Any interest in a 993?
Discussion
So i sold the 993
and then un-sold it.
Advertised it for 56000 chfs and got an immediate response from someone who wanted to view it the next day.
Couldnt sleep that night wondering if i was doing the right thing......
Main problem was wondering what to replace it with - my dealer had a nice looking 02 996 turbo up for only about 5k chfs more than i was going to get for the 993.
So next morning i figured id better go and drive the thing and give it the once over. (i had borrowed a 997 turbo from him last summer and loved it), and figured that a 6 turbo would be the same.....
Wrong!
the 6 seemed much more heavy and dead feeling, whereas the 7 seemed more nimble and lighter.
I also have to mention the build quality - apols to any 6 owners reading, but some aspects of the interior ( the materials used and their quality) just didnt appeal to me at all.
After about an hour driving around i came to the conclusion that the 6 just wasnt for me.
Back to the dealer for a long chat - his thoughts were that i should keep my 993 and not buy the turbo - that must mean something as he effectivly didnt sell a car.
Drove home and had to call the potential purchaser to tell him i wasnt going to sell it anymore....
I think i will wait a few years until 997 turbos have depreciated a bit more and then review the situation again.
Good news on the value of my 993, after 7 years of owning it, it has only depreciated 2 k chfs.
My daughter was very happy i didnt sell it as well - she loves being picked up from school in it and thinks she is going to get it when she starts driving in 12 years !!!!
and then un-sold it.
Advertised it for 56000 chfs and got an immediate response from someone who wanted to view it the next day.
Couldnt sleep that night wondering if i was doing the right thing......
Main problem was wondering what to replace it with - my dealer had a nice looking 02 996 turbo up for only about 5k chfs more than i was going to get for the 993.
So next morning i figured id better go and drive the thing and give it the once over. (i had borrowed a 997 turbo from him last summer and loved it), and figured that a 6 turbo would be the same.....
Wrong!
the 6 seemed much more heavy and dead feeling, whereas the 7 seemed more nimble and lighter.
I also have to mention the build quality - apols to any 6 owners reading, but some aspects of the interior ( the materials used and their quality) just didnt appeal to me at all.
After about an hour driving around i came to the conclusion that the 6 just wasnt for me.
Back to the dealer for a long chat - his thoughts were that i should keep my 993 and not buy the turbo - that must mean something as he effectivly didnt sell a car.
Drove home and had to call the potential purchaser to tell him i wasnt going to sell it anymore....
I think i will wait a few years until 997 turbos have depreciated a bit more and then review the situation again.
Good news on the value of my 993, after 7 years of owning it, it has only depreciated 2 k chfs.
My daughter was very happy i didnt sell it as well - she loves being picked up from school in it and thinks she is going to get it when she starts driving in 12 years !!!!
Biggest mistake I made was when I sold my 92'RS. I'll never forgive myself but had to have some cash for a divorce. Guess I should had robbed a bank instead...Was going to add that you shouldn't sell it...but you beat me to it by changing your mind!
Values of 993s haven't changed for years. I bought my first one in Switzerland in 2001 and it cost me CHF 40k and I just bought another at the end of 2010 for CHF 43k. Inbetween I had a GT3, a 964 C2, a 3.2 Carrera and a 997 C2 but decided that the 993 is the one to have because i) last of the original 911s ii) doesn't lose value, which is important to me for a 3rd car that only gets used at the weekend iii) has four seats (otherwise I'd consider a 964 RS) and has enough rust proofing that it can be driven during the winter (only on dry days of course) - early 911s are lovely but too fragile and now too expensive.
Values of 993s haven't changed for years. I bought my first one in Switzerland in 2001 and it cost me CHF 40k and I just bought another at the end of 2010 for CHF 43k. Inbetween I had a GT3, a 964 C2, a 3.2 Carrera and a 997 C2 but decided that the 993 is the one to have because i) last of the original 911s ii) doesn't lose value, which is important to me for a 3rd car that only gets used at the weekend iii) has four seats (otherwise I'd consider a 964 RS) and has enough rust proofing that it can be driven during the winter (only on dry days of course) - early 911s are lovely but too fragile and now too expensive.
TISPKJ said:
Obviously led by current fx rate but £37k for a std 993 is strong money
That is only if you are thinking in sterling......as long as you are paid in Swiss Francs then not a problem.
Plus 993 values in Switzerland have remained pretty firm over the past 10 years or so.
And yes, in answer to your original question, I think selling a right-hand drive 993 would be very difficult. At you would only be able to do so if you registered it in Switzerland first (not sure if that was your intention). Importing a registering cars is not that easy here as the Swiss equivalent to the MOT is much, much stricter than in the UK and you have to prove the car was homogulated for Switzerland and meets Swiss regulations. My tennis coach just imported a Chimera (brave man!). He bought it from a dealer in Manchester and the car was supposed to have been sorted...but when he went for a test here a number of issues were found. I do not whether he has managed to get it registered yet. Still, there are so few TVRs in Switzerland that if you want one going to the UK is perhaps the only option (and they are so much cheaper compared to here that it sort of makes sense).
a non swiss registered car, no chance*
swiss registered - maybe, but would have to be really really really cheap, most cars here are leased anyway so finding someone to pay outright for an imported car would be very hard, on top of that insurance will be more and value way less
i've imported 1 car into switzerland and it was a total ball ache (and very expensive all in), I've also tried to sell 2 uk cars here (couldn't be bothered to take them back) and even stupidly cheap they wouldn't shift, ended up taking them back to the uk.
swiss registered - maybe, but would have to be really really really cheap, most cars here are leased anyway so finding someone to pay outright for an imported car would be very hard, on top of that insurance will be more and value way less
i've imported 1 car into switzerland and it was a total ball ache (and very expensive all in), I've also tried to sell 2 uk cars here (couldn't be bothered to take them back) and even stupidly cheap they wouldn't shift, ended up taking them back to the uk.
- expat aside, who'll only want to pay uk prices anyway, even then you'll be really lucky to find someone.
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