1FlossedM3

I've been looking around for a clean manual transmission, lower mileage 997.1 Turbo.

LSD, PCCB, Adaptive Sport Seats and Sport Shifter are preferred but not a must. Sport Chrono is a must. No accidents and no paint work.

This has been my criteria and pricing seems to be all over the map, and a car with the above seems very hard to find.

I did find a 2007 Turbo, 6 speed, full leather interior, 29,000 miles, black.. sport chrono and a couple other non essential options. Seller wants $79k. Seems a bit on the high end for as far as pricing correct? Has a few mods, wheels, exhaust clear bra etc.

Perhaps I need to be more patient when finding a car, theres nothing on ebay, cars.com or autotrader that meets the criteria.

saabin

Petza914

saabin's range is about right based on what I've seen. You can find less expensive examples but they're not usually as clean as you want them to be.

LISsailor

1FlossedM3

Thanks for your reply. Car will get a mild flash and exhaust if I buy stock.

I'll keep my eye out, seeing as I only want black or white really it limits a lot of my search.

1FlossedM3

This is what I'm noticing as well. Either higher mileage or a lot of owners. Seems 911 Turbos switch hands often?

atm4jim

Fortunately black or white are one of the most popular colors for these cars.

1FlossedM3

Here is the options list, it doesn't have PCCB or Adaptive but I really like the leather bits.

07/2006
Price:
$134,095.00
Exterior:
Basalt Black Metallic
Interior:
Black Full Leather
Warranty Start:
August 28, 2006

Additional Equipment

425
Rear Window Wiper
640
Sport Chrono Package Turbo
AT
Black Full Leather
CDZ
Gear Lever Trim Leather
CUR
PCM Package Leather
CXB
Door Entry Grds Stl Steel Illu
EAA
Leather Package Switch Panel
M6A
Black Mats - Porsche lettering
XCZ
Sport Shifter
XMZ
Rear Center Console - Leather
XNG
Instrument Surround in Leather
XPA
Thicker Steering Wheel-Leather
XTV
Door Finishers in Leather
Z4
Basalt Black Metallic

saabin

^ Based on the options and lack of adaptive seats & PCCB, I'd say their ask is at minimum 5K too high. Those interior bits are nice, but IMO don't significantly add to the value for most buyers.

1FlossedM3

saabin

^ Seems the seller is trying to recoup his expense for the mods, which most buyers dont want to do. If it was completely stock with the low mileage then it might make more sense.
75 seems to be more in line, yes.

1FlossedM3

Steven954

Absolutely stock cars pull more money, hence why sellers ask big money when they have them and wont let go of them unless they get big money as these types of cars will keep appreciating. The tune hurts value or any mods for that matter. Seems like the big money 997TT's are low mile, hardtop, manual examples.

captainbaker

Yes. And this generally goes across the board. Your personal mods might seem cool to you, but the next guy is thinking, "Argh, now I have to add in the cost of bringing it back to stock". Bolt on mods that dont change the car without considerable work are the best. A guy will be lucky to get .10 on the dollar at sale. My car has a factory TT tail and bolt on metal pedals. If I sold I could change it back to stock in an hour or two, sell the parts separate and call it a day.

sandwedge

There are exceptions. Like my current car. Had the GT2 carbon fiber buckets I wanted (about $9K), the Forgeline wheels I wanted (about $6,500) and the SW bypass pipes ($1K). So I gladly paid current market price for a bone stock car and got exactly the mods I would otherwise have paid $16,500 for at no cost to me.