To sell or not to sell?
06-17-2014, 09:22 PM
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This last post makes me think this is what your intention has been all along and you are using this thread as a teaser for your sale. In the end it's a car you aren't driving and you would prefer to have it out of your garage. Man up, make a decision. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Prices may go up or prices may go down, you can store it or sell it.
06-17-2014, 10:27 PM
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As I read this thread, I was hoping that at least one of the "me too...can't decide if I should sell" posts would be from a cab owner. Anyone in the northeast (preferably CT) want to sell their cab?!? :-)
06-18-2014, 01:28 PM
#33
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I have the same thoughts on my 964 occasionally but it is only for a fleeting second.
It bugs me that I only drive the 964 less than 2,000km a year. This is due to two main reasons - 1) our good driving months up here are really only 4 or 5 months at the most and 2) I like to golf but if I drive the 964 I have to put the golf bag in the front seat and it means I cannot stop anywhere along the way for fear of someone breaking into the car.
I am lucky in that I have two "summer" cars. I try and convince my wife that the second car is her summer car.
Currently it is a 350Z convertible. Before that it was a 335i convertible.
I have no issues with selling either of the convertibles because I can always easily find a replacement.
A replacement for my 964 would be much harder to find.
It bugs me that I only drive the 964 less than 2,000km a year. This is due to two main reasons - 1) our good driving months up here are really only 4 or 5 months at the most and 2) I like to golf but if I drive the 964 I have to put the golf bag in the front seat and it means I cannot stop anywhere along the way for fear of someone breaking into the car.
I am lucky in that I have two "summer" cars. I try and convince my wife that the second car is her summer car.
Currently it is a 350Z convertible. Before that it was a 335i convertible.
I have no issues with selling either of the convertibles because I can always easily find a replacement.
A replacement for my 964 would be much harder to find.
06-18-2014, 03:19 PM
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I've decided, I'm selling. Head has to rule heart (for once). Will put together an advert this weekend with full details and post link, assuming I can figure out a reasonable price in this market! Any advice before then welcomed!
06-18-2014, 04:17 PM
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[QUOTE=PhatPhlatSix;11446388]I would say 'live for the moment'. Back in the 90's I had a BMW 2002tii - I absolutely loved that car! Eventually I sold it and moved on. Nowadays, when I see one, I think: omg, what was all the fuss about...[QUOTE]
Me too, a Ceylon Gold '73tii!! Still love those 'roundtails'
Did the very same thing with my '64 VW 21-window Microbus Deluxe
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What he said^^ Sold my '72 T for around $17K in 2008 to get something a little larger for transporting kids b/f to school, next day bought an E30 M3 both a blast to drive, very different and now both gone
...but I just love my 64
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Agreed.
Me too, a Ceylon Gold '73tii!! Still love those 'roundtails'
Did the very same thing with my '64 VW 21-window Microbus Deluxe
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I had a 964 turbo back in 2002 - sold it for £24k. Sure, it would be worth £70k now, but how much would I have spent on it in 12 years?
So as I said at the beginning, do what is right for you now, you might be a different person tomorrow.
So as I said at the beginning, do what is right for you now, you might be a different person tomorrow.
...but I just love my 64!!I'm going through a similar dilemma myself - i.e. to sell or not to sell. Pushed myself to the limit on a pending house purchase, now due in part to a 2 month delay in exchange of contracts (purely due to poor communication between the solicitors) I'm left extremely tight for funds... On the flip side, I'd previously promised myself its a car I would never sell.
Hmmm. I'd be lying if I said the current market wasn't a massive incentive to sell, mainly because the profit I would make on the 964 would be put to good use doing up the new house, and would certainly take the pressure off a bit.
Like others have said though, bills come and go, and theres usually other options financially... certainly not going to make a rushed decision if I can help it.
Hmmm. I'd be lying if I said the current market wasn't a massive incentive to sell, mainly because the profit I would make on the 964 would be put to good use doing up the new house, and would certainly take the pressure off a bit.
Like others have said though, bills come and go, and theres usually other options financially... certainly not going to make a rushed decision if I can help it.
06-18-2014, 04:36 PM
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I bought my car a few years ago before prices were going crazy on these cars. It needed some work but I've always wanted an air cooled 911 since I was a kid so I bought it as something to fix up and enjoy during retirement. The problem is I have 18 years until retirment and some other expenses just came up; I could definitely put the proceeds from selling the car to good use. However, I know I probably won't ever to be able to afford one of these cars again especially if the prices keep going up the way they currently are. I have sold cars online privately in the past and it was always a pita dealing with people. I just don't know what to do at this point.
I still get excited every time I go in the garage and see it looking at me though.
I still get excited every time I go in the garage and see it looking at me though.
apart from the mirrors this is the identical to the car ive just bought. Red with black interior is sooooooo iconic it WONT be repeated and very period.
Keep it I say
06-22-2014, 08:15 PM
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Congrats on your purchase. I have had quite a few variations of the 911, and the 964 is my favorite. I have owned it 3 times longer then any of the rest. I get thumbs up at traffic lights every time I drive it. Plus it hauls butt. My wife's car is faster, but you would never know it when you are driving. The 964 becomes part of the road and you become part of the car. I always feel like I'm driving a race car. Enjoy!
06-22-2014, 09:46 PM
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I had that though briefly when my son was an infant. However, the time flew by and, by the time he was 18 months old, he was ready for a front-facing seat in the back on my 964. He loved it, although the noise and vibration were pretty much certain to put him to sleep on any drive of more than 1/2 hour. He's now 4 and sits in a forward-facing Recaro child seat in the front (with the airbag disabled, of course), and loves it even more. Do a search for "child seat" and you'll find many posts on this topic.
08-02-2014, 06:30 AM
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I have the same thoughts on my 964 occasionally but it is only for a fleeting second. It bugs me that I only drive the 964 less than 2,000km a year. This is due to two main reasons - 1) our good driving months up here are really only 4 or 5 months at the most and 2) I like to golf but if I drive the 964 I have to put the golf bag in the front seat and it means I cannot stop anywhere along the way for fear of someone breaking into the car. I am lucky in that I have two "summer" cars. I try and convince my wife that the second car is her summer car. Currently it is a 350Z convertible. Before that it was a 335i convertible. I have no issues with selling either of the convertibles because I can always easily find a replacement. A replacement for my 964 would be much harder to find.