142k mile C4S hitting $75k on BAT!!!

This seems crazy. The car is very well kept and has an FSI 4.0 but 75k + fees and shipping seems like a lot for a car with high miles. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...a-4s-coupe-73/ Does the FSI engine add that much value?

You have essentially a new engine: The engine was replaced with a Flat 6 Innovations 4.0-liter flat-six via LN Engineering at a cost of over $31k in 2025 Add the extensive list of solid upgrades to the car, along with a desirable color, this price isn't all that surprising

Not crazy at all. C4S tend to carry a premium because people like the wider body. Yellow will carry a premium. Complete engine rebuild which makes mileage from engine perspective irrelevant = premium. Lot's of other maintenance records = premium. Great presentation and photos = believe it or not, premium. Nicely spec'd interior with Sport seats = premium. It's a really nicely executed car without any questionable mods so I hope it gets all the money!

Porsche 911s have a unique mileage to market value ratio. In that regard, they are a bit of an outlier in the general car world. I would compare them to the Toyota Land Cruiser as far as retaining value even with high mileage. But they are especially unique in the exotic/sports car world. While most exotics depreciate in value rapidly with miles, there are lots of examples of 911s, especially air-cooled, with well over 100k miles, even over 200k miles, selling for relatively large figures. The one thing that those 911s tend to have in common is a rebuilt engine, but they also typically have original paint and a rare color combo really helps.

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It's definitely true in the air cooled world - I have just haven't seen it apply as often in the water cooled cars.The engine rebuild that addresses all of the core M96 faults certainly doesn't hurt.

Pretty much a brand new car.

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Replacement FSI 4.0-Liter Flat-Six Six-Speed Manual Transaxle All-Wheel Drive Speed Yellow Paintwork Black Leather Upholstery Refinished 18″ Turbo-Look Wheels �hlins Road & Track Coilovers H&R Sway Bars Girodisc Rotors GT3 Control Arms Auto-Blip System & Numeric Racing Cables SOUL Headers Not surprising to me. not with that long list of some of the best 996 options available. And many great other options aren't listed above but are listed in the BaT ad $$$$ Even with the high mileage, seems most all wear point systems have not only been replaced but upgraded. Some with the most expensive options a 996 can get. Like a $40K FSI 4.0. engine upgrade. Then the great condition sport seats are worth $5K many times on BaT alone, Girodiscs and Ohlins coil overs aren't cheap. As long as there is not a problem with major systems on this car, its probably a less expensive option than getting a 30K C4S and putting in a FSI 4.0, then add in another 20-30k for all the other high end options... Yes it is unusual to see this high a cost for a 996 C4S, but seems this one can back it up easily. On paper and pics, this car seems like one of the nicest m96 966 for sale in a long while, regardless of the high miles... And the owner is not ready to give it away... Probably belongs to a forum member. I am a bit skeptical of why an owner that obviously loved this car enough to spend tons more on this car than it ever could sell for. Wonder how it ends up now on a dealers lot...? Who upgrade$ this dra$tically and then sells a car like this ? Is this an estate car sale..? I'd have a invasive PPI done for sure if interested in this car, just to make sure it is exactly what its listed as.... jmho

Not surprising imo. Winner is buying what many would call the pinnacle of the m96 with a great host of upgrades.

I watched this one. Stuck at $75k for a day or so then sold for $76k. I'm actually surprised it didn't get more of a push at the end. Nice car though - basically the Rennlist spec!

Was watching that one too. Nice car!

That went cheap imo. Bet its a blast to drive. Assumed it was go higher

That was all the money

Excellent! There should be a premium for every 996 with an interior and exterior in great shape that has been properly sorted with parts that have been refreshed and/or upgraded and a professionally rebuilt engine. For those enthusiasts that want to keep their 996. We all know that it will cost you ~$10k to refresh/maintain/upgrade engine parts for durability, ~8-10k for a suspension refresh, ~$8-10k for an exhaust refresh, and ~$8-10 for exterior and interior refresh/upgrades to make it look pretty. Add in a professional rebuild and you are looking at an additional ~$30-40k. If i was to take a WAG, i would bet the previous owner bought the car in 2016 for around $20k and put in an additional $50-60k in the car. The new owner got into a well sorted car for substantially less than they would have to spend to do the same thing today. we need to see more of this on BAT. Thumbs up to the new owner. 👍

It's very cool to see this. Really helps swallow the potential investment if there seems to be some sort of potential value here versus just sinking the money in and seeing no real bump in value. The thing i'm most curious about is why did they sell it? Feels like if you go this far with it, that you would keep it forever.