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Absolutely agree....high 40s buys a really nice 'moderate' mileage car.
In my uneducated opinion, this is the sweet spot for many of us who were looking for a really nice/needs very little driver quality car.
It's pretty apparently that high 40s buys A LOT more car than low 40s.
I think that is debatable, as one who bought a "low 40s" car. All of these used cars are one-offs. The oldest ones are now 17+ years old, and the newest ones are only a few years younger. Forgetting about the fact that (at least in Europe) older Porsches are frequently the "victims/beneficiaries" of odometer rollbacks, and assuming that mileage is honestly displayed, these cars are well-known to be subject to a lot of expensive repair and maintenance issues. A 15 year old Porsche with 30,000 miles, to pick a number, is still 15 years old and is still at risk of expensive repair work. A similarly aged but more used example with 60,000 (or more) miles may have already had a lot of the work done to it.
My car has around 78K miles on it, and in the last ~13,000 miles/3 years, has had about $25K put into it in verifiable work at independent Porsche shops. One can never be sure about anything with one of these cars, but I'm reasonably comfortable that all major issues have been addressed for the time being, and these issues/problems may be just around the corner for an old but low mileage 996 TT. Purchase price does not necessarily equate to cost of ownership, longer term.
You pays yer money and you takes yer chances. Macster's higher mileage 996 TT was recently pointed out on one of the sales threads. I'd probably be a lot more comfortable buying his car in the high 20's, than I would be in buying a much lower mileage but old car (like all of our cars are) at most any price.
Thought to myself... "76K miles, six speed, no accidents, $38K seems reasonable..."
Then I saw this: Eeek. I guess it's fixable but really, who at Porsche, the ordering dealer, or the customer base thought this looked great??? It makes 996 headlights look like a stroke of designer genius.
Thought to myself... "76K miles, six speed, no accidents, $38K seems reasonable..."
Then I saw this: Eeek. I guess it's fixable but really, who at Porsche, the ordering dealer, or the customer base thought this looked great??? It makes 996 headlights look like a stroke of designer genius.
Europeans have different taste, not my cup o tea. but Im sure someone will dig it' surprised he didn't order sofas to go with the wood. I like wood but not in my turbos.
Thought to myself... "76K miles, six speed, no accidents, $38K seems reasonable..."
Then I saw this: Eeek. I guess it's fixable but really, who at Porsche, the ordering dealer, or the customer base thought this looked great??? It makes 996 headlights look like a stroke of designer genius.
The interior bothers me less than the exterior, not a fan of green cars.
01-17-2018, 07:11 PM
