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Hi all
Just getting an up to date feel for the current market.
I may be looking for a Porsche 996 Turbo
I have a budget of £37k
Has to be manual, dark leather interior, with full checkable service history.
If the budget won’t get me “the car” I may consider a C4s or 997 C4s but either if these has to have had an engine rebuild by a reputable “ Prefer Hartech” engine specialist.
Just getting an up to date feel for the current market.
I may be looking for a Porsche 996 Turbo
I have a budget of £37k
Has to be manual, dark leather interior, with full checkable service history.
If the budget won’t get me “the car” I may consider a C4s or 997 C4s but either if these has to have had an engine rebuild by a reputable “ Prefer Hartech” engine specialist.
trickywoo said:
You are in the wrong forum to get maximum responses and I think £10k short.
Wow, I remember rough cars as low as £25k. Probably not what you have in mind, to be fair.Very accomplished, I think of them as the GTR of an earlier generation (parking any badge snobbery).
A friend had one years ago and he let me drive it for a couple of miles. Very sedate, it was under third party cover so I wasn’t exactly going Chris Harris in it. I can’t actually remember the drive, but I do recall always being pinned back in the seat when he was driving. Non X50 car running standard boost, I’d imagine an X50 car with a boost upgrade would be very quick.
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"f the budget won’t get me “the car” I may consider a C4s or 997 C4s but either if these has to have had an engine rebuild by a reputable “ Prefer Hartech” engine specialist."
There are other options akin to your alternative requirements in the classifieds - happy to advise further via PM
Dan
)"f the budget won’t get me “the car” I may consider a C4s or 997 C4s but either if these has to have had an engine rebuild by a reputable “ Prefer Hartech” engine specialist."
There are other options akin to your alternative requirements in the classifieds - happy to advise further via PM
Dan
Tommie38 said:
trickywoo said:
You are in the wrong forum to get maximum responses and I think £10k short.
Wow, I remember rough cars as low as £25k. Probably not what you have in mind, to be fair.Very accomplished, I think of them as the GTR of an earlier generation (parking any badge snobbery).
A friend had one years ago and he let me drive it for a couple of miles. Very sedate, it was under third party cover so I wasn’t exactly going Chris Harris in it. I can’t actually remember the drive, but I do recall always being pinned back in the seat when he was driving. Non X50 car running standard boost, I’d imagine an X50 car with a boost upgrade would be very quick.
Superb cars. Very tuneable too.
Have at least two of everything that's expensive to run; turbos, actuators, wastegates, intercoolers etc. so read the bills and check everything's been service. Then get a good PPI.
North of England, get it to Sports 7 Classic. South, get it to 9e if you can.
Have at least two of everything that's expensive to run; turbos, actuators, wastegates, intercoolers etc. so read the bills and check everything's been service. Then get a good PPI.
North of England, get it to Sports 7 Classic. South, get it to 9e if you can.
bow4444 said:
Hi all
Just getting an up to date feel for the current market.
I may be looking for a Porsche 996 Turbo
I have a budget of £37k
Has to be manual, dark leather interior, with full checkable service history.
If the budget won’t get me “the car” I may consider a C4s or 997 C4s but either if these has to have had an engine rebuild by a reputable “ Prefer Hartech” engine specialist.
A Hartech rebuild is likely to be north of 15k ? Just getting an up to date feel for the current market.
I may be looking for a Porsche 996 Turbo
I have a budget of £37k
Has to be manual, dark leather interior, with full checkable service history.
If the budget won’t get me “the car” I may consider a C4s or 997 C4s but either if these has to have had an engine rebuild by a reputable “ Prefer Hartech” engine specialist.
Not sure with a full rebuild you’d be likely to get a 996 TT unless it has absolutely galactic Mileage for 37k
Also bear in mind you might buy a car for 37k but take it to someone like 9 Excellence & you might be presented with an 8k bill for all the neglected bits .
It’s easily done .
I’d say for a decent car that been well cared for you should be looking at 45k or it all becomes somewhat of a false economy
GT3Manthey said:
Also bear in mind you might buy a car for 37k but take it to someone like 9 Excellence & you might be presented with an 8k bill for all the neglected bits .
It’s easily done .
More than £8k if gearbox is fIt’s easily done .
ked. These cars, even untuned, have tremendous torque and can be heavy on 'boxes.The core engine is very strong and in the turbo tune, not over-stressed with revs. What can be costly is all the turbo consumables.
Plus, as with any older 996/7 they need fuel lines, coolant hoses and brake pipes checking/replacing.
Digga said:
More than £8k if gearbox is fked. These cars, even untuned, have tremendous torque and can be heavy on 'boxes.
The core engine is very strong and in the turbo tune, not over-stressed with revs. What can be costly is all the turbo consumables.
Plus, as with any older 996/7 they need fuel lines, coolant hoses and brake pipes checking/replacing.
I was trying to be slightly diplomatic but yes 8k can be 15k if you’re not careful . ked. These cars, even untuned, have tremendous torque and can be heavy on 'boxes.The core engine is very strong and in the turbo tune, not over-stressed with revs. What can be costly is all the turbo consumables.
Plus, as with any older 996/7 they need fuel lines, coolant hoses and brake pipes checking/replacing.
My 996 4S was fully rebuild back in 2012 and the bill was 13k then . Gotta be 18/20 now I’m assuming ?
These can be money pits if you’re not careful
GT3Manthey said:
Digga said:
More than £8k if gearbox is fked. These cars, even untuned, have tremendous torque and can be heavy on 'boxes.
The core engine is very strong and in the turbo tune, not over-stressed with revs. What can be costly is all the turbo consumables.
Plus, as with any older 996/7 they need fuel lines, coolant hoses and brake pipes checking/replacing.
I was trying to be slightly diplomatic but yes 8k can be 15k if you’re not careful . ked. These cars, even untuned, have tremendous torque and can be heavy on 'boxes.The core engine is very strong and in the turbo tune, not over-stressed with revs. What can be costly is all the turbo consumables.
Plus, as with any older 996/7 they need fuel lines, coolant hoses and brake pipes checking/replacing.
My 996 4S was fully rebuild back in 2012 and the bill was 13k then . Gotta be 18/20 now I’m assuming ?
These can be money pits if you’re not careful
A selection of the culprits:
Digga said:
GT3Manthey said:
Also bear in mind you might buy a car for 37k but take it to someone like 9 Excellence & you might be presented with an 8k bill for all the neglected bits .
It’s easily done .
More than £8k if gearbox is fIt’s easily done .
ked. These cars, even untuned, have tremendous torque and can be heavy on 'boxes.The core engine is very strong and in the turbo tune, not over-stressed with revs. What can be costly is all the turbo consumables.
Plus, as with any older 996/7 they need fuel lines, coolant hoses and brake pipes checking/replacing.
As others have said the engine itself on the whole is pretty good as it should considering what’s it was based on…..but these cars are getting on now and yes the list of ancillary items already mentioned are expensive to buy and time consuming to replace…..I would also add to it heat shields….difficult to access pipe work ……front diffs……clutch issues…..
The much vaunted German engineering and quality really wasn’t in these cars IMO …..I did enjoy mine … do I miss it no…. Some pictures of mine from a few years ago pretty much in the spec the OP has mentioned
The much vaunted German engineering and quality really wasn’t in these cars IMO …..I did enjoy mine … do I miss it no…. Some pictures of mine from a few years ago pretty much in the spec the OP has mentioned
Big Rat said:
As others have said the engine itself on the whole is pretty good as it should considering what’s it was based on…..but these cars are getting on now and yes the list of ancillary items already mentioned are expensive to buy and time consuming to replace…..I would also add to it heat shields….difficult to access pipe work ……front diffs……clutch issues…..
The much vaunted German engineering and quality really wasn’t in these cars IMO …..I did enjoy mine … do I miss it no…. Some pictures of mine from a few years ago pretty much in the spec the OP has mentioned
Looks like ceramics too ? The much vaunted German engineering and quality really wasn’t in these cars IMO …..I did enjoy mine … do I miss it no…. Some pictures of mine from a few years ago pretty much in the spec the OP has mentioned
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