I had planned to buy a 991 cab, but have come to the conclusion that the 997 is a better buy for me. I have subscribed to the various threads and would appreciate if anyone finds a low miles 997 S cab for sale. Preferred it to be on the west coast and not be black. Trying to find something with less than 30K miles and a comprehensive service history. The ultimate would be buying from a fellow enthusiast that is ready to move to something new.

In the past have owned a 73 911S, sold after 9/11, which turned out to be a stupid move. Then had a 83 911.

Thanks

 

Any other specifications? Do you want manual or PDK.

Curious about your thought process leaning now to a 997. I agree with the choice, what was it that sold you on it?

 

Welcome! We have all been where you are. The good news is that you are a previous 911 owner and still miss them. Therefore you have background and basis for these cars. All 911's are 911's and are the same but different only from modern technology and comfort and safety considerations. First off, study, study and study. Do you want a 997.1 or 997.2? These are way different cars as to power train. This is a major decision. An automatic or manual trans will have drastic effect on your search. The second thought is to be patient but ready to move when the opportunity arises. Follow the PCA , RennList and other websites for cars. I agree that buying from an individual is best and will be as honest as the seller. Do you do your own work on cars? If you do not, find someone who is knowledable on the new series of cars. check,check,check, cross check and look everywhere. Put a lot of time into it and you will be rewarded. I did and found my 997.2 MT here on rennlist. perfect car!
The best of luck!

 

The comments (highlighted above) from Floyd540 - is wisdom; clear and simply stated.

Not at all uncommon to see posts where individuals announce they have made the decision to acquire a 997.

What is unfortunately too common is to see some who do so without committing to sufficiently educate themselves on the particulars of the car; become impatient when they can't find the right one soon enough and drift off in another direction (like 991-ville for example); become impatient and then get transfixed on one that is a "trouble case" only because it may be one of few cars then available.

As you certainly must know, 911's are objects of high emotion. Many let their emotions get the better of them leading them to make irrational purchase decisions.

These cars are in short supply and in high demand.

"Be patient but ready to move when opportunity arises".

Approach it like a hunter stalking prey. Be ready to size it up quickly. Have all your ducks in a row with any necessary followup assessments of it. When you know it's right - pounce on it.

 

I am a 997.2 owner and "sick-dog" addicted, site-monitoring searcher......my opinion, should you want a 997.2 manual, you will see less of them and they will sell quickly. Expect to pay $65,000 or North of that number for a lower mileage coupe or cabriolet (under 40k miles) example in today's world. If you act quickly you may see a good value or under market value from carmax or other dealerships that are not Porsche dealerships that take cars in on trade. (They tend to just look at their Manheim or book value).

 

If you are interested in a 2 owner 2010 PDK meteor gray/black C4S cab with 28k miles and 1 year left on Porsche CPO warranty let me know. I'm in NY and have not listed the car yet but am trying to as soon as I can. I am sending it for annual service in the next week or 2 as well.

 

I am pretty open to a PDK or 6 speed, PDK would be preferred. While I love the 991, it still has some depreciation left, and the 997 have taken a little more of a hit in my mind.

Thanks for your leads.

 

Need budget to help, 997.1s are 30-50k, manuals available, 997.2s are 40-70k, pdk predominant. Add 5-10k for S variant imho. Add 5-10k for low miles. So a 25k low mile 997.1 Cab S will likely cost 45-50k unless you will drive a tip, which is 5k less. Manual 997.2 Cab S manual with low miles is easily north of 60k and rare.

Only 2 on PCA that meet your criteria, a 2010 911 S Cab, 32k miles, $66,900 (but its black)
2006 911S Cab 31.6k miles, but a tip $41,500

Autotrader only shows 34 Cab S' with less than 30k miles, cheapest is a silver 07 for $43,990

 

All good advice so far. Here's mine for what it's worth., Have your finances ready to go, no hesitation if you find the right one. Like Ironman says a hunter but more like an ambush predator. The good one's will be gone in hours, even minutes of listing. This is a HOT market and manual 997.2's are commanding a premium if that's what you are looking for. Don't limit yourself to a geographical area. You will limit the amount of cars and you are competing in a national market.

Second, Floyd offers good advice "study' study' study". He is correct. There were no shortage of options available on 997's and I don't believe no 2 are alike. Figure out exactly what you want, what's important to you. Sport seats or specific color? Full leather? Sport exhaust or manual trans? All of the above? Understand the more you want, the longer it will take to find your car and patience will be key. I waited two years to find my unicorn (they exist) while passing on a few and almost settling on one.

When you find it, STRIKE! Don't hymn and haw. I put a deposit down on mine sight unseen the day it listed. It would have sold the next morning at opening I was told. Several potential buyers hymned and hawed before I called, their loss!

Go look at the car. Yes, it's probably in another state, book a flight and go see it for yourself. Verify it's the "one". You're about to spend $40-70k on a car, air fare is cheap. Same day Saturday flights aren't bad either. I did that twice and signed the paperwork the second time. I bought mine from a Porsche dealer in Albany, NY. They were nice enough to pick me up from the airport and take me back for my return flight.

Get a PPI. Use Google and this forum to find a reputable shop. Do your research about potential problems with these models (they all have them). Mention these things to check to the shop, don't expect them to know about or look for these things on their own. You will have to pay over and above a normal PPI for invasive procedures like checking cylinder bores.

I know you said probably PDK. I know of a VERY nice 997.2 low mileage, manual, Guards Red C4S. I'm not affiliated with it but have been in contact with the seller asking about it. It was one I was interested in but sold out from under me by minutes a year and a half ago to the current seller. PM me if interested and I'll pass it along.

 

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...CALERTSEMLSRCH

 

2010 C2S Cab
PDK
Atlas Gray / Brown Natural Leather
32k miles
Santa Ana CA

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...ckType=listing

 

Guessing if you wait a couple of months, someone that is interested in selling will find this thread and reach out to you. Hopefully you can get a deal from another enthusiast. My recommendation would be to be willing to buy anywhere across the country. I would recommend inspecting the car in person if you're picking about condition.

I would also not necessarily be as concerned with the mileage as long as it is priced right and has been maintained. But I also understand if you want to try and put only a couple thousand miles per year on it and are hoping to sell it before 40-50k miles.

Best of luck with the search. Enjoy it.

 

Thanks for all the great advice, home for the weekend and wondering your thoughts on this?

https://www.rusnakwestlakeporsche.co...cb29975s765254

Heading to Tennessee next week, so looking in that area.

Thanks

 

I didn’t see any non-black private party listings. Sub 30k miles is going to be rare. Maybe with it being winter you’ll get lucky. Just have search alerts setup across all the top sites.

2011 S Cab PDK
14,250 miles
$66,000
https://www.luxuryautocollection.com...b2a91bs754161/

2009 S Cab PDK
28,547 miles
$58,950
https://www.parkplaceltd.com/used-ca...CB29979S755684

 

That seems overpriced for a 2005 Carrera S. Even with low miles. Is there a reason that you specifically want a low mileage car? I would rather have an 09+ with some miles rather than an 05 without miles.