kurtl

I am looking to buy my first 911. I posted on the 964 Forum in November, while considering a 1990 C4. In response, I was basically told to be patient with the buying decision and to drive as many cars as possible. Great advice! I subsequently drove a mixture of 964s and 993s...and then a 996, which made my personal 964/993/996 decision an easy one.

So my questions are:

1. The asking price for a 2000 C2 coup is $64,500 (down from $69K+) and I have countered with $61,500. Mirage metallic on black. Local owner. The significant options are full leather, 18" wheels, Hi-Fi, Litronic headlights, CD stacker, alum. instrument dials and stainless pipes. Does $61,500 strike you as a fair price if I can get it? I am trying to take advantage of the "buyer's market" I have been reading about and also be realistic about price in my market. Not such a simple task.

2. I live in rainy Seattle. I will use the C2 as a daily driver. I am happy with all of the options except no limited slip. Given the often wet driving conditions here, should I await another car with limited slip or hold out for a C4? My concern is from a general safety standpoint, as opposed to wanting to push the car as hard a possible. After searching the archives, the majority view seems to be that the "plain" C2 will do fine under normal driving conditions (albeit wet), granted that I would be foregoing additional high end performance features. Any new or different views?

Thanks in advance.

Kurt

ben in lj

Hi Kurt.

I'd highly recommend getting a car with PSM. This will take care of you in the rain if you don't want to pony up the dough for the C4.

$64.5k is WAY, WAY, WAY high in this market! Did I say WAY? I don't care if it's "down from" $1 mil!

ben in lj

BTW, you didn't post the mileage. That said, it would have to be an awfully special 00 C2, equipped nicely with low miles for me to justify more than about $60k in this market.

Berkley

You seem to have a wealth of knowledge about the fair market values of used 996 Porsches..... I just sold a 964 C2 and a new '01 Boxster S, the latter didn't work for me, although new and sold with 921 miles.... enroute to the left coast.

I am looking for a late model 993 or a '99 or'00 996.... for very limited weekend use... I've made a few offers on the 993 model and I was presented two '99 996 models to consider by a dealer today.... I need some help with the model and pricing.... Would you be willing to contact me via e-mail?

Home larrybsnyder@mindspring.com

24 hours: lsnyder@alleghany.net

Thanks

Berkley

ben in lj

Hi Berkley:

I e-mailed you a list of all the 99 coupes sold at the Florida Auto Auction over the last 4 weeks. Since I didn't save it, please post that list here for others who might be interested.

Ben

RJay

61.5K is very high. A) I was offered a 2002 model C2 Coupe list $77.5 for 70K. B) I wound up buying a 2000 C2 Coupe ( see my post on the Brumos B59 for the option list) whose orginal list was 95K+ with a 3 week old sport exhaust upgrade for 59.9. I'd say you're over-paying.