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YOUR RESEARCHThis is a bit extreme Batt Auction
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Rennlist and BaT username match up probably a safe bet.
Clean carfax, most/all service records, long term ownership, dme report
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IMHO, if you have moderate mileage (30k to 60k?) a clean carfax, most/all service records, long term ownership, DME report with zero stage 2 ignitions, good Blackstone report, additional markers of a good M96, such as low cam deviations, high oil pressure at warm idle, those all add up.
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IMHO, if you have moderate mileage (30k to 60k?) a clean carfax, most/all service records, long term ownership, DME report with zero stage 2 ignitions, good Blackstone report, additional markers of a good M96, such as low cam deviations, high oil pressure at warm idle, those all add up.
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IMHO, if you have moderate mileage (30k to 60k?) a clean carfax, most/all service records, long term ownership, DME report with zero stage 2 ignitions, good Blackstone report, additional markers of a good M96, such as low cam deviations, high oil pressure at warm idle, those all add up.
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Rennlist and BaT username match up probably a safe bet.
Also I believe BaT places a hold on your credit card for a percentage of your bid - it's been a while since I've bid on a BaT car though
Auction isn't over. Still a dayn left and sitting at the (corrected) $17k. The zenith blue C4 (I realize this is a C2) with more than twice the miles sold for 16.7k... So this car still has a chance of hitting 20k. I'm rooting for it because it is a very nice color combo.
Yes, that's my Guards Red C2 on BaT, concluding Thu afternoon. It's been a fun process, even before the $170,000 bid. ;-)
BTW, I'll be next door on the 996TT forum for a decade or two, but still following this forum as so many of the NA 996 posts apply to both.
Thanks. Happy with the outcome, and buyer seems to be of quality. Wish I had two of them, because runner up is very deserving of a great car.
On the wheels it appears first owner sold them off. Second owner (a friend, who then sold to me after 2 years) never saw the original wheels.
Yea, the first owner probably hit a pothole and bent one of the rims and had a heart-attack when he priced a new OEM wheel. Then someone said " I always wanted some 18's, I'll swap you a cherry set of 17's" lol
Good job on the sale !!
Sorry, but luck had nothing to do with it. Today was month's in preparation, and decades in the making. IMHO, the same car, same background, same execution next week or next month would yield very similar results.
Check low mileage, good service history 996 auction results the past 6 months. They've been steadily climbing.
A bidding frenzy is a sign of desirability. The latter ultimately dictates valuation performance.
The documentation pushes these sales up IMO. My brother-in-law has been watching closing bids on lots of BAT auctions. The blackstone documents and everything else adds lots of value.
Doing the same thing for my car if I ever decide to sell it. It will have a history of what I've done.
IMHO, if you have moderate mileage (30k to 60k?) a clean carfax, most/all service records, long term ownership, DME report with zero stage 2 ignitions, good Blackstone report, additional markers of a good M96, such as low cam deviations, high oil pressure at warm idle, those all add up. Add to that early double row IMS, indy endorsement, and ideally warm weather car in an appealing color combo, and the sophisticated BaT buyers will find your offering very appealing. So many of the 996's listed on BaT (and elsewhere) don't have the above attributes. Witness the two other 996's that went sub $20k within the past week.
Having watched nearly all of these 996 auctions on BaT and PCarmarket since January, presentation and documentation add a few thousand to the final price.
