93k miles on 3 yr old 997
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Just saw this car
http://www.northwayporscheltd.co.uk/used/porsche/9...
A gen 2 997 C2S with Northway Porsche, car registered in 2010 but has already hit 93,000 miles. Full Porsche service history but quite a relatively light spec on the car - no Bose, Sports Chrono or PSE.
It's priced attractively to reflect mileage but will it suffer from a massive drop in value once it hits 100k miles? Anything else to bear in mind?
http://www.northwayporscheltd.co.uk/used/porsche/9...
A gen 2 997 C2S with Northway Porsche, car registered in 2010 but has already hit 93,000 miles. Full Porsche service history but quite a relatively light spec on the car - no Bose, Sports Chrono or PSE.
It's priced attractively to reflect mileage but will it suffer from a massive drop in value once it hits 100k miles? Anything else to bear in mind?
There is a psychological barrier for some buyers once you hit 100k miles; that's why I buy my runaround cars with high mileages, as it makes for cheap motoring.
However, there is a reason behind this - a full service history is great, but it doesn't mean that you won't have to start replacing wear and tear items like suspension components, alternator, air con compressor, etc, which on a Porsche are expensive parts.
See if you can get a look at the service receipts to see what additional work was done - if every recommendation by the OPC has been acted on by the owner, then there should be plenty. (at 93k probably about 6 sets of pads and discs for a start!)
However, there is a reason behind this - a full service history is great, but it doesn't mean that you won't have to start replacing wear and tear items like suspension components, alternator, air con compressor, etc, which on a Porsche are expensive parts.
See if you can get a look at the service receipts to see what additional work was done - if every recommendation by the OPC has been acted on by the owner, then there should be plenty. (at 93k probably about 6 sets of pads and discs for a start!)
pete.g said:
There is a psychological barrier for some buyers once you hit 100k miles; that's why I buy my runaround cars with high mileages, as it makes for cheap motoring.
However, there is a reason behind this - a full service history is great, but it doesn't mean that you won't have to start replacing wear and tear items like suspension components, alternator, air con compressor, etc, which on a Porsche are expensive parts.
But again, that has no bearing whatsoever on the magic 100,000k mile barrier.However, there is a reason behind this - a full service history is great, but it doesn't mean that you won't have to start replacing wear and tear items like suspension components, alternator, air con compressor, etc, which on a Porsche are expensive parts.
Different parts will require changing at different mileages, and a car at 80k may well be due a lot of replacement parts but the current owner is 'putting off' replacement as long as possible (and then punting it on before replacement is essential) whereas a 100,000 mile car may well have had a number of these parts replaced fairly recently.
The 100,000 threshold is meaningless in isolation. (but try telling the general ignorant car-buying public that)
Anyway, 32k feels like a lot of money for that car.
monthefish said:
But again, that has no bearing whatsoever on the magic 100,000k mile barrier.
Different parts will require changing at different mileages, and a car at 80k may well be due a lot of replacement parts but the current owner is 'putting off' replacement as long as possible (and then punting it on before replacement is essential) whereas a 100,000 mile car may well have had a number of these parts replaced fairly recently.
The 100,000 threshold is meaningless in isolation. (but try telling the general ignorant car-buying public that)
Anyway, 32k feels like a lot of money for that car.
Why, other than the mileage?Different parts will require changing at different mileages, and a car at 80k may well be due a lot of replacement parts but the current owner is 'putting off' replacement as long as possible (and then punting it on before replacement is essential) whereas a 100,000 mile car may well have had a number of these parts replaced fairly recently.
The 100,000 threshold is meaningless in isolation. (but try telling the general ignorant car-buying public that)
Anyway, 32k feels like a lot of money for that car.
I have been looking at a similar car with 60k miles and that is putting me off. A 3 year old car with 60k miles just means it is close ish to that 100k barrier others have mentioned where most people wont touch it. I could hit that in 2-3 years and how much would the car be worth at that point? If you buy a car with 30k miles and put 30k on then its still reasonable in other peoples minds.
So what I am saying in a long arsed way is that 90k+ miles wouldn't necessarily bother me as long as the car has been looked after but it might make it really hard to sell on (especially if you put a fair few miles on it)
So what I am saying in a long arsed way is that 90k+ miles wouldn't necessarily bother me as long as the car has been looked after but it might make it really hard to sell on (especially if you put a fair few miles on it)
DeeKay17 said:
Just saw this car
http://www.northwayporscheltd.co.uk/used/porsche/9...
A gen 2 997 C2S with Northway Porsche, car registered in 2010 but has already hit 93,000 miles. Full Porsche service history but quite a relatively light spec on the car - no Bose, Sports Chrono or PSE.
It's priced attractively to reflect mileage but will it suffer from a massive drop in value once it hits 100k miles? Anything else to bear in mind?
Nothing to add other than, fair play to the previous owner. I bet that was fabulous way to do 30k a year in.http://www.northwayporscheltd.co.uk/used/porsche/9...
A gen 2 997 C2S with Northway Porsche, car registered in 2010 but has already hit 93,000 miles. Full Porsche service history but quite a relatively light spec on the car - no Bose, Sports Chrono or PSE.
It's priced attractively to reflect mileage but will it suffer from a massive drop in value once it hits 100k miles? Anything else to bear in mind?
Similarly, I did 20k hard miles in 6 months in a Gen 1 C2S. It was an unbelievably good car and nothing went wrong. Really miss it.
I'd wager that the Gen 2 above still feels perfectly tight. Probably more so than many London-based low mileage examples of the same age.
monthefish said:
pete.g said:
There is a psychological barrier for some buyers once you hit 100k miles; that's why I buy my runaround cars with high mileages, as it makes for cheap motoring.
However, there is a reason behind this - a full service history is great, but it doesn't mean that you won't have to start replacing wear and tear items like suspension components, alternator, air con compressor, etc, which on a Porsche are expensive parts.
But again, that has no bearing whatsoever on the magic 100,000k mile barrier.However, there is a reason behind this - a full service history is great, but it doesn't mean that you won't have to start replacing wear and tear items like suspension components, alternator, air con compressor, etc, which on a Porsche are expensive parts.
Different parts will require changing at different mileages, and a car at 80k may well be due a lot of replacement parts but the current owner is 'putting off' replacement as long as possible (and then punting it on before replacement is essential) whereas a 100,000 mile car may well have had a number of these parts replaced fairly recently.
The 100,000 threshold is meaningless in isolation. (but try telling the general ignorant car-buying public that)
Anyway, 32k feels like a lot of money for that car.
I would buy something like this before I'd buy an ultra low mileage car. A local dealer offered me a 2300 mile 2006 997 C2S last week!
The important information required in this case is the running hours and hence average speed. If it's been on long motorway runs with an average of say 50-60mph then there's every chance it will be less worn than a 30,000 mile city car that's run just as many hours. In that use it's possible to have had only one set of discs too.
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