Best 911 for £20k?

[Gareth135R]

£20k budget for a 911.
Lucky if it will do 2k miles a year.
Any recommendations?

Top of the list is a 996 C4S but any other suggestions?

[djglover]

Have also got an interest in this, but was going to wait for 997 C2S to come down to below that in 18 months or so.

[mollytherocker]

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It really depends on what you want and many other variables, but really, this is the answer.

Although, I would add a good Carrera 3.2 as well.

[jackal]

Can you get a 997 yet for 20k ? . So much car for the money.

Will 20k get you a 964 or 993 thats worth getting and isnt a money pit ?

[Pickled Piper]

mollytherocker said:

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It really depends on what you want and many other variables, but really, this is the answer.

Although, I would add a good Carrera 3.2 as well.

Depends what you are looking for. The above will make every trip of your 2000 miles an occasion. Also, minimal depreciation. The later water cooled cars are a very different proposition. Try a few out and see what floats your boat, so to speak.

have fun looking.

pp

[nurburgring1]

jackal said:

Will 20k get you a 964 or 993 thats worth getting and isnt a money pit ?

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

[jackal]

nurburgring1 said:

jackal said:

Will 20k get you a 964 or 993 thats worth getting and isnt a money pit ?

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

Its all gone bananas mate.

I remember that guards 964 c2 not so long ago, 33k miles and up for £19,995 and it kind of seemed a lot of money at the time.

[mollytherocker]

nurburgring1 said:

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

Hey Bob, stop talking your car up!

[nurburgring1]

mollytherocker said:

nurburgring1 said:

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

Hey Bob, stop talking your car up!

Not mine mate, mines insured for far more than that;), Graeme got 24k for his las month.

[mollytherocker]

nurburgring1 said:

mollytherocker said:

nurburgring1 said:

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

Hey Bob, stop talking your car up!

Not mine mate, mines insured for far more than that;), Graeme got 24k for his las month.

Helped by a certain magazine article no doubt. . Worth it though.

You going to oulton on Friday?

[nurburgring1]

mollytherocker said:

nurburgring1 said:

mollytherocker said:

nurburgring1 said:

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

Hey Bob, stop talking your car up!

Not mine mate, mines insured for far more than that;), Graeme got 24k for his las month.

Helped by a certain magazine article no doubt. . Worth it though.

You going to oulton on Friday?

His car was sold before the mag came out.

Will be at Oulton, but not as early as the others. What about you.

[mollytherocker]

nurburgring1 said:

His car was sold before the mag came out.

Will be at Oulton, but not as early as the others. What about you.

Yep, meeting at Lymm services and bringing Gibbs.

[Martian O]

jackal said:

Can you get a 997 yet for 20k ?

Yes.

[dank]

You'd get a decent 996 c4s for around 20k, go for Lapis blue

[chiark]

I so very nearly bought a 56 plate 997 C2 with navigation for £19995... Full history, but 88k miles.
So yes, there are 997s out there for that money, but ultimately I didn't trust the engine so went with a 996 with a rebuilt Hartech engine for 5 grand less.

I still sometimes wish I'd gone for that 997.

[Hilux2400]

I bought a 2003 996 C2 Tip for £19k with 44k on the clock in December 2012. As this is my first Porsche I went for the "simplest" mechanical arrangement without the danger of being overreved. I was tempted to go for a late 993 as an air cooled model is supposed to be more reliable. However, all the ones I looked at in this price window had higher mileages.

The water cooled has its disadvantages in that it has about 22 litres of coolant and more connection points than the average domestic heating system.

H

[nurburgring1]

Hilux2400 said:

The water cooled has its disadvantages in that it has about 22 litres of coolant and more connection points than the average domestic heating system.

H

[shoestring7]

nurburgring1 said:

jackal said:

Will 20k get you a 964 or 993 thats worth getting and isnt a money pit ?

Or a 3.2 for that matter, good ones with a few miles on them now start at about 24k.

Or a very good SC. Or even a Carrera 3.0. Maybe an early 911T too.

Its amazing how the prices of old and new 911s have converged.

SS7

[BertBert]

I'm intrigued about how you'd get a 996 C4s to the top of your highdays and holidays special 911?

What are your criteria?

bert

[monthefish]

A high mileage 996 Turbo?
For example...