Dave997S Posted 12August, 2018 Report Share Posted 12August, 2018 33 minutes ago, LeeM said: Very nice, though the auto would put me off personally Oops, didn’t even see the auto bit!! LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 13August, 2018 Report Share Posted 13August, 2018 I really think this is cool... not sure what it says about me, but hey... here you go https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-1998/OAG-AD-16177923/?Cr=12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLD Posted 13August, 2018 Report Share Posted 13August, 2018 11 minutes ago, edgy said: I really think this is cool... not sure what it says about me, but hey... here you go https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-1998/OAG-AD-16177923/?Cr=12 Yeah, I really like it. And I think it's better that it doesn't have tan interior. The green looks great with the black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2000 Posted 13August, 2018 Report Share Posted 13August, 2018 And the white Adelaide one is gone! https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2000/SSE-AD-4458409/?Cr=1 To you @Dave986? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave997S Posted 13August, 2018 Report Share Posted 13August, 2018 13 minutes ago, D2000 said: And the white Adelaide one is gone! https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2000/SSE-AD-4458409/?Cr=1 To you @Dave986? Nope. I’ve been busy at work and I was about to call Buiks to plan a PPI over lunch. Oh well, it wasn’t meant to be! Good luck to who ever grabbed it. 1 hour ago, edgy said: I really think this is cool... not sure what it says about me, but hey... here you go https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-1998/OAG-AD-16177923/?Cr=12 To quote Kath & Kim...”nice, different, unusual” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 This seems very well looked after. Really don’t know if I’d end up regretting buying a tip instead of holding out for a manual though ? https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2003/SSE-AD-5578134 Price seems “ok”... Maybe $50k and it would be “good buy”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2000 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 6 minutes ago, JWM said: This seems very well looked after. Really don’t know if I’d end up regretting buying a tip instead of holding out for a manual though ? https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2003/SSE-AD-5578134 Price seems “ok”... Maybe $50k and it would be “good buy”? You would (regret it). If you want manual buy manual JWM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 16 minutes ago, D2000 said: You would (regret it). If you want manual buy manual All comes down to how much you're prepared to pay for a manual. I was in the same boat and basically it came down to a manual being $10k above my budget. $55k for IMS done compares to what I paid (for one without IMS done), presumably a bit of room for negotiation so you could come out right. Having said that, if my budget was higher, I would have bought one of the manuals that have been available for around $60k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_189 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 Looks very tidy for 108k + bon vivant treatment - did a detailing course with them - was great Dalai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs124 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 Kind of tempted to do a midnight run to Radelaide. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2000-Porsche-911-Turbo-996-Manual-AWD-MY01/SSE-AD-5465256?id=SSE-AD-5465256 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_189 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 10 minutes ago, cs124 said: Kind of tempted to do a midnight run to Radelaide. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2000-Porsche-911-Turbo-996-Manual-AWD-MY01/SSE-AD-5465256?id=SSE-AD-5465256 Do it!! cs124 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 14 minutes ago, cs124 said: Kind of tempted to do a midnight run to Radelaide. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2000-Porsche-911-Turbo-996-Manual-AWD-MY01/SSE-AD-5465256?id=SSE-AD-5465256 Wow, that would be a scary bill to get! Good job it has already been paid by them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardWarrior77 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 What's the story behind this one? Why did it need an engine rebuild at 130,000 kms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 27 minutes ago, KeyboardWarrior77 said: What's the story behind this one? Why did it need an engine rebuild at 130,000 kms? Coz it was f....d maybe? ? cs124 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs124 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 33 minutes ago, dan_189 said: Do it!! Hold my beer... dan_189 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardWarrior77 Posted 19August, 2018 Report Share Posted 19August, 2018 1 hour ago, LeeM said: Coz it was f....d maybe? ? I was under the impression that the turbo engines were super reliable. Bulletproof some might say! https://www.evo.co.uk/porsche/911-turbo/14042/porsche-996-turbo-buying-checkpoints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelrik911 Posted 20August, 2018 Report Share Posted 20August, 2018 12 hours ago, KeyboardWarrior77 said: I was under the impression that the turbo engines were super reliable. Bulletproof some might say! https://www.evo.co.uk/porsche/911-turbo/14042/porsche-996-turbo-buying-checkpoints Yeah - I wondered about this too. OK, so it went into the workshop for a gearbox fix (that the Factory caused??) and ended up with a motor rebuild as well. Signs of a very hard early life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 20August, 2018 Report Share Posted 20August, 2018 I imagine a ph call to autohaus would clear it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardWarrior77 Posted 20August, 2018 Report Share Posted 20August, 2018 7 hours ago, Zelrik911 said: Yeah - I wondered about this too. OK, so it went into the workshop for a gearbox fix (that the Factory caused??) and ended up with a motor rebuild as well. Signs of a very hard early life? Perhaps one of the past owners was a boost junkie. How else do you kill a drive train in 130,000 kms? 6 hours ago, firstone said: I imagine a ph call to autohaus would clear it up. Where's the fun in that? firstone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 22August, 2018 Report Share Posted 22August, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 8:08 PM, KeyboardWarrior77 said: Perhaps one of the past owners was a boost junkie. How else do you kill a drive train in 130,000 kms? Where's the fun in that? Notice the dyno sheet is before the engine rebuild On 8/19/2018 at 7:07 PM, JWM said: This seems very well looked after. Really don’t know if I’d end up regretting buying a tip instead of holding out for a manual though ? https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2003/SSE-AD-5578134 Price seems “ok”... Maybe $50k and it would be “good buy”? Service book is interesting for that one. Lots of bouncing around between Weltmeister, Jocaro and Hartech. Surely there's gotta be a story to that or changing hands quite often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2000 Posted 22August, 2018 Report Share Posted 22August, 2018 7 hours ago, Mike737 said: Notice the dyno sheet is before the engine rebuild Service book is interesting for that one. Lots of bouncing around between Weltmeister, Jocaro and Hartech. Surely there's gotta be a story to that or changing hands quite often. Maybe just shopping around for the best price each time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit2100 Posted 23August, 2018 Report Share Posted 23August, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 6:08 PM, KeyboardWarrior77 said: Perhaps one of the past owners was a boost junkie. How else do you kill a drive train in 130,000 kms? Where's the fun in that? Not boost junkies perhaps. Heck of a lot of cash been put into that car with very good bolton parts as I see it. The 996 turbo is so tunable for easy increases in power and torque and sure these mezgers are bullet proof at stock power and torque levels but Tlhey arent that bullet proof when you go beyond a certain level in the tweaking department. eg epoxied cooling lines into the motor aint ideal and with a little outlay on bolton's and in the hands of the wrong tuner the stock rods have been known to bend at power / torque levels at only circa 500 plus hp. Also do your homework. That's crap calling out out the drivetrain all went at 130k I posted two comments months ago on that car when it came up for sale Eg I read the invoices line by line and the dates on the invoices eg gearbox had an issue well before when the engine done if you actually take the time to read the invoices . The gearboxes arent that bullet proof either eg 2nd gear synchro under load from factory like other twin turbo cars can be an issue with low kms. On paper a great car for the cash if a rebuilt motor doesn't scare you. But for me I would be all over who tuned it. Eg my experience with blown engine / drive trains / turbos on twin turbo euros is too much torque at low rpms with with tune not conservative enough to match the lack of thought on impact of bolton's and piss poor preventative maintenance coupled with IO error eg lazy gear changing in high gear and stomping on it or not warming up and cooling down turbos and then smashing it. Eg factory rods and clutches on some euro Mark's seem to get out of shape at circa 500hp / to numbers PS if your a boost junky and not interested in keeping it stock. If you have to drop the drive train for any reason ( research how many hours to drop and bolt back a 996 turbo drive train in at $150 plus an hr) it's an absolute no brainer to go above 500 hp eg upgraded clutch, turbos tune intercoolers and everything else that goes with that and preventative maintenance items and if you are upgrading injectors, then you look and rods and cooling pipes. Dollars add up quick. Eg can spend more dollars on rubber hoses and boost valves than getting an ims sorted just on partsm If tuned well and checks out, and your into driving ( even if the boost gauge never saw the additional circa 1 bar of boost available beyond 0.2 bar a lot car for the money) take that all day every day over a low kilometer 4s or x51 if your into driving and not worried about resale for very little incremental cost. So do you think autohaus are crap at wrenching perhaps and they and the owner that paid the invoices have nfi what they were going eg that built motor and the matching Bolton parts is far more capable of handling anything up to and beyond 500 plus hp / 500 ft tq than a low km stock motor with the right tuning. If you brought it you don't have to be smashing out 1.3 bar on the boost gauge. Eg very enjoyable driving in vacuum or minimal boost like a na if well setup and looked after. But unlike a pristine x51 or 4s there is no way that they can match that shove in the seat that one would get from an occasional right foot boost hit seeing over 1 bar on the boost gauge. Focus on where that car sits right now as opposed to where it was at vs the price. Ps some of us with 996 to think stock 996 tts are rubbish to drive compared to a tweaked one and the mezger is far from bullet proof when you start tweaking and mucking around with turbos Troubleshooter, KeyboardWarrior77, Taffy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas Posted 24August, 2018 Report Share Posted 24August, 2018 996 40th appears to have sold this looks great https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2001/SSE-AD-908656 Troubleshooter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2000 Posted 24August, 2018 Report Share Posted 24August, 2018 1 hour ago, Gas said: 996 40th appears to have sold this looks great https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2001/SSE-AD-908656 Mmmm. Zenith blue. Will be interesting to see how this sells given it is the only low km C4 that has been on the market in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTY Posted 24August, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 24August, 2018 2 hours ago, Gas said: 996 40th appears to have sold this looks great https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-2001/SSE-AD-908656 That looks great in that colour and a fair price for the km’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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