What do we think of this?

[jonboy996]

www.pistonheads.com/sales/102608.h

Price, spec, etc???

[sleep envy]

Dunno about the spec or price but I have nothing but praise for the dealer - bought my first pork from them.

[kayc]

jonboy996 said:

www.pistonheads.com/sales/102608.h

Price, spec, etc???

High miles and wrong wheels imo.

[fidgits]

i like the wheels...

if you like the car, why not?

[gubbs997]

Not bad as OPC still charge £60k+, but highish miles and no Chrono pack. I would get them to knock a grand off so you can renew warranty in Feb......GO FOR IT they are FAB cars....Can't stop driving mine

[Finn997]

On my second 997 and highly recommend them. However, this one looks a bit over priced and the spec is not great. Don't shoot me for this as I may be wrong but as far as I can remember:

- Xenon is standard
- PCM is standard
- PSM and PASM are standard on Carrera S versions
- CD changer and Climate control are standard

Hate it when dealers quote standard equipment as a major selling point...!!

To justify that price from an Indie I'd be looking for at least:
- BOSE Sound (that might be what they mean by Sound pack but make sure)
- Electric seats/sunroof
- Park Assist
- Sports exhaust
- Sport Chrono Pack (Plus version)
- Cruise control
- Heated seats
- etc etc

There are several 997s at the 57-65k range that are much better equipped with lower mileage. I'd pass on this one.

Also, a word of caution - black cars permanently look dirty and SportDesign wheels are impossible to keep clean. My first 997 was Lapis blue with SportDesign and I changed to Arctic Silver with Carrera S wheels.

Just my thoughts.

[ED965]

Seems cheap?

[skidmark997]

Jonboy - think of it like this.. for about another £18K you can get a brand new one! You can spec it exactly how you want it and no-one else has had there hands on it. Plus, more importantly, it hasnt been driving round a track every weekend for the last year.

I was in the same position as you 4 months ago and did the rounds with the dealers on second hand ones. I could not find one that I liked 100% and as I was still talking about £60K I thought b*llocks to it and splashed out the extra cash on a new one.

Good luck!

[skidmark997]

Plus, as Finn correctly says, black cars do always look dirty. Mine is only a week old and looks filthy - but I like it..