pfbz

One word, Easy...

Owner looking for a no-hassle sale drives to the Porsche dealer. They offer him $xx,xxx. Goes over to CarMax, within 30 minutes of arrival, they offer him $5K more. Done.

Worth more if he sells it himself, sure, but most folks have very little capability or tolerance for dealing with private buyers.

Bxstr

997 Turbo that is for sale, near me. If someone is interested I could go and look at it for them.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...7391/overview/

Bxstr

Yes, you are completely correct, and also safer. Like you mentioned, no concern with having to deal with buyers. Just give them the car, and you instantly have cash.

Skwerl

I always love seeing TTs in colors besides black/white/gray. And that one's had the coolant pipes pinned which is a huge plus in my opinion.

nwGTS

Awesome exterior color.
Awesome interior color.
Godawful interior and exterior combo.

wago

I traded my 2011 Carrera GTS on an RS5 recently, so it's now for sale at Audi Bellevue (Seattle area). PM me if you're looking at it and I can answer questions that the dealer might not be able to. They're asking $71k.

2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
Mileage: 25,936
Transmission: PDK
Exterior Color: Platinum Silver Metallic
Interior Color: Black
Extras: DSC Sport Controller, Escort 9500ci, Dashcam

Ad: http://www.audibellevue.com/used/Por...6f6f9e2173.htm
Build sheet: http://badbit.net/~wago/porsche/2011...rera%20GTS.pdf

If you buy it, I'll also be selling a set of nearly-new centerlock winter wheels & tires and an OE Porsche roof transport system, I'll make the buyer a great deal.

911-997

why did you downgrade to RS5? If I were you and looked for 4 seats sports sedan, I would have considered M3 instead of RS5...just my 2 cents.

wago

In the Seattle area, especially if you want to head up to ski every now and then, quattro is a huge plus. The 911 actually did pretty well with the rear engine and winter tires, but an M3 around here can get squirrelly when the roads get slick. Also, tons of M3s on the roads, not that many RS5s.

No question that the M3 is a better track car.

dawgcatching

I live in Bend and found my M3 to be bulletproof in the snow. Then again, that was the E92. Unfortunately, after a couple of snow days, I realized why I was foolish to drive it in such conditions: each day would add a good 10-15 rock chips to the car. I have since learned my lesson, but if I had a wrap, I would drive an M3/M4 all winter long, absolutely, with the right tires. I also drive a RWD truck and find it to be bomber as well; I had a 4WD and never took it out of RWD, so when I bought a newer truck, I figured why spend $ for something that never gets used?

I haven't driven the RS5, but had an S5 awhile back that a friend loaned me. Even with the "sport" package, 6MT, that thing was a boat!

dawgcatching

If that were a manual, you could have sold it here in a day for your asking price! Nice car

dawgcatching

P-car dealers seem to be fond of low-balling. It's interesting: they will get top dollar for the car (vs Carmax or another lot) yet the offering price is a good 10% below anyone else, and very often these cars are pristine, enthusiast owned-machines. I know of a friend who was offered $52,500 for a 991 C2, and they told him they were going to list it for $72,900. It only needed tires; clear bra, full ceramic coat, pristine condition. He sold it for $58k to Carmax, and they listed it for $66k, sold it in a week.

Moral of the story: shop around! The above situation makes zero sense: Porsche dealers are having trouble getting good inventory, so why lowball and lose a great car that they likely could have easily made $10k on, in a week? Really, their overhead is such that if they don't make a good $15,000 on a used car, they don't want it?

Bxstr

Great car. Exact color combo that I am looking for, even though I think I would prefer 18 way sport plus seats.

Question, does it happen to have a clear bra on it? And overall how is the condition?

wago

Replied to your PM, but so other folks have the info:
Clear bra: Yes, older install. Good condition on most of the car, but some dirt creeping in around the corners on the rear view mirrors.
Overall condition: Good, daily driver, I think one rock chip on one rear fender. Window tint peeling on driver window, needs to be redone. Not a show car.

Also forgot to mention, I installed the ($900!) auto dimming aspherical rear view mirrors imported from Europe (thanks, Suncoast!) which remove blind spots. So, you get those as well.

Maintenance: Did the 40k major service and replaced the PCM head unit in Feb under warranty. Did a full brake job (rotors, pads, fluid) in March, including all those $$ Porsche centerlock bits.

I did two track days. If you want to watch a novice driver passing a few other cars:

Bxstr

Thanks again for the info!

loungin

forgot to post the link: cargurus
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action?inventorySearchWidgetType=M Y_LISTINGS#listing=182313387