Good afternoon all, having come close but never quite closing on my first 911 over 10 years or so(!!) I'm now looking to get one of the above.
Car will be weekend and holiday use, and ideally for the odd trackday and road trip (maybe both combined). Manual is the only consideration, PDK or auto isn't for me right at this time.
Last time I had a third car for this need was a very hardcore Caterham - not big power, but a bit of a stripped and spartan car. The relevance here, is the Caterham was in good mechanical fettle, but not mint (or expensive) and therefore relative to a 911 wasn't a high value car.
I want something to use, and to mitigate any massive costs as much as possible, so I drive the car as a sports car, not an asset to be protected.
So my ideal purchase will be a low entry cost 997.1 S with full Hartech build that doesn't need an OPC service history. I'd love a .2 but I'm not sure a £40k investment sits well with me for driving hard and parking up without worrying about it.
I'm confident (given I've got no pressure to buy) I can get a fully rebuilt .1 the right side of £30k, and I don't mind investing in suspension refresh, paintwork etc.
Any advice on which way to go, or any private sales coming up greatly welcomed!
Car will be weekend and holiday use, and ideally for the odd trackday and road trip (maybe both combined). Manual is the only consideration, PDK or auto isn't for me right at this time.
Last time I had a third car for this need was a very hardcore Caterham - not big power, but a bit of a stripped and spartan car. The relevance here, is the Caterham was in good mechanical fettle, but not mint (or expensive) and therefore relative to a 911 wasn't a high value car.
I want something to use, and to mitigate any massive costs as much as possible, so I drive the car as a sports car, not an asset to be protected.
So my ideal purchase will be a low entry cost 997.1 S with full Hartech build that doesn't need an OPC service history. I'd love a .2 but I'm not sure a £40k investment sits well with me for driving hard and parking up without worrying about it.
I'm confident (given I've got no pressure to buy) I can get a fully rebuilt .1 the right side of £30k, and I don't mind investing in suspension refresh, paintwork etc.
Any advice on which way to go, or any private sales coming up greatly welcomed!