I'm sure you have a very nice car. My point was don't call it what it isn't. A factory Aerokit has a aero front bumper, side skirts and wing respective to a MK1 or MK2. You have aero parts and your car looks great but it is not an aero without the wing.

 

I think the motor is the question mark. I've seen the 9XX name before, but it's an unknown to me.

If you take the motor out of it, I'd say 15-20 is about right and I'd lean towards the higher levels (maybe 18 or so?). I'm biased to .1 Aeros though

If the 9XX is reputable for M96 builds and it's well documented then the motor could bring it into the 20-25 range. Only 3k since the rebuild is a red flag though as some could read that as the new motor have issues that you don't want to deal with.

As others have said, if you can wait for the right buyer at the right time of year then I think you can get a good price. If you rush it, you'll be giving it away.

That was directed at Groovy, not you

 

It probably applies to both of us.

 

Ok, for ruining my joke I'll deduct another $500 from my offer. So give me a call if $12.5k sounds good

 

Not sure troll, but okay, I'll bite.

What is the proper elitist term for the kit I have? What should I call it if not a 996 aero?? Remember, I never called it a factory aero.

 

Aren't we getting a little tight in the knickers over this? Troll? Really? Your car looks great. Seal Grey is my favorite color as you can see.

What to call you car? I'd call it a 996 with some aero pieces but it ain't no kit. If you had a 996 with some 40th AE pieces would you call it a 40th AE? Probably not. For that same reason you can't legitimately call your car an aero.

Here is a link to all the codes. https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/option-codes/996/ I don't see the XAE code but do see the XAG code that calls it a "static rear spoiler". So I'll change what I'll call your car....it is a 996 with some aero pieces and a static rear spoiler. Enjoy your car.

 

For those of you that don't know Jason at 9XX since he doesn't advertise himself like JR, one of his stints is working as an engineer/engine builder for a company Porsche partnered closely with over the years. He rebuilds quite a few race motors for various racing series. This in itself is why I don't think he advertises himself as he's getting plenty of business from the racing crowd to keep him overwhelmed.

If I lived on the west coast and needed engine work, Jason would be the man.

 

Sneaky Pete, I stand corrected. I'll start calling my car a "996 with some aero pieces and a static rear wing", but it's definitely not an aero because an American at the Porsche dealer (and not a Turkish factory worker in Germany) installed the GT3-look pieces.

Your 40AE is definitely a straw man argument though. That is a numbered special edition with a host of cosmetic and engine upgrades. A more proper analogy would be factory sport seats vs. eBay/dealer installed OEM sport seats. Someone like you (or a Troll) would come along and tell this owner that they don't have sport seats. Yeah, then what do they have?? Your answer would then be "you have OEM recaro seats that have additional side bolsters and carbon fiber backside", but you don't have Porsche sport seat option code XXX. The key ingredient is no Turkish dude in Germany ever touched your sport seats, hence you don't have sport seats.

It's all about the Turkish dude. Am I right!!

 

No. It's amazing you had asked what the XAE option was before and now you are a guru on Porsche options.

OP sorry to derail this. If you sell someone will get a very nice car.

 

Is it your opinion that the air flowing over an aftermarket aero kit is somehow cognizant of the diff? Does the air react differently around a factory aero as if it were -- impressed by the X codes on the inside? Does the unseen detraction of an aftermarket aero kit relieve one of the gravitas or dignity of driving an 'aero' equipped car?

I guess, there will always be oneupmanship in the world, even between one stamped piece of plastic over some other stamped piece of plastic. sniff-sniff

 

If you like your 996, you can keep your 996. Plenty of them out there sitting and getting no miles put on except weekends. I see so many 99-02 cars with 30-60k miles it drives me bonkers thinking of all the fine machinery sitting in a garage, or under a bubble just waiting for an eager shifter to come along and put it through it's paces. Find a way to garage it locally, or ask someone nearby for a space and hang on to your sweetie.

If you do decide to go through - I'm with the rest of the crowd in the $16-19k market. Sadly, having a fresh motor in the car doesn't give it much of a bump, but that's the reality. It should add about $5k or more to the base price of $16k, but the market really doesn't see it that way for some odd reason.

 

I'm searching for a GT3 and Turbo logo to throw on my car......someone will believe me.

 

"Pete the aero ****" LOL.

You better correct Gator's thread too.

Gentlemen, it's all semantics. Can't we all get along?

 

Too late. I already put both on my decklid. Next up are some label shields for the front fenders to 'prove' my race pedigree(on the 405 south at 6pm, of course).

 

As an aero **** it's clear you are anti-semantic.