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YOUR RESEARCH996, 14k miles for 21k?
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I am currently in the process of sourcing a 993/6 to replace my Clio Trophy as my Tin Can of choice.
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Hi all,
I am currently in the process of sourcing a 993/6 to replace my Clio Trophy as my Tin Can of choice.
I've recently spotted a LHD 996 for sale at £21.7k. It is an early 2000 model (W reg), blue with Tan leather. It only has 14,000 miles on the clock with Porsche history. The car is HPI clear.
This seems a little cheap but I just wanted to see what the census is on such a priced car as I'm not very familiar with LHD prices.
Any opinions or wise words are greatly appreciated! Also if anyone is interested in the little Trophy as a weekend toy....
Cheers
Oliver
P.S. great forum
P.P.S. Photos of the car in question are below...
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106947
That would be this one then?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORSCHE-996-BLUE_W0QQitemZ290068599959QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9860QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106948
For similar money you are probably only going to get a RHD 98 996 with quite high miles. A few are getting to this price, but dealers are quite a lot more expensive.
Price for a 2000 W is good, but it's left hand drive, not the best colour combo and when looking to sell on it wont be the most desirable in the UK.
I would say pay a bit more for a RHD 996 or I am sure there are some nice 993's out there.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106949
Been in Northern Ireland, didn't someone say right-offs are not recorded over there. Have it fully checked if you are serious. History seems iffy imported, been to Ireland, low mileage. If it's clean then a good buy. But something smells a little.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106952
A bit more information that I have received:
1st service: 5,000 miles in January 2004
2nd service: 11,000 in April 2005
However as the car was registered in 2000, this means that the car sat for four years without a service.
It seems that maybe in this instance more mileage may actually be better than such a low mileage car?
But then it is £21.7k....
Decisions, decisions!
O.
Edit: it is an auto which doesn't help the case...
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106955
Sundeep - I think Rob meant the car was in NI before coming to the UK.
The history was DE (00) -> UK -> NI('05) -> UK ('06, Current). Just one year in NI.
O.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106961
Personally I'd avoid it - cheap is rarely cheap and from what I can gather (with limited 996 knowledge) up to 15k miles is the telling point for any major engine work.
Would an OPC even issue a warranty on an imported car?
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106962
sounds too good to be true even if its LHD...........also i'm sure there are genuine sellers on eBay but I certainly wouldn't think about buying a 911 off there
Migration info. Legacy thread was 106963
somethings not right, the first services would def have happened. Does the service book have the sticker inside the front cover and also another under the bonnet.
I cannot see one of these being bought and having no service for 4 years
Migration info. Legacy thread was 107043
Not that it makes too much difference, but FYI the car is also in Autotrader (which is actually where I first noticed it, listed cheaper than on eBay... that's a first!).
Thanks for all the opinions. It is a very tempting option - I don't think I've seen too many cars with such mileage after almost 7 years.
I was considering having it checked out by either Porsche or an independant person to see... maybe it is a genuinely good buy.
That said I've spent the last 6 hours researching the other options... it seems a 40k mile car with RHD is only another £1-3k more at the moment. This isn't a lot of money to pay for peace of mind.
Thanks again; all opinions greatly appreciated
O.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 107045
