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I would drive it on a test drive for as long as possible and then listen to the engine at idle.
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I’d really love a silver tiptronic C4S with sunroof. My heart says this car could be it. My head says no it isn’t:
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The handbrake and gear lever raise two red flags. Also the fact that it hung around at a dealer in Kent last year then went to auction.
What do you reckon?
Yes that’s clearly why it is sub-£20k. Maybe not. But more likely maybe. Which brings me back to a view posted elsewhere: is it actually worth considering a 20+ year old 911 from this era that hasn’t had all cylinders nikasil lined?
Looks like it's the going price for a tiptronic C4S if you ask me. But seeing as the 3.6 tip is the highest on the scale for scoring then it's more likely it will be at some point. Personally, if you have the opinion it's going to need a rebuild then there's the odd one popping up now and again at a fraction of that price (usually on the 996 facebook groups).
It would make a lot more sense to me to investigate the rebuild on this one and pay the extra money it the rebuild adds up:
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If you take the problem from a different angle, considering a bottom of the market C4S seems to be 20 grand (half of what they go for in France, but nevermind), and a rebuild costs about 15 grand, the question is how much is a decent turbo tip? And could it be worth the extra money?
"Only driven 600 miles in the last 10 years"
is a pretty big red flag for me... if you're planning to actually use it, it means a host of small issues are probably going to pop up very quickly.
Very interesting. Does look like this beauty is certainly one to pass on.
Funny thing is I’ve also been looking at 986s. On the whole, although these don’t generally suffer bore scoring, because they are cheap as chips they suffer from a serious lack of service stamps in the book. As running costs are not a million miles apart, the more expensive car - the 911 - might turn out to be less expensive over time. Plus will appreciate more favourably too.
I put 20 stamps in the book on my 986 but the engine still blew up. The cheapest and easiest car I’ve run, in contrast, was a 1983 SC.
I’m still leaning towards another 986 if I can find one with all the right credentials. Finding a non-ratty one is not so easy. The bore issue makes me scared of the lovely nine nine six see four esses, regardless of their maintenance record.
The price is low for a 68k mile tip.
I would drive it on a test drive for as long as possible and then listen to the engine at idle.
You can always pay to have it scoped.
If both the above tests pass, then it's got to be a goer.
Wooden handbrake is a red herring, don't worry about that. Focus on the engine.
