997 best spec for resale

[nobbles]

Looking at buying second hand, what are the essential options to look for?

[kayc]

nobbles said:

Looking at buying second hand, what are the essential options to look for?

Best option...dont buy from a dealer..

[bumcrack]

imo

exterior colour
interior colour
leather
pasm
sat nav
decent sound
sun roof

[bennno]

yes, because without an exterior or interior colour it would be difficult to sell.
(They all feature leather)

personally i wouldnt buy one without :
upgraded wheels
integrated phone
pcm
sports seats

Bennno

Edited by bennno on Tuesday 31st October 11:29

[Koln-RS]

If it is a standard 997 then pasm shouldn't be necessary. And few people bother with the sunroof these days - just adds weight, rattles, spoils the roof line, and not very effective.

Sports seats are popular, heated is nice, cruise is very useful, as is pdc. PSE is very good, but can be retro fitted. PCM isn't great, but is expected. Likewise with sound upgrades. Oh, and Xenons are worthwhile.

[bumcrack]

bumcrack said:

bennno said:

yes, because without an exterior or interior colour it would be difficult to sell.
(They all feature leather)

personally i wouldnt buy one without :
upgraded wheels
integrated phone
pcm
sports seats

Bennno

Edited by bennno on Tuesday 31st October 11:29

Ah, Mr smart arse

you know what I'm sayin benno, the exterior/interior colour is the most important aspect when selling a car

Edited by bumcrack on Tuesday 31st October 13:35

[Vesuvius 996]

bumcrack said:

bennno said:

yes, because without an exterior or interior colour it would be difficult to sell.
(They all feature leather)

personally i wouldnt buy one without :
upgraded wheels
integrated phone
pcm
sports seats

Bennno

Edited by bennno on Tuesday 31st October 11:29

Ah, Mr smart asre

Did you hear about the dyslexic pimp. He bought a warehouse

[Vesuvius 996]

Best spec.....


Bright orange exterior
Black Interior
Black wheels 19"
Short shifter
Sports exhaust
Carbon pack

Utterly unsaleable but I'll take it off your hands.

[bennno]

bumcrack said:

bumcrack said:

bennno said:

yes, because without an exterior or interior colour it would be difficult to sell.
(They all feature leather)

personally i wouldnt buy one without :
upgraded wheels
integrated phone
pcm
sports seats

Bennno

Ah, Mr smart arse

you know what I'm sayin benno, the exterior/interior colour is the most important aspect when selling a car

the clue was in the question 'what are the essential options'

leather is standard as is metallic paint, therefore neither an option in my book.

Bennno

[Adam B]

for an S:

nav module
phone module
Bose
metallic paint

sports seats, electric seats and sports chrono desirable (although for me I would insist on sports exhaust and not fussede about chrono)

for a non-S:

as above plus xenons and 19" wheels, PASM desirable

[Adam B]

bennno said:

leather is standard as is metallic paint, therefore neither an option in my book.

Bennno

metallic is a £600 option, like many you assume no one, not even Porsche, could take the pee so bad they would charge a premium for decent paint on a £60k+ car

[wildoliver]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Best spec.....


Bright orange exterior
Black Interior
Black wheels 19"
Short shifter
Sports exhaust
Carbon pack

Utterly unsaleable but I'll take it off your hands.

I'll have it after you when it hits £20K!

[bumcrack]

Adam B said:

bennno said:

leather is standard as is metallic paint, therefore neither an option in my book.

Bennno

metallic is a £600 option, like many you assume no one, not even Porsche, could take the pee so bad they would charge a premium for decent paint on a £60k+ car

metallic isn't strandard

If you're gonna be such a smart arse at least get it right, see above for correct answer benno

Edited by bumcrack on Tuesday 31st October 14:04

[bennno]

you thought leather was an option mind...as it is on the Boxster Coupe

Bennno

[dealmaker]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Best spec.....


Bright orange exterior
Black Interior
Black wheels 19"
Short shifter
Sports exhaust
Carbon pack

Utterly unsaleable but I'll take it off your hands.

Hey!...That's my EXACT Spec! (albeit mine also has the Aerokit! and Sports Seats)...and funnily enough LOADS of peole seem interested in buying it from me (even one at list the other day) !!!

[cuneus]

[bumcrack]

dealmaker said:

Vesuvius 996 said:

Best spec.....


Bright orange exterior
Black Interior
Black wheels 19"
Short shifter
Sports exhaust
Carbon pack

Utterly unsaleable but I'll take it off your hands.

Hey!...That's my EXACT Spec! (albeit mine also has the Aerokit! and Sports Seats)...and funnily enough LOADS of peole seem interested in buying it from me (even one at list the other day) !!!

Can tell you're a shy sort of guy

[997gt3]

Adam B said:

Metallic is a £600 option, like many you assume no one, not even Porsche, could take the pee so bad they would charge a premium for decent paint on a £60k+ car

Well on the GT3 there is a two-tier metallic paint price: standard metallic £570 and special metallic £1522!
Now £1500 for metallic paint on an £80k car is really taking the p1ss

[softinthehead]

nobbles said:

Looking at buying second hand, what are the essential options to look for?

an essential option is a contradiction in terms

sorry, I'm trying really hard to stay off the soapbox but it's proving just too much

I cannot be the only one here who is terminally fed up with posts along the lines of "i'd like to buy a cayman coxster convertible GT3, what are the best options for resale?"

FFS!!!!!

its YOUR bloody sports car. its for YOU to drive, not some other bugger. and no matter what you get, the dealer WILL, come resale time, INEVITABLY tell you that whatever option/colour etc youve chosen is no longer desireable.

Get what YOU want. DRIVE it. Stop OBSESSING about bloody resale values. By the time you sell it, that tw@t Gordon Brown will have slammed a 50% green tax on it anyway and the residual will have plummeted. You only live bloody once.

and..........breathe.........

[guyvert1]

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