Options on 996 TT - Do they matter

[korma007]

All,

In process of buying a 996TT and having had a look around there seem to be a world of difference in prices for what on the surface seem to be similar cars (sometimes in excess of £20K). So going through the process, and being very geeky, I have put the options into excel and looked at the differencesm they mainly seem to be the options.

How much do you guys think that this makes to the value / resale value of cars?

Would you pay anywhere near the difference when buying the car compared to the price of retro fitting them?

Also what options do you think are essential?

Finally, how much does it bother people if the retrofitted options are Porsche or not and are they alot cheaper if they aren't?

Cheers

[guyvert1]

How much does it bother you? Thats who you're buying the car for, no one else?

[korma007]

surely you consider the resale value? If you do then you need to cionsider the options? No?

[Schmalex]

Personally, there are a couple of things that I want in a car (air con, oem satnav, leather). After that, anything else is a bonus. I had cruise control on my old 5 series - I must have used it twice in 4 years, so do not look especially hard for a car with cruise.

The single most important thing I look for is provenance. I don't expect a 10 year old to look "showroom", but I like to see that it has been looked after during its life. This, for me, is the deal maker / breaker.

Nowadays for a couple of £K here & there, you can retro-fit pretty much all options (generally to a much higher spec).

Don't sweat it too hard & buy the car that feels right to you.

[ukwill]

For me, this was the order of preference:
1. Provenance
2. Manual
3. Colour (interior & exterior)
4. PCM2

It appears to me that post 52 plate cars are still carrying good premiums over earlier cars. I think that PCM2 has got a lot to do with this. You also have to take into consideration the 9yr max warranty period on earlier cars.