teleman

Hey guys. After 7 incredible years of 996 ownership, I have put my car up for sale. Is it acceptable to post a link to my auction listing here? Please forgive me for not being up to speed on the current rules of this forum. The car has performed so well and I have had so very few issues with this car, I have not had a reason to post many questions here lately. I think the last thing I posted here was asking for help fixing the hinge on the center console and you guys were a big help so thank you for that and all the other information you provide. I will refrain from posting the link until I read your replies. Cheers.

Spokayman

Rennlist membership is required to post in the Marketplace forum, and that is where you should be posting the car.

theporscheguy

Teleman,
Bismarck is an interesting place to own a Porsche. Buy a membership and then post in Marketplace. Very inexpensive way to advertise.

Cuda911

^^^ I agree. Where else can you advertise to a bunch of Porsche enthusiasts for only $17?

FRUNKenstein

^^Yup, what those guys said. And you're gonna be back in a few months shopping for another P-car anyways, so you'll have access to the Marketplace then. You'll be back. They always come back . . .

Hurdigurdiman

You will be very lucky to find an unmodded 996 for sale on rennlist. That's if you are looking for one. Most posters on here have modded out their cars to their specifications. Yours should sell pretty fast if it is original and at the correct price. Some sellers try to recoup their mods in the sale. PLUS rennlist buyers will hit you with the question of the IMSB upgrade ****. Anyway good luck with the sale.

Imo000

This is the worst place to advertise a car for sale, unless you are unloading it for dirt cheap. Pretty much everyone here has a Porsche, most know these cars pretty well and will comment on any issue they might think is important. Because most already have a Porsche, they are not looking for another car (unless it's really cheap).

Gonzo911

I sold my 996 to a RennLister. He joined just to find a car. Looked through all my old posts so he knew more about the car's history (not to mention the love and care the owner showed that car!) than he would have had he bought a car anywhere else.

I think a lot of cars sell that way. Good luck!

Imo000

Nah...Auto Trader, Ebay or Cragslist. The Rennlist market is very limited for the reasons I wrote above.

tdrimer

agree. Same thing happened to me on the 986 forum. Everyone had an opinion and discussed pricing, etc and I never asked for the help. Just wanted to sell my car. Sold both on autotrader within a week of posting there and not a single issue or frustrating discussion about how much the car was up for. Both people who purchased were not part of that forum and as far as I can tell still aren't. Neither of them ever heard of the IMS although it was done!

chsu74

Not sure what you are talking about. Have you ever sold a car here? I sold a 996 aero and a BMW here. All within 24 hrs and were easy transactions.

You don't get as much if the riff raff from a CL or Autotrader listing as long as you are realistic about the value of your vehicle. Plus you can prescreen the interested party from their posts and decide if you want to deal with them or not.

Imo000

Realistic ablut the price = cheap? I have tried selling a few of my "flipping...aka Porsche fund" cars here, not much luck. They sold elsewhere fairly fast.

chsu74

This a place for enthusiasts. Not a surprise your flips did not go as planned.

groovzilla

you sound clueless - i have experience at selling on RL and have had great success - i hang on to my 2 babies(356/66 911) but buy a new porsche to drive/play with every year or so for the past 15 years.

the only people who have issues selling on RL have no clue of the market and ask ridiculous prices.

anyone with knowledge of the market and has a desirable porsche will do great here.