Advice needed. Fallen for a 997.2.

Hi. It's neurotic old me again. So, the situation is this. I've fallen for a 997.2 and would very much like to buy it. I have been offered £16,000 as a trade in price for mine, which is less than it is worth and I don't like to throw away money. My car is for sale on eBay and Autotradet at £18,750. Strong money but fair I feel. I am considering dropping the price down to £17,500 with a view to accept £17,000. Do you think this makes me look desperate? Should I just leave it at £18,750 and hope someone comes in at £18,000? Should I just be happy with the simple £16,000 trade in? What would you do???

If the 997 is the one for you would you want to lose it for the sake of £1000? Regardless of what others think you 'might' get for your car privately you say you'd accept £17k. £16k is less than you hoped it 'might' be worth but ........... Good Luck :thumb:

Age old dilemma - what is the cost to change? If you bought your desired 997 for cash, would you get a better deal on it? If so, then you are losing both ways by trading your car in. If not then you are losing a grand with zero hassle and getting the car you want now...

:yeah: If you've found a cracking 997 you best snap it up otherwise you most likely pay more than the £1k in price and brain damage should you let it go.

Age old answer I'm afraid: everything has a price, no matter what the item is expected to sell for, the price is what buyers are willing to pay.

turn up with the cash and meet him half way - must be a deal there surely. Good luck and see you on the other side soon :thumb:

Turn up with the cash and meet on your terms, otherwise split the the diff and meet in the middle as said above!

Sort yourself out man :wack: :nooo:

got to say if you are asking top money for your car I can only assume it is a top car. if that's the case do you really think a 997.2 is worth double a well sorted 996. I'd stick.

I was in your position recently. I owned a 996.2 C4 which I was trying to sell via A/T to get the next 911 that I wanted. Fact of the matter is - the 996 brand is tainted by IMS and bore scoring woes and so it is incredibly hard to find a buyer, trade or private, willing to pay the premium that you think your car deserves, when the reality is, your car could throw a £10k bill at them a week into ownership. I'd stop worrying about whether you get £16k or £17k or even £18k on your car but instead focus on: - am i paying the right price for the new car that I want? - am I sure that once the novelty of the new car wears off, I won't be trying to do this all again in 12 months time? Changing cars costs money full stop - that's why the used car industry exists. If your answer to both questions above is yes, then I would take the £16k trade in hit and move forwards.

Good sound advice. :thumb: Best to get on with it. Good luck.

Thanks for the advice all. Ive dropped the price of mine to £17,500. If i cant get £17,000 then i will go the hassle free route and just trade it in for £16,000.

What about the unknown Porsche specialist who offered £16.5k? Worth a go?

Hi. Ive been offered that as a trade now.... I really am leaning towards trading it in for ease. I'll let everyone know how the saga concludes ober the weekend.

There is a lot to be said for a fair trade offer... there are a lot of time-wasting folk around when selling privately.