PORSCHE FAQ

Vintage Racer · Dec 28, 2010

Fpassion said: ↑

If your in the Market for a 911 or Boxster 1998-2008 I suggest you purchase this months Excellence magazine.
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Excellence magazine has recently made some great improvements in the overall quality.

This issue was about "Porsche cars that are < $16K". They seem to feature an article every month on the older cars.

Fpassion · Jan 6, 2011

Buyers guide from Excellence magazine.

http://www.excellence-mag.com/resources/buyers-guide

Fpassion · Jan 6, 2011

BlackBird007 said: ↑

Could I request the production numbers for the 964 Carrera RS America?
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http://www.rsamerica.net/faqs/index.htm

Production date mm/yy to mm/yy Vin # # made Model Year
Jan/92 - Jun/92 WPOAB296*PS418001 to PS418297 297 1993
Jul/92 - J un/93 WPOAB296*PS419061- PS419379 -PS419450 320 1993
Jul/93 - Aug/93 WPOAB296*RS419061 to RS419144 84 1994

Total # made 701

According to Porsche Historisches Archiv

http://www.rsamerica.net/OEMinfo/Factory_letters/index.htm

Vintage Racer · Jan 6, 2011

Fpassion said: ↑

Buyers guide from Excellence magazine.

http://www.excellence-mag.com/resources/buyers-guide
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That guide is correct as they explain it.

I'd adjust up for a car with paperwork and documents and do the reverse without it.

MB_Fahrer · Jun 7, 2012

Why are most Porsche owners maroons? Out of the dozens I've met, only several actually have an ounce of common sense. No offense to any of you. The group on this forum is pretty great. I'm referring to other forums. For example: one gentleman was asking about solid aluminum engine mounts to stiffen up his cabriolets chassis.... Um did he consider installing a roof? Another one I heard in regards to set coilovers: he didn't run front helper springs because they increase wheel hop. Come on. Helper springs do not induce wheel hop. Any thoughts on the subject?

nickd · Aug 10, 2012

MB_Fahrer said: ↑

Why are most Porsche owners maroons?
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Did you real mean to suggest porsche owners are runaway slaves or did you mean to write
"morons" ?? Made me smile though

4re Nut · May 2, 2013

Thought this might be of interest, 1995-98 Porsche 911 Carrera Buyer?s Guide [Econo-Exotics] | Car and Driver Blog.

Mike Fox · Jul 20, 2013

Beautiful insights, Thanks KDE

Kds said: ↑

Rob has agreed to make this a sticky that can be left open for posting new additions from members who wish to elaborate on any topic of interest, or for posting questions that members think should be on the FAQ, and I, or others, will answer in due course. You will note that I didn't get into specific model related and extremely detailed FAQ issues, as there is already a wealth of that kind of information already available on a couple of superb Porsche specific boards, in much more detail than I have provided here.

1 - What is the difference between an air cooled and a water cooled 911, and which one should I buy ?

Porsche has been building water cooled engines for their sports cars since 1975, starting with the 924 series, followed by the 928, 944, 968, right into the present day with the Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne, and now the Panamera.

Their foray into water cooling the 6 cylinder engine of the world famous 911 series started with the 959, whose power plant featured an air cooled block mated to water cooled heads. In 1997, Porsche introduced the Boxster, a model with a water cooled flat 6 cylinder engine based on the 911 design, which would prove to be the technological test bed that would take the next model of 911 into the future. In 1999 a variant of the 911, known internally as the 996, was the first Porsche to feature a fully water cooled flat 6 cylinder engine. And thus, the great debate had begunergo, to many Porschephiles.what is the meaning of life ?

A water cooled 911 still has the basic 6 cylinder flat boxer engine, albeit somewhat slightly redesigned, as well as the oil sump with its prodigious oil capacity of the earlier air cooled cars, in addition however to now requiring engine coolant, a water pump, radiators, and all of the associated hardware and plumbing. The end result of this is a much quieter but more powerful engine, which easily met the new strict European noise drive by regulations, as well as the incoming emission guidelines, that a 4 valve air cooled engine could not have done under any circumstances. That, in a nutshell, is the difference.

Which one should you buy ? Well, first some perspective. A current model water cooled bone stock 997 will absolutely dominate any of the previous model of air cooled non-turbo bone stock cars on a race track. The same can be said for the 996/997 GT3 or Turbo/GT2 variants over the predecessors. They are just more powerful, more refined and much better cars all around on paper and the track. Time and technology does that, whether you like it or not. Drive a Ferrari 328 and then a 430same concept, better execution. Subjectively though, when it comes to the optical dynamics and driving experience you will hear the air cooled crowd sing the praises of their cars as loud as they can. I like them both, and having personally sold over 1,000 Porsches in my career I can say with some statistical accuracy that the perceived differences of the two cars insofar as it relates to the question at hand is going to come down to your individual taste, and nothing more, as it specifically relates to your budget, desired driving experience, and ones emotional draw towards the brand.

The air cooled cars are noisier, lighter, smell different, are harder to drive fast, require more muscle to do so, handle slightly differently at the limits, are less forgiving, and are less powerful. They also look a lot different. These are not negatives, or positives. They do not cost any more, or any less really, to maintain and service than the water cooled ones. I have paid more service department work orders and rebuilt more engines and transmissions than any individual owner possibly could in their lifetime, due to my background as a dealer selling these cars for 20 years. Again, the statistics speak for themselves.

The 996 and 997 series feel quite different on all counts, but this is not a negative factor in the slightest for either car, and if you have enough seat time in each, youll know what I mean. It all comes down to what you want in your next 911.

So, get out there and drive as many of the air and water cooled cars as you can that are equally priced within your budget range, to help you make the decision which way you want to go. That is all you can really dodebating the issue of which is better is just going to take away from the time that could be spent driving them..and that is the only way you will really answer the question for yourself.

2 Which Porsche model has the best resale value ?

Generally speaking the limited production, lower volume cars (such as a longnose 911 S, 911 RS, 930 Slantnose, 959, 968 RS Clubsport, 964 Speedster, 964 Turbo 3.6/Flachbau, 928 GTS, 993 C4S, 993 TT/Turbo S) the highest performance, lowest mileage, correctly optioned, well documented and bone stock examples of the car are the ones that perform well over long periods of time.

As you know, there are economic factors that always affect asset values which are beyond your personal control, but even then, the aforementioned variables still come into play.

Notice that I left out the 996 and 997 ? They are too commonplace and also too new to tell how well the special versions (GT2, GT3 RS) will hold up in the long run, except that it can be said, those thousands of garden variety 996 models are scraping the bottom of the barrel price wise right now.

3 Do Porsches cost more or less than Ferraris to maintain ?

Well, neglect either of these two marques and it will cost you a bundle.

Perform regular fluid changes, scheduled maintenance and drive them often, and youll find yourself making fewer visits to the shop than you imagined. You can search timing belt on any of the Ferrari models here and there are stories of what it cost to do one every 3-5 years, as well as what it can cost, should you neglect to change one and the worst happens. Figures thrown around range from $3-7K for a belt/tensioner major service..up to $15K once you open it up on a 12 cylinder car for example and fix what you find inside, since you have it apartto a number as high as $30-60K for a complete engine rebuild.

For reference, 911s have timing chains, but chain tensioners fail, engines leak, cylinder barrels get scored, burn thru at the base gasket, case halves leak, case half bolts leak, etc.here are some rough numbers.these pertain to air cooled cars, you know, the cheap ones that everyone loves.

Figure on 50-60 hours of labor to split and R+R the engine case on any air cooled 911, plus machine shop work as needed. Any good Porsche tech will charge you $100-20 an hour, and more at a dealer. A gasket kit is $1,300..if you need cams, and they wear out.figure on $1,500+ for the pair, double that, or more, for race partsa valve job and head rebuild is $2,000 if the engine is already apart, double that if it is not..new pistons and cylinder barrels cost $3,000+ if the engine is apartrod and main bearings $1,500.a complete non-running 3.2 Carrera engine is worth $5,000 as it sits for parts. A clutch replacement cost $3,500rear wheel bearings are $800 per side.a major service is $1,500 plus whatever they find every 30,000 miles.brake pads and rotors all around cost $2,500.a front windshield runs $800 1,200 with the gasket and installation.a sport exhaust is $2-3,000.a 915 or G50 transmission rebuild is between $3,000 to $6,000..depends on what you need..on the newer water cooled cars, which have their own issues as well, a used, low mileage, but complete (less exhaust) 996 or Boxster engine can run you between $10-15,000 and a transaxle is $5,000+ from a dismantler, plus labor to R+R.

A balls to the wall, cost no object, all out, the best of everything, normally aspirated 3.5 litre air cooled and aftermarket fuel injected racing engine is $35,000 at dead wholesale cost, and youll pay $45,000 and up at retail.add another $15,000 more for turbo variants.

4 Is the 996 TT a good year round daily driver ?

Yes.for the money you cannot buy more car in terms of technology, curb appeal, performance and safety.

Today you can buy an example for the low $40smaybe even high $30s. A car that used to cost $150K +/-.has AWD, 400 HP, goes 175 MPH + is easily tuneable to a real world 600 HP for <$20Kand you can carry your stuff in it. Want to spend half as much ? Get a regular 996 C4there really is no substitute thanks to the magic of high volume, subjective appearance, and the resulting depreciation of the 996 marque.

I wouldnt do that to a 993 TT though.there arent enough of those beautiful babies to go around.

5 Why is the 996 so cheap ?

Perception is your friend, and for that we have to go back to the air cooled/water cooled debate.

The 996 was the first water cooled 911, it also looked exactly like the much cheaper Boxster from the front seats forward. It had the flat fried egg headlights and the flat fenders which were a dramatic departure from the much loved and classic 993/911 look. The cheaper plastic interior with its total redesign didnt help either. But, it was also the most successful 911 to date sales wise. So they are plentiful and also now unloved, which makes them less expensive.

To wit, from 1980 to 1998 there were approximately 1,200 of the air cooled 911 sold throughout Canada in totalyet from 1999-2004 there were roughly 5,000 of the 996 sold in less than 1/3 of the same time period. The US sales figures are also reflect this.

Wanna spend $25K on a new Chevy that will lose 50% of it's value in 15 minutes ? Or do you want a nice used Porsche 996, that will probably lose another 15% of it's value in a year or two ?

6 Is the 911/930/993/996/997 really hard to drive at the limit ?

Isnt almost every car ?

Think about that, you are revving at close to the maximum RPM on the tach, the suspension is loaded up laterally as you are cornering hard, you are on a familiar road with little margin for error when you have to suddenly steer out of the way of an object, brake, and reduce power in less than one second, all the while dramatically upsetting the physics of the car.

You better be good, and lucky.Ive had to do that in an early 930 Turbo, a car with a deadly and undeserved reputation IMHO. I almost lost it completely, but as everything went into slow motion I kept myself together, my memory clicked in, and I steered out of it (I was 45 degrees sideways coming out of a corner at 120 KMH heading down a straight, with the engine screaming, and the tires smoking for about 100) because I did what some famous Porsche racing driver book said to do in a book, which was dont lift off the gas pedal and steer..the exact opposite of what my brain told me to do based on my years of driving front engine rear wheel drive V8s..I was lucky more than I was good, and I have no problem admitting that, because, I should not have been driving like that on this particular road. So was the 930 Turbo a bad car because of it ? Hell no..it did what it was supposed to based upon its design limits under those circumstances, and as a result I drove away unscathed except for the color of my shorts. If you are driving at 9.5 out of 10 near any cars limityou are in the danger zone and it doesnt matter what your name, or your ability is, we all crash eventually when we screw up, not the car.

If you are nervous, that is good, go to a controlled environment and practice on a skidpad and/or with professional instruction beside you. You will be amazed what these cars are capable of in terms of limits you never thought possible. Limits that surpass many a drivers abilities.

7 Who has won more Races ? Porsche or Ferrari ?

Porsche has won over 28,000 sanctioned racing victories in over 50 years, in the numerous classes in which their cars have been runyet Ferrari utterly dominates Formula 1 racing unlike any other team can, a series in which Porsche has had little to no success of any kind.

Porsche has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans more times than any other manufacturer in the history of what many consider to be the most famous road race of all time. Ferrari has chosen not to enter Le Mans with an officially sanctioned factory effort for decades.

Each manufacturer has found there niche, and is almost unbeatable within it, subject to the rule book of the day.
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Mike Fox · Jul 20, 2013

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PORSCHE OPTIONS..........

1-How do you decode them......?

Porsche Option Decoder

Porsche Options

Option Code Search

There are numerous websites that have catalogued all of the various option codes used by Porsche over the last few decades, and I have linked the best ones above. There are many more which are also specific to certain models that you can find online thru GOOGLE.

You will normally find the option codes for a car in 3 places.......underneath the inside of front hood there will be a white sticker by the hood latch with the VIN, interior and exterior color codes and all of the option codes. On early cars (pre 996) this sticker is attached either at the port of entry during the initial vehicle check in, or by the dealer at the final PDI. So, in a very few cases it will be missing, but that is highly unlikely and if it is, you can probably take it as a sure sign (99%) that you are either looking at a car with a replacement hood panel installed, or one that has undergone a color change. On Caymans and Boxsters this sticker is also sometimes placed on the rear trunk engine body panel underneath the carpet.

Secondly, inside the ORIGINAL owners service booklet on the second or third page you will find a duplicate of this sticker, which was affixed at the port of entry. If this is missing, you are probably looking at a replacement service booklet, as they can be bought seperately, and therefore the veracity and authenticity of any stamps and written notes about services should be double checked with either the paper records, or at the corresponding facility, if there are any doubts. Recreations of service histories are common if books are lost, as it happens, but so is the fraudulent creation of records that do not exist as well, for obvious reasons.

Lastly, you can go to your local dealer with the VIN and ask the parts guy to print out the vehicle option list.......most will happily accomodate you for no charge. Often a box of donuts is the best introduction when making this request if you are not known to them.

When referring to the decoding of the "M" numbers as they are often called, please bear in mind that in some instances they may be different from model to model and in some cases, from year to year, althought this is rare.

"M" numbers that do not appear as 383 or 387 (these are the 1980's and early to mid 90's style sport seats for for example) can also show up as X99001.24..........and these are what are commonly referred to as "Exclusiv Options"........and are a little harder to decode due to their nature, as many are one off and unique to the car you may be looking at.

2-What options are valuable in that they either add to resale value or increase the desirability of a particular vehicle.......?

I am going to try to answer this generally as it is very subjective, and there are just way to many items to cover individually, so I will mainly address the most expensive options, as well as some of the "must haves" that IMHO from selling these cars since 1989 I know you just cannot do without...........and in no particular order the "must haves" are.......please feel free to ask about certain options as you see fit and I will try to answer you as time permits or send me a PM.

1-Sport seats........commonly available for under $1,000 each. You get the money back at resale time and your car is more desirable versus a car without them. Plain and simple, unless your buyer is a very large person, they will want this option. When I was the sales manager at the Porsche dealer we ordered them in every single car without question as did the national importer when requesting the open and unsold order build slots. You can easily resell them to other Porsche owners or swap them for regular seats if you want to change.

2-Heated seats........only a few hundred dollars per seat, and if you live in a climate with more than one season, or drive your car year round, you just gotta have them. We ordered them on every car. Easily installed with aftermarket kits at a cost of around $500 for both seats, if the car you are looking at does not have them.

3-Larger optional wheels.....if the early Carrera came with 15" Fuchs, you want the 16"......if it had 6 and 7" wide Fuchs wheels....you want the 7 and 8"......if your 964 or 993 came with 16" you want 17".....if it came with 17" you want the 18"....etc...etc.....these usually cost between $2-5,000 at order time and if you are seriously considering a new car, order them, because you get 50% of the cost back, and the car sells faster since a Porsche with "welfare wheels" (the base no cost wheels) is almost always a dog a resale time. Conversely, if you are buying a used car, you shoiuld pick the one with the larger optional wheels, because to buy them, along with tires and center caps "after the fact" is, as you will see, quite expensive.

4-Xenon lights.....a relatively new option (late 90's) and cheap in comparison to some of the others, plus you get it back at resale time. There is no such things as Xenon bulbs or retrofit kits either.......you can go to the dealer and buy the wiring harnesses and parts to do it, but you'll pay a bloody fortune and you'll soon find out that it won't be worth your while. If they were an option, you really should have them......but if the car you want has virtually everything else but, it should not be a deal breaker.

5-Upgraded sound system.....the base stereo system in a Porsche is pretty good......but the upgraded ones are excellent value for the money, usually around than $2,000......and you often get it back at resale time.

6-Black interior color.....if you don't know what INTERIOR color you want, don't have a choice because that is what the available choices are, or really don't care, GO BLACK. You'll never lose buyers at resale time, if works with all the exterior colors and it stays cleaner almost all the time, and best of all, it is free.

Now to the expensive things that are personally worth the money IMHO, especially on a new car order, but completely subjective both in personal tastes and budget, as follows.......

1-Aerokit or rear decklid tails/front spoilers.....really expensive when new, and even moreso to add after the fact if using OEM parts and a top notch bodyshop.

On older cars (pre 964) a car with the rear tail MUST HAVE the front rubber spoiler lip to work correctly from an aerodynamic point of view. The OEM factory parts, painted and installed, will cost you $7,500 +/- on a 1980's era 911 Carrera if you were to do it yourself.......aftermarket is around 1/2 of that.

Aerokits on newer cars (993 Turbo S and 996 +) were roughly $9-12K at the time of order........and they can easily run $8K to buy the aftermarket parts, paint and install, when putting them on a used car. About 50% of the buyers like them, and the other 50% do not.......so you are not going to reduce your marketability if you have it, because the cost when new was so prohibitive, that few cars do, and the ones that are so equipped, sell easily for about 10% more.

2-Full leather interiors.....you can spend between $5-8K on your cars interior, depending on your whimsy and pocketbook, and you'll get about $2K of it back. And when you resell it, the next guy will take it over a car without it in a heartbeat. Personally, I love them. There is nothing like the smell, look and feeling of a leather headliner, dash, sunvisors, door panels, console, etc, etc........

3-Paint and leather in "color to sample".....big bucks......easily $5-7K each.....and up to $15K for pearl finishes. They add between 2-4 months to your new car build time, but like a bespoke suit, are well worth the wait. If you are going all out it is worth it, but only to you, because it is rare to find a used car buyer with the same specific taste, or pocketbook, as you. But, if time is on your side during resale, it can be to your advantage to have a "one of a kind" Porsche with a properly coordinated and unique color scheme........some of the cars I have seen in my time were breath taking and beyond words.

4-The "S" option.....usually a bigger and more powerful engine, larger wheels, better brakes, a better gearbox, more standard equipment included and a more option choices available. From a pure financial perspective it is almost always a deal.....and at resale time you will always sell your car for about 50% of the initial option cost, and much faster before a base model car sells to pretty much any buyer out there. Look around on dealer's lots and see how many base model cars sit......

5-All wheel drive.....depending on your market it may or may not be worthwhile purely from a desireability point of view. Usually on a used car you do not get any of your money back. Even if you plan to drive in all four seasons it is not necessary to have it, but it is nice, especially in heavy snowfall areas with dedicated snow tires. The car drives different than the rear wheel drive example, and you must drive both before making the decision.

6-"Exclusiv" options.....how much of a "baller" are you ? A 997 C4S can easily exceed the price of a loaded 997 Turbo by the time you add an aerokit, full leather and a "to sample" color scheme......so by then you'll want to send it over Werk 1 for the "Exclusiv" treatment. How much money do you have anyways ? This is where you will get the answer, as Porsche will do almost anything, as long as it does not affect the integrity of the vehicle or it's safety.

Do you want a 3 color leather interior with different carpets, wood, carbon fiber, aluminium, painted interior trim, colored seatbelts, leather switches or vents, a really powerful and specially acoustically designed stereo system over and above the optional package (I sold one on a 996 GT2 for $15K) a special one off engine to your countries emisison specs, custom bodywork that is safety certified, or like one of my clients back in 1995, a new 928 that was as quiet as his new BMW 850i.

I told this story before, but for those of you who haven't heard it, and how it relates to Porsche "Exclusiv" here goes.........so, we sent in the initial request and 2-3 days later I get a fax direct to me from Germany from an engineer that says, yes we can do something for Mr. Doe, but you should know that the 928 GTS is already as quiet as the 850i.....!!!!!!! Anyways, we will do all of this....blah, blah, blah......and it will cost him $50,000 over and above the MSRP of $118,000, plus will take an additional 3 months to complete.

So, be prepared for them to say yes.......and for you to keep the special car for a very long time as you will not get all of your money back at resale time, but if you have to sell it, expect it to go fast.

More to follow, and I will get back to you Isobel sometime tomorrow.
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Great posts , simple awessum.

Seaninhongkong · Oct 1, 2014

BlackBird007 said: ↑

Could I request the production numbers for the 964 Carrera RS America?
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Try website RSAmerica.com
The earlier comment about 200 production is wrong. It's around 650ish... I owned one. Marvelouse car, love it.

Seaninhongkong · Nov 25, 2014

Buggin said: ↑

Dear Porsche FAQ.

Have people REALLY asked the difference between an air-cooled, and water-cooled Porsches?

I just cant imagine trying to answer that with a straight face.

(btw: air-cooled is the meaning of life.)

As far as buying a classic, or pre-owned, mechanical condition is far more important than cosmetic condition.
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I've had/ have air cooled and oil cooled 911's. Love the smell of the older 911. The smell of oil. New cars smell like plastic or hopefully leather. Old car smells like oil. Big difference. And the older cars are small. New cars are big. These are the biggest differences to me. Not the oil cooled air cooled bit. I cant tell driving wise on that. My 2 cents and I've owned both, best being a 93, 911 RSAmerica.

bigodino · Mar 22, 2015

What's the best buyer's guide for an eighties non-turbo 911? Thanks.

WPOZZZ · Mar 22, 2015

The Porsche 911 Red Book by Patrick Paternie is very good, but it is currently out of print. Old books have been selling for $200+, but if you wait a couple months, the new printing of the book will be out. You can also get The 911 Buyers Guide by Randy Leffingwell. It is very informative, but does regurgitate lots of info from year to year.

zeppole · May 1, 2015

WPOZZZ said: ↑

The Porsche 911 Red Book by Patrick Paternie is very good, but it is currently out of print. Old books have been selling for $200+, but if you wait a couple months, the new printing of the book will be out. You can also get The 911 Buyers Guide by Randy Leffingwell. It is very informative, but does regurgitate lots of info from year to year.
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I have an older one of Leffingwell"s buyers guides. In it he stated that the later 911 86-89 911 turbos are more collectable than the early 930's.

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bigodino · May 9, 2015

I searched this excellent thread for the topic rust with no results, so here's my question: I've been looking for a 911 SC or Carrera and came across one with rust, see pics. Is this a case of run, don't walk? And how did rust get there in the first place? Damage? Just wondering if it's worth repairing.
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Vintage Racer · May 9, 2015

Run away as fast as you can from that car.

You will save a small fortune buying a rust-free car.

lucky strike · Oct 18, 2015

Just sold this 85
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nucley · Jan 25, 2016

lucky strike said: ↑

Just sold this 85
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Piece of art, really nice. What was the price for this one, if I can ask?

Vintage Racer · Jan 25, 2016

nucley said: ↑

Piece of art, really nice. What was the price for this one, if I can ask?
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I'd guess $100K+.

The air cooled cars (this one looks perfect) are really hot these days.

nucley · Jan 25, 2016

Vintage Racer said: ↑

I'd guess $100K+.

The air cooled cars (this one looks perfect) are really hot these days.
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100k would be really cheap if its original

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Vintage Racer · Jan 25, 2016

nucley said: ↑

100k would be really cheap if its original
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Why don't you say what you would pay for it? I have several air cooled cars and a 991.1.

One of them is an early Carrera.

nucley · Jan 25, 2016

Vintage Racer said: ↑

Why don't you say what you would pay for it? I have several air cooled cars and a 991.1.

One of them is an early Carrera.
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I have latest GTS and I'm trying to buy a new boxter spyder. Unfortunately I am not able to buy one of these. What I saw on the market, good ones are around 250k. Can you tell me models of these air cooled?

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Tcar · Jan 25, 2016

nucley said: ↑

I have latest GTS and I'm trying to buy a new boxter spyder. Unfortunately I am not able to buy one of these. What I saw on the market, good ones are around 250k. Can you tell me models of these air cooled?

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None of the Boxsters are air cooled, even the Spyder.

You have to be able to spell Boxster before they let you buy one.

nucley · Jan 25, 2016

Tcar said: ↑

None of the Boxsters are air cooled, even the Spyder.

You have to be able to spell Boxster before they let you buy one.
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Thank you for letting me know about the spelling. I know, that Boxsters are not air cooled, but I am trying to do is buy that and sell that, when the price goes up. What I saw, there isn't a lot of them for sale in Europe and that few of them are already for 20k more, that the original price, so my expectation is that price still will go up like with the GT4.

Sorry for mistakes, English isn't my native language

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Vintage Racer · Jan 25, 2016

nucley said: ↑

What I saw on the market, good ones are around 250k.
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I think that $250,000 is silly for an old 1984-1989 Carrera. I have one and sold two more. They can have several major maintenance issues.

I am not selling. The U.S. collector long term tax rate is over 30% and some states add another 6%.

It's actually better to use the 1035 trade rule to swap around here.

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