I'd agree, I love my interior. Maybe I'll add a little silver trim and color match the back of the seats when I paint but that's it. I updated the steering wheel which is the only part that shows the age of the car. Ps my interior has 99,000 miles
Shawn

 

abSOlutely!

i think they were goin for something like this? 907 917 one of em lol how about THESE lamps!

 

in the future it will be that S and the sport seats that sell your car and the interior only matters if it begins deteriorating. Those seats seem uber rare in many of 996 cars on the market, what are those called? Was '05 an intro year for those. I wonder if the NAV will really matter 2 cents in 20 years.
You have a trifecta plus. MT coupe, a last of and a best of model. If it were an odd color you'd have to bar the door someday. One that should exceed the market for sure.

 

Hardbacked sport seats with color match were available back in 2001 models. That was the deciding factor when I purchased mine.

 

As a wannabe x50 owner (any available, please let me know), I'm LOVING this thread. Thanks for the education and entertainment, fellas.

 

i am an x50
Owner...with pccb, with now 14,600 miles and would be hard pressed to sell! But man is this car something else!

 

I'll sell you my 15k mile K24's and intercoolers, then you'll have the X50 part resolved and can focus on finding the best overall car?

 

my goodness, the delusion is strong in this thread.

 

Better enjoy the Turbo as an "investment" while you can.

Just picked up an issue of 911 & Porsche World magazine (a UK published indy Porsche car mag) and there's an article "Market Watch" (on page 138) that begins with: "The latest Porsches, with their myriad of digital systems may be brilliant on fuel and emissions, but many buyers prefer the simpler, previous generation models, it seem".

The article goes on to tout how boring the more recent Porsche models are and how they have lost their "soul" and there is an "upswing in affection for the ``analogue`` Porsches."

Seems the 2nd generation 911s first introduced in 2008 are "lauded" for their new engines which "banished the cylinder bore wear issues that dogged previous water cooled 911s and Boxsters, but they are now being increasingly viewed as the last of the ``simple`` Porsche 911s and that, it is widely reckoned, will not only ensure they hold their value strongly but will soon make appreciating assets if well preserved by their owners."

And so it begins.

I can recall and used to have the old issues with the articles around that then touted the 996's and the 996 Turbo as the next hot thing in used Porsches.

 

I think this sums it up pretty well. Great performance value now, and outside of putting huge miles on I think it's fair to say 996tts will at least hover around their present value.

After getting shredded by depreciation on a new BMW, and having no desire to fret over putting miles on a garage queen, I really like the model of buying good middling mileage cars at the bottom of their depreciation curve and enjoying them. Sell for anything near what you put into it, and you got a GREAT value compared to a new car.

 

At $47K, this is the highest asking price I've seen for a 100k mile example....
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...ack-black.html

Delusional seller or sign of the times?

Being produced from 2001-2005, with an original sticker price between $120K-$150K, these cars were one of the many victims of the Great Recession. As a result, they suffered a depreciation rate that was disproportional to historical values.

Universally praised upon their initial release by every automotive journalist, (including Porsche hater Jeremy Clarkson) it should come as no surprise that these cars are being re-discovered for the performance gems that they are.

The undeniable creeping up of asking prices, as evidenced above, is merely reflective of the increasing demand. In my opinion, it is a sign of the times.

 

+1
Another factor is the $100-200k 991. For a $50k savings you can overlook a lot of headlights from the drivers seat.

 

personally, i think the black, 100k mile tt is overpriced. certainly a nice car, but $47k should get you a similar example in the 50k mile range, if not below. i'm just not seeing that price at that mileage - too many other tts out there.

 

Be careful shopping based on price and mileage alone.

 

Fair asking price since the car isn't modded/original. If everything checks out he should get around $40k since its a X50.