Thoughts on this Endurance Racing Edition?
#31
Sorry, Mis wrote that. I meant to say I would save the replacement decals for later. The roof decal on mine comes off in 1 inch pieces. I think the car saw lots of sun after someone tried to buff the roof and stripped all the protective coating off the decals.
and yes, besides the surprise dents in the rear quarter, the seat was “repaired”. Looks like crap and dealer tried to tell me it was armour all!
#32
Three Wheelin'
Looks like my SD Edition basically has the same equipment sans the decals....mine is a $135k build (2015). Looks like I won’t be “upgrading” soon!
#33
Rennlist Member
I own one of these beauties, but in PDK. The Endurance options package is $14,000 and includes the following:
I really like some of them including the special car cover, the red leather trim on the carbon fiber floor mats, and the 12-o'clock marking in red. Oh and it came with an extra set of floor mats.
My dealer couldn't sell it, so I made a deal with them, deduct the $14 Endurance options and we'll negotiate from $137,500. I got an extra 20+% off and then a free wrap for my troubles to remove the decals. I absolutely love the options on the car and the wrap came out amazing. It is covered with xpel on the whole front and roof. The mirrors are also completely xpel'd.
Sometimes if you look hard enough ya can find a diamond in the rough for a fantastic price!
I really like some of them including the special car cover, the red leather trim on the carbon fiber floor mats, and the 12-o'clock marking in red. Oh and it came with an extra set of floor mats.
My dealer couldn't sell it, so I made a deal with them, deduct the $14 Endurance options and we'll negotiate from $137,500. I got an extra 20+% off and then a free wrap for my troubles to remove the decals. I absolutely love the options on the car and the wrap came out amazing. It is covered with xpel on the whole front and roof. The mirrors are also completely xpel'd.
Sometimes if you look hard enough ya can find a diamond in the rough for a fantastic price!
Mine is a garage queen, driven 3k miles/year on sunny day blasts and PCA events. I'm a snow bird and ship back and forth each year. So I'will enjoy my decals and will save the car cover unused. These cars will be quite rare, but probably never will be great investments in the realm of Porsche models.
#34
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http://www.porschewestbroward.com/de...-17047632.html
Does anyone know if these stickers are easily removed or are they permanent?
A session at a good detail shop could handle this?
It seems to be a really nicely loaded S hiding underneath. Great price.
Should I avoid the headache or is it a good deal?
Does anyone know if these stickers are easily removed or are they permanent?
A session at a good detail shop could handle this?
It seems to be a really nicely loaded S hiding underneath. Great price.
Should I avoid the headache or is it a good deal?
Did you ever buy it? Did you peel off stickers or leave them? Looking at black one now, can see where they are already starting to peel up.
#35
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An identically spec'd 2018 S, sans stickers, is $143,000, and a 2017 would have been about $140,000. I know because I did the math and bought a black "Endurance Racing Edition" recently. I got a very good price, irrespective of the decals and the original upcharge, so I could pull the decals off and still be money ahead. I happen to like the decals, so it was an easy decision.
However, I bought a never-titled new vehicle, factory warranty, etc. You can extrapolate the value of a used similarly optioned 2017 S from my figures and determine what would be a good deal.
However, I bought a never-titled new vehicle, factory warranty, etc. You can extrapolate the value of a used similarly optioned 2017 S from my figures and determine what would be a good deal.
I love the car Weissach did it. It's my 10 th Porsche since 1970. I'm retired and use mine for car events and sunny day blasts. I probably average 100 events a year, between Orlando and Chicago. 73 of the 235 built were imported to the USA, all with the same option list, except for color. There are 3 colors - Guards Red, Black, and White. I have yet to see another one, except for one on display at the Rolex 24 in Daytona in January 2018.
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#36
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So did I, and added the X51 PowerKit. Mine sat in a showroom in Appalachia and didn't sell. So that dealer removed the top stripes. But Ed Napleton bought that dealership and trucked it along with some others to his newly expanded dealership in Westmont IL. I bought it new last June and was able to get PPF installed b4 my dealer could order a decal pkg and get it installed. So my stripes are on top on the PPF. I ran mine on the PCNA Configurator last year, and it came to $148k with the X51, without the Endurance Racing Edition items, which include the decal package, leather embossing, special emblems on the day and sills, and a collector car cover with the same stripes that celebrate Porsche's endurance racing tradition, and their final LeMans win the the Prototype class. The same decals were used on some of the factory GT race cars of that period.
I love the car Weissach did it. It's my 10 th Porsche since 1970. I'm retired and use mine for car events and sunny day blasts. I probably average 100 events a year, between Orlando and Chicago. 73 of the 235 built were imported to the USA, all with the same option list, except for color. There are 3 colors - Guards Red, Black, and White. I have yet to see another one, except for one on display at the Rolex 24 in Daytona in January 2018.
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#38
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The car is NO Different than any other Carrera S. I test drove the one at Napelton and there is NOTHING SPECIAL outside of its another fantastic 991.2 Carrera S. All the 991.2 Carrera S cars are excellent machines. Those stickers are like 12K-16K...Do not pay-up for them. There is nothing that sets them apart. No legacy. No unique historical event. Nothing. Just a Carrera S.
Sorry, its just the truth.
Sorry, its just the truth.
#39
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The car is NO Different than any other Carrera S. I test drove the one at Napelton and there is NOTHING SPECIAL outside of its another fantastic 991.2 Carrera S. All the 991.2 Carrera S cars are excellent machines. Those stickers are like 12K-16K...Do not pay-up for them. There is nothing that sets them apart. No legacy. No unique historical event. Nothing. Just a Carrera S.
Sorry, its just the truth.
Sorry, its just the truth.
BTW, your comment could also apply to the Weissach Edition of the 991.2 Turbo S. But they also are nice to own, for guys in the Turbo S market.
#40
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Its a great looking 991.2 S, I stand by my research, nothing more than a 991.2 S and its OK to disagree on this. Let us know how it fares if you move on from it.
Cool that your getting some track time with it.
Cheers.
Cool that your getting some track time with it.
Cheers.
#41
Rennlist Member
My Weissach Limited Edition didn't cost me anything beyond a heavily optioned C2S, but it is unusual. For an old Porsche guy like me, it's nice to finally own one that is not common. It's almost a collectable, but still started life as a C2S. And it now goes like stink with the X51 PowerKit.
I won a COBB tune and AccessPort at the Amelia Island PCA Werks Reunion. Would love to have that 20%+ Hp and Torque, but with more than 3 years to go on my factory warranty i just could not do it. So I sold it. Will definitely be looking for the right tune in a couple years tho.
These 991.2's are a tuner's dream. Performance of a 911 3.8 Turbo without the heavy price tag and added weight.
It will be interesting to watch what happens with the 991.2 Carrera values in the future. No other Porsches in history, other than late model Turbos, have had this amount of low-cost tunability, introduced with the Carerras in 2016-2017.
Unless we start seeing failures that are not happening today, I'm betting all the 991.2 Carrera models do unusually well depreciation-wise, going forward. Not much can be done for older 911 Carrera models, without spending large sums of money.
Last edited by PCA1983; 06-12-2019 at 01:03 PM.
#42
Rennlist Member
As of today I only see 2 for sale here in states both priced like any other 991.2S so maybe a little better value. but who knows..... may buy one of those tomorrow
#43
Burning Brakes
I would change two things. Lane change warning would be nice and I have no idea why Porsche didn't put 18 way seats in it.
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#44
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Those are the only 2 options I will miss as well.
#45
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And I especially like the stripes on my Black one. It means a lot less Black paint to take care of 😃