Good price on a nice GTS
#31
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Originally Posted by turbofever
you just bought a porsche - the last thing you need to be concerned about are wiper blades.. this is a small incidental item.
#32
Be sure PSE is working, especially if no CPO.
By the way, wiper blades themselves are only $50...but a windshield replacement will run about $1300. Mine was damaged after turning on wipers when it rained a week after I bought it. The blades were stuck to glass and rubber was completely hardened; yet they looked perfectly new and normal. Yes, wiper blades are probably the last thing someone would worry about when buying a Porsche...Exactly why i share this experience. Both wipers popped off the glass with a Loud bang cracking the glass, and then they screeched across the windshield leaving serious scratches before being ripped off their hindges. LOL, It was Quite a dramatic event. A fiery death isn't likely unless it happens while driving at full speed in the rain..
By the way, wiper blades themselves are only $50...but a windshield replacement will run about $1300. Mine was damaged after turning on wipers when it rained a week after I bought it. The blades were stuck to glass and rubber was completely hardened; yet they looked perfectly new and normal. Yes, wiper blades are probably the last thing someone would worry about when buying a Porsche...Exactly why i share this experience. Both wipers popped off the glass with a Loud bang cracking the glass, and then they screeched across the windshield leaving serious scratches before being ripped off their hindges. LOL, It was Quite a dramatic event. A fiery death isn't likely unless it happens while driving at full speed in the rain..
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#33
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Thread Starter
Speaking of good prices on GTS'. Does anyone know what's up with this GTS. They just reduced the price even further. I don't know PPI results or overrev, etc., but the only thing that doesn't look good from the advertisement is that hack job of an audio install http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...98464727&Log=0
#34
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#35
GTS prices along with Carrera S 997 prices are at that point in there age were they really fall. It will be years down the road until they level off some. Low to maybe mid 60's on a GTS doesn't surprise me. If the GTS has been tracked even less money and then maybe a shaky carfax even less the car is worth.
#36
Last week, I was offered $66k for my 2012 997 GTS (116k msrp) with 30k miles & cpo to trade for a $122k CPO 2011 GT3 with 9k miles.
I post a link here reluctantly since I know I'll be a bit heart broken when it sells: (it's hardly a secret so what the heck )
http://m.cars.com/vehicledetail/#!vd...ndefined&cpo=Y Almost bit. I think my car is worth mid/low 70. But I won't sell it.
I post a link here reluctantly since I know I'll be a bit heart broken when it sells: (it's hardly a secret so what the heck )
http://m.cars.com/vehicledetail/#!vd...ndefined&cpo=Y Almost bit. I think my car is worth mid/low 70. But I won't sell it.
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#37
Race Car
I agree. My 997S at 109k MSRP (PCCB etc.) is now in the 35k range. I would NEVER take 35k over owning this car. I think 997's as a whole are entirely undervalued - it's a great used car buy - which is why i'm going to ****** up another one.
#38
Burning Brakes
I'm very happy with mine.
#39
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I got my GTS as a four year lease return with 45k miles for right about 50% of MSRP. The miles have a big (negative) impact on the value. But I certainly feel great about the car for that price!
I suspect some of us have a great deal of extra money, and another Porsche is just a fun way to get around for a few years with a write-off. And on the demand side, I'm not sure the >$60k used sports car market is a large one, so that also hurts the resale.
I was cross shopping a used 997S against either a new BMW M4 or two cars, a 987S plus a small Audi/BMW. Those other options can be quite compelling depending on needs and priorities.
I suspect some of us have a great deal of extra money, and another Porsche is just a fun way to get around for a few years with a write-off. And on the demand side, I'm not sure the >$60k used sports car market is a large one, so that also hurts the resale.
I was cross shopping a used 997S against either a new BMW M4 or two cars, a 987S plus a small Audi/BMW. Those other options can be quite compelling depending on needs and priorities.
#40
Race Car
Yah buying used definitely takes the "sting" out of that depreciation hit. I picked mine up back in 2009 with only 10,038 miles for $51,000 including tax (recession). It actually held at that value and even higher for a solid 4 years. Now that i'm seeing those beautiful 997.2's hovering in the low 50's, time to add that 2nd Porsche.
The 997 is my favorite 911 series ever made - this might work very well for me moving ahead. Prices just keep going down. To me it's the modern 993.
The 997 is my favorite 911 series ever made - this might work very well for me moving ahead. Prices just keep going down. To me it's the modern 993.
#41
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#42
Three Wheelin'
Yah buying used definitely takes the "sting" out of that depreciation hit. I picked mine up back in 2009 with only 10,038 miles for $51,000 including tax (recession). It actually held at that value and even higher for a solid 4 years. Now that i'm seeing those beautiful 997.2's hovering in the low 50's, time to add that 2nd Porsche.
The 997 is my favorite 911 series ever made - this might work very well for me moving ahead. Prices just keep going down. To me it's the modern 993.
The 997 is my favorite 911 series ever made - this might work very well for me moving ahead. Prices just keep going down. To me it's the modern 993.