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I have been kicking around a purchase and will be putting two other vehicles up for sale to fund a c4s purchase very soon with the goal of a spring purchase.
Question is where have you folks found your cars?
I have been looking at Rennlist, Pelican, eBay and the pca mart.
What are some other good venues for used 996's?
Agree, set up email alerts on Autotrader, cars.com, and ebay. RL listings are high quality when they come up. Good luck and enjoy the search. C4S is a great configuration.
I found my car on Autotrader, at Park Place Porsche in Dallas. I had alerts on Autotrader and Cars.com. I'd search Craigslist every morning too. I looked for a year before I found the car.
Found mine on AutoTrader.
Cruise the used car lots in your area. I see tons of 996s on the lots here. Of course, 99.6% of them are vastly overpriced at the used car lots.
Excellent point you make there. All I can figure is that a lot of buyers don't do much research if they are paying anywhere near what I see them asking (I cruise the lots all the time, just for fun).
OP, our region's PCA also has a classified section on the monthly magazine. That's usually local guys that are well-known, so a good source. Ask around your PCA, usually some good leads there, too.
Cuda, I think the guys that pay the high lot prices do so because the lot gets them financed. Most folks with cash or there own way of financing will buy from private sellers or will only buy from a lot if the price is right. With these cars being as cheap as they are many customers are working class folks and not the same as the original buyers were when the cars were eighty thousand dollars. The only reason to buy from a dealer is if it has the perfect car for ones tastes or a way to finance that the customer doesn't.
Cuda and JD are absolutely correct. I eyed my car for 3 months and waited for the right time to strike. I found it on craigslist listed for 38k 3 years ago wich was waaaaay too high. For sure it wasnt going to sell for that price then he dropped it to 35k and passed on to a dealer as a consigntment car. The dealer had it for a month at 35k so i called and made an offer for 30k. After a long negotiation they sold it to me for 31k.
I have been searching for a C4S and have looked at a few C2's as well for the last few months. Seems like the best shot is from a private seller and also every deal I am seeing is mostly out of state. I can continue to hold out to find one within reasonable distance but my patience is running out. I found one for the right price but shipping will be required. You also have to take into account maintenance you will be spending. There are a lot for sale but a lot that are overpriced.
Now that is the way to do it! I would love to find a car with a reconstructed engine by Raby and co. It is tempting to just have him do an engine and find a roller to put it in.
Searchtempest lets you search multiple Craig's List regions, which is handy if you're willing to travel to get your car. This is actually how I found my 996: at the time there were many more for sale in California than here in Washington.
I can buy through Manheim, it is not a good tool for 996 shopping. The newer the car, the more useful the auctions are. For the older stuff there are still good cars to be had, but they are few and far between.
Concur. I have had a dealer license for 13 years but have never bought a Porsche through the auction. I just don't feel like I have the opportunity to properly evaluate a Porsche at the auction. Funny because I have bought easily 200+ cars at the auction over the years including high end stuff like Land Rovers, Jaguars and an E55 AMG. Always chicken out when a P-car comes up though.
BTW - Have bought all 4 of my Porsches on ebay.
I've actually had fantastic luck buying Porsches through Manheim. Their condition reports are spot on, and I only buy very highly rated cars. No records is a downside, I simply budget for a full service to insure that they are up to date. There just aren't many good older cars on there, 987/997 is about as old as they get, and there are far more .2 cars on there. I have a really nice 2009 Cayman and 2010 Boxster being shipped to me right now.
It's fun to see the different perspectives. If a guy is wanting to buy a car it looks to him as though most the ones he finds seem to be overpriced, if a guy is selling one he looks at the prices others are selling for and says "it looks like they're giving them away."
Well that one was not the car for me... Kudos to my indy... ROCS who is a site sponsor here.... Did a fantastic PPI for me!
Already eyeing another..... Stay tuned!
Found mine Dirty with a Flat Battery in the back of a used car lot in Hilton Head SC...There was a Boxster S on the front of the lot that caught my eye...They just purchased my 911 from an Estate Sale for dirt cheap..I asked how much they'd take for it...Checked the VIN, autocheck, Carfax, and went through the car myself and picked it up for a steal...
Ken
PPI good.... Negotiations complete.... Deposit accepted.
Should close the deal early next week.
'03 c4s in seal Grey with granite interior!
Will post a few pics when I get the car!
I had a seal grey Boxster and had wheels powder coated black. Loved that car. Fabspeed exhaust on it. Also had a 356 that we painted seal Grey to match the boxster and had the wide 5 wheels painted black with aluminum drum skins. That seal grey color is fantastic!
I learned that as kid, my dad would always by pass all the other cars and go to the back. I grew up with Hillmans, Ford Anglias, and Studebakers that's were I got my desire to only drive a unique car.
I found mine through PCA, but I had something specific in mind and was looking for as close to perfect as I could find. I bought a local concours winner.
