Thanks a lot for your feedback and response/suggestion about choosing tiptronic vs. 6-speed...I won my personal battle with my wife and I am officially going for manual transmission!! Obviously, some bucks are now set on the side to satisfy that so-called "hand bag" budget.

Anyway, at least here in Bay Area, I found the following 2 996TT that I am interested in.

Car #1: 02 996TT
Mileage: ~25k
Asking Price: $49k
Silver w/ Red interior
Mods: none, bone stock or at least it appears

Car #2: 02 996TT
Mileage: ~43k
Asking Price: $47k
Speed Yellow w/ Black interior (yellow trims)
Mods:
Body Kit: turbo nose, Side rockers, 911 style hood
K&N Air Filter
Dual Sport Pressed Exhaust
ECU Tuned

What do you guys think in terms of which one of these is the better choice? What about these asking prices

I also found another 06' 997 C4S conv't w/ full techart kit/rims for $57k...that's touching the max budget I want to go...but that is clearly a much newer car...well, not a TT.

 

Pics???

I would take the yellow one... ask the seller to get it down to like $42 due to the mileage. Remember to do a PPI before finalling.

 

for me is good the first one !

 

Both cars seem like great deals - can't lose with either

 

Car #1
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/1089888189.html

Forget his buy one get one free crap. He updated his ad yesterday to "throw" that POS in there...it's not free if you are a craiglist ***** like I am recently. He was asking $47k on the 996tt before this update.

Car #2
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&cid=&dli d=&dgid=&amid=&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&l argeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortf ield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria =K-|E-|M-_36_|D-_9171_|N-N|R-30|I-1%2c7|P-PRICE+descending|Q-descending|Z-94043&aff=national&paId=300767678&leadExists=true

This is one of those small dealership, if you consider that is one. The guy is telling me he's been driving this everyday...sounds like one coming in through auction

 

I would go with #1 stock is always good. In this case it is also a blank canvas for you if you decide to mod you can select your ecu tune, exhaust, intake, etc plus the lower miles is always a plus.

 

#2 is #1 and #1 is #2

 

I'd take the stock silver one. It has almost half the miles. With dark window tints the interior would grow on me.

 

Have you gone looking/driving both cars since they are near by? I wouldn't trust a dealer from El Cerrito.

 

Ha...apologize about keep switching the numbers...

Anyway, I'll be looking at the yellow one on Friday after work, and swing by El Cerrito on Saturday to check out the silver one...

Hey man, what do you mean about El Cerrito? It's paradise there.

 

Neither. The craiglist speed yellow could be who knows what...guy can't spell, some unknown flash...odds are the DME is filled with over-revs.

The red interior is.... well...

Are you only considering local cars? If so, you will reduce the odds of buying the best car.

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I'd take the Silver if you dont mind the red interior. I found a 03 with 15k miles silver, for $49k on Autotrader a few weeks ago but I dont remember where it was located.

 

I personally would take the first choice, sounds cleaner and how do you say not a "beater" =D. Hope I helped.

 

The red interior may not be everyone's cup of tea when you go to sell it, but who cares - as long as you and the wife like it, that's all that matters. Big big +1 on a THOROUGH

 

Buy one, get one free?? Tell him you'll buy the Mercedes for 5k and he can throw in the 996 for free.