Buying a 2001 996. Need advice.
01-08-2013, 05:19 PM
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I wouldn't even consider the car. It had its engine changed at 65000. Its done another 65000 which potentially could mean its ready for another change of engine.. Don't even consider the deal even at $15000. You could be buyin g a load of crap. Move on. Just too many 'ifs' 'but's' and 'maybe's in that car. Pay more for the car you really want. Thats in MHO.
01-08-2013, 06:31 PM
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^ Wow! Tell us how you really feel... I don't think this car is a load of crap but one has to go in eyes wide open knowing that your resale value on the car if you buy it is going to be in the crapper after putting 30K miles on it. 
Maintenance records are key..
Maintenance records are key..
01-08-2013, 10:17 PM
#18
I think what hes saying is it has too many miles on it. He should look for a much lower mileage 996, maybe @40K to @50K. All the IMSB, RMS, etc. issues are worked out by then.
01-08-2013, 11:35 PM
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Two great cars. I don't have any skin in it anymore.
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OP,
GL with your hunt and be patient. Have your checkbook ready when the right car pops up. I waited 2 years for the right 993TT to pop up and have been loving it ever since.
https://rennlist.com/forums/10128141-post13.html
OP,
GL with your hunt and be patient. Have your checkbook ready when the right car pops up. I waited 2 years for the right 993TT to pop up and have been loving it ever since.
01-09-2013, 11:07 AM
#20
The ones I tend to see just under 20k these days are all high mileage junk cars that need attention or mk1 cabs with tip.
01-09-2013, 11:38 AM
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I'm considering buying a 2001 996 C4 cabrio. This car had 65k miles on it when the original engine was replaced in 2006 with a replacement engine under the warranty. Since then another 65k miles have been driven on the new engine (so the car now has 130k miles).
My question is whether this new engine has the improvements that will reduce the risk of an IMSB failure? Or should it still require the IMSB upgrade?
And any suggestions about what the car should be priced at?
My question is whether this new engine has the improvements that will reduce the risk of an IMSB failure? Or should it still require the IMSB upgrade?
And any suggestions about what the car should be priced at?
01-09-2013, 11:51 AM
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How about rarely are. Far fewer Pcar owners have done anything about their IMS/RMS and I would wager that the majority have never even heard of them.
01-09-2013, 12:59 PM
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Also coupled to the fact that the low entry price of 996's tend to bring a new crowd where they tend to overlook or not really care about religiously maintaining their car and view it as just another transportation, I can see several items going unattended to until it breaks and or it's too late.
My $.02 of course...
01-14-2013, 10:00 AM
#26
Back to the original topic, for some private sales (where there is a personal association between buyer and seller) I think bargains happen. Otherwise, I don't think there's enough 996s listed for sale in Canada below $25,000 to recommend 'holding out'. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think prices for 996s have leveled out to a degree (in Canada). That's how I could justify buying mine two years ago - and why it's for sale right now at $33,000. There's always room to negotiate, but talk of $19k (in Canada) is unrealistic on the open market.
Of course, I have a vested interest in this conversation...
