Deal or No Deal ????
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I've a tasty Seal grey 996 C4S on a 53 plate, Sept 03 it's up for sale here www.pistonheads.com/sales/116304.htm at a very reasonable £43000 - with Alcantara headlining i think i forgot to mention.
The deal is..... for a black 997 S 'May 2005' 12k miles, manual, Black sports heated seats, SAT/NAV telephone mod, sports exhaust, rear parking, rear wipe,
£60k for the 997 S and he's giving me £39k for my 996 C4S - this is from a indy not an OPC !!!
That's £21 k from the banker - deal or no deal ??????
Seems steep to me..... or am i wrong?
The deal is..... for a black 997 S 'May 2005' 12k miles, manual, Black sports heated seats, SAT/NAV telephone mod, sports exhaust, rear parking, rear wipe,
£60k for the 997 S and he's giving me £39k for my 996 C4S - this is from a indy not an OPC !!!
That's £21 k from the banker - deal or no deal ??????
Seems steep to me..... or am i wrong?
No deal........IMO an OPC would be asking £62K for the 997 and offer you around £40K for the C4S. The 997 would have been better prepped and the warranty will be better (cue; another thread on OPC warranty's).
Push for another £2K either way....tell him he can't have his cake and eat it too.
Print off a load of OPC 997's to show you have done your homework.
Push for another £2K either way....tell him he can't have his cake and eat it too.
Print off a load of OPC 997's to show you have done your homework.
Sebsea said:
I've a tasty Seal grey 996 C4S on a 53 plate, Sept 03 it's up for sale here www.pistonheads.com/sales/116304.htm at a very reasonable £43000 - with Alcantara headlining i think i forgot to mention.
The deal is..... for a black 997 S 'May 2005' 12k miles, manual, Black sports heated seats, SAT/NAV telephone mod, sports exhaust, rear parking, rear wipe,
£60k for the 997 S and he's giving me £39k for my 996 C4S - this is from a indy not an OPC !!!
That's £21 k from the banker - deal or no deal ??????
Seems steep to me..... or am i wrong?
Sounds expensive trade to me..whats the trade bid for the 997s is the main question...£50k?..Sell your 4s for just over £40k privately which should be possible and buy a 997s for £55k privately whick looks very easy to do looking at 997s prices....saving £6k not to be sniffed at. The deal is..... for a black 997 S 'May 2005' 12k miles, manual, Black sports heated seats, SAT/NAV telephone mod, sports exhaust, rear parking, rear wipe,
£60k for the 997 S and he's giving me £39k for my 996 C4S - this is from a indy not an OPC !!!
That's £21 k from the banker - deal or no deal ??????
Seems steep to me..... or am i wrong?
I find myself in the somewhat uncomfortable and unfamilar position of agreeing with Judge KayC MBE. Well, almost.
Sell your car privately, trouser the cash, then go and duff up the OPC at month end (I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Sell your car privately, trouser the cash, then go and duff up the OPC at month end (I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Thursday 8th February 10:54
Vesuvius 996 said:
I find myself in the somewhat uncomfortable and unfamilar position of agreeing with Judge KayC MBE. Well, almost.
Sell your car privately, trouser the cash, then go and duff up the OPC at month end (I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Thats right sell you car privately,then pay up £10k too much at an OPC for a tarted up usually unloved trade-in or a 'finance' reclaim that has sat among another 30 cars covered in leaves/bird-shit for 2 months awaiting preparationSell your car privately, trouser the cash, then go and duff up the OPC at month end (I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Thursday 8th February 10:54
Vesuvius 996 said:
guyvert1 said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
(I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Why?
Edited by guyvert1 on Thursday 8th February 11:09
Maybe I'm a dick, but I just wonder why such a valuable and recent car is outside the network.
Henry's got one at the mo...
www.911virgin.com/997mrv.htm
Vesuvius 996 said:
guyvert1 said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
(I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Why?
Edited by guyvert1 on Thursday 8th February 11:09
Maybe I'm a dick, but I just wonder why such a valuable and recent car is outside the network.
coz the specialist offered a few K more as he does not need to make £10k on every deal, and the owner decided not to be stiffed by the OPC?
FWIW I think the offer on the C4S is very reasonable and the 997 is maybe £2k too rich - so not far off
Adam B said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
guyvert1 said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
(I'd be suspicious of a non OPC 997)
Why?
Edited by guyvert1 on Thursday 8th February 11:09
Maybe I'm a dick, but I just wonder why such a valuable and recent car is outside the network.
coz the specialist offered a few K more as he does not need to make £10k on every deal, and the owner decided not to be stiffed by the OPC?
FWIW I think the offer on the C4S is very reasonable and the 997 is maybe £2k too rich - so not far off
I've been trying to sell my 996 private for a time now, i don't think i'm asking too much for it compared with other cars posted for sale here.... I'm guessing people are looking for 997's like me instead of the 996 C4S.... I seem to only to be getting offers from the trade instead of private buyers, understandable i guess.
As we all know you get a better deal if you have the reddies at hand instead of a car to trade, I'm prepared to wait as to get the right spec if i'm shelling out around £55k on a motor and i'm not even fussed about SAT/NAV... i want the sports chrono pack etc....
My mate works for the BMW place in Aberdeen he says to keep my 996 and get a deposit down on a new M3 he can get me one of the 1st few cars at his dealership..... what would you say to that???
Me being a porsche lover but i am tempted!!!
As we all know you get a better deal if you have the reddies at hand instead of a car to trade, I'm prepared to wait as to get the right spec if i'm shelling out around £55k on a motor and i'm not even fussed about SAT/NAV... i want the sports chrono pack etc....
My mate works for the BMW place in Aberdeen he says to keep my 996 and get a deposit down on a new M3 he can get me one of the 1st few cars at his dealership..... what would you say to that???
Me being a porsche lover but i am tempted!!!
no offence intended but your car looks nice colour combo but is low spec for a C4S, sunroof and sports exhaust is it (although sports exhuast is a major + but that can thr retro-fit). Many are looking for (and many cars have) Bose, Xenons, PCM or at least some ali bits to brighten the interior.
Just think C4S look very expensive vs TT and 997.
If you can get the M3 early go for it - depreciation-proof motoring for 6 months and low for a while after that.
Just think C4S look very expensive vs TT and 997.
If you can get the M3 early go for it - depreciation-proof motoring for 6 months and low for a while after that.
giw12 said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
Maybe I'm a dick, but I just wonder why such a valuable and recent car is outside the network.
7 hours since that was posted and no one's got a view????
here was one.. I agree
Adam B said:
coz the specialist offered a few K more as he does not need to make £10k on every deal, and the owner decided not to be stiffed by the OPC?
kayC said 'The 997 is 8k too expensive at least..'
So you value the car at 52K then. What nonsense, a totally unsubstantiated comment, examples please of 05/05 reg 997 3.8S's with 12k miles for 52k. Come on, let's see them then. Oh, and by the way, what sort of p/ex would you expect for the C4s against this price ?
A very quick scan on Pistonheads' classifieds shows the following.
04/? reg Carrera 3.8S 21k miles £53500 PRIVATE SALE
05 / ? reg Carrera 3.8S £57995 PRIVATE SALE
05/55 reg Carrera 3.8S 6.5k miles £61500 PRIVATE SALE
05/05 reg Carrera 3.8S 9k miles £59995 PRIVATE SALE
05/ ? reg Carrera 3.8S 14k miles £57995 PRIVATE SALE
None of the above vehicles are 52k.
In the case of ? reg, assume the worst i.e 04/54 or 05/54 (not 05). A scan on Auto-Trader of Porsche 911's with 997 as the keyword and up to 2 years old (i.e up to 2005) will reveal similar prices. Don't forget, there is no p/ex option of the 996 C4S on these cars either.
Enough said I feel. The normal unsubtantiated internet forum nonsense comment.
So you value the car at 52K then. What nonsense, a totally unsubstantiated comment, examples please of 05/05 reg 997 3.8S's with 12k miles for 52k. Come on, let's see them then. Oh, and by the way, what sort of p/ex would you expect for the C4s against this price ?
A very quick scan on Pistonheads' classifieds shows the following.
04/? reg Carrera 3.8S 21k miles £53500 PRIVATE SALE
05 / ? reg Carrera 3.8S £57995 PRIVATE SALE
05/55 reg Carrera 3.8S 6.5k miles £61500 PRIVATE SALE
05/05 reg Carrera 3.8S 9k miles £59995 PRIVATE SALE
05/ ? reg Carrera 3.8S 14k miles £57995 PRIVATE SALE
None of the above vehicles are 52k.
In the case of ? reg, assume the worst i.e 04/54 or 05/54 (not 05). A scan on Auto-Trader of Porsche 911's with 997 as the keyword and up to 2 years old (i.e up to 2005) will reveal similar prices. Don't forget, there is no p/ex option of the 996 C4S on these cars either.
Enough said I feel. The normal unsubtantiated internet forum nonsense comment.
Edited by meridian on Thursday 8th February 19:47
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