Porker lovers

[mckeann]

That's my opinion based on my own experience of having owned 5 Porsches over 3 decades

Regards,

Jeremy

I'm afraid that doesn't make you even remotely qualified to argue with Dave on this matter.

[H8OAG]

If you would all put your anoraks down for one minute............there's a bit of a bargain coming up on BCA

Porsche finance is selling the following:-
PORSCHE 911 3.8 TURBO S PDK (997) Coupe BLACK, 2 doors, Auto Clutch, Petrol, 338 miles, Warranted, VAT Type: Qualifying KP62 WGJ , Registration Date 21/11/2012.

This car with mahoosive spec cost £125k new according to the BCA report
Trade expectations for the auction price are currently sitting at £87,250

Should "up" your Budget Gareth?

[Corranga]

Shame for you it's a 2006 golf you bought, not a late 90s...

Good thing Jeremy is talking nonsense though ... 90s golf interior better than a 996 ?!?! .. might be time to retire the rose tinted specs

I have virtually no knowledge of either, but it's not exactly a great comparison.
I'm pretty sure that the mk3 golf was slated lots, in part due to it's interior, and VW invested WAAAAAAY too much in the mk4 interior leading it being regarded as better built than the mk5 one.
Not saying anything in relation to the Porsche, more that the late 90s Golf interior was over-engineered and miles better than probably any other family hatch of that era

Glad you're enjoying the 996 Dave, I have to confess it made me have a look at pistonheads / read some other 911 advice as it's a car I'd never considered before, but they look like very decent buys atm.

Chris

[Mike Scib]

Wheeler Dealers last night, really a Boxster S for a £1000

[Modena Scotland]

I prefer the RWD with less understeer. Good mark 1 C2s are great value ATM.

[Dominic]

996 is a much better interior than the 993

[dlogan]

I know the owner of this car well and despite being a tip, its a bloody good buy for £20k. One owner with 40k miles.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 05/1043622

[GregR]

I know the owner of this car well and despite being a tip, its a bloody good buy for £20k. One owner with 40k miles.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 05/1043622

Just goes to show how much tiptronic de-values a car

[Andy G]

Would make a great commuting car

[Modena Scotland]

The tiptronic is ok if one has other decent manual sports cars.

[Gareth]

Finding a mint C4S within budget is proving difficult!
Found one on PH but now I've googled the garage...garage has history.

Viewed a "mint" one this week....far far from being mint....or even great.

[douglasgdmw]

Gareth,

In a prior thread I listed all the links that I accumulated when looking for the 964. May be a bit of a trawl contacting them but may be worth a try:
http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... it=Porsche

Around the bottom of the 1st page

George

[Modena Scotland]

[douglasgdmw]

As there has been some inactivity on the pictures front for a bit I thought I would update a couple of Porsche piccies I took at the Geneva Motorshow last week:

TechArt meets photo art




RUF stand:






Porsche Stand:



(Proof that some prospective Porsche owner's do not adhere to the lighter make you faster ethos)

[douglasgdmw]

I was on the RUF stand and the guys were absolutely fantastic taking me through the RUF 3800S (http://www.ruf-automobile.de/index.php?id=88) where they have transplanted the 911 engine into the Boxster.

They even gave me a DVD of the history of RUF which was a very nice touch.

I may well give them the numbers on the Porsche Spyder/964 to see if there is anything that they can do (could be the first blackbird 964 Targa if funds were no concern).

George