Beautiful 996, good luck with whatever you do. The market is kind of crappy right now for selling, but this helps with buying a car too - so it averages out.

 

ehhh, hang on to it... this economy is not going anytime soon. Save your $$$.

 

what red said esp since this sucker's got the reman

unless you're getting a 997 mk2 pdk full aerokit whatever and on up, it's not worth it.

 

In fairness, you're probably a better driver. If you switched cars and were driving the Turbo I imagine you'd be able to put a lot more distance between the 2 cars.

 

As others have said the new engine might only add a couple of 1000s to the price, BUT it might make your car easier to sell which is huge. If you're getting a deal on the Turbo, it's probably worth taking a little hit in resale on your car.

You can get a 997 non S in the 40s if you're interested, but I think that would be a very marginal increase in performance over your 996. Sure it might look nicer (subjective), but don't think it's worth spending the $$ to upgrade just for looks. To upgrade performance you need to get a Turbo or a GT3. Even a 997 Carrera S felt only marginally quicker than my old 2002 Carrera on the street, though I imagine more difference might show up closer to the limit on the track.

 

This might be crazy talk but I actually prefer the interior of the 996 to the 997. The 996 is so stripped down yet comfortable that if feels more like a sports car vs something I'm dropping off with the valet at the country club. My opinion and my opinion only - and my opinion and $5 will get you some coffee at Starbucks.

 

Only a tall coffee though. And probably not for long

Turbos are nice and all, but I prefer a naturally aspirated car. Be sure you test drive the beast before you drop any coin - and a proper PPI should be done: I would use the Ruf guys, they're top notch.

I've been through this cycle for years: (1) wanting to upgrade my car to another 911 then (2) deciding the performance/looks were not worth it. Each time, there was no real justification to "upgrade." There would have to be a super smoking deal for me to contemplate getting rid of my car. And if the deal was that good, I would seriously consider keeping my car, and having both for a little while - until I could decide which one to keep.

-td

 

I don't think it's odd to like the 996 interior over the 997 interior. I tend to like simple and the 996 interior is simpler and more utilitarian, though one could argue it's a little dated.

 

For those suggesting to not sell because the market is bad... when the market gets better, will it be worth any more?

To me, it doesn't seem like a new engine would increase its value at all. When I see cars that have had engines replaced, it's a red flag. Other folk may view that differently.

 

curious your logic here...

 

I'm in the process of looking for a car. If I see that the engine has been replaced, I don't see that as a good thing necessarily. It causes me to wonder, "What caused the engine to go bad? Was it driven to hard? Was it not taken care of? Was it a bad engine? Does that mean other aspects of the car are not optimal?" Those are things I don't want to wonder about when buying a car.

 

I see your point and think it applies to cars like Mustangs but it doesn't apply here. Do a little research on the 3.4 and you'll see that your logic doesn't apply here. These engines can be babied and go at any time. Just poke around...you'll see

 

how much you looking for it?

 

Here is my logic to where I got my price:
Market for the car with the mods and condition is about $28,500. I want to recoup half from the engine install which is $12,850 so I would be looking to get
$34,925

 

i'd keep it. at least you KNOW what you got.