I've found a black on black 1997 Turbo for sale by a local tuner shop (its the owners car). It has 65,000 mi. The exterior is in pretty good shape, some rock chips. The interior is basically perfect, full carbon fiber and leather. It has full service history, upgraded 16/16g turbos, extra oil cooler, upgraded clutch, 5 bar fuel pressur regulator, adjustable boost, Fabspeed, Protomotive tune...PSS9's and 2wd conversion with Guard LSD and steel synchros.

I mean, basically this car is completely set up. Only thing worrying me is the mileage and the paint chips. (sorry, no pics)

I'm buying for a daily driver, and I'm going to be putting 10K miles a year on the car.

Thoughts?
Thanks!
Shawn

 

I think It's worth at least 70k$, or even better If it is protomotive or protosport setup + 2WD. You should have around 520hp at 1.1 bar. Car has full service history and It's made by proto shop, I wouldn't worry about mileage. Paint chips... It's a normal thing on such a fast cars . You say is in good shape, so... Go for it.

 

Sounds like a great car... and a killer DD!

Agree with MegaLoL on price.

Wouldn't worry about the paint chips. Porsche's are meant to be driven. I look at the chips on my 993C4S Aero DD as a badge of honor. (Although I do try to minimize how much chipping happens of course!) Drive it 'til you can't make out what color the car was on the front, respray, cover in 3M and repeat!

As for the mileage, these cars are basically bullet proof. Just make sure that there are no flags in the service history that haven't been properly tended to. And, looking down the road, I'd see how much life is left on the clutch, the breaks, the tires, etc. If the car's a keeper, then these items are simply the cost of ownership, but worth factoring into the purchase price if they need attention sooner than later.

Enjoy the hunt and please keep us posted on progress!

 

I asked the owner to wash it today so I could see the paint better (it was quite dusty the other day). I looked at it in more detail, and it definitely needs some help. There are a bunch of fine scratches, some more then fine scratches, and then quite a few chips, not only on the front but on the sides and rear fenders. The rear fender in front of the tires is really chipped up on both sides (and now has clearbra over the chips...). At a bare minimum, it reallllly needs a good detail.

The car is nice, and I know that mechanically it is going to be great, but don't know if I can handle washing the car and looking at all those chips all the time...

 

Chips, especially on a low hanging Pcar, are par for the course if it's a DD. While a chip in my 993TT would drive me f*ng crazy, I had to recalibrate my mindset on the 993C4SAero. On the latter car, I just accept the chips as a given if I'm going to take the pleasure out of using that car as a DD.

If it helps, the fact that my car had some road rash prior to purchase made the chips a given from the get-go. It's a driver. It's been lowered (a lot!). It's going to get chipped. Down the road I'll do a respray and throw on 3M and the car will be better armored against chips... but it will still get chips.

Better to DD a Porsche (especially a 993!) and get chips than to drive...

..... ANYTHING ELSE!

Drive it and enjoy. Besides, you can't see the chips when you're luxuriating in the driver's seat!

 

You guys are completely out to lunch with respect to the value of this car.

 

Well, that isn't particularly helpful How about throwing your hat in the ring?

 

A mildly modified 993TT with 65k miles and needs some paintwork is probably worth around $50-55k. I wouldn't worry about the mileage but make sure and have a proper ppi done on the car. Which tuner is selling (Viper Bob)? Maybe someone here knows the car.

 

Agreed!

Leak down and compression.. Rebuilds are not cheap and with the known valve seat issues that the 993TT's have I would be careful.
Additionally the ceramic coating in the exhaust ports is known to crack- heads have guide issues etc.

Maintenance is key... At 65k it should have had a valve job done.


Inspection......First!

 

It really depends how much weight you put on the add on parts. I usually don't care much for extra speed on the 993 Turbo as I believe they are already a decent car to begin with so in this case I wouldn't pay much for the added fast parts items. I would much prefer having a reliable car running all 4 wheels if it was my DD. If you wanted the performance then jumping into a 996TT is a far better choice as those are superior cars and for less money. 1000hp and streetable if thats your cup of tea. For me a plain Jane 993 Turbo would suffice. Regardless it sounds like a pretty awesome car to have, good luck with that purchase I know you will love it as a DD. Try to stay around the mid 50k range I would say. Just my $.02

 

in late '09, values were around low to mid $50K - now, if you can find a good car in the low $60K, jump on it! they are going up in value, slowly but steadily - compare that to 996TT ....