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YOUR RESEARCHC4S SOLD!!! Forgive me, but I TOLD YOU SO!!!
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As for the 4/19 run - all is still going ahead as planned.
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Btw, please let me know when/if they decide to test the Clover on the East Coast.
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It would never ever happen here in the SE USA anytime soon, the mkt is below flat and the auction price is very close to selling price here, great for buyers, terrible for sellers.....and that is why I am saving $$$ for a very low mileage used TT in the 50k range or less.
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It would never ever happen here in the SE USA anytime soon, the mkt is below flat and the auction price is very close to selling price here, great for buyers, terrible for sellers.....and that is why I am saving $$$ for a very low mileage used TT in the 50k range or less.
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Ok, many of you gave me quite alot of grief on a previous thread about a month ago that my 2004 White C4S which I had for sale on consignment at Barrier Motors was priced way too high and I would never sell it. I tried to explain that our economy here in Bellevue, WA is so strong that prices are much higher. Well, good news - my car sold today for FULL PRICE!!!!
Everything is signed, sealed and delivered on my end! I also sold my wheels and tires last week! Hopefully this is good news for others in the Northwest who are thinking of selling their 996. My new 997TT was born on 3/4 and should be here next month - I am very excited. I'll post some pics.
Congrats on the sale.
Agreed that prices in the Seattle area are higher than other parts of the US. When I was shopping for my 996 two years ago, there was a 1999 996 Aero with 40,000 miles that sold for $47,000. I ended up going further south to Portland and found something similar for much less.
Another reason for the higher prices is Seattle's closeness to Canada and we Canadians keep flocking south to buy our cars with the stronger dollar.
Well shut my mouth!! Oh ye of little faith!! Hopefully the rest of the nation will follow suit. Congrats on the sale and on the "birth" of your new one. Are you buying coffee and muffins at Starbucks?
Chuck
Are you buying coffee and muffins at Starbucks?
Chuck[/QUOTE]
Since I work there I get my coffee for free. Allows me to save lots of money towards the TURBO -
Next coffee will be on me - we'll celebrate!
Congrats Ms. Greta, that's great news, and I am sure a nice relief to have that behind ya. GL wit the new turbo, and make sure to visit the NA crowd and show us some pics!
Well, this is another example that helps assert that Rennlisters know squat about market pricing for Porsches.
Many have talked about this before and the habit of this board undervaluing cars.
There's a lot to be said about not posting your car for sale here.
Yes, and can we finally all stop lowering the values of our cars by continuously insisting that they're not worth anything? Hearing what some owners have to say, you'd think they WANTED their cars to be worth less.
W- I agree, but I would bet that prices vary with geographic location. Fortunately, I have no plans to sell my 4S. I'm still on track to drive it - BTW, any update on the 4/19 run?
Agreed, prices do vary by geography and economic conditions.
Regardless, I've now seen too many threads where cars have been advertised at a price and everyone has screamed about it being too expensive, when in fact the car has sold above the price where some pegged it.
As for the 4/19 run - all is still going ahead as planned. No change. I'll bounce the threads when I get back from Europe at the end of the week.
If I was looking for a 996, I'd buy from a Rennlister in a heartbeat. If I was selling one, Porsche people are the last place I'd look for pricing advice. Forums like this ALWAYS undervalue their cars.
Well I probably shouldn't out of respect to the new owner, but if we just keep this to ourselves, it sold for $63,995 (2004 with 55k miles, fully loaded, original sticker was $100k, and included CPO). The dealer up here said he is actually buying up cars from around the country at those low prices and bringing them up here because he has a shortage of cars! If anyone wants a contact name, pm me. I am quite pleased. I'll be back to visit and show you pics of my new Turbo. Meanwhile, don't sell out too low guys!
Yes - kudos for sure. I was also skeptical...but pleased that at least somewhere these cars are holding some value. I am keeping the faith! Good for you.
Now, if you could get them to make better coffee at Starbucks it would be a true win/win. Btw, please let me know when/if they decide to test the Clover on the East Coast. As I have about 4 Starbucks within 100 yards of my office (who doesn't) I would even bring in my own roasted / ground coffee for them to use. I am currently grooving on a special Sumatra Lintong roasted to a Full City +. Oh yeah...
1. Congratulations on the sale.
2. Congratulations on getting closer to your TT.
3. Now if the new buyer of your 996 shows-up here, we are of course going to tell them they paid too much
4. To the buyer - what were you thinking
(must also work at Starbucks, or Microsoft, or Boeing)
Greta,
Based on what the asking/selling prices for 4S's have been, that's an incredibly great price for your car. I really think it's unrealistic for us on the East Coast to expect that kind of return, but Congratulations in any event!! and enjoy the new TT - please post pics when you get it. You've done very well.
Even state to state within the same geography can cause large variations in price. I've bought my two most recent cars in NJ because similar cars were overpriced in PA.
Congrats on the sale.....you are very very lucky and remind me never to buy a car in that area of the USA...
It would never ever happen here in the SE USA anytime soon, the mkt is below flat and the auction price is very close to selling price here, great for buyers, terrible for sellers.....and that is why I am saving $$$ for a very low mileage used TT in the 50k range or less. There are many many here available.
Maybe when I pick up my '02 C4S in Kentucky in another week or two I should drive it to the northwest (instead of driving it home to NY), flip it and get an even better car???
You are right, I should put that in perspective to other parts of the country- huh? It is a beautiful 60 degree sunny day today - perfect for a drive (too bad I don't have a Pcar now!)
I sold two 944's. Got top dollar for them on Autotrader, from buyers that never heard of Rennlist! I got $8200 for an '89 S2 that my mechanic offered $5k for (and thought he was doing me a favor)!
It's all supply and demand. You have a nice car in great shape, someone will eventually pay what you are asking for it (within reason, of course). But that someone wont be here on Rennlist.
I just took off my hardtop for the season yesterday. The weather here is definitely improving.
Congrats on the sale. We need a XXX--SeeMyTurboDay -- when your new one comes in!
If we coordinate it, I can probably even get you a pic of your TT from the air as you drive down a back NW road. (Might not be as compelling as a regular close-up--but you can consider it.)
Hope your TT is better than you imagine it will be. (Yesterday I happened to compare the specs of the TT with the Carrera GT as published in Road and Track. While the GT is an amazing car--the TT is the wildly better buy that even outperforms the GT under some conditions. Good choice.)
[QUOTE=RF5BPilot;5193478]I just took off my hardtop for the season yesterday. The weather here is definitely improving.
Congrats on the sale. We need a XXX--SeeMyTurboDay -- when your new one comes in!
If we coordinate it, I can probably even get you a pic of your TT from the air as you drive down a back NW road. (Might not be as compelling as a regular close-up--but you can consider it.)
Oh my gosh - that would be soooo neat to get a shot from the air. I may take you up on that - I live in Newport Hills - we are very close. I cross the island every morning on my way to work. Thank you neighbor. Hope to meet you this spring at a coffee & cars drive. :-)
Congrats on the sale.
I drive by Roger Jobs, up here in Bellingham, and see what they want for 996s and wonder of they're really getting those prices. They must be in the ballpark, good to know.
So good to know your C4S has sold, and for a strong price. Now you can look forward to your new Turbo...I'll bet you'll have trouble waiting until your Porsche arrives.
yes- if I knew that I was getting a turbo soon I would have a hard time thinking of anything else- congrats on the sale - your car was sharp so I am not completely suprised that it brought all the $$
Wow, that's great. I mean really great. My car is an '03 but with about half the miles and I know I'd be thrilled to get anything like that price since it's only $20k less than I paid for my car five years ago ($90k sticker -5k discount), or $4k per year or
only $333 per month
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Yes, actually you are correct. For the first two weeks, it was listed at $67k. After all the crap I took on the forum (I mean constructive criticism), we lowered it to $63995.
Yes, that is exactly the problem I am having. I wake up at night thinking about my new turbo. The wait is just killing me - but it is getting close now.
I agree with you. You'd think that the 996 owners themselves value their car HIGHER than those that do not own them! Instead, they tend to lowball people trying to sell their car. Oh well. c'est la vie.
Again, congrats on the awesome price.
I actually put it for sale on consignment at Barrier Porsche. I realized it gets rather complicated taking that much money from a stranger when selling the car yourself. Then there is the liability/risks while showing, etc. which I was not comfortable with. Also, I got the impression that when people spend that much money for a car that many prefer to purchase from a dealer that they can go back to in the event of problems. in my case, I took it to the dealer that had the extended CPO warranty on the car and who had done all my maintenance. They knew my car well (I actually had purchased it from the General Manager of Porsche when I bought it - it was his personal car) so they could represent it well to buyers since they knew it so well. They did good by me.
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