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I have a saved email chain from 2013 where a couple friends and I were debating the purchase of an RS America. One of the guys was looking pretty hard at one for $65,000 and we all agreed it was too much money, so he passed.
We are idiots.
Nah...
You got a better all around car with the 996. I passed on one with 15k miles around 2007 for 45k. Didn't regret it. What I regret is passing on a 996 GT3 in early 2009 for 45k.
Best wheel to a collector is #408 because they’re so rare. Otherwise your 17” Twlst is the most desirable due to the superlative weight, which is literally priceless
People call your Twists “poverty spec” and I just chuckle because I’m old enough to remember those same type people calling the RSA “poverty spec” too
An RSA just sold for almost $300K on BaT last week
Hilarious
Many collectors say that the best 996 to collect is the Gen-2 with Carerra 2 wheels. The reason has to do with less wind resistance with the G2 body and the incredible lightness, durability and versatility of the wheel.
Nice find, only 34k miles. And wow, you got a lot of items addressed upfront. Great choices! Enjoy in good health. You can double your mileage and probably not lose a penny in value. That’s the biggest reason I advise people to buy lower mileage cars. That easier to do with Porsche, since many owners don’t drive these cars are much.
It would be an interesting poll to see how many folks who are actively involved in this thread are looking to sell their 996 versus just find it interesting to watch prices just for the he'll of it. Or worse yet, are speculating on 996 prices over the short term. Kinda like buying Meme stocks and Bitcoin two months ago. Not advised.
I don't plan on selling my 996 and love to tune in just for the he'll of it.
You got a better all around car with the 996. I passed on one with 15k miles around 2007 for 45k. Didn't regret it. What I regret is passing on a 996 GT3 in early 2009 for 45k.
I know that pain. Mine was passing on a 1973 RS that the seller was asking $10K for. Yes, it needed an engine rebuild, but nothing unusual about that for a 2.7 and so what?
I know that pain. Mine was passing on a 1973 RS that the seller was asking $10K for. Yes, it needed an engine rebuild, but nothing unusual about that for a 2.7 and so what?
- It’s winter, so sports car buying has slowed down. That happens every year. Doesn’t it?
- Global supply chain issues are far from over. Spring will be here very soon, the pandemic will have become an endemic, people will be ready to return to the streets, and prices will being to rise.
Time of year definitely playing a role. We shall see!
I bought a new Audi A3 the other day from Fletcher Jones. sold it for me ~$3k under MSRP. Not the 20% off from pre-pandemic days, but still, dealer didn't try to sell me any BS and was eager to make the sale. had a lot full of cars.
My speculation is that the massive amount of people who really needed transportation as society reopened have got them sorted, and the market is now slowly working it's way back to normal.
Time of year definitely playing a role. We shall see!
I bought a new Audi A3 the other day from Fletcher Jones. sold it for me ~$3k under MSRP. Not the 20% off from pre-pandemic days, but still, dealer didn't try to sell me any BS and was eager to make the sale. had a lot full of cars.
My speculation is that the massive amount of people who really needed transportation as society reopened have got them sorted, and the market is now slowly working it's way back to normal.
It would be an interesting poll to see how many folks who are actively involved in this thread are looking to sell their 996 versus just find it interesting to watch prices just for the he'll of it. Or worse yet, are speculating on 996 prices over the short term. Kinda like buying Meme stocks and Bitcoin two months ago. Not advised.
I don't plan on selling my 996 and love to tune in just for the he'll of it.
as a mater of fact I’m talking to my mechanic about building me a spare engine, this thing is never leaving my ownership, Went to 145 today, this thing loves to fly like an eagle. Was listening to joe satriani surfin with an alien, no drugs involve in this experience.
It would be an interesting poll to see how many folks who are actively involved in this thread are looking to sell their 996 versus just find it interesting to watch prices just for the he'll of it. Or worse yet, are speculating on 996 prices over the short term. Kinda like buying Meme stocks and Bitcoin two months ago. Not advised.
I don't plan on selling my 996 and love to tune in just for the he'll of it.
I’ve bought and sold quite a few cars over the years as a hobby (and opportunity to enjoy a varied automotive experience), so I just like watching prices despite the car not being actively for sale. I bought low enough that any marketplace fluctuations won’t preclude me getting out of the car even, or with a profit (as long as it doesn’t grenade an engine or something else catastrophic)…. So it’s all just interesting to me at this point, and the discussion is engaging.
I am in for both. Not actively selling my car but I would be lying if I said I was not thinking about it over the last year. I've bought and sold a lot of cars and I wanted to keep this one for a long time so we will see.
Anecdotally, I sold my ‘00 996 Cab in September for 40% more than I paid fir it three years prior. I was really happy to get rid of it with 99,500 miles. A few days later I took the money and bought my MY99 coupe with 69,000 miles and I love it. Much prefer it to the cab. And yet I’m interested in where the prices go in the next few months because frankly, owning these cars is a financial risk that never goes away. You just don’t ever know what repairs are lurking around the bend. It’s such a paradox. I love this car so much, but man…the “what ifs”….😲
Anecdotally, I sold my ‘00 996 Cab in September for 40% more than I paid fir it three years prior. I was really happy to get rid of it with 99,500 miles. A few days later I took the money and bought my MY99 coupe with 69,000 miles and I love it. Much prefer it to the cab. And yet I’m interested in where the prices go in the next few months because frankly, owning these cars is a financial risk that never goes away. You just don’t ever know what repairs are lurking around the bend. It’s such a paradox. I love this car so much, but man…the “what ifs”….😲
Understood.
It's a 20-22 year old car that will need a rebuild some day just like any 20-30 year old engine. In my case, I have found that the engines are pretty durable if they have been serviced properly over its life. If not, as Rennlist demonstrates, its a toss-up.
My observations from rennlist seem to suggest that the gen-1 doesn't suffer from bore scoring to as great of a degree as gen-2, but you run a greater risk of track induced oil starvation causing internal destruction. Whereas the gen-2 seems to have less track induced oil starvation but a higher probably of bore scoring. Both issues can easily be mitigated, as well as the risk of imsb and aos failure with a couple of aftermarket replacement parts and constant oil changes. Good news is that all of these replacement parts (Ims solution, Uaos, Uids, Ln oil cooler) are not wasted money, but can be transferred over to the rebuilt engine.
A rebuild by FSI and LN with better internal parts will go a long way in bullet proofing the engines for the next 20-30 years. Transfer over the above mentioned replacement parts and none of us will have to worry after a rebuild driving on the track or street.
That's the perspective I see, especially after focusing my attention over the last 2-3 years on looking for preventative solutions to oil starvation and cooling. Good news is that I found them right here on RL, compliments of some smart guys.
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