last year these cars seemed to be ascending in value, this year... yeeeeeah not so much![/QUOTE]


I did not find that to be the case with my 2011 TTS coupe in bone stock form with 5 lug wheels(my preference) and factory aero package a 185k car with lots of nice features inside also in platinum silver. Car had 31k miles and 3 months left CPO. Granted the tires were old. But I swapped out some other wheels with new rubber for the stockers that came with the car.

Was offered from 75-85k and Porsche of San Antonio would'nt even make me and offer bc they said they didn't need the car with all the new stuff coming in...

Found a potential replacement car a 997.2 CS at RAC Performance in Dallas and they bid me 91k on mine and a good price for theirs. A friends 997.1 TT came up due to a divorce and I switched gears and they still wanted my car but for 90k so I ran with it. That's after having listed it myself on AT for a couple of months at 99k.

RAC even worked an in/out for me so the tax savings on the replacement car had me fetching $95,500. I actually have felt prices on 997.2 TTS's having gone up a tad this year from last.

 

Hey Buddy, how are ya? Car still running well? I'm honestly just bored with this car.., It has tons of potential and I believe someone more patient than me can extract every ounce of power yet keep it rock solid reliable like it is right now!

It runs so well, I hate to break up the car and put it back to stock.., I'm thinking im gonna list it in the classifieds here for $99,500 to see if I get any serious looks? I've got both sets of wheels, factory exhaust... I can de-tune the car if I have to... we'll see?

I'll either keep it and wait another year to try again, or sell it to the right buyer! I hope to sell it to someone as interested in seeing its full potential as I was in the beginning.

 

I did not find that to be the case with my 2011 TTS coupe in bone stock form with 5 lug wheels(my preference) and factory aero package a 185k car with lots of nice features inside also in platinum silver. Car had 31k miles and 3 months left CPO. Granted the tires were old. But I swapped out some other wheels with new rubber for the stockers that came with the car.

Was offered from 75-85k and Porsche of San Antonio would'nt even make me and offer bc they said they didn't need the car with all the new stuff coming in...

Found a potential replacement car a 997.2 CS at RAC Performance in Dallas and they bid me 91k on mine and a good price for theirs. A friends 997.1 TT came up due to a divorce and I switched gears and they still wanted my car but for 90k so I ran with it. That's after having listed it myself on AT for a couple of months at 99k.

RAC even worked an in/out for me so the tax savings on the replacement car had me fetching $95,500. I actually have felt prices on 997.2 TTS's having gone up a tad this year from last.[/QUOTE]

Very interesting... RAC was one of my quotes... not as much as I had hoped, but better than the others. Still potentially could find a home there in their showroom.

 

yeah i'm loving mine but getting ready to go newer for sure. whatever happens, hope you end up happy.

 

Thank you sir, I appreciate it. What're you thinking you might head towards? A 991? I considered getting a 991 TTS mainly because my wife loooooves our Porsche, but after we test drove the 650S she had a sudden change of heart. 😬 War department approves, therefore I get to expand my car junkie sickness to another model.

 

What is your sales tax in your state?


In Canada (Ontario) it is 13% sales tax and if I was offered $86 000, that would be equal to getting $97180 privately. Even if your sales tax is only 6% you would be netting $91160 with the tax savings as a trade in. The extra dollars of $8340 "lost" can be mitigated with you selling your wheels, Cobbs & exhaust for at least $6000-7000 and you would only be out $1340-2340.


Even at $3-5000 is it worth the headache of selling it yourself on a 90-100k item?

 

The dealer that offered the most doesn't have a car to trade me... it was just a cash offer. The McLaren dealership only offered me $70k. 😖 Btw... 6.25% here in Texas sales tax. I appreciate your input.

 

Very interesting... RAC was one of my quotes... not as much as I had hoped, but better than the others. Still potentially could find a home there in their showroom.[/QUOTE]

Ask for Tristan. He was great to work with and very straight forward. Had a car hauler come pick up my TTS as part of the deal.

 

Funniest thing of all was I did have an interested buyer from CA and we spoke a few times and then he went silent until the day I cut my deal with Tristan at RAC. He picked my car up a day later and then my phone began to ring like crazy for the car. I just pointed them to RAC.

 

Ask for Tristan. He was great to work with and very straight forward. Had a car hauler come pick up my TTS as part of the deal.[/QUOTE]

That's who I spoke to. I tried to buy a car from them last year... they're not willing to budge on their cars price nor offer you a dime more than his "firm" offer on mine. It's business, buy low, sell high. But not this car, I'm not willing to give it away just yet.

 

Offers are too low, I wouldn't even consider them. The private party market is $95-115K.

 

prolly just a TurboS , something with PDK and a bit newer inside. mine makes weird little squeaks and rattles that kind of bug. you are pumped on your war department .. mine does not agree , but i specialize in asking for forgiveness .

 

Good luck with the sale and with the Mac. The 650 is an amazing machine for sure.

 

Well that was a quick ownership experience.

 

Thank you sir!