I have been looking for a 996, for a few months now.

I love my Boxster S , but prefer the cabin space I had in my 84 Carrera which I just sold. I found an 03 , red/black clean ext. and int. w/sport seats, with improved muflers/ bypass, and an CAI , K&N system , every thing works , just no owners manual, with 101 + miles , very clean , will have the PPI done wed. the10th, am , and I am on needles and pins as the saying goes , still not sure I am doing the right thing. just a bit over 20k,, and its guards red !! probably prone to tickets !!! have not had speeding ticket in this millenium ! not sure this the color , but what the hell !! live once only . my wife likes the color.
It will be nice when we take our next extended road trip this summer Quebek and back.

 

Sounds nice. Post pics when you get it

 

Sounds great. I hope the PPI goes well.

 

Very cool. Non-black/silver/gray/dark anything 996s are awesome!

A PPI on any 101K Porsche is probably going to find broken, leaking, malfunctioning stuff. Some things can be fixed and are simply negotiating issues. Other problems are show-stoppers. Make very cold decisions with that information. Don't get ahead of yourself.

And if you buy the car, dump the K&N... the MAF will thank you.

 

If you are going to drop 20k on a 101k old 996 Ill sell you mine for $25K

99' 57K miles silver/black
Jack Raby spec:
IMS LN engineering bearing done
DT40 oil
Waterpump/tstat done and a bunch of other maintenance.

The car is stock.

In Georgia

 

Good luck with your PPI and future purchase. Let us know the outcome.

 

The least expensive decent turbo I've seen was $35K...

By decent I mean: No salvage title or major accidents documented, less than 80K miles, very clean exterior, very clean interior, not overly molested and no significant issues or work immediately needed.

I regret a bit not picking that one up, as even at $35K, they are a bit hard to find I am willing to give up on some of my criteria above.

 

[another double post... VB Server is jacked today!

It is really screwing up the time-stamping of posts... My post above was in reference to and posted well after white-out's post below and the four more after it!]

 

$20k seems high for a 100k mile 996.
You can get a lower mile turbo car for $5-10k more.

 

Where? The $25k Turbo is like a mythical Unicorn! I see those prices thrown around here all the time, but have never actually seen one.

 

We were just discussing a 2004 turbo for sale for $29K that has almost 200K miles on the clock in another thread...

 

25k turbo? white out is sniffing the white out.

 

I'd pass too. I just posted it to give you an example of current market pricing on the 996 TT. I don't think you can find a TT for $25K.

 

That's odd... I posted that response after I read Gonzo's post. Maybe it was some kind of a time warp...

 

I think I would pass on that one. White Out did use the term "lower mile turbo". Don't think 200k qualifies.