About to do a deal on a 997 Turbo
About to do a deal on a 997 Turbo
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waz84

Original Poster:

28 posts

207 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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Being a former R8 owner who sold up to get a sensible car (Audi A7) I have gotten board and decided to go for a Turbo considering they are fairly affordable now. Seeing the following car at an OPC and wanted opinion on price

It is a 56 plate, cobalt blue with black interior and 19500 miles, 2 owners. Spec is

19 inch Turbo wheels, forged, two-tone
CDC-4 six disc CD autochanger
Electric slide/tilt sunroof
Full electric seat
Manual Gearbox
ParkAssist (parking aid rear)
Rear wiper
Sport Chrono Package Plus
Sport shifter
Windscreen with grey top tint

Currently priced at £51850 and incs a 2 year warranty, 12 months road tax, a service too. Wondering what everyones though on price was? Seen some cheaper turbos in mid-high 40s but without a proper warranty, just an aftermarket one. Drove the car and enjoyed it, you can even have fun in 6th gear! Would appreciate opions on the price. Also, can someone let me know the following:

1. clutch life on turbos
2. How often you have had to change pads and discs and costs when saying doing normal driving
3. Does the turbo have bluetooth as standard? If not does the sim card slot actually work on tubros?

Rrroro

452 posts

185 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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You're paying for that 2 year warranty in the sale price - Turbo's are tough as old boots - a good first step would be negotiate 1k off that price and take a 1 year warranty instead of 2. You can always renew the warranty if you're still in the car after 1 year.

IMI A

9,997 posts

231 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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Mileage is really low so i think its a reasonable deal. I love the colour too. Getting a good early car is going to be difficult outside OPC network as most of them need £5-£10k spent on them to get them to a similar standard to the OPC car.


Helicopter123

8,831 posts

186 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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How much more for a PDK equipped 997.2 Turbo?

Lordglenmorangie

3,071 posts

235 months

Friday 14th September 2012
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Clutch life is dependant on how the car is driven, mine is fresh at nearly 50K and I don't drive like miss Daisy
Mine has ceramics and they are original including pads
No blue tooth but the sim does work.

The main points, of the car you are looking at is sports chrono + MANUAL biggrin