Bloody Eck Fire......

[Crimp]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Yes its nice.
Yes its had a full re-build
Its White underneath

But its still a 1984 pre G50 cab and no way can be worth this amount of any fools money, surely?

You can get a lot of Pork for £65k

[V8KSN]

18 months ago you could buy a 996 GT3 RS for 5k less!!

[g7jhp]

Is that a 'bubble' I see!

[jackal]

Look on the bright side .... If it was Hexagons it would be more like 99k

[mollytherocker]

No way, not even close!

40k tops!

[Crimp]

jackal said:

Look on the bright side .... If it was Hexagons it would be more like 99k

Not wrong there mate, utter madness

[996TT02]

At this rate our Turbos will be worth 2.2M when people realise the value you get in comparison!

[IMIA]

Mines is miles better than that and a completely original car to boot. Thinking about selling my Carrera to make way for something else I have my eye on. In fact Dick Lovetts red 1989 Carrera Coupe similar to mine sold recently for £75k but no sports seats no short shift or LSD on theirs.

Mines a 1989 Black Carrera Sport Coupe with black sports seats. Factory short shift and LSD. Rare 9 inch fuchs rear alloys ordered from factory with still the original anodised finish. Valves with proper valve caps. Widgets on windscreen wipers. If thats the best Carrera in the world I actually think mines better lol with a genuine 67k miles, zero rust and all original panels. Neil Dickens at Hairpin has sold my car 2 or 3 times I think on the last occasion to Michael Lavers who owns Silver Arrows.

If that wobbly cab is £65,000 mines £80,000 lol

[Crimp]

Made mine cheap at £27k

[Crimp]

996TT02 said:

At this rate our Turbos will be worth 2.2M when people realise the value you get in comparison!

This is it, totally agree I'd much rather drive the turbo. Mind you I'm on me 3rd!!

[IMIA]

Crimp said:

996TT02 said:

At this rate our Turbos will be worth 2.2M when people realise the value you get in comparison!

This is it, totally agree I'd much rather drive the turbo. Mind you I'm on me 3rd!!

^^^ This. 996 and 997 turbo are rocket ships. `Best buy out there pound for pound imo.

[Hard-Drive]

Is it me or is the bonnet/bumper shutline awful, the engine cover on the OS not much better, the rear window all crinkled, the glovebox door hanging off and the stereo wiring install decidedly amatuer?

As a 986 driver I have no idea of this is all part of the air-cooled magic, or just a badly prepared car...

[IMIA]

Hard-Drive said:

Is it me or is the bonnet/bumper shutline awful, the engine cover on the OS not much better, the rear window all crinkled, the glovebox door hanging off and the stereo wiring install decidedly amatuer?

As a 986 driver I have no idea of this is all part of the air-cooled magic, or just a badly prepared car...

to me the 80's, 90s car feel better made than the newer ones so no shouldn't be like that.

[Crimp]

IMIA said:

Crimp said:

996TT02 said:

At this rate our Turbos will be worth 2.2M when people realise the value you get in comparison!

This is it, totally agree I'd much rather drive the turbo. Mind you I'm on me 3rd!!

^^^ This. 996 and 997 turbo are rocket ships. `Best buy out there pound for pound imo.

Just cant see them stopping at this sort of money TBH

[IMIA]

Crimp said:

IMIA said:

Crimp said:

996TT02 said:

At this rate our Turbos will be worth 2.2M when people realise the value you get in comparison!

This is it, totally agree I'd much rather drive the turbo. Mind you I'm on me 3rd!!

^^^ This. 996 and 997 turbo are rocket ships. `Best buy out there pound for pound imo.

Just cant see them stopping at this sort of money TBH

I was at Hatfield OPC dropping my 997 off for its annual service the other day and my wife saw a bog standard yellow Boxster and commented that would be nice for the Summer. I waltzed up to it thinking it would be £40k. Was surprised when I saw a base Boxster with a few must have options is now £55k. I understand you should not really compare used with new but why would anyone who wants a cab buy a base boxster when they could have had this rocket ship for the summer instead in nearly new condition? the 996 looks cheap by comparison and beautifully upmarket compared to the base boxster we were looking at.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[Scooty100]

Agreed too much cash.

There are deffo better deals maybe speak to Phil Raby or an equivalent specialist but do some research not all 'specialst' are exactly that.

Check this out as a warning

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=145...

Good luck with your search

[Crimp]

IMIA said:

Crimp said:

IMIA said:

Crimp said:

996TT02 said:

At this rate our Turbos will be worth 2.2M when people realise the value you get in comparison!

This is it, totally agree I'd much rather drive the turbo. Mind you I'm on me 3rd!!

^^^ This. 996 and 997 turbo are rocket ships. `Best buy out there pound for pound imo.

Just cant see them stopping at this sort of money TBH

I was at Hatfield OPC dropping my 997 off for its annual service the other day and my wife saw a bog standard yellow Boxster and commented that would be nice for the Summer. I waltzed up to it thinking it would be £40k. Was surprised when I saw a base Boxster with a few must have options is now £55k. I understand you should not really compare used with new but why would anyone who wants a cab buy a base boxster when they could have had this rocket ship for the summer instead in nearly new condition? the 996 looks cheap by comparison and beautifully upmarket compared to the base boxster we were looking at.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Bloody lovely that and rare.
Great colour Polar and PCCB'S to boot, I know what I'd have.

[sng45]

Crimp said:

Made mine cheap at £27k

That's a fantastic looking car ( pleased it's been parked in my garage for the last eighteen months ! )

Hope you're ok Ed

[Crimp]

sng45 said:

Crimp said:

Made mine cheap at £27k

That's a fantastic looking car ( pleased it's been parked in my garage for the last eighteen months ! )

Hope you're ok Ed

Didn't you sell in the end then?

[sng45]

Crimp said:

Didn't you sell in the end then?

No I kept it -( along with a few others ) although a friend of mine is trying hard to persuade me to sell it to him as I rarely use it. I decided not to go for the 996 Turbo due to some issues with its history !