Grahf16

Good evening everybody. I just got notification from my employer that I will be leaving the states soon, and I will be gone for an extended period of time (over 3 years it seems like). I have been looking at long term storage solutions where the facility will run the car every now and then to ensure all components stay in working order. Others are telling me that I should sell the car, and purchase another 911 when I return. My employer will pay for the storage of my car as long as I am down there, and storage insurance will be very minimal.

I drive a 2006 C2S 6Spd Manual, and I really love that car. I want to stay in the 997 family, and the only car I would consider getting when I return would be a GTS, or a GT3 but both of those cars are way above my price range, and I doubt they would be getting cheaper anytime soon (if ever).

I don't trust any of my friends or family to take care of the car in my absence, not to mention I don't want to pay full insurance for somebody else to drive the car, so that is out of the question.

What do you think I should do/what would you do? Any response would be well appreciated.

rtl5009

Store it.

C4SDayton

That's a long time. Starting the car and running it like that without driving isn't very good. There will be plenty of nice 997s in 3 years. I'd sell and see what you want later. Ask employer to pay you half storage cost for having the expense of selling and later buying another which comes with a hefty tax hit.

Grahf16

In regards to the storage facility, the places I have been reading actually drive the car on a machine (not just start it) to ensure there are no flat spots on the tires, and that all of the critical components/accessories don't lay dormant. So it wouldn't just be an "idle for 10 minutes" kind of start, plus it would be kept indoors as well. I think the pro would be coming back to my 997 3+ years aged, with less than 3000 miles put on the car, but like you said, I can always see what I want later. Employer won't give me any money to sell the car, they'd only pay to store it should I choose.

jeebus31

Sell it. I stored a car for a year and even that was a huge pain in the butt. No doubt you love your C2S but it’s not a rare or special car, and in my humble (and perhaps worthless) opinion, it’s not worth the hassle. You will definitely be able to find a beautiful example in 3 years.

Mike Murphy

Sounds like very little cost to store, since your employer will pay for storage. You will have insurance and should do at least one or two oil changes and at least one brake fluid change.

Either way, you are in good shape.

However, I would want my car to be actually driven once every 3 months. I’m not sure I understand what device they have that drives the car?

Balr14

Sell it. You can buy a newer one in 3 years for less than 3 years of storage and depreciation costs. If your employer is willing to pay storage costs, I'm sure you can work out a deal with them.

TractControlOff

I'd probably sell it. Doesn't seem worth the hassle. The tax situation definitely makes it an annoyance of a situation. That's what I'd be on my employer for if this were my situation.

mrdeezy

Unless it’s a paint to sample or something special order sell it! Invest the money for three years ! A lot changes in that amount of time including your tastes...

doclouie

Unless this is the car that you will use and have for a very long time I would sell it. Ask yourself this question. Is this the exact color/option/mileage car? If it is not everything sell it and invest the money for 3 years and you will have 30% more when you get back to buy that GTS if you want.

Fined

Take it with you. If your employer is moving your job, they should be paying for you to have your belongings (including the car) moved. You might have to negotiate for it, but its a reasonable ask. I've had my employer to pay most of the cost for moving my household goods as well as my 911 from the states to Germany. They pushed back some but I didn't back down.

MexicoBlueTurboS

Sell it. But really this all depends on what this company is asking you to do and where to go.

If a corporation is willing to disrupt your life to such a great degree it had better be for serious money. (Meaning that the GT3 will be a rounding error when you get back).

Back in the mid 90s, I was offered employment working in the middle east under these terms - 6 weeks on 2 weeks off, live in a compound, no alcohol, 6 x 10hrs work schedule, hotter than *****, trips to offshore casinos for 'relaxation', paid travel back to USA once every 6 months, clearly no women other than ******, and I think possession of **** would also have meant certain body parts would be cut off all for $200k in 1996 dollars - (anywhere between $300-500k in today's terms*). Despite it being 3X what I was earning at that time, I didn't take the deal. In the last 5 years, another opportunity came up that presented FU money but with a high degree of risk that I would be killed or kidnapped. No thanks again.

* https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/uscompare/

LISsailor

You should sell the car.

SpeedyD

If you really love the car, know the history and that it’s a great example AND if employer pays majority of cost to store it, store it.

No harm for the car to sit in proper storage so long as some basic precautions are taken.

As these cars get older it will become increasingly difficult to find good ones. Reading post-purchase stories on here tells you a lot about the value of already knowing you have a good car.

Good luck!

Presto

Sell it.