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It’s amazing what used car dealers get away with… It’s also sort of mind boggling that they don’t know that $70k is a stupidly high price to ask/pay for just about any 996 - low miles or otherwise…Either way it doesn’t look good for the dealer - dumb or unscrupulous,😏
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unscrupulous, took my car there for a state inspection and they tried to sell me on a $95 to replace lisence plate bulb, told them to put it where the sun don't shine and they came back with a $16 dollor quote,,,hard pass
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unscrupulous, took my car there for a state inspection and they tried to sell me on a $95 to replace lisence plate bulb, told them to put it where the sun don't shine and they came back with a $16 dollor quote,,,hard pass
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Talk of the headlights has pretty much gone away and has become a selling point because the 996.1 and 996.2 headlight are unique to the run of the mill round headlights on all other 911s.
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It’s amazing what used car dealers get away with… It’s also sort of mind boggling that they don’t know that $70k is a stupidly high price to ask/pay for just about any 996 - low miles or otherwise…Either way it doesn’t look good for the dealer - dumb or unscrupulous,😏
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Really just a matter of time. Low mileage 996s will eventually price in the $100K+ range as they become more rare and "collectible". The best example 928s get there and there's no reason to believe that 996s won't follow that trajectory.
That said...if you've got a <10,000 mile 996 in your garage, it's never going to be a "good" investment.
That’s a lot of coin for a silver, “sea of gray” early time capsule that says “Meh.” If it was a Guards Red Aero LSD with black full leather, sport seats, and no accident history…maybe.
It sat unused from 2018 to 2024. It's got virtually no service record, had a minor front-end accident and five previous owners. At that price, you could buy a turbo from a Porsche Dealer'
Nice looking specimen, but based on the interior finishes this is likely a pre-Aug 1998 build and the original ambers were swapped out somewhere along the way.
It’s amazing what used car dealers get away with… It’s also sort of mind boggling that they don’t know that $70k is a stupidly high price to ask/pay for just about any 996 - low miles or otherwise…Either way it doesn’t look good for the dealer - dumb or unscrupulous,😏
unscrupulous, took my car there for a state inspection and they tried to sell me on a $95 to replace lisence plate bulb, told them to put it where the sun don't shine and they came back with a $16 dollor quote,,,hard pass
Never been a fan of low mileage cars especially a 996 as the weak design points have yet to surface but I also know there is a market advantage for low miles on all cars. I personally apply the market advantage to special exterior colors above low mileage. My theory is you can’t drive value off a great color but if you have a low mileage car using it affects your investment significantly for me a Porsche that you worry about using is a strange approach. A low mileage silver 996 vs a unique color one will be an interesting study on market value in the future, in short to each his/her own all I am sure of is every 996 is a wonderful car 😀
Rich
As so many nay sayers beating down the 996 I say “BITE ME”
I’ll continue to joyfully ride mine to redline as much as I can
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One year only color combo Glacier white space grey interior
^^^ This is really what it�s all about! I do know one guy who does �collect� Porsche�s, but he does actually drive them all - they don�t just sit in storage� You gotta drive �em!!! 👍
Interesting, I would have though by early '99 the pebbled finish black interior trim was already replaced with the soft touch coatings. I wonder what the cutoff was for this switch? It does explain the clear vs ambers though.
They probably are like every other Porsche Dealer with inventory loaded with EVs that nobody wants and nothing petrol powered. Probably trying to take advantage of the 996 wave. My local dealer tells me they sell 996s real fast. It's the "in" model.
It�s not Fluffen Blue with Jasmine leather but it does have some options.
I�m not saying it�s worth 75K (they already dropped the price to $69,900) but try finding another original 996 with less than 10K miles.
One of my favorite lines in any movie ever: Randall Tex Cobb, the bounty hunter in "Raising Arizona" said, "A fair price is not what you say it is, or what I say it is, its what the market will bear."
If anyone, anywhere is willing to pay $70k for this car, then its worth $70k. Just because nobody has paid $70k for a 27 year old, mostly base, silver C2 manual coupe before now, doesnt mean this one isn't worth $70k.
The oft-quoted phrase, "A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it" is inaccurate and could be argued as being the opposite of the truth. I think its more accurate to say, "A car is worth whatever the highest bidder is willing to pay for it." If it ends up selling to someone else for less, you could argue that person got a "good deal".
The car is worth a different dollar amount to every individual in this world. The individual who is wiling to pay the most is the one that defines what the car is "worth", and is what the market will bear.
In about 1992 I sold a 69 911T, it needed work, sold it for what I paid, 6500 bucks. I was told by all the experts that vintage with high miles wold never see $20K...
I just saw a Bare tub no doors windows interieor mechanicals go for almost $50K, and it was NOT a cream puff of a tub..
Well see when the train gets to that station..
My first Porsche was a '77 Carrera 3.0 - a gray market car that was the precursor to the domesticated 911SC that came here in '78. I bought it from a coworker in '97 for $9100. Guards red, tan leather, no tail. Had a tiny bit of rust on bottom of the front wheel well. I drove it for 18 mos, tracked it at numerous DE events and sold it back to the guy I bought it from for $9000. He then restores it and sells it to a dude from Germany in 2002 for $17k - car went back home! I've seen those cars on BaT for between $75 and $95K. Somewhat rare, yes, but a 7x to 10x increase in value? And there are those who scoff at a $70k ask for a 996? If 997's are getting $70s and $80s for .2 cars, why can't 996's routinely get mid $50s to mid $60s? Doesn't seem far fetched to me.
That said, I do think $69k for a silver with taxi cab gray interior is a reach.
I think the appreciation curve can be measured by whether a modern model can approach its original MSRP, I think within five years many of the “special” 996s will be there. Aero coupes, Turbos, 40th anniversary, PTS cars, the 996 GT3 cars have blown past MSRP, more models will be getting there. 😀
Rich
Here's one with 13K miles, a single owner its whole life, speed yellow, no accidents and all service records at Porsche dealers. It's $17K cheaper and it's also sitting on a Porsche dealer lot.
Used Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet for sale at Porsche Englewood
I'm not saying I'd pay that, but there are ~10K mile 996s out there
Whether anybody likes it or not, the demand for 996s continues to grow.
Some will say it was because of Magnus Walker. Other will say is was because of Doug Demuro. Quite a few will say they grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s and the Porsche they saw first was the 996 and they always wanted one.
Guys like Jerry Seinfeld sure helped with his top dollar purchase of the refreshed PCA 996.1 Club Coupe w/ a 3.6 Mezger.
Regardless of how it started, the demand for the 996 is slowly outstriping the available supply. There not making anymore and the supply will dwindle over time. Whats not to love about this classic and people are figuring it out.
No question, the classic looks have aged extremely well, and the analog and visceral driving experience is being recognized. Talk of the headlights has pretty much gone away and has become a selling point because the 996.1 and 996.2 headlight are unique to the run of the mill round headlights on all other 911s.
Everybody is starting to figure out that after 25 years, we know everything about the car, what can break and more importantly, how to bullet proof it with all of the procedures and enhanced solutions that have been developed over the years. Most importantly, the 996 is still very affordable all in with both the purchase price as well as including the cost of refreshed and upgraded parts and preventative solutions.
Its inevitable that demand will continue to rise and supply will diminish. You know what happens next. We will all be posting about crazy prices and cheering it on as we watch the car community start to get it.
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