Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
12-01-2014, 02:37 AM
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12-01-2014, 03:10 AM
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12-01-2014, 03:23 AM
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12-01-2014, 03:25 AM
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Good news mate. PCNZ concourse events and Cars & Coffee very cheap future hobbies for you. $5 in gas and what is it about 3x that per litre for Coffee these days?
12-01-2014, 03:34 AM
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12-01-2014, 03:48 AM
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Not on mine, the only Porsche I'm watching is the C2 Cab. Word is that all of the noise about underselling it has made it back to the seller. The start price is no longer the reserve. Give it another few years and the supply will have dried up because the speculators are hoarding them, not driving them. The rot starts with glass out resprays.....the few drivers left will be taking engines out over the weekend for fun, because the mechanics won't have the skills any more - cars in storage don't need repairs.
12-01-2014, 04:30 AM
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Give it another few years and the supply will have dried up because the speculators are hoarding them, not driving them. The rot starts with glass out resprays.....the few drivers left will be taking engines out over the weekend for fun, because the mechanics won't have the skills any more - cars in storage don't need repairs.
Jake has some of the homework on the womble green cab if you are buying. But Im sure he's kept you up with the play. Its going from "value proposition" to "big hole in the ground" fairly swiftly from where the pricing is heading IMO. It wasn't quite as mint as I expected from the photos thats for sure.
12-01-2014, 04:57 AM
RSZWEI yep they're 2 piece Simmons, was gonna replace with factory wheels but they've grown on me.
Jake, thanks for uploading some pics, Aaron's white 964 next to yours was my old one
Gotta say im considering the black 996 C2 without the GT3 kit or an older Cayman as a hack car for daily duties/dirtier weekend runs. Apparently the pre 2005 cars are better for the IMS upgrade? Macca you were saying the gearboxs are sealed units from Japan?
As a whole are non Turbo/GT3 996's accidents waiting to happen, or with the ims upgrade ok? Has anyone on here owned one?
Jake, thanks for uploading some pics, Aaron's white 964 next to yours was my old one
Gotta say im considering the black 996 C2 without the GT3 kit or an older Cayman as a hack car for daily duties/dirtier weekend runs. Apparently the pre 2005 cars are better for the IMS upgrade? Macca you were saying the gearboxs are sealed units from Japan?
As a whole are non Turbo/GT3 996's accidents waiting to happen, or with the ims upgrade ok? Has anyone on here owned one?
12-01-2014, 04:58 AM
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Oh the truth this is! I have you down as a boarderline hoarder John ;-) Jake has some of the homework on the womble green cab if you are buying. But Im sure he's kept you up with the play. Its going from "value proposition" to "big hole in the ground" fairly swiftly from where the pricing is heading IMO. It wasn't quite as mint as I expected from the photos thats for sure.
As for hoarding, guilty as charged. I would buy another 964 or two in a heartbeat, but my garage is full, until the 996TT sells
12-01-2014, 05:05 AM
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If it was $30k deal done it would be fighting for a place in my garage now. That's not how markets work now though. The price behind the scenes has gone up and there is a list of needs to make it pristine that would quickly tote up, the top being the largest one. I feel it's no longer an attractive buy and I suspect Jake has come to the same conclusion.
As for hoarding, guilty as charged. I would buy another 964 or two in a heartbeat, but my garage is full, until the 996TT sells
As for hoarding, guilty as charged. I would buy another 964 or two in a heartbeat, but my garage is full, until the 996TT sells
12-01-2014, 05:08 AM
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I'm staying away from it. Too many small issues would add up quick, and I'm too much of a perfectionist to have left them alone. I foresee someone paying a little over $40k, and spending about $15k to sort out the issues I found, to then either flip or hold, with little driving in between. Happy to be proven wrong! This presents a less risky option: https://trademe.co.nz/815725797 (unsure about the Targa top reference).
Pel: the GT 996's don't have the IMS issue (instead throwing coolant pipes). As a daily a 996TT presents a pretty viable option.
It looks like for the same money you could get a lower km's and newer Cayman S, which could be a lot of fun...
Pel: the GT 996's don't have the IMS issue (instead throwing coolant pipes). As a daily a 996TT presents a pretty viable option.
It looks like for the same money you could get a lower km's and newer Cayman S, which could be a lot of fun...
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12-01-2014, 05:18 AM
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Pel. Here is some good info - scan down the page. I thought I had read the gearbox supplier was a Japanese supplier but it doesnt look that way which is good:
http://books.google.vu/books?id=Raan...%20996&f=false
PEL, I agree with Jake and you couldnt go far wrong with something like Johns 996TT for 48K.
55-60K is too much for a green on green tipo 964 wide body of questionable provenance and mileage even when tarted up. The wheels arent original to the car either (although they do look good one it). They are the wrong generation centres for starters. Theres enough evidence to suggest youd want it on the hoist to look for any accident damage first to be sure. Ashleys ex Brunei minter may command 50-60K on a good day in NZ when everyone is drinking the UK cool aid but honestly it must be the heaviest factory variant aircooled in that config and one of the most challenging colour combos.
Hell, you could buy a very nice 964 manual NZ new coupe for that money if you are fast or 40% of my 993 C2 assuming the price hasn't risen by then!
Definitely caveat emptor out there as demonstrated in this case once you step back and add it all up. PPI absolutely mandatory. John you know the gig you have the T shirt.
http://books.google.vu/books?id=Raan...%20996&f=false
PEL, I agree with Jake and you couldnt go far wrong with something like Johns 996TT for 48K.
55-60K is too much for a green on green tipo 964 wide body of questionable provenance and mileage even when tarted up. The wheels arent original to the car either (although they do look good one it). They are the wrong generation centres for starters. Theres enough evidence to suggest youd want it on the hoist to look for any accident damage first to be sure. Ashleys ex Brunei minter may command 50-60K on a good day in NZ when everyone is drinking the UK cool aid but honestly it must be the heaviest factory variant aircooled in that config and one of the most challenging colour combos.
Hell, you could buy a very nice 964 manual NZ new coupe for that money if you are fast or 40% of my 993 C2 assuming the price hasn't risen by then!
Definitely caveat emptor out there as demonstrated in this case once you step back and add it all up. PPI absolutely mandatory. John you know the gig you have the T shirt.