Van

I'm curious to see real world prices for good condition turbo S's... Of course we think they're all super valuable , but really what are they worth in the real-world market?

I did a Kelly Blue Book search, and they claim the private party price on a "good" car is $6500. They say the dealer price on an "excellent" car is $8500.

Looking at completed ebay auctions, it looks like several stock-ish (no serious mods) '88 and '89 turbo S's have sold in the neighborhood at $8k.

So, let's start a poll, that way you don't have to disclose who you are or which car you bought/sold.

EdC

March 2004 I paid $15000 for my clean black '88 Turbo S w/ 67k miles and minimal mods. It now has 96k and has had no problems, except for sunroof gear replacemrent, heater clip, and battery (2 yrs ago).

Mike951

Your getting a deal for a decent example of an S for 8k

From looking around I always thought that ballpark was 14-18k

-keith

M758

I bought mine as a very nice, but not perfect stock car in 1997 for 12.5k It had 90k on it then. It has required little maintence and no major repairs (other than a clutch) over 10 years and 40k miles.

Darwantae951

Picked mine up for $10,800. It had a few minor issues, but overall was a solid car.

-Darwin

Van

For what it's worth, I paid $12.5k for my Silver Rose in 2000, and bought it from the original owner with 60k miles -- but I also knew exactly what car I wanted and was willing to pay the price!

The day I went to look at it, another guy was there, saying, "But, there's a scratch on the fender here, and this trim piece looks a little crooked, and why are you asking $3k more than most of the 944 turbos out there?"

I said, "You're the original owner? You have every receipt since new? Here's a deposit. A test drive? No, that won't be necessary, I want the car!"

xsboost90

paid 5500 for my 86 which needed some work but nothing serious. Besides eventually the clutch.

Darwantae951

Wow...what needed work? How much did you spend before it was road worthy?

-Darwin

tman

I paid $3100 for my '88 turbo S. It was in decent condition. Few things were not working right, fairly small problems. I bought it ten months ago.

Darwantae951

What color?

-Darwin

xsboost90

I test drove it when i bought it. Things i had to fix before i WOULD drive it...
new belts/rollers
window switches were hanging out of the doors
mirrors didnt work
window ds would go up when pushed down
sunroof arm was broken
ps leaking terribly- new rack and hose
clutch started slipping- original w/ 40k miles on it
euro valance-removed it and put a stocker on there
reflector plate between taillights- gone
some front bodywork needed realigned like headlights and bumper from the crappy body shop that painted it
new steering wheel-shredded
removed mobile car phone
odo gear didnt work-i added 10k to it when i installed it
swapped in a late xover pipe and header
changed out fuel dampner jumper line
misc lights
- then i started modding stuff

RK951

Like anything else it really gets down to how much you want the S model. I paid 12k for mine knowing it needed about 4k of work to restore it. I wonder how many S models are left.

EdC

I believe that my '88 is one of 52 black.

cas951

I bought my 87 951 in 1993 for 10k excellent condition and low miles. I wrecked it in April 2002 and insurance gave $9800 for the car. Not bad in my book after almost 10 years of ownership. I've always wanted the turbo S so I searched the whole country for one since there was non in Calif. Nearest one was in Seattle for 16k which was in excellent condition both cosmetic and mechanical. The car did not need anything other than a new air filter.

josephsc

KBB has inaccurate estimates for 951S. For insurance purposes, I keep handy my Excellence magazine (pretty accurate) and PCA valuation estimate (tends to be high).

Back in 2004, I picked up my '88 Silverossa for $8k with 100k miles. Seller was in the process of getting married and had too many Porsche's (4 of them, and only a 3-car garage). The only issue was the cracked dash. I also have reasons to believe it is one of the very first ones (have yet to encounter a lower VIN or 'born on date').

Last summer, I also picked up a low-mileage '89 951 that needs some body work for $6.5k as a future project car (not listed in my signature b/c its not ready to be commissioned for service). It came from Legoland951, who has far too many Porsche's....