Ok, I've been seriously thinking about selling my 997. Could use your collective expertise on what I could/should list the car for a private sell. I've looked in the ads to try and get an idea but my car is sparsely optioned so it's hard to get make a good comparison.


'06 Carrera Coupe with 4,800 miles
Arctic Silver
Black leather sport seats
Wheel caps with colored crest
Bi-Xenons
Sport steering wheel
Rear console in exterior color


Stickered at $76,815
Took delivery Oct. '05

Only mods are:
Lojack
H&R lowering springs
Clear sidemarkers
Clear bra


Car is located in Orange County, So California and in excellent condition.

I'm thinking about getting a GT3 or doing a Cayman S 3.8. I'd really like to sell the car, put the cash in the bank and wait for PDK but I don't think I can live w/o a P-car that long.

Anyway your help on setting a price would be much appreciated

 

Mika, supercharge it.


https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=56861

 

What's PDK?

 

Porsche Dubble klutch, or however you spell it in german. going to revolutionize the paddle shift market, VW already uses it, bugatti veyron has it too. better than smg. going to be very popular when Porsche comes out with it. i like it for suv's and sport sedans that a manual wont go well with. but a sports car/exotic ill stick to 6MT.

 

curious to know ur asking price.

 

Supercharging is a thought; I've had several FI cars in the past, and although I love the gobs of tourque, I prefer NA. If I can have TWO toys in the garage then I'd proly do FI on one of them.

I do not dislike the M6T one bit, in fact I dig how involving it is to match revs etc. I've been waiting for an F1 style tranny to make it into something I can drive everyday and PDK is as close as I'm going to get. Have you tried an A4 or GTI w/ DSG? Pretty cool technology. Having it as an option in a P-Car would be awesome IMHO.


I was hoping to get some input on what is a fair asking price on the car so I can start advertising it. I'll post some pics soon to see what you all think. No rush for me, I love the car! Just thinking ahead of what I want to wind up with and how much money I'll have available to get it.

 

well, a new one u can easily get about 7k off and up to 10k depending on location. so a fair bet is ur price subtract 7k and then 10% for first year usage, i say in the low 60s to mid 60s is a fair asking price. Shoot me a PM when u come up with final numbers

 

Cool thanks for the guideline Raja. I'll keep ya posted

 

$60k - $63k.

 

MK, our cars were on the same boat!! I barely have 6K miles on my and you are already selling yours? lol, come on, keep it longer!

 

Hehe yeah Kevin I know! I love the car no doubt (what's not to like!), but I may have an opportunity to get something even more track oriented like a GT3 so I've got to explore the possibilties.

Cayman S w/3.8 or 997 GT3 wouldn't be a bad switch from a 997 Carrera would it?

 

Rather than taking a big hit on depreciation, I highly recommend that you try your 997 on the track for at least one time. You may not be too disappointed.

After taking my 997S to the track for two times and watching other people on the track, I found that a better car usually does not necessarily mean better track time. I think that the driver's skill level is way more important.

 

Oh how right you are.

Driving SKILL. There is NO substitute!