k9turbo

i agree, and yet. a buddy of mine works for a used pcar dealership and he claims my car with 168k miles is only worth 20k! ( wholesale to HIM @ dealer ) what do you suppose the delta btw wholesale and retail is.. and why such a lowball estimate! was freakin insulting lol. my car runs like a bandit and kept up today at speed with your virtual twin 991tt same color and all

Dock

Is that how the price of a 996 Turbo is determined?

k9turbo

is "what" how?

Indiana Jones

I mean most cars need something...pinned lines, light suspension refresh, clutch, tires, interior bits, eram...etc within the first 12-24mo of purchasing. Highly unlikely at 40-45k you find a car in perfect working order, and or with all the preventative maint. done. I think a buyer should budget 10k on top of a 40-45k car in the ~18 months following the purchase. I don't think they will need ~10k immediately, but to have a very clean example (inside, outside, and mechanically) I think I would budget ~10k.

Hope this clarifies.

Indiana Jones

I was kidding. I would hope for a car for $35k that was well sorted with mileage and good history. Reality is 40-45k for a no story car with decent miles that doesn't need much of anything.

k9turbo

balderdash lol.

Indiana Jones

I’m yappin’ tonight...

PPI finds all, except when it doesn’t.

lol

RennKit-Dave

Look, for $35k you will find a turbo that is largely accident free and has had all the major maintenance done, but will need a few thousand in near term expenses, with nearly 100k on the odo. It will be a good runner and at 5 foot presents very well. I’ve seen a few like this lately. Right now barn finds has several 996 turbos on the docket at several price points.

kamlung

dave nailed it... when i bought mine in October, i pulled the trigger on my car mostly because of the price point and i knew that mechanically, it was a solid vehicle. it was all the little stuff that i could do myself over time. just needed to prioritize the most important items first (tires/brakes) vs the cosmetics (shrinking door panel, swirled paint) and everything in between... it's like buying a house, do you want a fixer upper or turn key?

k9turbo

ain't that the truth.

mclaudio

Thank you, Karl. My answers to your questions:

As mentioned previously, 6GT3 is not worth >$30K to me for do-everything/street-only purposes which is why I chose the 6TT. However for combo track/backroad/pleasure drives, I’d pay up to the $30K difference for the 6GT3 with everything else the same (mileage, level of baseline sorting, etc.). But I prefer period and bespoke race cars for track, so 6GT3 is not it. Regarding Mezger comments: I’m with him in searching for lower mile ones (but not sub 10k miles if you plan to drive it). I can argue that long term TCO is lower on the 6GT3 because it’s a simpler car, more rare (may equate to value retention relative to mileage), and more highly regarded as a driver’s car. But I still believe that the 6TT is a better all-around street driver and better looking than a 6GT3. So for you, I think it really depends on your purpose.

Funny thing these past weeks: I realized that my modern-era Porsche posts (including 6GT3s) frequently compares to older ones’ driving experiences - lighter, more analog, more visceral and rewarding. So instead of making modern 911s feel more like earlier ac 911s, I asked myself, “Why not go the other way?” Modernize an ac 911. Besides, I only put 1200 miles in the 6TT the last year. After researching restomod bits (shifters, HVACs, LED lights), I bought an 80s Carrera. Traded the 6TT and paid up. Don’t ask me how much of a difference I paid to get the old 911. Certainly another can of worms. Lol.

Capt. Obvious

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/c...126883603.html

Killer deal for what looks like a nice car. The "o-rings and headgasket" thing sounds like the owner is someone who doesn't know much about cars and misunderstood about the coolant pipes being pinned?

pfbz

Very strange ad... Looks a bit like a scam ad, but perhaps just a completely clueless owner.

Capt. Obvious

I think it's a clueless owner. The license plate isn't obscured, and I can see it has 2020 tabs on it, so the pictures are recent. If you Google the VIN it doesn't turn up other ads either.

911mhawk

Here's where it's at:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/c...126883603.html

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/c...113252051.html

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...127107907.html

No affiliation, just looking at how many more cars are on CL in just this past 2 weeks.