That thread about 997 turbo prices

[Pesty]

Anybody got a link?

IIRC there was a guy who had one arguing it would hold its price and another saying they would be 35k or something.

Well I keep checking prices every few months and unless i'm going mental they getting more expensive.

[Martian O]

This one?

[Callughan]

OPC ones have definately gone up even though they are not selling. The ones at indies are in the low 40's again not selling and again no price adjustments.

The ones under £50k I went to look at were in poor shape

[Pesty]

Cheers

[kbf1981]

Callughan said:

OPC ones have definately gone up even though they are not selling. The ones at indies are in the low 40's again not selling and again no price adjustments.

The ones under £50k I went to look at were in poor shape

I think this is the thing as cars get older. Everyone expects them at the bottom end price but in top end condition. Worst car I ever bought was an old 5 series that was cheaper than anything else on the market. Ended up being fked lol.

[Callughan]

kbf1981 said:

Callughan said:

OPC ones have definately gone up even though they are not selling. The ones at indies are in the low 40's again not selling and again no price adjustments.

The ones under £50k I went to look at were in poor shape

I think this is the thing as cars get older. Everyone expects them at the bottom end price but in top end condition. Worst car I ever bought was an old 5 series that was cheaper than anything else on the market. Ended up being fked lol.

Agreed, most of them needed discs, pads and tyres and small other bits and pieces which would put them into OPC priced cars. Speaking about 5 series have you seen the prices of E39 M5 at BM dealerships

[anonymous-user]

Dove House have got an '06 tip with 70K miles at £40K. They have a good reputation, price fairly keenly and don't skimp on prep, so probably a genuine buy.

[Callughan]

uktrailmonster said:

Dove House have got an '06 tip with 70K miles at £40K. They have a good reputation, price fairly keenly and don't skimp on prep, so probably a genuine buy.

I know of a couple of people who have had bad experiences with dove house.

[Carlton Banks]

Callughan said:

uktrailmonster said:

Dove House have got an '06 tip with 70K miles at £40K. They have a good reputation, price fairly keenly and don't skimp on prep, so probably a genuine buy.

I know of a couple of people who have had bad experiences with dove house.

So have I/

[anonymous-user]

Okay maybe Dove House are not so good then. I haven't bought a car from them personally, but have visited them on a recommendation from Fearnsport - who used to prep some of their cars for sale before they had their own workshops. They seemed pretty straight to me but we all have to make up our own minds of course.

[thed4ppa]

I found that the cheaper 997 TT's were indeed in poor shape. I gave reasonable money (over £50k), all be it several thousand pounds cheaper than the OPC may want for a tidy 20k miles 2008 Manual with the right spec from another PH'er on here. As others have stated the car is now at that age where it needs some money spending on it, if it hasn't had the spend already. One thing that surprised me was the actual lack of physical spend or maintenance that some owners showed with their cars that were for sale.