porrsha

Saw this car on Ebay this morning and thought that for $12,500 you could get that for the parts!

$12,500 996

McCrazy

It actually looks to be in pretty good shape for having 140,000 miles on it.

The digital climate displays have died though and the fake wood on the center console is well past it's prime. Might be hiding more damage.

fpb111

Looks like shifting into 5th at 30 mph isn't that bad for a 3.4.

thstone

Very nice car, still a bit high on the price. Should be closer to $10K for that many miles.

morganabowen

I'm sorry, but you can't measure the value of a car by miles alone If you do, you're going to miss out on a lot of good deals..

alpine003

Lol, so the Honduh owners start coming out of the woodwork here...

Car seems to be a great deal if everything checks out.

Woodgrain, Alpine stereo, DSP option(defeated by the Alpine), Tequipment tips, etc... Not bad...

Tiptronic...bad...

Mhenry

Being a tip for me kind of kills the deal. By that is me I know plenty that would love an auto

porrsha

Yeah the Tip is a killer for me and I don't need a 2nd today (996). The s/n in the ad looks bogus because it does not start with WPO.....

wyovino

A lot of hatred here for Tiptronics. Just curious, how many have actually taken a Tip 996 out for a spirited drive? (in manual mode)

Marc Gelefsky

Not hatred, personal preference.
Tips drive fine, My Cayenne is a Tip but when it come down to it like many other here I just enjoy the interaction of a manual trans more.
I have driven PDK cars and it's awesome! but still manual for me.

caperss

I play hard with my Tip all the time. It may not be as much fun as a stick but its good enough for me and my leg dont get tired in bad traffic. It also keeps my right hand free when my beautiful blonde co-pilot is on board so I can shift her gears

5CHN3LL

A good polish on the outside plus $30 worth of DI-NOC on the inside would fix nearly all of the cosmetic issues. If it's mechanically sound, that's a sweet car for the $$.

A GOOD driver with good two-pedal skills can demolish most of us with a tip. The tip is no slushbox compared to a lot of the autos out there...that said, I prefer manual, more for nostalgia than any legitimate reason.

KrazyK

The Tip is probably why the BIN price seems low but the real ACV of the car is closer to $7500 as is. JMHO but I prefer the manual even if I owned a newer 997. The Tip is still just a "slushbox" with poor feel.

wyovino

Is that from direct experience with a Tiptronic 996?

KrazyK

Yes, but its also from general consensus, mag articles, and fact. I could see that a Tip would be needed by a physically disabled person and Im all for that if it gets them in the car they want. I know a guy that has to have an auto so I see its uses.

As a rule, the non-handicap 996 owners seems to prefer the manual by at least 20:1 or more. OMG not another poll?