resto-mods really be worth in 25 years time ?

[Digga]

Hoofy said:

BertBert said:

Well I can only speak as I find. I test drove a 996 turbo back in the day and found it dynamically dull as ditchwater. The c2 was much more entertaining

Ah, maybe dynamically. It does feel like you have to really try hard to break the limits. That said, I have got all 4 wheels to spin when on a particularly wet day. It's just a feeling for me - sitting in it on my drive with the engine off feels special.

I can confirm that one of the most memorable feelings was shifting, flat-out, 4th to 5th down the Dottinger straight at the Nuburgring in a 996 turbo. It's definitely 'a thing'. They don;t quite have the steering feel of the 2WD cars though, but still handle very, very well.

Put another way, if just about any other manufacturer made them, people would rave about them.

[Yellow491]

ChrisW. said:

That also sounds pretty rubbish after owners spending £100k on the car with good names ... bringing it back to really good useable classic car condition. And RHD and one of the first 500 ? ... maybe this says something about the current UK market ... or the market value of the real classic cars ?? What will these resto-mods really be worth in 25 years time ?

But its not is it?

[ChrisW.]

Yellow491 said:

ChrisW. said:

That also sounds pretty rubbish after owners spending £100k on the car with good names ... bringing it back to really good useable classic car condition. And RHD and one of the first 500 ? ... maybe this says something about the current UK market ... or the market value of the real classic cars ?? What will these resto-mods really be worth in 25 years time ?

But its not is it?

Sorry Paul, can you explain how you see it ? RHD 2.7RS have been worth more than that for a very long time ... ?

[epom]

ChrisW. said:

FalconWood said:

I just sold that. The first time an idiot bid the car up to £265k and then failed to pay for it so the second time at £238k was actually where the original bidders were the first time - so I suppose I didn’t get less if you know what I mean. The original chap was overseas on holiday and his credit card bounced for the CC fees and then he managed to pay those but had to raise finance for an auction car in 7 days - idiot. Hope his misses gave him a telling off for costing them £7.2k for nowt.

FalconWood said:

That also sounds pretty rubbish after owners spending £100k on the car with good names ... bringing it back to really good useable classic car condition. And RHD and one of the first 500 ? ... maybe this says something about the current UK market ... or the market value of the real classic cars ?? What will these resto-mods really be worth in 25 years time ?

If you can get any concrete proof on your final question, do let me know

[Yellow491]

ChrisW. said:

Sorry Paul, can you explain how you see it ? RHD 2.7RS have been worth more than that for a very long time ... ?

Yes.they still are

[ChrisW.]

OK ... by George I think I've got it ...

[Yellow491]

ChrisW. said:

OK ... by George I think I've got it ...

Phew