Sale of my (beloved) '99 996?

AWD car totalled last month. Purchased my mirage/space grey C2 as my long term dream car, promptly relocated from CA to MT, and have put 11000 miles on it in 7 years. And so with my winter/bad weather car gone and needing one, I get to consider as I did when I bought the AWD: C4S, run all year with full clear bra for protection and winter wheels/tires. Probably go with the 997 for warranty, and because THIS time it will be a 10 year car. I swear (at least to my wife). OTOH, my 944 went 9 years and 110k miles, and the 996 is 8 years old. I expect I'll have to do a trade (location not great for P-car sales), but if anyone's interested in a well optioned C2 with Kinesis K28 wheels let me know. Color combo is rare, but everyone who sees it loves it (warmer than arctic and changes more with light. The grey interior looks really sharp, too). Was very active on this forum while choosing my car and lurked enough since to know that Dell will advise me on reasonable pricing . I expect trade will be high 20's and fair private party 30-32 (recalculated at Edmund's and came up with $34 to start as I feel the wheels are a valuable add and forgot the ROW springs....). Pix and options list available if interested.

I think that you can get a bit more for it. That is seriously low mileage. I did a lot of shopping before I bought my '99 late last year for $29k w/ 39k mi. And it was bone stock. I'd a bought yours in a heartbeat.

Thanks for the encouragement, that's why i posted. Distance, shipping, poor market here, etc. is why I'd be looking for low 30's. Realism says that after a month or so I'd be stuck reducing the price. Hopefully, a few more like you are here who haven't made their move and will contact me.....

Gary - you live in MONTANA and dont drive that car all the time?!?!

It's different here than you'd think. City type traffic to go to work/shopping, as town too small for freeways, and only occasional distance trips without family to open it up. But I also get to feel like I got a new car every March, and over the past few weeks "forced" into driving it daily I am appreciating it more and more, which moves me towards the C4S over the sport sedans. So I can drive it every day, all year, no other options.....

Interesting - I always "dreamed" montana was wide open highways with safe and prudent speed restrictions

Montana got muscled into speed limits by the federal government a few years back.

Yeah, about 10 months BEFORE I got here.......

Wait...Billings, MT? Never heard of that place.

Yeah, it's a secret..... I can save you a lot on shipping if you want my 996, though. Might even deliver it myself

I'll trade my 928 for it straight up. It already has 996 seats in it...so it'll be an easy transition for you.

With all the interest i've gotten for mine, maybe...... I guess not.

I'd be interested in the pics (though I am on the wrong side of the country...)

Please post pics and options. May have someone interested in Sheridan WY.

Can't get the pic to upload...

re: options, have posted in classifieds #6550: Options include power/lumbar seats, litronics, carbon/al shifter, full leather interior, ROW M030 springs (porsche OEM, lowered), 18" kinesis k28 wheels. Color is rare, similar in depth to arctic but with a gold cast. Pictures on request.

Ok, here is some help! Here are my "can't miss" instructions for posting a pic. These instructions have NEVER failed to help someone post pics, so the pressure is on YOU to keep my string alive! All words shown in BOLD indicate buttons. If you are just doing a "Quick Reply" you will have to click on Go Advanced button. Then follow the steps below: Down below the part of the screen where you type the text and below the Submit Reply the Preview Post and Spell Check buttons, there is a Miscellaneous Options section followed by an Attach Files section. In the Attach Files section, click on the Manage Attachments button. You will now get a pop-up window. There are 3 buttons Browse , Upload , and Close this Window . Click on the Browse button and now (in a new pop-up window) you can search on your PC to locate the pic you want to attach. Click on the name of the file you want and then click the Open button. Now click on the Upload button. After the file has been uploaded, you can click on Browse button and repeat the process to upload another pic or click on the Close this Window button. After you click on the Close this Window , you will be back to the original "message" screen. Your pic file should be listed just above the Manage Attachments button. If you are finished typing the text, you can click on the Submit Reply button and everyone will be able to see your great looking P-car! If your pics are too large, you can resize them with MS Paint, or PhotoShop software, or you can do it online at this web site. http://www.resize2mail.com/

Thanks. It just wouldn't upload, but I went to my add, and was given the error message related to size. The pic is there, and I will now try, as YOU SUGGESTED, to upload that one which is 79bytes so "legal". Presuming it works, I'm going to give you credit, as I did exactly what you said to get it to go this time

It worked! Whew! <wipes sweat from his forehead> My "string" is alive and well! Nice looking P-car! However, the Pumpkins have got to go! Harvest those things and get some clear side markers.

I was happy to get the clear parking lights on the front (late '99 build), the pumpkins are at least "related" to the mirage (brown, orange, all the same to me ). I don't get how mirage is so rare. My biggest disappointment in going to the C4 is giving up this combo. The classic silver/grey/black cars just don't do it for me. One of my targets, BTW, is Lapis. Maybe meteor or GT silver. Maybe an S4 and keep my 996. Not a bad problem, given it started with a head-on meeting an impaired driver intended with my Volvo.

Here is a quick photoshop of you car with the clears in it.

Thanks. I actually think I like my pumpkins. But what do I know. I love mirage, and it was discontinued in the 2nd model year, presumably from lack of interest.....