destaccado

I've had three PPIs done on 993's I've found over the last couple years and unfortunately they've all had something wrong. Then I flew to Charlotte and when I got there had a guy actually increase the price from what we agreed upon.

Anyways, if anyone has a lead please pm me. I've been working in Iraq the last 6 years and unfortunately was just diagnosed with early COPD so I'd like to get something soon while I can still enjoy it. My upper limit for the perfect low mile car that needs absolutely nothing is ~85k

Requirements:

- 2S/4S (prefer 2S and 1998)

- No accidents

- No paintwork

- no stories

- No aerokit

- Black interior

- exterior preferences: riviera blue (), black, silver

- under 40k miles (would probably accept slightly higher mileage well-maintained car with lower price but would prefer to pay more for 25k miles than less for 50k)

- manual transmission

I'm hoping to pay somewhere between what a flipper would pay and what they'd list for. For reference, I looked to buy Wilhoit's silver 20k mile 98 c2s asking 80k but it was already sold.

JDHertz11

98's are like Sport Seats, form your own opinion on what you really prefer. Remember that the smaller the qty of something produced the less likely you'll find exactly what you want at your ideal price. I can understand wanting specific years of anything due to certain options, colors etc. I looked for two years to find a GP White 1989 930, and I eventually found it. But you may want to expand your search to include 1997's too as they're identical. Also, prices mean nothing when you find the right or wrong car. Just because you find a specific color undesirable doesn't mean that the seller will accept less for it and vice versa. Are you prepared to pay more than asking price if you find the right colors?

Quadcammer

what kinda issues did the PPI discover?

This is a 17 year old car. No matter what anyone says, just about all of these will have something wrong.

NYC993

+1 Especially the low mile ones

destaccado

Two of them had paintwork due to minor accidents and one of them was all torn up on the bottom; the guy that did the PPI said it probably jumped a curb at some point. Then there was another one that was listed on eBay - I called the guy and we agreed to a price; I flew out from WI to NC the next day and he would no longer honor it claiming he had received a better offer. I could have matched the offer for only $1250 but I declined because I was pissed off. It wasn't the 'one' but it was still a reasonably good deal so I probably should have just paid it.

I'm not worried about consumables or fixable things like engine leaks. Basically just trying to avoid all "stories"

destaccado

Just to make it clear I'm open to a 97...that's why I put 98 as 'preferably'...

Yes - I'd pay a premium for the perfect car.

ppashley

No idea what the price is, but guess its pricey.

http://sloancars.com/3979/1997-993-c...k-25847-miles/

ppashley

http://www.trimmotorcars.com/invento...S-Fort-Mill-SC

six gun

bEEN FOLLOWINF THIS ONE, LOOKS NICE, NO AFFILIATION.

GOOD LUCK
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-...t_22072wt_1149

JDHertz11

Just so I understand:

Asking price of $80K for a Guards Red/ Black car.
Not your ideal choice so its worth $75K to you, correct?

Asking price of $75K for a Black/ Black car.
This is your ideal choice so you would offer the seller $80K?

This is one of the discussions that I have all the time.

If you go to dinner and the food was horrible but the bill was high would you feel good about paying the bill?

How about the opposite situation.

If you go to dinner and the food was incredible and the bill was low would you gladly pay more?

I think you know where this is going here. Choose your wording carefully because it may one day be you on the opposite side of this equation.

DC from Cape Cod

I disagree...if the car gets driven enough to prevent the seals from drying out and is stored properly, it will not suffer from being a low mile car. This is a myth perpetuated by people with mileage envy.

ppashley

http://motorgroupllc.v12soft.com/inv...ck-Portland-OR

NYC993

You just contradicted your own statement.

Low miles for me means under 30k for this car indicating 1-2k miles per year. 1-2k miles per year means car sits a lot or is driven for very short distances. The only good thing about low miles is good appearances and more original parts.

JDHertz11

Eso mismo...

http://motorgroupllc.v12soft.com/inv...ck-Portland-OR

vs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-...t_22072wt_1149

I think I'd rather buy the first one!

destaccado

Except I've driven enough 993's to know what the food tastes like already. So yes - I'd pay more for the perfect meal than I would for the slightly imperfect one. However if the meal was an incredibly good price and almost as good I'd eat at the cheaper place. I'm going for perfection first but if I can't find perfection I'll take value. This is encompassed by the expression; "go big or go home."

...and no - I wouldn't pay more than someone was asking for the car.