White C2 coupe on PCA site
03-13-2014, 10:49 AM
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Just proof that everything looks wonderful in pictures...
That ride height is perfect, curious what it is... if that is H&R Greens+Bilsteins, wow!
Best of luck to whoever purchases it, the way the market is going these days I wouldn't be surprised if someone bought this for a project...RWB or the like.
That ride height is perfect, curious what it is... if that is H&R Greens+Bilsteins, wow!
Best of luck to whoever purchases it, the way the market is going these days I wouldn't be surprised if someone bought this for a project...RWB or the like.
03-13-2014, 02:30 PM
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The 964 market, manual coupes in particular, is significantly different than 12 months ago. 24 months ago? Different planet.
03-13-2014, 02:40 PM
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C2 manual coupes are on fire now. They are difficult to find under 30k anymore. Just six months ago there were 2 or 3 in Vancouver for 25k. Now they are gone and the supply has dried up.
Rumor has it Singer has been buying quite a few and has them stored.
03-13-2014, 06:09 PM
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I am loving the jump in prices. Makes my 93 C2 worth more every day. Especially being Polar Silver with dark blue interior.
03-13-2014, 08:55 PM
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Manual coupe? Or the cab in your avatar? C2 manual coupes are on fire now. They are difficult to find under 30k anymore. Just six months ago there were 2 or 3 in Vancouver for 25k. Now they are gone and the supply has dried up. Rumor has it Singer has been buying quite a few and has them stored.
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was a trade in
03-14-2014, 10:49 AM
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03-14-2014, 05:58 PM
#29
Cost round up
Original car: $25,000
New motor rebuild: $15,000
Rust repair and new paint: $20,000
New interior: $6,000
Miscellaneous: $5,000
Grand Total: $71,000
Less than a new Cayman S, what's not to like ???
New motor rebuild: $15,000
Rust repair and new paint: $20,000
New interior: $6,000
Miscellaneous: $5,000
Grand Total: $71,000
Less than a new Cayman S, what's not to like ???
03-16-2014, 10:41 AM
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I just purchased my 4th 964 last Fall after a guy in the club announced to a friend that he was selling it. I purchased it over the phone well before it had the chance of hitting the open market. He even delivered it to my door a week later. Full documentation near concourse condition with 63,000. I have owned a c2 twice c4 cab and this one is a c4 coupe with a manual and "I think" desirable 89.5 with no airbags. A little lighter than a standard c4 and can have kids in the front seat with no problems. Just giving a back ground on my personal experience.
First, these cars are near impossible to find today. People are holding on to them because they are realizing how nice they are. Second, like any thing as they age, more and more are being abused, neglected, or lost to the track etc. You hear the occasional people finding a trade in to the local non Porsche dealer and getting a good deal, but that is not usually an effective strategy one employs to find one. All 964s that I have owned or seen leak a little oil. I am not talking gushing oil from the heads, but a few drops here and there on your floor. My 74 Carrera even after a complete rebuild, starting leaking from the new oil return tubes after 6 months! I was just at a our local Porsche event last night at Byers Porsche in Columbus Ohio and my son who loves all my Porsches asked how much this and that Porsche cost. When I would tell him, he would say that is much as a house. With new Porsche prices exceeding $100,000-$150,000 it would lead me to believe that it has to affect used car prices at some level. Would I sell my 964 for $40,000 no way. Could I maybe find one for less absolutely but it may take a long time that I don't have or care to. My point in this, that it is worth it to pay for the right car if it comes your way given how few there are out there. And as for the c4 vs. c2 discussion that people have. I have owned them both, and lean to the c4 believe it or not. I don't find it a that much heavier unlike driving a 996/997 c4 it just feels more solid. It still has a rear wheel bias and I can drive it faster on the track and in the rain. Unless you are looking at a RS America which is a noticebly lighter than a c4 and costs nearly 50% more. So with this in mind, buying a c2 at $25,000 and putting 8-10k into might not be a bad deal especially if the oil leaks can waite you can fix the rust issues and then work on the motor as you have the funds come available.
First, these cars are near impossible to find today. People are holding on to them because they are realizing how nice they are. Second, like any thing as they age, more and more are being abused, neglected, or lost to the track etc. You hear the occasional people finding a trade in to the local non Porsche dealer and getting a good deal, but that is not usually an effective strategy one employs to find one. All 964s that I have owned or seen leak a little oil. I am not talking gushing oil from the heads, but a few drops here and there on your floor. My 74 Carrera even after a complete rebuild, starting leaking from the new oil return tubes after 6 months! I was just at a our local Porsche event last night at Byers Porsche in Columbus Ohio and my son who loves all my Porsches asked how much this and that Porsche cost. When I would tell him, he would say that is much as a house. With new Porsche prices exceeding $100,000-$150,000 it would lead me to believe that it has to affect used car prices at some level. Would I sell my 964 for $40,000 no way. Could I maybe find one for less absolutely but it may take a long time that I don't have or care to. My point in this, that it is worth it to pay for the right car if it comes your way given how few there are out there. And as for the c4 vs. c2 discussion that people have. I have owned them both, and lean to the c4 believe it or not. I don't find it a that much heavier unlike driving a 996/997 c4 it just feels more solid. It still has a rear wheel bias and I can drive it faster on the track and in the rain. Unless you are looking at a RS America which is a noticebly lighter than a c4 and costs nearly 50% more. So with this in mind, buying a c2 at $25,000 and putting 8-10k into might not be a bad deal especially if the oil leaks can waite you can fix the rust issues and then work on the motor as you have the funds come available.