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I agree my friends. I meant only that it was the holy grail 996 turbo. Not the holy grail 996 or the holy grail porsche.
My reasoning is the PTS 1/1, factory fitted painted hardback full buckets, factory roll cage, factory rear seats removed. Never seen one with all of the above.
Agree with you. Cool color with all the bolt on parts you would want. I would love to have a Turbo for DD and another one for the track. The DD would keep the awd. The track verson would be rwd. If only I had a 20 car garage for a 996 collection and silly money to throw at this stuff. Instead, I have a family with kids that still cost me money. 🙂
That is pretty sweet but I’d argue it would need to be GT2 to be holy grail material
Compared to a GT2 this is a unique automobile. All that stuff factory installed, delivered to a former factory racing driver who personally chose the colors.
I agree my friends. I meant only that it was the holy grail 996 turbo. Not the holy grail 996 or the holy grail porsche.
My reasoning is the PTS 1/1, factory fitted painted hardback full buckets, factory roll cage, factory rear seats removed. Never seen one with all of the above.
The answer is yes, that's a strong contender for the top 996TT in the world I think.
If only I had a 20 car garage for a 996 collection and silly money to throw at this stuff. Instead, I have a family with kids that still cost me money. 🙂
LOL!!! Even with silly money (sign me up!!), the kids will always put a dent in your finances, no matter how old or independent they, or you, get. But it's a good trade off, family is everything.
don’t have an idea what this one is going to go for. A speed yellow Gt3 with less than 2000 miles. I think I’ll go for $200k.
I am going to guess that car hits over $200k. The last low mileage 996.2 GT3 brought right below $200k, and we know Speed Yellow cars always have a small premium.
What kind of vetting goes on behind the scenes before someone pays $200K for an online auction car? Other than a PPI to prove that it's 20yr old new, I'd want to talk to each previous owner to validate the mileage. I'm truly curious. I'd never be in the market for this kind of car, but can't believe collectors would just buy without more background than the frequently vague discussion in the comments.
What kind of vetting goes on behind the scenes before someone pays $200K for an online auction car? Other than a PPI to prove that it's 20yr old new, I'd want to talk to each previous owner to validate the mileage. I'm truly curious. I'd never be in the market for this kind of car, but can't believe collectors would just buy without more background than the frequently vague discussion in the comments.
you wouldn’t believe all kinds of scams people have fallen for. Some people lost their whole life savings with Bernie madoff. I know of a few porsche owners that actually bought cars from porsche dealers at high prices latter to find out 6 months down the road that the engines where scored. I’ll watch this auction to see where it goes but top dollar will be achieved if a collector is really interested in this car.
I did a query on BAT prices for 996s and removed a handful of models listed at the top of the image:
I think the interesting thing is that 2022 saw a lot more outlier prices. This seemed to be the case for most models I searched. Is it that the really good examples are being moved now or that more people with a lot of cash to burn are at the patience limit and are all going after the same cars? Anecdotally, there also seems to be more decent examples that are trading at closer to normal prices, like a mid mileage 996 XAA in vesuvio metallic that sold for $35K.
964 prices are still a far cry from these days though:
That top dot represents the 996.2 Speed Yellow Aero Kit car for $85k at hammer. That was the best sale of 2022 for me given how similar that car is to mine.
The 996.2 GT3 just doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong, its probably the second most beautiful 996 and I would still love to have one. Probably drives amazing.
Purely based on looks though, it plays second fiddle to the 996.1 which is just so classic with the taco and fried eggs. And this is coming from a C4S guy. Such a shame we don't have 996.1 GT3 in the US.... yet.
I love the aero but the 85k was just crazy. FYI, not the best looking 996. 😜😜😜 Whoever bought that is either not happy at the current situation or so rich, 30-40 overpaying doesn’t matter so much. I’d be sick personally.
I am going to guess that car hits over $200k. The last low mileage 996.2 GT3 brought right below $200k, and we know Speed Yellow cars always have a small premium.
Nothing ever sells for real money on PCM.
I bet it bids to mid 100s and goes RNM.. eventually disappears off market somewhere. Car was listed at a dealer for $200k for a while, and had just 10s of miles up until 2020. Very neat car that was/is basically a museum piece.
Those red belts gotta go though. McDonalds spec!
Originally Posted by Argeo
I love the aero but the 85k was just crazy. FYI, not the best looking 996. 😜😜😜 Whoever bought that is either not happy at the current situation or so rich, 30-40 overpaying doesn’t matter so much. I’d be sick personally.
Yep.. 100% over market for an aero kit whatever car is insane.
Originally Posted by pulpo
The 996.2 GT3 just doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong, its probably the second most beautiful 996 and I would still love to have one. Probably drives amazing.
Purely based on looks though, it plays second fiddle to the 996.1 which is just so classic with the taco and fried eggs. And this is coming from a C4S guy. Such a shame we don't have 996.1 GT3 in the US.... yet.
It's pretty good! But I agree with you 100%, 996.1 GT3/996.1 aerokit is the best. If I didn't have the GT3, I would have a early 99 C2.
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