I'm looking at a 2008 997tt cab manual meteor grey metallic with grey/black combo interior and I wanted to request some feedback about the popularity of this color combo for resale. It's been on the market for a few months & I thought it may be due to this being a less desirable color config but wasn't sure. It's got 27k miles, is tuned, has sport seats, and is in good shape less some minor interior wear & a couple minor level 4 DME blips for $75k. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

I think cab resale is more of a concern than color outside of South Florida.

 

I personally like that interior and it's quite rare. I agree with NBoost on the cab comment and it being a 6speed. IMO, most consumers that want a cab, would rather have the tip because they would use the car more as a daily driver. just my thoughts though.

 

If you're going with PDK, don't bother paying for a TT. Go with a C4S or lower!! Why get a performance car and then take the control and performance out of it.

 

Just to clarify this is a 6 speed manual

 

Goldduster, PDK was not available for turbos until 2010.


gavram, I would not let potential resale values dictate my choice. If you really like that car in that color combination, go for it. If you don't particularly care for it, start searching for what you really want. There seem to be many available. We don't have much control over resale values except to try to keep our cars maintained and in excellent condition.

 

lol wut

 

I don't get it, you didn't buy the car and already concern about RESALE value. As far as color combo, I think it should be fine but everyone have different taste. I live in tropical island and open top is desirable option but could hurt RESALE in colder climate areas like Ohio and North East. My advice is buy a car you like and fit into your desire and budget and don't worry about resale. The best car I ever buy and never worry about resale is my beach bum 2015 Honda Civic which I usually turn over every two years for only beach/camp/fishing duty.

 

Personally find the gray, blue and dark brown interiors really ugly. I'd settle for lots of exterior colors, but not as much with the interior. Agree that a cab buyer is less likely to seek a manual, so resale will be more challenging. Lately, I've been trading cars in, which has less of a role in resale.

 

In terms of resale and color I think the uncommon colors like, yellow, red, green, and cream are harder to sell. Cabs do depreciate more but that depreciation has already happened when it first drove off the lot. From my exp, 997tt's that can't sell is because it's modded, overpriced, bad carfax(accident or tons of owners), or some mechanical issue. This one has a tune which some people may not want. Having a tune complicates things because the car will typically need colder plugs and an upgraded clutch.

 

That is what I was thinking....and trying to figure this one out?? :-) Only reason I would change my 997 TT would be for a PDK!

DC

 

Cabs are not as popular on the used market as they were new. That definitely hurts the car on the market.

Gray was the only color I wanted, do I have a pretty good idea. Black and silver have the most inventory vs demand, so they are the baseline. Lots of competition on the sales side. Gray is medium, white is very sought after. I never quite figured out what was up with red. Too rare to really see the trend. Cocoa is a weird one to but seems to sell low.

When you say tuned, do you mean upgraded turbos? Otherwise that price seems a tick high. There shouldn't be any real interior wear on a 27k car so its in poor condition relative to the easy comperables.

 

Lol. Have you been living under a rock since about 2008?

Pdk is incredible. Fun can be argued. The performance is proven

 

gavram, IMO, short of a carfax incident, excessive wear & tear (exterior and interior) or a ridiculous DME, generally speaking the resale value of the car will be affected more by whatever you do to the car AFTER you buy it than anything BEFORE...least of all the color combo! For the record, meteor grey metallic 997TTs are fantastic...

 

Couldn't agree more. PDK completely dampens the performance of the car.