Porsche did share parts with the Boxter and the 996.1 . That lead to the hideous bug eyed lights of the 996 Turbo and then the 996.2 while the Boxster lights remained the same . The bumpers are different because there are some aerodynamics and engine cooling differences between the cars . They didn't just create a bumper to make the car look different.

Have you ever tried to sell your parts ?
It's a total headache .. enough to say .. mine are staying on my car .

Porsche tests these things .. not just in a lab but on multiple cars in various conditions . Even fine tuners like Techart specifically make and test their products .
What you are dong in contrast is speculating .

 

Well I have sold all my modifications and my C2S was seriously modified. I had well over $30K in mods and selling the car with the mods would have meant throwing that down the drain. Selling the mods netted me nearly 60% of my initial investmet back. Getting that back with the parts still on the car would have meant pricing my C2S in used GT3 territory....

The aero argument is a good one but really is only applicable at high speeds. Very high speeds. You would have to track the car for it to matter, speculation or not......


Jason

 

Perhaps your experience went smoothly enough where you felt it was worthwhile.
Not everyone faces the same set of circumstances and the bottom line is I don't want the headache . I don't want a part time job selling my used car parts .
I feel it diminishes the fun of owning the car and if I can't consolidate price negotiations to the day I buy a new car then I'll just keep my car ,use those modificatiions more and keep the savings too . It might even mean that the new car (as good as it may be) isn't good enough .

 

yet u still spend $$$$ on Tubi exhaust, coils, aero pkg, etc on ur turbo in order to improve/personalize it.. and that's with 2 porsches and a M3..
If u r not gonna try to re-sell the parts due to headache when u trade it in, more power to u !

but i do understand ur point about keeping my car's face 'as is'..
caught '88 minutes' with Al Pacino last night on the TV.. and the 997 cab in the movie looked very classy..

 

There are examples where a smooth sale of ones used car parts hedges the loss but there are also examples where the sale doesn't go well and it only takes one negative sale to ruin it. It amazes me how many idiots come out of the woodwork when you place your item for sale on the internet . In fact there are some guys who read this forum that in have never seen post (I even wonder if they have a car at all) who have either tried to sell me some auto part that i don't want or need or low ball me the one or two times i actually sold my parts . Just guessing --They probably buy part A from person B to profit off person C and live at home with their parents . I tell them "no" and place them on ignore.
In my opinion it's not worth it .

Sure maybe some guys have a social setting (by driving on the track )in a region with other owners who make a used car part sale smooth but even amongst friieds .. business is business and how many friendships sour with a business sale ?

But look --you gotta do what works for you .
Live and learn . I hope your experences gain you more confidence in people than mine but if you end up learing what i have been saying all along on this thread .. at least you were informed of a different view .