911 Virgin in mileage shocker!
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I'm shocked at the mileage full stop!
I own a 997 S (2wd) and you cannot get me out of it!
these cars are for driving, enjoying and using...not to be
looked at. The other thing is a normal mileage car is a much
better option, the brakes would have bedded in, engine thrashed more--operated at full spectrum of its design temps etc....
What a harsh bunch you are. There I was enjoying a potter round the Northampton countryside when one of your number alerted me to the fact I was being hounded, nay attacked, on these very pages.
Come on chaps, an 8 week old car is a tiny bit different from a 15 year old one. On the assumption that all 8 week old cars are the same all we have to distinguish them by are the random details.
As I have always said the rules are simple, the number on the speedo dictates the most you can ask for a car - hence we ask the question when offered a car, the condition dictates the price up to that point. The problem is that with older cars (over say 6 or 8 years) the rules don`t always stack up. For example I can think of a couple of 964`s we`ve had in over the years that have (justifiably) commanded large prices both in the buying and selling but where judged on the number on the speedo you`d think us mad.
We traditionally sell "older" modern cars where condition is the number one priority. As an example we have just put a Turbo 4 on the site, earlier in the week we were offered a similar car with 10k less on the clock and yet we rejected it. Why? surely we`d rather stock the car with a lower number on the speedo - because it was an absolute dog, sold 4 or 5 years ago by us, unserviced since bar a big bill for some remedial work. Repo`d by the finance company (we saw the car just before it was repo`d and couldn`t even see the carpet for an inch of fag ash and soil). As for driving it then it was in a truely awfull state!
The car we bought is in great shape for the age and price, properly maintained in in good servicable condition.
It`s hard to put an age on where the number on the speedo becomes secondary in valuing a car but it`s probably around 3 years old. Certainly by 6 or 7 years old it is more of a passing interest. Yes, if you find a 20 year old car with 10k mls on the speedo then potentially you can ask a premium for it because it appeals to a collector but that`s all.
Anyway looking on the bright side the sun finally broke through the drizzle and my Northampton potter turned out to be a pleasant day after all. I even got treated to a can of pop and a bar of chocolate !!
Henry
PS. See you miserable bastards at Eynesham Hall where no doubt you will swallow your prides and enjoy some of our complimentary refreshments and dodgem cars
Come on chaps, an 8 week old car is a tiny bit different from a 15 year old one. On the assumption that all 8 week old cars are the same all we have to distinguish them by are the random details.
As I have always said the rules are simple, the number on the speedo dictates the most you can ask for a car - hence we ask the question when offered a car, the condition dictates the price up to that point. The problem is that with older cars (over say 6 or 8 years) the rules don`t always stack up. For example I can think of a couple of 964`s we`ve had in over the years that have (justifiably) commanded large prices both in the buying and selling but where judged on the number on the speedo you`d think us mad.
We traditionally sell "older" modern cars where condition is the number one priority. As an example we have just put a Turbo 4 on the site, earlier in the week we were offered a similar car with 10k less on the clock and yet we rejected it. Why? surely we`d rather stock the car with a lower number on the speedo - because it was an absolute dog, sold 4 or 5 years ago by us, unserviced since bar a big bill for some remedial work. Repo`d by the finance company (we saw the car just before it was repo`d and couldn`t even see the carpet for an inch of fag ash and soil). As for driving it then it was in a truely awfull state!
The car we bought is in great shape for the age and price, properly maintained in in good servicable condition.
It`s hard to put an age on where the number on the speedo becomes secondary in valuing a car but it`s probably around 3 years old. Certainly by 6 or 7 years old it is more of a passing interest. Yes, if you find a 20 year old car with 10k mls on the speedo then potentially you can ask a premium for it because it appeals to a collector but that`s all.
Anyway looking on the bright side the sun finally broke through the drizzle and my Northampton potter turned out to be a pleasant day after all. I even got treated to a can of pop and a bar of chocolate !!
Henry
PS. See you miserable bastards at Eynesham Hall where no doubt you will swallow your prides and enjoy some of our complimentary refreshments and dodgem cars
Point taken old boy...............but!
Assume for a moment one was interested in Midnight Blue 993tt's, around '96 with close on 6 figure mileage covered. Let's assume one had to part with c. £35,000 for said machine and that one covers 10,000 miles per annum.
Long way down from £35,000 after 3 years and 35,000 more miles don't you think?
Maybe I should buy a Skoda torbo diesel
Assume for a moment one was interested in Midnight Blue 993tt's, around '96 with close on 6 figure mileage covered. Let's assume one had to part with c. £35,000 for said machine and that one covers 10,000 miles per annum.
Long way down from £35,000 after 3 years and 35,000 more miles don't you think?
Maybe I should buy a Skoda torbo diesel
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