HardHitter

Thought I'd post this in here to get more traffic and because I received a lot of PMs from people not advertising their car for sale, but was toying with the idea.

Established budget is $65K
Looking for a 997.1
Ideally black on black
6 speeds only
Would like to keep mileage in the "sweet spot" of 30-50K but "higher mileage" cars are welcome too
Mods are welcomed (preferred a modded car vs all stock)
Closer to California the better, but I already have shipping company ready if I need to ship

Thank you!

HardHitter

Bump. Received some PMs and some nice cars. Nothing for sure yet.

TT Surgeon

I think if you go to 70-75k you'll find some much nicer cars. Remember, no such thing as a cheap turbo, either pay up front or later in maintenance/ repairs. Try for the nicest, lowest mile, closest to stock car you can afford. A frankenturbo may seem like a good deal, but with heavy mods comes heavy wear/ tear.

monty007

Sage advice from TT Surgeon (as usual) Keep an eye up in Canada (West Coast). I had a lot that I went through when I bought mine 2 years ago. I still keep an eye from time to time. No salt used in British Columbia and with the exchange rate - your $$ is going further.

Just get a solid PPI done and drive the hell out of it.

Good luck!

HardHitter

To your comment of "solid PPI and drive the hell out of it" I have been back and forth on this one...

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/a...997-turbo.html

monty007

Looks like a nice car with tasteful mods. Pics also indicated it has been tracked multiple times. New engine with proven parts on it. Might be worth a trip to see it.

Keep us posted!!

dlb

Hi - I have this for sale. Ticks most of your boxes. I'd be open to reasonable offers -

https://rennlist.com/forums/vehicle-...-warranty.html

HardHitter

Not going to move forward on this one.

Beautiful car but unfortunately, out of my budget. Good luck on your sale!

Dodaleca

Listed at $84k CDN =~ U$64.3k taking advantage of low CDN $, about 39,000 miles on

HardHitter

No pics of the car? The only thing with Canada is that assuming it is a Canada based car, the speedo will be in KM/H right? I've looked at a car in Canada (originally US Spec) but after taking into account the duty fee and everything, your conversation rate advantage goes away.

Dodaleca

When no pictures that usually means it has just been recieved at the dealership, pictures usually pop up in a day or two.

Didn't know how painful it was to go CDN -> USA as I just investigated a car moving USA -> CDN before I bought mine.


Instruments are metric (including speedo) but you have the MPH digitial display (which I would set to km/hr on a US car plus turn running lights on to import to Canada).

HardHitter

I've reached out for pictures but it is also on the East Coast of Canada. With shipping + duty fees and such, it will probably end up being the same cost as finding a car in the US.

Appreciate your help though!

I have one car that I'm looking at, but still looking.

bruni911

If it's a USA car originally it's easy to bring back to the USA.
Most turbos are USA cars here in Canada.
Plaff is a big dealer here in Ontario

HardHitter

Regardless, that car at Plaff already sold hah.

Dodaleca

Yeah that's always the problem in that what I thought to be nice cars always got bought before I could seriously examine them or even get info from a salesperson (especially those cars not local).


I ended up buying mine on the first phonecall from a distant Porsche dealership in Ontario minutes after it had been dropped off on a trade-in. The guy I talked to on the phone didn't know what vehicle I was talking about as it wasn't in their inventory tracking system yet but he still ended up getting the world's easiest sale!