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Old 01-15-2019, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by raidersfan
That car was amazing and appears to already be gone. High quality cars in white or black with factory installed aero kits are premium fricken cars. I am still looking for a decent white GTS with a factory installed aero kit. The only I have seen in last year or so was priced around a $100k.
Old 01-15-2019, 06:24 PM
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A lot of options and unusual Grey Black/Carrera Red color combo. Deal? Maybe not, unless this is your unicorn.
https://www.phillipsauto.com/vehicle...ca-id-27122176
Old 01-15-2019, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug H
That car was amazing and appears to already be gone. High quality cars in white or black with factory installed aero kits are premium fricken cars. I am still looking for a decent white GTS with a factory installed aero kit. The only I have seen in last year or so was priced around a $100k.
I had 1st dibs on that car and passed. The only reason I passed is that there is a similar, local, manual car to me for $57k in a color I prefer (Atlas). I can buy the sport classic front bumper, Getty Duck, paint, shipping, and labor for $5,700, and come out slightly ahead with a manual and the ducktail, which I prefer. Plus, I don't have to pay $1500 for shipping. Really though, the manual is my preference all day long.

I am not a huge fan of the Aerokit wing, but I love the front bumper, spoiler, and the Getty Ducktail. I figure that I might as well get what I really want and save money while I am at it. There is no reason to pay any more for a car than what it costs to install an Aerokit myself. I also prefer a car with S-PASM and LSD, if I am paying upwards of $64k for a C2S.

They had it for about a week before I called. I decided against it, and it sold the next day.
Old 01-15-2019, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Kg11
I had 1st dibs on that car and passed. The only reason I passed is that there is a similar, local, manual car to me for $57k in a color I prefer (Atlas). I can buy the sport classic front bumper, Getty Duck, paint, shipping, and labor for $5,700, and come out slightly ahead with a manual and the ducktail, which I prefer. Plus, I don't have to pay $1500 for shipping. Really though, the manual is my preference all day long.

I am not a huge fan of the Aerokit wing, but I love the front bumper, spoiler, and the Getty Ducktail. I figure that I might as well get what I really want and save money while I am at it. There is no reason to pay any more for a car than what it costs to install an Aerokit myself. I also prefer a car with S-PASM and LSD, if I am paying upwards of $64k for a C2S.

They had it for about a week before I called. I decided against it, and it sold the next day.
Duck tails are cool. The aero may be an acquired taste, but I have always been a turbo and GTX guy so I like tails. A factory installed aero kit is special simply because there are not that many of them and I think they look the part in person, what's not to like about a GT3 look with a back seat. That car was missing sports chrono, but that is an easy fix.
Old 01-16-2019, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rickdogg82
A lot of options and unusual Grey Black/Carrera Red color combo. Deal? Maybe not, unless this is your unicorn.
https://www.phillipsauto.com/vehicle...ca-id-27122176

That is an awesome ride, basically "fully loaded" (although thats not really a possible given so many conflicting options on Porsches). Absolutely gorgeous.
Old 01-16-2019, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by gumanow
Did Porsche make all their 997's Silver with Black interior? Can't believe how many there are.
No. They could have any interior color although most went with black because it probably looks best to most people.
Same goes for Racing Green Metallic and Macadamia (most have sand beige leather, but Cocoa looks best with those colors IMO).


Old 01-16-2019, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Abe Froman
That is an awesome ride, basically "fully loaded" (although thats not really a possible given so many conflicting options on Porsches). Absolutely gorgeous.
Yep. Holy unicorn, Batman...that car is fantastic.

Can't even argue with the 6 figure asking price, given the MSRP..
Old 01-16-2019, 11:41 PM
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That color on the turbo though, not the greatest choice.
Old 01-17-2019, 03:10 PM
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Here's another unicorn. Hope someone in the market here snatches this one up. That color, the alcantara, the grey wheels...what a cool car.
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Originally Posted by Vincent713
That color on the turbo though, not the greatest choice.
Yeah, there are some shades of gray paint that to me just always look like a vinyl wrap, and not in a good way. It's a shame when someone goes through the trouble/expense of doing a PTS color and gets something that isn't spectacular and jaw-dropping.
Old 01-17-2019, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Skwerl
Yeah, there are some shades of gray paint that to me just always look like a vinyl wrap, and not in a good way. It's a shame when someone goes through the trouble/expense of doing a PTS color and gets something that isn't spectacular and jaw-dropping.
The guy probably wanted to emulate a GT3RS (on which this color was standard) but without the red accents it does not work as well. If he went with red wheels and graphics (or at least lighter colors) it would have worked better.
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Here's a unicorn. 997.2 Sport Classic, imported via Show & Display.
https://www.porschemonterey.com/used...063784434d.htm
Old 01-17-2019, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by srcn
Here's a unicorn. 997.2 Sport Classic, imported via Show & Display.
https://www.porschemonterey.com/used...063784434d.htm

Wow, I think you’d have to be crazy to buy that in America. Can it even be registered, insured or driven? Mechanically it is a 997.2 GTS which is of course under $100,000. Definitely all the leather and custom trim is beautiful but it doesn’t make any sense, especially here.
Old 01-17-2019, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ThomasCarreraGTS



Wow, I think you’d have to be crazy to buy that in America. Can it even be registered, insured or driven? Mechanically it is a 997.2 GTS which is of course under $100,000. Definitely all the leather and custom trim is beautiful but it doesn’t make any sense, especially here.
Of course it's only going to a collector who will barely drive it. no one will buy that and rack up miles on it. I just posted because, well, it's a Sport Classic! So pretty.
Old 01-17-2019, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by srcn
Of course it's only going to a collector who will barely drive it. no one will buy that and rack up miles on it. I just posted because, well, it's a Sport Classic! So pretty.

It sure is!


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