Bradford

Under 170 miles per year, you have amazing willpower!

Bill in Atlanta

....Amazing willpower ( and a 2002 Turbo !). The C4S has always been a special car to me, clearly the best in my 24 years of P-car ownership.

Thanks for everyones input, greatly appreciated !

stedge

Bill:

That car is worth a lot. I was recently offered over 60 for my 22k miles 1997 C4S. Yes, it was the color the guy wanted, etc, but still, with that kind of mileage, and presumably the superior condition, you can get a lot from a collector. My sense is C4S (and C2S, and tt) prices are going up. And good ones are getting harder and harder to find.

You wait. That car can fetch 70. But only a few people will pay it, so you have to be patient. If you sell it for 60, you got screwed.

Ron

Bill,

Not everyone would be concerned with paying over $65,000. 70K or more for your car. Sure a lot of people will think its' not worth that much, but then they are not looking for a car that is in the condition yours is and they may not think such an old car could be worth that much. If I wanted a pristine super low mileage car like yours I buy it. I'm sure you know that some people will gladly pay your price for your car since they can always get or earn more money but they would have an awful hard time finding another car like yours.

If someone really wants a car like yours and thinks your are asking to much tell them that's fine just go ahead and find another one just like yours. People who think you are asking too much are just not looking for a car like yours; and there is nothing wrong with that.

I bought a low mileage car a little over two years ago. I'd searched over a year. The car I found was in California. What the buyer wanted for the car was the least important thing on my mind. Having a PPI done and arranging transportation for the car was what I was concerned about.

Berkley

I would consider contacting Ray Joseph at RPM in Houston.....Not only is he a good guy with cash, he has been known to pay top dollar ( i.e. well above wholesale ) for your type Porsche....often he has a client looking for a certain type car

Again, just a thought

TheOtherEric

It's interesting to see that the "collector's premium" is so high.

Bill- be prepared for a LOT of low offers from people offering a price for a "driver's car" instead of your collector's car. I'm sure it'll take time to find the right buyer so be patient.

mrsullivan

I agree with this suggestion....someone like Ray would jump on this car.

Regarding the posts about how ridiculous this price is, etc. etc.... its all supply/demand here. Whether you agree with it or not, people are willing to pay these prices for very low mileage perfect examples...especially 97-98 cars. You can talk all day about how ridiculous it is (I agree by the way), but if you go to autotrader, cars.com, and all the specialty resellers out there, a car like this is going for the $60s, not the $50s.

Air Kuul TT

Originally Posted by C4S/914-6

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BS to the 50s. Mid to high 60s and hold out for it. There is a buyer for your car at top dollar. Dont cave to the Walmart crowd. Sounds like a beauty!

I agree with C4S/914-6, for a C4S with less than 1,400 miles, not below $65k IMO. There is a lot to be said for a car with that low of a mileage assuming that the paint and interior will support the non-usage.

However when I bought my 96 993TT I was also looking at a pristine 98 C2S (18k miles) fully optioned with an asking price of $62.5k and I ended up buying my 993TT with 21k for $65k from a motivated seller.

So it just depends on how fast you want to sell it.

CarmG993

There are many examples out there of the low mileage higher priced cars, which are still out there. When a fine example does come along that is 'reasonably priced' it's gone in no time at all. If you can afford to hang on to it and ask the higher price, do it. If you can afford to pay the premium, buy it.

Randy M

I would say at least $65K. Please relinquish your garage jewelry to someone who will actually use and enjoy it. In the spirit of the way it was engineered and built.

ventoGT

Randy--I would think anyone spending $65+K for a 1,300 mile car is going to let it sit under a cover in a garage and hope that it appreciates eventually....if I spent that kind of change on a near new car that is almost 10 years old I think I would have a near heart attack every time I saw another stone chip

I do agree with the valuations here that you should be able to fetch mid $60Ks for it--and RPM, Sloan, etc aren't bad people to contact just to see what they'll pay--that at least gives you a real world cash figure that you could use as a baseline.

Good luck--wish you drove it more--the Mountain run last week up in Dahlonega was great!

Randy M

Imo that's a waste. There are better investments out there; stocks, RE, hell even art. I just bought a new car, doesn't even have 500 miles on it yet and I've been driving it nearly everyday for the last week. I don't swallow when I pull it out of the garage

Terry Adams

Bill, given that you are the original owner, you know that the original MSRP was around $72K before options and taxes. At $72K then, you could buy all you wanted new. Today, a person who wants one like that in that color combo might find only one - yours. Unless you have pressing financial needs, time is on your side. I would start at $72K.

amfp

I would price it at 65K. People looking for a special concours car demands a top price. If I was buying yours would want to know the history and aggressive maintenance for the limited driving - like yearly oil changes and bi yearly break fluid flushes, ect.

tlark

If you could share, do you have any results in the past few months for twin turbos. OT: Maybe posted on the 993tt section.