Who said 993 prices are going down?
08-13-2006, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by briefescape
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I'd think you'd be lucky to get $28k-$30k for a tip with high miles.
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I'd think you'd be lucky to get $28k-$30k for a tip with high miles.
hddude answer that question plus one more Question How much is a membership for one year ? Cheers My question is just in good humor
08-13-2006, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fbfisher
You think this because...
08-13-2006, 11:05 PM
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"High Mileage" for resale? or "High Mileage" as in how far can these engines go? I'd be curious to hear who's heard of/seen the highest miles on a 993 (Maybe this should be a new thread?...)
08-13-2006, 11:22 PM
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I don't really view this crowd as being a lot of professional car flippers. On the contrary, it seems like most on this board have been here for awhile and still have the same car.
I will probably never 'flip' my car. Or at least I hope I don't.
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08-13-2006, 11:23 PM
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From what I saw when I purschased my car 6 months ago, KBB and Edmunds bear no relationship to the actual price that 993's are selling for. I suspect this would be even more true for ultra-low mileage garage queens, but I was looking for a car that would become my daily driver. Even in the case of a higher mileage 993 the separation between KBB/Edmunds and real world-prices approaches 10K. Go figure. I eventually purchased a 1996 C4S with 79K miles with brand new clutch for 39K. I've put very little money into the car since. I felt like I got a great deal considering other cars that were available on the market at the time, but should be woefully disappointed in how much I paid based on KBB/Edmunds. Every other used car that I've purchased/sold has been much closer to the prices listed in these sources, but I believe the collectability of 993's may put them into a class outside of the scope for KBB/Edmunds to provide meaningful data.
08-13-2006, 11:40 PM
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FWIW - I had a dealer salesman tell me my 30k 96 993 would be given no greater than KBB dealer trade in value! And this came from a Merc/Porsche dealer. In the idiot, I mean salesman's defense, he was a Merc salesmen, not P-car. Still, that doesn't make it right! I really dislike ignorant salespeople.
08-13-2006, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by obchuck
FWIW - I had a dealer salesman tell me my 30k 96 993 would be given no greater than KBB dealer trade in value! And this came from a Merc/Porsche dealer. In the idiot, I mean salesman's defense, he was a Merc salesmen, not P-car. Still, that doesn't make it right! I really dislike ignorant salespeople.
KBB, Edmunds, NADA-almost scary if an accident occurs and one has to say the same thing to the adjuster.
08-14-2006, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by hddude
OK, that EBay sale is one data point. I seem to recall your tip was for sale for quite a long time and obviously didn't sell so that's a second data point.
I never tried to put mine on Ebay or any other more official high volume venue FS other than here on Rennlist and Pelican...
...and NOW I'm glad it didn't sell..
In other words, I only half-heartedly put it up for sale (was in huge turmoil over it)
....like that seller trying to give $5k more to buy back their former 993, I could see myself in a situation like that had I sold it... so I'm happy to keep my 993 thank you very much!
08-14-2006, 01:33 AM
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I have been very carefully following ebay prices for 993s -- 1996 through 1998 -- for years, ever since I bought my 'plain Jane' C2 from a local dealer in January 2003. The trend I see from dozens or even hundreds of cars selling on ebay is this: turbos are up -- suddenly -- as much as $10,000 (from $66-$67K half a year ago to $75-$76K right now), and C2s/C4s/cabriolets are BACK where they were about 3.5 years ago after having lost slowly but surely. NOTE that these numbers are for ultra-low to low mileage machines, say 7,500 to 26,000 miles on the odometer. Higher milesage reduces the selling prices. Mine is about to roll 32,000; I'm thinking hard about trying to latch onto that elusive 993 Turbo S with 26,000 on the odometer at around $115,000.