Hello to the board..sold my c2s last year. Missed it lots. Recently found a C2s coupe. 16k miles cpo. All records available. No Nav but full leather in tan. Color is Carmon red. Not your typical silver or black. Asking 53,000. Reasonable from a dealer? Would also like to get feedback on color combination.

Its a 2006
Car had full 20k service
Thanks
Peter

 

what year? seems slightly high if it's 997.1 but it's CPO. the color may not be easy to sell for the dealer so you should be able to get it for 50k or less if it's 997.1. make sure you really like the color and can live without nav.

 

Nav is a pretty useless option as you can buy a GPS for about 100 bucks. Porsche typically creates a bundle so as to make it palatable. I agree with djantlive on the color but the other side of the story is that you will have a captive audience if / when you sell because there will be someone that WANTS ONLY A CARMON RED color. To me, it's a great color especially with a full tan leather interior. Awesome!!

 

Thanks for the input..BTW its a 2006..

 

On Cars.com prices for '06 coups range from $ 40 to $ 62 K. I didn't see any in the color you want (that combo looks great) and the price is near mid-range. CPO makes it better deal. If you have to have that color you have very few options outside of the car you're looking at so I wouldn't spend too much time thinking about it. But, get the dealer down a couple grand if you can, you'll feel better about the whole thing.

 

I may be in the minority but I wouldn't buy a 6 year old car with only 16K miles. The biggest problems I've seen from Porsches are from ones with too little miles. They're always inviting but frequently need more repairs than vehicles with double or triple the miles. CPO helps but......

 

My two cents...hroussard says you can get a nav for $100? really...you are talking about putting a stick on device on your windshield on a car that does 0-60 in less than 6 seconds?...more importantly you are talking about having to lower the volume on your music every time you need to listen to directions...not to mention how horrible it looks and attracts attention from law enforcement confusing it for a radar detector...why would one do that? Am I mistaken?...not trying to be a smart *** just asking because if I am buying a car in 2012 moving forward and it doesn't have an integrated nav system it's not being bought...when you sell that car in 3-10 years it will be like not having a radio...still appealing to some but not for the masses...just saying....

denversteve...there is certainly a point to be made about your trend of thought...I love Range Rovers and when I see them with low miles it always makes me wonder is it low miles because it stayed in the shop or just because somebody might have had several cars and didn't drive it....I have a 91 964 Turbo that I bought in 07 that had mileage in the high teens...it all checked out and there was leakage in the seals due to the fact that they had dried out so I had to fix but aside from that I'd rather take my chances on a low miles car with all the records...no records would make me a little concerned

 

That's definitely true. These cars like to be driven, and the more mileage they have, the more reliable they seem to be. This car has only 2500 miles a year on it which would lead me to believe it could fall into the category of a car that might have problems. Of course CPO helps but personally I don't care if something is under warranty, taking it in for service sucks. I've sold cars because of this before (like my G550 that only lasted a year and I took a $10k hit on because 2 months in the shop in the first year was ridiculous!).

That color combo is pretty rare and looks great though, and if the car has any issues you can sell it after a couple of years when the warranty is up.

 

I seriously considered that car last month before I ultimately bought another 911. It is beautiful.

 

I think the price is definitely in line, and CPO and Full Leather are great to have. Color is COMPLETELY a personal thing. If you like the color combo, I would buy it. don't screw around over a thousand or two. You might lose the car.

 

GPS as a NAV piece of equipment is NOT worth ANY money. Check www.overstock.com or go to your local BestBuys or RadioShack, heck grab your cell phone and push the right buttons and you've got a good working and GPS ofr FREE . Now, as I said, typically Porsche and others create a " must have" bundle which includes the radio section etc. But. I am saying again. if you are buying the full radio outfit for the sake of getting an GPS .. you are wasting your money. Big time..

 

The lack of nav is only one small part of the decision. I am more concered about the car, mechanics of the car..ect as well as the price.

Thanks for the input from everyone
Peter

 

Also wondering if you guys expect a price drop and how much on the 997 turbo when the 991 turbo is released next year

 

Fair deal IMO. Go for it.