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YOUR RESEARCHHow Many Mods can you Spot on this 99?
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In stock unmolested form that's probably a 22k car with a 24k top end.
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As it sits when you figure in the replacement parts and labor (and probably a bit of paint correction) to make it more presentable you're probably looking at 5k or so.
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Arctic Silver with Metropol Blue interior; Super clean super low mileage vehicle (approx.
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As it sits when you figure in the replacement parts and labor (and probably a bit of paint correction) to make it more presentable you're probably looking at 5k or so.
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OMG....there are quite a few. I can't say they are for me....but somebody spent some serious coin on it. The car is not far away from me.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-...m=262090752476
I found it on ebay when the owner still had it, went up to ove $30K, but did not sell:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Porsche...p2047675.l2557
Here is the description:
1999 Porsche Carrera 4 "GTS" Tribute
Arctic Silver with Metropol Blue interior; Super clean super low mileage vehicle (approx. 44,750 at the time of this ad). Fanatically cared for. Heated/cooled garage kept (no snow no winters), under a car cover. Driven only in perfect weather by a mature multi Porsche owner...No abuse, no track and no over-revs..Completely custom equipped with over $30K in extras including:
Performance: GIAC software; IPD plenum; Fabspeed cold air induction; BMC air filter; B&M short shift; Factory Sport Exhaust;
Appearance: Full Porsche Aero package as ordered on the car from the factory; Front spoiler red powder coated air intake grills from Cargraphic; DB Carbon custom made carbon fiber roof spoiler; Manthey Racing full carbon fiber ram air on the rear wing; FVD rear diffuser; LED (997 style) taillights, all lighting LED ( except headlights Litronic, fog lights PIAA); custom Carrera 4 GTS rear cherry red carbon fiber badging; Custom BBS Sport Classic II wheels with new Michelin PS2 tires and Cargraphic centerlock wheel caps; Factory aluminum package; MagBra magnetic front hood and Speedlingere bumper cover in black carbon fiber look; Porsche side mirror covers; Carrera rock guards; Brake calipers powder coated red;
Interior: Factory aluminum package; Seat backs painted silver; Leather seats; All Platinum carbon fiber interior with natural carbon fiber pieces by Cargraphic and DB Carbon; Custom steering wheel in blue Alcantara and Platinum carbon fiber by DB Carbon; Cargraphic blue powder coated pedals; factory aluminum gauges;
General: Standard 1999 Porsche Carrera 4 equipment with disclosed packages ordered 03/1999 from the factory...window sticker included..total over $100K;
Maintained by local dealership until warranty expiration in 2006; thereafter maintained by a certified factory technician; all books and records showing maintenance intervals; no RMS - IMS issues... all resolved by the dealer/factory at 14,000 miles under warranty.
Car looks, drives and performs brilliantly...No issues, no stories...Reluctant sale on a deal for a newer Porsche and no room in the garage..Additional information provided to bona fide serious buyers.
We reserve the right to sell it locally before the auction ends.
I like the Carrera script on the door with the red accent (but not the goofy GTS part). I like it when people tastefully mod their cars to make them unique. This car has a lot of very nice mods, but there are just too
many of them. Kind of like Joey's outfit in the Porsche episode of Friends.
Looks like a bone-stock '99 Carrera 4 GTS :-)
Seriously, neither the interior nor exterior do much for me, but I'm surprised that after all that the original owner left the CD holders and OE shift **** in place. I would've expected the CF shift **** to match the e-brake handle.
Anyway, I hope the seller gets his number. A rising tide lifts all ships.
Just fits with the overall patchwork interior. Blue leather (though the seats look black to me...), some aluminum trim, some dark CF, some light CF, the red CF around the ignition, painted parts, and the wood.
It's just a whole lot of wow packed into a tiny little car.
Like KC said earlier, a few tasty mods here and there. The rest is crap!
BTW, what with the refrigerator defrost pan under the rear apron?
What's with the red color under the front lip?
What's with those ricer center caps on the wheels?
.... And that "GTS", not once but 3 times around.
OK I kind of like the red stripe around the wheel but not the "Porsche" writing. Too flashy. "Hey look; I'm driving a Porscha."
Looks like price at dealership lowered to $26.8k if that helps anybody stomach the rainbow interior.
What is a reasonable offer for a car 'optioned' like this? Is it easy to remove all those ridiculous stickers from the paint/wheels without damaging them?
$23,000 would be my upper limit. Car has only 44k miles. Strip off a few of the goofy mods and leave the nicer ones and it would be a nice car.
The "GTS" script on the engine cover goes before you pull it off the car lot (take a roll of dental floss with you when you pick it up) or we will send a drunken DTM to punch you in the nards.
I think most would be easy to fix. For example, the ignition key surround should just be a matter of hitting it with some black spray paint (plasti-dip or whatever is best for interior surfaces).
Toss the seatbelt strap cushions/flotation devices (heck, you might even be able to sell them for $10 to somebody).
Swap the blue foot pedals for silver aluminum.
Get rid of the "GTS" decals on the sides. I actually kind of like the "Carrera 4" decals with the little red accent stripe on the sides if the wheels weren't already "redded up", but just remove the whole thing now bcz the passenger side one will have to go entirely due to the spacing.
Pull the sun visor off the rear window.
Same for the windshield sticker.
Rear wheel rock guards should just peel off.
The rear underbody FVD spoiler should also come off easily.
At that point, about the only "over the top" left is the steering wheel. Without the other stuff, it might be OK. A little bling is good for a silver car.
Based on the mileage but considering it is too customized for everyone's taste(maybe demodding involved), I would say $24k tops.
CF seems real to me. Factory sides but center console stuff is aftermarket.
3M Dinoc is always matte. They don't make clear. There's another vinyl company that does make clear coated CF that looks surprisingly real.
I think I'd accept 26.8k to account for the shame of driving it.
Oh wait. They want me to pay them?
I wouldn't offer a dime for it willingly. If you held a gun to my head, $15k. After that just pull the trigger. Please!
Somebody get ready to pull the trigger and I'll go drive it on a cold day and score the cylinders for you. Actually, it's a pretty cool car, but needs to be de-moddded a bit.
Salesperson at dealership just told me IMS was done at 14k miles...no documentation. No clue on RMS. Those are the only wheels that come with vehicle and they are 'original' to the car according to previous owner... Yeah, just as original as the red CF ignition cover and recaro seatbelt covers.
Car is supposed to be otherwise immaculate and dealer knows what the car is worth (not willing to drop the price). Just when I think there's potential in a vehicle, a dozen red flags go up and send me running.
I do like the exterior*, although the inside isn't my thing.
RMS and IMS are a "easy" $2500 bill at a shop to check out, which, it seems, on these cars is par for the course when buying one.
*I don't like the GT4 stuff, but the body kit and styling is nice.
This is what is on the car: Custom BBS Sport Classic II wheels with new Michelin PS2 tires and Cargraphic centerlock wheel caps.
Did Porsche make the BBSs an option on the 99 Paul?
No they know what they want it to be worth. That's not a $27k car much less a $30k car. Maybe if they find the right person that likes all that garbage they can beat them up to a ridiculous price, but the reality is that the rest of the world will want to remove much/all of that stuff to return it to stock.
In stock unmolested form that's probably a 22k car with a 24k top end. As it sits when you figure in the replacement parts and labor (and probably a bit of paint correction) to make it more presentable you're probably looking at 5k or so. So take that into account and 17-19 is probably about right.
The chances that someone is going to swoop in and take the car at that price is pretty low. Let it sit there a couple of months and then have another chat with them. Bet the price will start getting down to the realm of the reasonable once they get tired of looking at it.
So much of the "upgrades" on that car need to come off and/or be fixed - like the "centerlocks," the aluminum pedals and dead pedal (hopefully that's just spraypaint and they're not anodized that god-awful color), and getting the CF to match (or at least the CF that's left after removing any stickers).
Less really is more in some situations - like interior upgrades. *urp*
Yes, those were optional wheels in 99, they are beautiful also.....I don't like the centerlock wheel caps, I prefer the stock look of mine better, but the red stripe on that car's wheels looks pretty cool.
If you ever wanted me to take a look at the car for you, let me know. I'm about 8 miles away from it.
I'm not even sure where to start with that car. I think others have hit the nail on the head. Some of the mods work. Some don't. But there are just so damn many of them that I think it's not worth resolving. Personally, I think there are too many other cars out there that are better sorted. I'd skip something like this. It says a lot about one or more of the prior owners...and I'm not sure what it's saying is very good. lol
-Eric
After looking at the car again, it has so much money in mods, I think anybody who is in the market for an aero car would be crazy to cross it off the list. You could remove some of the mods, sell them, and the car is really worth more money with low miles, great condition, and TONS of money dropped into it.
I think a pair of Viper stripes would finish this car off perfectly. Ideally one stripe should be a slightly different color than the other to remain true to the overall theme.
