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I don't think it's mainly to do with the piece of paper. Rust is a big issue with UK imported cars. I thought the same thing when I started looking, but every UK car I saw had some form of rust. Bubbles around the tail lights, windscreens, front guards etc. Even the cleanest one I saw had small blisters. After looking at 3, I decided to steer clear. I'm sure there are good ones, but the odds are against you and given the price of these cars now, it's not unusual to do a quick sand and repaint, which will hide rust for a while to help sellers move the cars. 911's got to a stage where they were pretty cheap too and I even remember your 911 conversion needed to fixed, because it was very rough. Again, not saying there aren't good ones, but sometimes they were converted to make profit by importers, so you need to make sure you know exactly what to look for. I was an importer of cars quite a few years ago. Mainly from Japan, but occasionally from the US and the UK. I rememeber a client brining over a 997 cab, which would have been under 10 years old at the time as a personal import and it was covered in surface rust. Australia never got the FQ Mitsubishi Evo 8's and neither did Japan, so we bought some in from the UK and I tell you, they had rust holes in the spare tyre cavity in the boot and even in the inner sills, which was fixed by spraying some black tar crap on it in the UK and saying it has been "rustproofed" from the factory. We used to do alot of RHD conversions on Silverados, camaros and mustangs. Albeit, a bit more complicated than an early 911, but the work was horrendous unfortunately. The stigma is there along with the premium on Aussie cars, because people have learnt over time. Give me two early 911s, identical besides one being UK delivered and one being Aussie delivered. To me, I'd rather save the money and buy the UK car, but most of the time you get what you pay for (as above, I'm sure there are good ones, but majority aren't). The car for sale here looks very well sorted though. Building an engine like that these days is a bug chunk of cash. I'm suprised it actually hasn't sold yet. As others have said, I think it's more a reflection of the market slowing. Price is right.

When an advert is placed "on hold" it does not necessarliy mean the ad has been paused. Carsales seller system is flawed. When you sell your car, it gives the seller the choice to mark the ad "On hold" or "No longer available". So, many sellers mark it "on hold" when they recieve a deposit, but then never update it as Sold later.

Did the drive across arriving this afternoon. Still just spectating. Looking forward in particular to the Historic Sport Sedans! Tonight's Street Party in Mallala

A mate of mine locally is now just put his 996 Turbo on the market. Interesting to see where the values currently lie for these cars. Particularly now there are a bunch of early cars coming in from the UK cheap.

Not yet, it’s still in the box … I ought to do something about it! Will update once I have

Congrats, glad it worked out for you

Saw this on my travels today. Very nice

Well the 911 has a new shed Mate, Pick her up next week, Having a major with a few bibs and bobs. 😀

😅 Well mine was a half decent SC from Hong Kong which I backdated meself, and a mate sold his very clean Aussie delivered '84 for not far off the money being asked above, and the buyer completely stripped it turning into an ST replica, so they don't have to be a rusty shed to attack them with a grinder 😁

Dreamer vs Dreamer = no sale.

I would say demand has dropped due to rate rises and inflation, simple economic factors. For a large chunk of buyers it will be hard to justify buying an expensive shiny toy at the moment. I think this means prices will just hover now until the demand increases in the case of the Turbo. The ones we could see price drops on are the 991/2 models still on a depreciation curve and maybe the usual suspects that were on the nose for some snobs. Let it be known I think all P-cars are beautiful. Except the 914 that has a face only a mother could love. 😄

Multiple typos on my behalf. Yes, its Osnabruck. Oh, and I also have no idea why people blur out their VIN codes.

Going a bit off topic, but why do a lot of people blur out the VIN of their car when they post things online? I was a bit surprised when Nik/Spartan just screenshotted the whole VIN, but then I realised I have no idea what is wrong with doing that. Also is the Porsche factory Onsabruck or Osnabruck? I thought it was Osnabruck, but @WGA you are usually quite detail focussed (eg Carrara White Metallic) and have me questioning myself...

I've made sure if I want to upload photos I've taken on my phone (Samsung S23), that I email them to myself, which gives the option to minimise the photo sizes before sending. I then upload to the forum from my laptop, so a 4 or 5 Mb photo comes down to usually around 300kb filesize.

It appears that there is a stand off between buyers and sellers right across the board for most models.

The website software should resize to a maximum file size which is around 1.5mb I think... tell me if you’ve had a different experience though

i got to say its rather interesting times in the 996 Turbo market .. at last count 11 vehicles are listed on CS which have been sitting for some time with a further 8 vehicles placed ‘On Hold’ sitting in the background which were previously listed but did not sell and I guess sellers waiting to make a market re entry at some point. Is this a case of buyers saying NO to the 996 Turbo vehicle or a case of unrealistic market prices creating a stand off between buyers and sellers ? 😁🍿🍿

Great looking car

Definitely different car, but good buy for the previous one.

OK, it is an Onsabruck built car. My VIN has ZPS (Z=ROW car, P= Model year 2023, S=Factory Stuttgart) whereas you have ZRK (Z=ROW car, R=Model year 2024, K=Factory Onsabruck)

It has been a long time, I used P&S Logistics to transport my car. I chose their door to door option and they delivered the car to destination safely with good condition. I am sharing their website link, so you can visit yourself and go through their services. P&S Logistics: https://pslogistics.com.au My experience was good, but I recommend you to get quotes from other car transport providers too. I hope it will help.

Ha, a rusty shed with questionable drive train is your starting point for a backdate ST, you have panel work to do anyway, that's where your UK imports come in handy and nothing wrong with that.

Not sure it's the same one, the KM don't match. I thought the same first time I saw it pop up too!

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2001-porsche-911-turbo-996-manual-awd-my02/OAG-AD-23165948 Bastard.