E4VLL

I'm actively looking to purchase a nice example 964 3.6 Turbo RHD.

I'm based in England but am not concerned about whether the car was originally sold here (C16); however, I am concerned about finding a car with full service history, no accidents and not one with extensive mileage (I don't want a garage queen but equally, 80,000+ mile cars would be of limited interest).

If anyone is thinking of selling their car or knows of a good one that is coming up for sale, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Megatron-UK

You sometimes find a few listed on pistonheads.com in the classified section. Specialist Cars of Malton often has nice (but pricey) examples. Sadly the rhd 3.6 is both rare and expensive in the UK

JamesE

Stick my 600 bhp engine in a 964 or 964t 3.3, and forget about the overpriced 3.6t.

E4VLL

I've been watching the market for quite awhile and have seen the same dealers doing their best to drive up the prices of the 3.6 (the frustration comes when you find out what they are paying the owners for these cars - thankfully the owners are starting to wise up).

I do watch the Pistonheads classifieds, as well as the dealer sites but would rather buy a car direct than through a dealer (for obvious reasons - the owner gets a better price and I don't pay a massive margin).

I'm also looking at the 3.3 and agree there are cheaper ways to get performance from a 964; however, the 3.6 really appeals to me and it is an itch I need to scratch.

Big Jock

Yeah,you and 500 other guys for maybe 10 cars.You'll have to broaden your horizon, and in 6 months time you'll be saying to yourself '****,I shouldve bought that car'.I think there were VERY FEW of these cars made in RHD.You never mentioned if you had a colour preference!!

E4VLL

Porsche made 4,000+ 964 Turbos

42 were C16 RHD

They made another 83 RHD for other markets

The rest of the 4000 are predominantly 3.3 LHD and a far smaller amount RHD.

2 RHD cars have sold privately in the past month and 2 via dealers in the last 2 months - so they do come up for sale.

As for colour, I'm not overly bothered although my preference would be for a dark colour (as I'm sure it would be for many potential owners).

legacywr

The following 3.3 car has been on sale for a while, and I hear that the paintwork isn't very good, but if it could be bought cheap enough...?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1564802.htm

John McM

My trainspotting days are past me, but there are at least 12 RHD Turbo 3.6s in NZ and there seem to be two or more for sale at any one time e.g.:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-286222691.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-268138621.htm

The bad news is that they are a long way from Great Britain and expensive in the GBP equivalent. In fact the Pound is so weak I'm contemplating a raid the other way, although one Turbo 3.6 is enough so it might be something British like an Aston.

Good luck with your hunt. I'm coming round to 9 yrs ownership.

mishpet

get a 3.3t the chances of getting a car that meets your needs and spec is going to be expensive as you know 40-60k thats the going rate,whats wrong with the blue one one pistonheads seems ok.

E4VLL

There is a reason why this car has hung around and it isn't just the colour. The maxim: you get what you pay for, is particularly true about this one.

E4VLL

Thanks John, that is very useful.

As you said, Sterling is tanking against other currencies, so it probably wouldn't be cost effective but I'll keep an eye on the cars coming up for sale.

E4VLL

I am aware of all of the cars up for sale at the moment and I'll just say that none are of interest to me. I didn't start this thread to talk down the cars that are currently up for sale; therefore, I'll leave it at that.

My hope is that this thread will put me in touch with a car that I am not aware of or tempt an owner to contact me before putting their car up for sale and enduring the tedium of tyre kickers, time wasters, etc.

I appreciate that I will need to pay the going rate for a good 3.6 and am prepared to do so. Like John from NZ, my plan is make this a long term ownership prospect; thus the right car at a fair price is acceptable to me.

Thanks for all the comments guys and until I post on this thread that I have found a car, I will continue to be in the market for one.

mishpet

being the owner of a 3.6t i know what its like to find the one you want,i wanted a black one and it took a while to find.i have looked at a few and a lot of them are not perfect its proberbly going to be a compromise as a perfect example ie condition,mileage,history in a dark colour will be 50-60k.
as for the dealers driving up the price no one can blame them as it is about profit and they seem to sell very fast so supply and demand is to blame.anyway good luck if i hear or see of any i will get in contact.

E4VLL

I appreciate you keeping an eye out for me.

I'm also not blaming dealers - they have a job to do and aren't a charity - however, it does grate when you find out what they are paying for cars (talking them down to the owner) and what they are putting them up at (drastically inflated prices). I appreciate that the owner doesn't have to sell (they have free will) and that the dealer is entitled to put any price on the car they want (something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it); however, the downside is that it sets unrealistic expectations as to the prices (which makes finding a good car at a fair price more difficult).

I'd agree that £50-60k is the right price and I'm happy to pay that for a good car.

Thanks again - the more ears to the ground, and eyes scanning the ads, I have, the easier it will be to find 'my' 3.6 Turbo!

John McM

Even with the exchange rate you are in the hunt to pillage one of our cars if your budget is GBP 50,000 to 60,000. No salt on the roads and a temperate climate would make them all good condition. The red car here is a beauty. Midnight blue is accident damaged. If the pound appreciates you should keep a look out. New Zealanders think nothing of importing used cars from other countries as duties low so they are able to re-export without price hikes.