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Phil 997 said:IMO the 997 is the best watercooled 911 it's the last shape before Porsche decided to take the 911 to grand tourer.
resigner said:a 991 really shouldn't be a dream car.
Keep the car, do the mods you want, make it perfect for you, never sell it. You won't get back money for the mods. A large majority of people don't wan't a modified 911, we want an original one. Market for cars across the board is down at the moment.
I am similar in that mine has 78k miles, I plan to keep it for life as it is just amazing. Mine is my daily driver, one day I will add a new daily, but aim to keep it.
Phil 997 said:Here's my 2p to consider. IMO the 997 is the best watercooled 911 it's the last shape before Porsche decided to take the 911 to grand tourer. There are so many mods available as it's a few years old now. The gen1 honestly is a more fun car as the gen2 got a bit refined and the dfi engine I don't like as much as the gen 1 engine. I really wouldn't worry about mileage as the big thing in the future with the gen1 will be has it been rebuilt by Hartech and made bullet proof, these are the cars that will be more desirable and command a premium. So with all that in mind it is my opinion that the most desired non flagship watercooled 911 in the future will be a Hartech rebuilt 997.1 3.8 manual then tip. So do your mods, enjoy your car, add the miles and then get a Hartech rebuild which will be far cheaper than an upgrade to a 997.2 or 991. :grin: a more enjoyable ownership and better long term financial option :thumb:
M&MD&D said:Phil 997 said:Here's my 2p to consider. IMO the 997 is the best watercooled 911 it's the last shape before Porsche decided to take the 911 to grand tourer. There are so many mods available as it's a few years old now. The gen1 honestly is a more fun car as the gen2 got a bit refined and the dfi engine I don't like as much as the gen 1 engine. I really wouldn't worry about mileage as the big thing in the future with the gen1 will be has it been rebuilt by Hartech and made bullet proof, these are the cars that will be more desirable and command a premium. So with all that in mind it is my opinion that the most desired non flagship watercooled 911 in the future will be a Hartech rebuilt 997.1 3.8 manual then tip. So do your mods, enjoy your car, add the miles and then get a Hartech rebuild which will be far cheaper than an upgrade to a 997.2 or 991. :grin: a more enjoyable ownership and better long term financial option :thumb:
My bolding.
I very much like that you say this as someone who has a 997.1 tiptronic :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
I was very fortunate to get it from a very reputable indy (Revolution) who looked after my 987. They knew the car and checked it over with a fine toothcomb before selling it to me and they will look after it going forward -- for me, it is worth the drive up from London.
Fingers crossed I remain a happy 997 owner
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jl-c said:DucatiRob my mate recently bought a 997 GT3, it's serious fun but you realise that the 0-60 time is the same as ours? Flat chat though, Oh that howl
MaxA said:I don't know why 80k is such a special number in terms of mileage
T8 said:Phil 997 said:IMO the 997 is the best watercooled 911 it's the last shape before Porsche decided to take the 911 to grand tourer.
Did 2.5 inches really make that much of a difference. :?:
I've driven nearly every variant of 997 and 991 and size was the least of the differences I noticed.
rabbitstew said:MaxA said:I don't know why 80k is such a special number in terms of mileage
Its down to the psychological 100,000 miles means a car is useless thing. By selling the car off at 80k miles, its far enough away from 100,000 for the next "average" Porsche owner to have a couple of years of use (maybe 4k miles a year), then still sell it with 8*,000 miles to the next guy etc.
I had the same dilemma when my 997 got into the 80,000 mile range. I figured if I wanted to sell then now was the time. But then I also figured once it goes over 100k miles then would a car with 101,000 on the clock be worth more than one with 116,000 on the clock? Probably not, which meant once I hit 100k miles it wouldnt really make any difference what mileage I did after then.
So, in the end I just kept the car. Its now got 101800 on it and im not ever planning on selling it. Its a weight of my shoulders now not worrying about mileage.
People always say buy on condition, not mileage, but in reality in the UK mileage does put people off. Condition wise, my car has just had a complete inspection and mechanical overall, with any worn bits which were flagged as needing replacement being replaced. And ive had a couple of garages comment on how good a condition it is underneath compared to some *lot* lower mile cars they have seen.