Anyone else notice pricing on the 6TT seems to be trending closer to that of the 7? Or is it just the dealer asks jumping because it's spring?

There's a plethora of cars in the 60s right now - that's within spitting distance of a 7 coupe.

 

merely witnessing the meeting of higher mileage 97t's with the lower mileage 996t's and the latters preoccupation with and hope that the spring flowers that accompany their generally unrealistically asking prices, be wishfully be met on that one fortuitous shiny day wherein their counterparts not yet owning a porsche turbo, simply pony up after a quick test drive. doesn't usually take more than that lol

'this too shall pass.

 

^^^Otherwise put...ridiculously inflated prices (approaching the cost of higher mileage 997 TT's), timed to coincide with the onset of good weather...and to take advantage of the predictably seasonal higher demand of people lusting to own a Porsche 996 TT. ^^^


This will go away, just like last night's dinner after my morning espresso.

 

Not to say there isn't some truth to comments but I personally had a budget that fit a low mileage 997tt but chose the 996tt and would again. The nice cars are getting rare and the people that have the budget are willing to pay= there is a limit as in all things of course. To some people also an extra 10% for a car they really like is not a big expense.

 

I agree, from my perspective it really doesn't makes sense to be into 996tt in the mid-50's to 60's, with 997tt prices approaching that range. Styling and interior quality will always be issues in comparison, no matter how you look at it. For the odd fellows out there who really like the 996 style, they should be looking for a GT3 for a little more!

I, like most honest 996tt shoppers, are to some degree price shoppers - finances or priorities don't match up to later or earlier turbo prices - so settling for a 996 makes sense. If I can't find a great Gen 2 996tt at max high 40's I'll wait for the 997 to drop a little more - or keep my C4 and add an NA 993 or 964.

 

A little more meaning north of $90k. The GT3s that you can buy in the 60s are beaten to death with scrotch harnesses and cages and all sorts of nosebleed mods and hundreds of hours of hardcore track use.

 

I don't think it's odd or rare to prefer the looks of a 6t over a 7

 

I've driven both a 01 996T and a 996 TS along with a 997.1T and 7.2TS and to me the 7.1s are at the bottom of that list when you consider price and the awful stock rims, although I hear an after market suspension really helps them.I'll say it again, for 70k bucks a clean, lower mile manual coupe 996TS is where the smart money is at unless you want something you can put 10k miles a year on.

 

You could be right Rick - I have just seen the ads for 70's GT3s and never checked them out closely. That's not what I'm in the market for, do I'm just a casual observer. ( A P dealer has what appears at first glance to be a nce one w/40k + miles for less than 70)

But I've seen a lot of 996 tts that have been modded heavily and probably tracked for high asking prices too. Guess it depends on what you're looking for.

 

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I think it would be pretty rare for non-996 owners, but for those who own them, confirmation bias has to be considered !

70k seems like quite tall, if not smart, money for an 996 t S, I don't have a large number of data points, but none of the ones I have come close to 70k. But I'm sure there are those who would pay that for the right car.

 

70k would be that white on tan 5k miles car they had at porsche of houston a couple of months ago.

 

The white 70k car has/had been floating around for four years, or at last when I bought mine four years ago= but at that time listed higher. White was not a hot item then. All these price discussions befuddle me as I personally would never buy a performance car that I didn't want or had high.miles. Your better off looking for a car that fits easily into your budget with cash left over for mods/repairs= paid for with disposable/fun money. There are so many nice cars to choose from its easy to find a low mile well kept car with records within just about any budget. I say get a really nice car that fits your budget- not the car you want forced into your budget. And yes I know some disagree but that's my take on the car game.

 

Are you sure it's the same car? Manhattan motorcars had a white 996tt that they were asking a ton of money for,.which started a big thread here on the forum, that kept sitting for at least a couple years.

I wonder if that's the one you're thinking of, I don't think it's the same as the houston car.

 

The only 996 I'd even consider paying a 70k ask for is that MT TTS coupe in Ga that popped up for sale a day or so ago.
And that only because it's an MT TTS coupe. It's the only one I've seen F/S in six months or more.
But since getting pictures out of the dealer is a process akin to getting an audience with the pope I'm not considering it very hard...