2fcknfst

I thought the gel coat (at the time) did not have sufficient UV protection, so it first yellowed, then cracked in excessive sunlight...?

bdronsick

911 wood is typically a disaster zone of fading and cracking; probably for the reasons you mention, and is astronomically expensive to replace

2fcknfst

Funny, I thought the would would have held up better due to the fact that it's wood... maybe.

bdronsick

tint

Carlo_Carrera

From the photos the wood is only on the gear shift and the hand brake. So not much.

GoGoDoDo

My experience is that, at least in 911's, wood does no help with resale. Carbon, aluminum, etc...is far more desired.

bdronsick

By many orders of magnitude, yes!

RallyBird

This car actually ran through Manheim auction after the BaT sale. I guess either the sale didn't go through or the buyer dumped the car right away.

bdronsick

That car is patently not X50, and there is no way the BaT auction could have closed because it was 100% misrepresented

Manheim offers far less scrutiny, and the current dealer is simply pawning it off on the unsuspecting

Fortunately it’s (now or soon will be) worth asking price even without the obviously fake options sticker

ezdraft

This beauty is going soon, up to about 90k https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...ign=2022-01-27

Dranon

WOW di not meet reserve! Wonder what the reserve was!

bdronsick

996 Turbo S is already pushing $150K elsewhere, as a manual this one should have landed close by

Or soon will

s65e90

It was most likely poly resin used which is not UV stable. I use epoxy resin today and then use 2k clearcoat over it and it will never, ever fade.

2fcknfst

So, you sanded the oem ones down and refinished them?

s65e90

That's alot of money. Though I really don't understand the fascination with the "S" designation. It's not that much better all things considered. Porsche guys are so weird, obsessed with letters and exterior colors.