HOT FOR SALE: Pick of the Week 991
12-03-2022, 07:07 PM
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There are too many 911s out there to buy one involved in a serious accident, if you’re an enthusiast, and you probably are if you’re on this site.
12-03-2022, 07:21 PM
Run as far and as fast as you can. Sounds like a disaster. Maybe worth $65k. Maybe.
I was going to start a new thread, but this seems like a good place to discuss since there will be people with a similar mindset to me...
I have a line on a 2015 (991) manual, sport chrono, SportDesign Package, Premium Package Plus, Sapphire Blue over black, single-owner 4S that looks like a pretty good deal at ~$84k and just under 30k miles on it.
Dealer link here in case anybody else wants to snake it...
My concern is that the Carfax shows accident damage that involved airbag deployment.
Looked at it in person today, and it doesn't show anything obvious, but the car is sitting outside (it is at a not-Porsche dealership and has been rained and snowed on) so the paint isn't exactly easy to evaluate.
100% of the service had been done at a local Porsche dealership, so I'm guessing they handled the repairs, but the Carfax report isn't fully clear on that.
Specifically, Carfax says:
Accident reported: moderate damage
I have a line on a 2015 (991) manual, sport chrono, SportDesign Package, Premium Package Plus, Sapphire Blue over black, single-owner 4S that looks like a pretty good deal at ~$84k and just under 30k miles on it.
Dealer link here in case anybody else wants to snake it...
My concern is that the Carfax shows accident damage that involved airbag deployment.
Looked at it in person today, and it doesn't show anything obvious, but the car is sitting outside (it is at a not-Porsche dealership and has been rained and snowed on) so the paint isn't exactly easy to evaluate.
100% of the service had been done at a local Porsche dealership, so I'm guessing they handled the repairs, but the Carfax report isn't fully clear on that.
Specifically, Carfax says:
Accident reported: moderate damage
- Involving front or side impact with another motor vehicle
- Damage to right front
- Damage to front
- Damage to right rear
- Damage to right side
- Disabling damage reported
- Front airbag deployed
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ZPrime (12-03-2022)
12-03-2022, 07:23 PM
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Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options. 
In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
12-03-2022, 07:27 PM
General rule of thumb is buy the newest car in the best condition you can afford. Perhaps you should be looking at 997.2s, or even a pristine 997.1 w/the IMS done.
Problem is that I'm also not really paid Porsche money. Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options.
In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options. In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
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Multimodal (12-03-2022)
12-03-2022, 07:31 PM
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Problem is that I'm also not really paid Porsche money. Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options.
In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options. In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
12-04-2022, 12:46 AM
4th Gear
Yeah, I've had seat time in a 996 4S, a 997 T4S, and a 997 GT3RS (on a private day at Nelson Ledges no less)... I just like new tech which is why I was looking at 991s.
I guess a 997's radio can probably swapped for something aftermarket to add better tech, though...
I guess a 997's radio can probably swapped for something aftermarket to add better tech, though...
12-04-2022, 01:14 AM
12-04-2022, 09:01 AM
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Problem is that I'm also not really paid Porsche money. Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options.
In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
Used is the only way I can swing it and feel financially comfortable with the deal, and it's hard to find a spec I like because I'm a little picky and 911s have so many options. In a perfect world I'd go order one and do euro delivery... maybe in another decade?
12-04-2022, 09:53 AM
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sr5959 (12-06-2022)
12-04-2022, 03:11 PM
Considering this one in the Denver area (local to me). Like others, only thing holding me
back is the question of if this same car will be $75k in 6 months.
https://www.schompmini.com/inventory...aa2a97js105165
back is the question of if this same car will be $75k in 6 months.
https://www.schompmini.com/inventory...aa2a97js105165
12-04-2022, 03:35 PM
Instructor
Considering this one in the Denver area (local to me). Like others, only thing holding me
back is the question of if this same car will be $75k in 6 months.
https://www.schompmini.com/inventory...aa2a97js105165
back is the question of if this same car will be $75k in 6 months.
https://www.schompmini.com/inventory...aa2a97js105165
If you only plan on having the car for 6 months, then yeah, it's a concern. But if you plan on having it longer, just expect normal depreciation curves for however long you plan on having the car (check 991.1 prices as a reference). Over time it'll even out.
12-04-2022, 03:45 PM
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12-04-2022, 03:48 PM
If you were better at timing the market than others you'd be able to afford a garage full of new Porsches from all your stock market earnings! It's true the market has definitely cooled in the past couple months, but what it's going to do a month from now let alone 6 months is anybody's guess. Is it more likely than not that prices are coming down some more? Yeah, probably. But how deep and for how long is anybody's guess.
If you only plan on having the car for 6 months, then yeah, it's a concern. But if you plan on having it longer, just expect normal depreciation curves for however long you plan on having the car (check 991.1 prices as a reference). Over time it'll even out.
If you only plan on having the car for 6 months, then yeah, it's a concern. But if you plan on having it longer, just expect normal depreciation curves for however long you plan on having the car (check 991.1 prices as a reference). Over time it'll even out.
