Road King

This 20K mile blue X50 beauty definitely looks like it qualifies for this thread...

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...MEDFBDPANFDESK

Sure, I'd prefer a black interior, but the midnight blue exterior is just brilliant.

"02996ttx50

that is a cut above, but geez i'm not a fan of the graphite grey cabins. had that in my 964. got rid of it.

but the blue X the silver gt3 wheels is quite the look.

s65e90

Agreed, light gray interior and tan interior are deal breakers and should be much less $$$

docboy

To each their own... I purposefully looked for a 996tt with a light gray interior. IMHO light gray interior along with carbon fiber makes for a nice looking inside. I see gray and black interiors as non offensive colors.

Red, on the other hand....

s65e90

Yes, I shouldn't say they "should" be much less, but it's known that light gray is less desirable than black. Tan some people like. The red some love but I don't see it adding value at all.

Road King

at least we all agree that blue is spectacular!

docboy

Signalmtb

well priced for sure. Needs to be dropped about an inch though.

nycarb

Apologies moderators if this post is misplaced....

but do any of you experts know of someone that can act as a BROKER for finding these "prestige" market cars for me?

I'm in the market for a 996tt/997.1tt but I'm realizing after all the research I've done I still have no idea of what's a TRULY "good/bad" deal. I need someone who knows a lot more than I do to do the work for me.

I have a guy that does something similar for me for my other cars. He'll scour the auction market for a particular late model car, handle the inspection and delivery to me... no problems. I'll save ~ 15% + his cut ($1k-2.5k)

This works because the market for any non-exotic brand, less than 4 years old is very efficient. Conversely, I feel the used 10+ year-old 911 Turbo market is inefficient/idiosyncratic.

I don't have the time/capacity/expertise to do things like compression testing, intermix checks, bore scoring analysis, checking welds of the coolant lines, etc etc etc... and I wouldn't know how to discount for those things, if it were an issue.

So in other words... who can I hire and pay about $1-2k to do this for me?

Signalmtb

you'll get a lot of hands going up I'm sure, self-included. I know the 996tt market well, having just spent a long time finding myself a nice x50. And I just sourced 2 other cars for people (non-Porsche). so if you're serious, I'd be more than happy to help. PM if you like.

s65e90

I would be happy to help you. I have purchased 35+ cars and have been working on cars for 20 years. I am a licensed auto appraiser and do high end vehicle valuations. I know the market very, very well and I work on a 996 turbo so I am very familiar with it's mechanics and intricacies. I would be happy to assist you in any way I can. I also emailed you as well. Feel free to call me at the number I sent to you via email if you'd like to discuss what I can offer to you.

Thanks in advance,

Joseph

Freddie Two Bs

www.techweenie.com

techweenie

Thank you, Rick!

Carlo_Carrera

Did techweenie assist you in buying your Targa?

nycarb

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I will be replying soon to those that reached out to me.