Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
07-15-2015, 05:47 AM
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993 tiptronic - seems cheaply priced. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=917855975
07-15-2015, 06:22 AM
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It has been a cold & snowy winter down in QT. Lots of grit on the roads. Upside, already had 10 days skiing 
07-15-2015, 07:02 AM
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Hi guys,
Thank you for the replies so far.
The U.K market is absurd, I'm not going to play into the hype here, the dealers are doing what they naturally would do and are driving the prices up.
I think my safest bet is to keep an eye on trademe and use my hard earned £££ to buy something in New Zealand. The GBP is looking good against the NZD also, maybe it will get to 3:1 by Christmas!?
My plan is to return some time in the next 2 1/2 years anyhow. My friend up the road in Auckland would be happy to store a car for me I'm sure.
I'm an avid track day attendee, having owned a circuit car for a few years and was briefly in the 2k cup right back at the beginning. So whatever I buy will more than likely see a few outings at Hampton Downs.
Does anyone know why that black 996 GT2 from Blenheim sat for so long at $100,000?
Thank you for the replies so far.
The U.K market is absurd, I'm not going to play into the hype here, the dealers are doing what they naturally would do and are driving the prices up.
I think my safest bet is to keep an eye on trademe and use my hard earned £££ to buy something in New Zealand. The GBP is looking good against the NZD also, maybe it will get to 3:1 by Christmas!?
My plan is to return some time in the next 2 1/2 years anyhow. My friend up the road in Auckland would be happy to store a car for me I'm sure.
I'm an avid track day attendee, having owned a circuit car for a few years and was briefly in the 2k cup right back at the beginning. So whatever I buy will more than likely see a few outings at Hampton Downs.
Does anyone know why that black 996 GT2 from Blenheim sat for so long at $100,000?
07-15-2015, 07:10 AM
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Not being smart, but jump on the early 911 page and start offering up $150K, coz that's what it is going to take. Ian Knotts has a RHD NZ new 912 for $107K
07-15-2015, 07:16 AM
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Are we talking U.K market 'right money' or NZ? 
I think/ am glad the NZ market is less crazy than the U.K
The only GT2/3s I've seen listed/sold on trademe since January 2015 have been as follows.
- 2002 Black 996 GT2 $95,000 (sold to U.K)
- 2005 White 996 GT3 $90,000 (Targa car)
- 2007 Black 997 GT3 RS $184,990 (Contis or Giltrap)
- 2007 997 GT3 $126,000, manual (Christchurch)
There was also a black 996 GT3 at Contis for ~ $90,000-$100,000 late last year or earlier this year (I didn't take any screenshots of that car though)
And the Japanese import silver 996.1 GT3 for sale in Greenlane at around the same time (had odd bumpers on it though, 996.2 from memory (was around $60,000-$70,000).
996/7 Turbos have mainly sat, bar that Midnight Blue 996, X50 Aero for $75,000 which was only on trademe for a day or so.
There's the two black 996 turbos at Fast 4s and the silver one at Industry motors.
I think/ am glad the NZ market is less crazy than the U.K
The only GT2/3s I've seen listed/sold on trademe since January 2015 have been as follows.
- 2002 Black 996 GT2 $95,000 (sold to U.K)
- 2005 White 996 GT3 $90,000 (Targa car)
- 2007 Black 997 GT3 RS $184,990 (Contis or Giltrap)
- 2007 997 GT3 $126,000, manual (Christchurch)
There was also a black 996 GT3 at Contis for ~ $90,000-$100,000 late last year or earlier this year (I didn't take any screenshots of that car though)
And the Japanese import silver 996.1 GT3 for sale in Greenlane at around the same time (had odd bumpers on it though, 996.2 from memory (was around $60,000-$70,000).
996/7 Turbos have mainly sat, bar that Midnight Blue 996, X50 Aero for $75,000 which was only on trademe for a day or so.
There's the two black 996 turbos at Fast 4s and the silver one at Industry motors.
Last edited by Geesus; 07-15-2015 at 07:22 AM. Reason: Added text
07-15-2015, 07:19 AM
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No one could be arsed going to Blenheim to see it :-)
996 GT2's were leppa cars until very recently, now they are fashionable within the last 6 months. You could have purchased a road registered, track focused GT2 with about $50K in tasty mod's and $20K in spares about 3 months ago for $80k??
Last month you could have purchased a 6.2 GT3 in targa spec with $20K in parts for $95K too.
Buy Macca's 993 - it's a weapon..........
996 GT2's were leppa cars until very recently, now they are fashionable within the last 6 months. You could have purchased a road registered, track focused GT2 with about $50K in tasty mod's and $20K in spares about 3 months ago for $80k??
Last month you could have purchased a 6.2 GT3 in targa spec with $20K in parts for $95K too.
Buy Macca's 993 - it's a weapon..........
07-15-2015, 07:22 AM
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Are we talking U.K market 'right money' or NZ?
I think/ am glad the NZ market is less crazy than the U.K
The only GT2/3s I've seen listed/sold on trademe since January 2015 have been as follows.
- 2002 Black 996 GT2 $95,000 (sold to U.K)
- 2005 White 996 GT3 $90,000 (Targa car)
- 2007 Black 997 GT3 RS $184,990 (Contis or Giltrap)
- 2007 997 GT3 $126,000, manual (Christchurch)
996/7 Turbos have mainly sat, bar that Midnight Blue 996, X50 Aero for $75,000 which was only on trademe for a day or so.
There's the two black 996 turbos at Fast 4s and the silver one at Industry motors.
I think/ am glad the NZ market is less crazy than the U.K
The only GT2/3s I've seen listed/sold on trademe since January 2015 have been as follows.
- 2002 Black 996 GT2 $95,000 (sold to U.K)
- 2005 White 996 GT3 $90,000 (Targa car)
- 2007 Black 997 GT3 RS $184,990 (Contis or Giltrap)
- 2007 997 GT3 $126,000, manual (Christchurch)
996/7 Turbos have mainly sat, bar that Midnight Blue 996, X50 Aero for $75,000 which was only on trademe for a day or so.
There's the two black 996 turbos at Fast 4s and the silver one at Industry motors.
07-15-2015, 07:26 AM
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07-15-2015, 07:26 AM
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07-15-2015, 07:37 AM
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Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
GT2's having Leper status is a crack up. Guess someone found a cure 
Geesus: The 996 Turbos at Fast Fours were rough around the edges. Both sold recently. The Turbo S tip was a good buy but has gone to Whangarei.
Worth keeping an eye on the Japan yards (can do so via www.carwebs.co.nz) but most are LHD (it's a status symbol in Japan to drive an imported left hook, I asked my Nippon girlfriend about it and she just nodded and said "yeah it is, of course"...).
GT3 RS http://auc.carwebs.co.nz/aj-lHRZe4Oeiqf9Oqo.htm
Geesus: The 996 Turbos at Fast Fours were rough around the edges. Both sold recently. The Turbo S tip was a good buy but has gone to Whangarei.
Worth keeping an eye on the Japan yards (can do so via www.carwebs.co.nz) but most are LHD (it's a status symbol in Japan to drive an imported left hook, I asked my Nippon girlfriend about it and she just nodded and said "yeah it is, of course"...).
GT3 RS http://auc.carwebs.co.nz/aj-lHRZe4Oeiqf9Oqo.htm
07-15-2015, 07:41 AM
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They have done a few jobs for me including: painting the sunroof and replacing the seals, replacing the windscreen incl fixing some surface rust issues while the w'screen was out, they also painted my HB seats to match the car.
The door strap is PIA. I hated the clicking, and I wanted a proper fix, not just an external weld the hinge to the frame.