Porcshe 996

Hi there. I have just bought a 996, after having a 993 for a couple years. I have seen the prices tumble over the last few months. Just wondered if you thought they have bottomed out. I paid £15k for a lovely 1998 with 77k miles.

Tell us a bit more about it and your thoughts on how they compare.

As long as you have got a decent spec and colour combo I cant see how you could lose much more, especially as you have bought at the bottom end of the market (sub £20k). Enjoy :lol:

£15k for a 996? :shock: Just wondering if the pre-inspection report threw up anything that might have been of concern..... ~ Maxie :?

I don't think (hope) they won't go much lower than that! But as ever, condition and history is everything. More info on the spec you have would be great, but £15K seems like a v.good price if it's a good car like you said. Is it an R or S reg? Taran :thumb:

1) Welcome to the forum 2) Well done on buying a lovely beast 3) Please dont mention prices again unless you want an atomic wedgie :food:

I don't think it is possible to buy a 'nice' 996 for less than £20k - especially with a 5 figure mileage. Methinks this post is some form of wind-up or scam... especially as the OP can't even spell Porsche :hand: Panic not all you early 996 owners...

I think it is also a joke, but that said, I think if you look about, you'll find R reg-98 models going privately for around £16k. Some Indy's have got 99 models at £20k now and less than 80k miles.

Ah, well spotted Wattie! Taran :bandit:

I remember when looking for mine at the end of 07, the knackered ones were for about £16-17K privately. I've seen some earlier ones at dealers for the £20K mark, but they've all been bog standard 996's, with little or no additon to the specs i.e 17's/16's, orange indicators, no high fi upgrade etc Taran :bandit:

But are they 'nice'? The cheap ones are usually poor spec, odd colours, missing service history, high mileage, tatty interiors, etc. More to the point, would any of the 993 owners on here swap it for a £15k 996 :?: Actually, there's an idea - if anyone has a straight varioram 993 with less than 100,000 miles and full service history, would you like to do a straight swap with my mega-spec 996?

I'm with Tazsura on this one, Looked at loads last year and only a few below 19K but all had excess of 100K miles on clock, standard spec TB

Yes, I don't disagree, but it was based on a quick look around the usual private sale sites. Interesting debate though, as I'm not sure if the 996 will hold it's value around 15k (eg. most previous 911s), or whether it will continue to drop (eg. like some other prestigious cars, eg. Massers).