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In another 15 years when the 996 aren't just "used cars" and considering the rate that the engines are blowing up, the one that is left will be priceless!!
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In another 15 years when the 996 aren't just "used cars" and considering the rate that the engines are blowing up, the one that is left will be priceless!!
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For those of you looking to sell, don't look.
For those looking to buy, now is the perfect time.
Fortunately for me, the price I am paying for my (soon to be mine) 03 Coupe is right in line with the Market Report.
I have a box of oranges - anyone want one ? They are sweet !
BTW - prices are prices....pick a used product, its worth less today than yesterday... big whoopty dooo
Not sure where the equilibrium point is, but I can't think of another vehicle on the road that comes close to offering the 996's level of performance at these price points.
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996s present a great entry level Porsche value - or even a second Porsche! They are "old" enough to be cheaper than many of the newer "middle of the pack" sports cars, but with better performance. And they are "new" enough to have creature features and safety equipment in place. Not to mention the fact that when properly set up, an older 996 can hang quite well with stock 997S and CaymanS etc on the track.
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Looks to me like these cars provide tremendous bang for the buck. I hope to find one in about a year in one of those odd (i.e. price-affected) color schemes, because most colors look a lot better when a little green is thrown in!
The 996 is absolutely beautiful machine. Don't fret over the value. It's all intrinsic anyway. Take good care of it and you'll get an excellent return for your investment . . . just wait. Beat it up and you'll be forced to put it up for adoption. There are a lot of critics out there so what's new?
The 996 is a great car! The more I drive it the better it gets. So, as far as I am concerned I don't care what the prices are I am having so much fun with it.
The way I look at it is with the prices one can either buy some stupid car or get one of the best cars on the planet for almost the same price.
Some people I work with are all proud of themselfs that they bought a Prius for something like $30 plus a big mark up. I would rather drive the Porsche but that is just me.
Tony C
15 years ago this could have been the SC thread. In another 15 years when the 996 aren't just "used cars" and considering the rate that the engines are blowing up, the one that is left will be priceless!!
Excellence is getting less and less relevant with every "market update" they do.
When I had the 993, I would compare Bruce's values with what cars sold for every day and it was so far off it was funny. Now, looking at the 996 edition, the high-low ranges are so wide they provide no utility at all. Thanks, guys, I'll offer between $22k and $57k for that car. Good to know.
That said, at least the 996 values do seem to correspond vaguely with what these cars really sell for.
One more point: if you read Bruce's evaluations of individual sales, you'll see that he has a mainstream car idea of what constitutes low mileage. Any car with less that 8k miles per year gets an "add XX% for low mileage" and that includes 80% of Porsches out there. For a marque where values are so closely correlated with mileage (stupid, IMO, but that's for another thread) that's a major factor.
Hey RallyJon - is it my imagination or does the 996 have 'that' much more gitty-up than the 993?!?!? The 996 seems to pull way stronger than the 993 (95's are my sop data point though). Even my tippy.
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Well, yeah. With the 3.6 vario-everything, I figure it's 18% more hp and 13% more ft-lbs (and it seems like about 30% more ft-lbs at 3000 rpm) with only 5% more weight and a shorter geared transmission.
Kept above 4500rpm, the 993 is only a bit slower. But with the 996 there's a lot more usable midrange, where in the 993 you always had to plan ahead and drop two gears.
Bruce says a low of $27.2 and a high of $41.4. Seems pretty close to reality, allowing for mileage. Anyone asking in the $40s these days for a 996 C4S better have <20k miles and some concours trophies. Or a couple of turbochargers that they forgot to mention in the ad.
Seems like yours would still pull well over $30k though.
03 with 23 on the clock. It's not a daily driver but I drive it. No concourse trophies but I hav'nt tried. I take the wheels off when I wash it if that says anything...I have had it for 2 years and really enjoy it. It's paid for so I an hanging on to it for a while.
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