Prices Keep Drifting Up
06-29-2023, 11:41 AM
#8476
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This is all so silly / ridiculous. My special is more special than your special...what are we 5yo? I swear this talk makes me double check to make sure I'm not on a Corvette forum 
All this "special" talk causes people not to drive their cars out of fear of diminishing it's values. Coincidently, not driving them is also something Nathan Merz to Jake Raby don't recommend.
All this "special" talk causes people not to drive their cars out of fear of diminishing it's values. Coincidently, not driving them is also something Nathan Merz to Jake Raby don't recommend. 
06-29-2023, 11:46 AM
#8478
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This is all so silly / ridiculous. My special is more special than your special...what are we 5yo? I swear this talk makes me double check to make sure I'm not on a Corvette forum All this "special" talk causes people not to drive their cars out of fear of diminishing it's values. Coincidently, not driving them is also something Nathan Merz to Jake Raby don't recommend.
All this "special" talk causes people not to drive their cars out of fear of diminishing it's values. Coincidently, not driving them is also something Nathan Merz to Jake Raby don't recommend.
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plpete84 (06-29-2023)
06-29-2023, 11:55 AM
#8479
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People with a lot of 996 experience have expressed their opinion that the early cars have better build quality on top of unique features.
I’m sorry if that’s offensive to anyone.
So…..it’s worth noting that the superior build quality and unique features of the early 996s does NOT equal higher sale prices.
Once again, this a thread about “prices drifting up”.
06-29-2023, 12:01 PM
#8480
Just having some special fun!Last time I checked this thread is about the prices of 996s, so I’m not sure what the problem is.
People with a lot of 996 experience have expressed their opinion that the early cars have better build quality on top of unique features.
I’m sorry if that’s offensive to anyone.
So…..it’s worth noting that the superior build quality and unique features of the early 996s does NOT equal higher sale prices.
Once again, this a thread about “prices drifting up”.
People with a lot of 996 experience have expressed their opinion that the early cars have better build quality on top of unique features.
I’m sorry if that’s offensive to anyone.
So…..it’s worth noting that the superior build quality and unique features of the early 996s does NOT equal higher sale prices.
Once again, this a thread about “prices drifting up”.
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peterp (06-29-2023)
06-29-2023, 01:17 PM
#8483
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06-29-2023, 01:18 PM
#8484
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Everyone should be happy. The 996 regardless of model or year is in demand. Some 996 unicorns have even been known to sell for $1.2 million.
06-29-2023, 03:33 PM
#8485
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06-29-2023, 04:25 PM
#8486
Avant Garde (911r on Bring A Trailer, www.a-gc.com ) always have the most top notch photography. The photographer Josh Bryan has set the bar high for every other professional online auction company to meet. Adding to that the fact that they put in an immense amount of work to get their cars ready for auction and you'll see why there's a "911r tax" added to all of their sales.
06-29-2023, 05:33 PM
#8487
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Ha! Easier said than done. You all know I’m obsessed with the LeMans provenance. So I sold my 993 (which I swore I would never part with) and bought a 996 Carrera; really for not much more reason than obsession for the GT1 headlights
(Boxster doesn’t have GT1 headlights I don’t care what you say or think)
I thus fell in love with the 996 platform (which surpasses 993 on many levels) and drove several MKI 996’s for over ten years until I realized the Turbo actually had the same motor as GT1 (but I had to give up the beloved MKI headlights; a decent trade IMO)
So I’ve driven 996 Turbos for many years now, and love them just as much, if not more, than my 996 Carrera’s
Now I’ve recently learned the MKI GT3 is actually a literal homologated street legal race car, has virtually the same GT1 motor (albeit NA) and has exactly the same (beloved) GT1 headlights
So now I’m on the hunt for a MKI GT3 in Europe to import in 2024 when DOT’s 25-yr rule kicks in
How can you justify a Turbo when the actual authentic homolgated MKI GT3 becomes available?? Of course I can’t
It’s been a two and a half decade progressive love affair through almost every Type 996 imaginable (Tip, Tip-S, & manuals)
Name any other car that can do this to a man
(Boxster doesn’t have GT1 headlights I don’t care what you say or think)
I thus fell in love with the 996 platform (which surpasses 993 on many levels) and drove several MKI 996’s for over ten years until I realized the Turbo actually had the same motor as GT1 (but I had to give up the beloved MKI headlights; a decent trade IMO)
So I’ve driven 996 Turbos for many years now, and love them just as much, if not more, than my 996 Carrera’s
Now I’ve recently learned the MKI GT3 is actually a literal homologated street legal race car, has virtually the same GT1 motor (albeit NA) and has exactly the same (beloved) GT1 headlights
So now I’m on the hunt for a MKI GT3 in Europe to import in 2024 when DOT’s 25-yr rule kicks in
How can you justify a Turbo when the actual authentic homolgated MKI GT3 becomes available?? Of course I can’t
It’s been a two and a half decade progressive love affair through almost every Type 996 imaginable (Tip, Tip-S, & manuals)
Name any other car that can do this to a man
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06-29-2023, 05:58 PM
#8488
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Now I’ve recently learned the MKI GT3 is actually a literal homologated street legal race car, has virtually the same GT1 motor (albeit NA) and has exactly the same (beloved) GT1 headlights
So now I’m on the hunt for a MKI GT3 in Europe to import in 2024 when DOT’s 25-yr rule kicks in
So now I’m on the hunt for a MKI GT3 in Europe to import in 2024 when DOT’s 25-yr rule kicks in
"Three years after purchase, every new car has to go through an expensive inspection process, and once every two years after that. Furthermore, vehicles older than 10 years have to pass the inspection every year. As vehicles get older, maintaining them to the required standards can become expensive. Vehicles that cannot pass inspection are not permitted on public roads. Unwanted vehicles must be exported or destroyed and recycled. Many are exported once it is no longer cost-effective to keep them in service in Japan."
Last edited by gbarron; 06-29-2023 at 06:03 PM.
06-29-2023, 09:08 PM
#8489
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My wife is thrilled I read this thread every so often. You all posting these big numbers remind me just what a great car I already have for reasonable value. With such a pricey market to get into a car that could even modestly improve my driving enjoyment I currently enjoy (997T or GTS, for instance), I get analytical and not emotional. I step away from the dreaded 0w40-coated slope. Therefore, unless I come into lottery winner-levels of moolah, I’m gonna drive and improve what I got until all the oil is out of the ground (or sand).
06-29-2023, 09:54 PM
#8490
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great idea!
Might be easier to find a MK1 GT3 in Japan than Europe...Japan's emission rules make it tough to keep older cars on the road so they often come up for sale with low mileage.
"Three years after purchase, every new car has to go through an expensive inspection process, and once every two years after that. Furthermore, vehicles older than 10 years have to pass the inspection every year. As vehicles get older, maintaining them to the required standards can become expensive. Vehicles that cannot pass inspection are not permitted on public roads. Unwanted vehicles must be exported or destroyed and recycled. Many are exported once it is no longer cost-effective to keep them in service in Japan."
"Three years after purchase, every new car has to go through an expensive inspection process, and once every two years after that. Furthermore, vehicles older than 10 years have to pass the inspection every year. As vehicles get older, maintaining them to the required standards can become expensive. Vehicles that cannot pass inspection are not permitted on public roads. Unwanted vehicles must be exported or destroyed and recycled. Many are exported once it is no longer cost-effective to keep them in service in Japan."