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NinjaPower
Hockenheim
Joined: 24 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:41 pm Post subject: Thank you and goodbye! Car sold - Some final photos for you
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Just a message to say goodbye! It’s been emotional! 
Thanks to everyone on 911uk for being so helpful and generally all round nice people over the nearly 9 years I’ve had the 993.
It’s been an absolutely amazing car, I have loved every minute of it, and I will miss it, but time for a change after all this time.
The 993 absolutely deserves its reputation as a reliable, usable, and massively enjoyable classic.
Ignore the doom and gloom about ‘nothing selling’ at the moment etc. My car sold within 4 hours, for the full asking price, and I could have sold it 5 times over. I had several people offer to transfer me the full amount the same day without even seeing it.
A trader offered me £30k for it, and I was told by numerous ‘classic Porsche experts’ that I would have to accept approx £38k for a private sale. One well known classic Pork dealer told me he had barely managed to sell anything since June.
It was all complete lies. Lies I tell you!
Some final photos:
Time to go car shopping!
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Cayenne 4.8S
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adamw
Estoril
Joined: 09 Jul 2009
Posts: 3913
Location: West Sussex
1998 Porsche 996 Carrera 2
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Congrats on the sale Ningapower
Another long term 993 owner moves on.
I had mine 6 and thought that was a long time but 9 yrs is a testament to the 993 and how good it is?
You sticking around on 911uk?
What’s next
All the best 
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EX : 02' 996 Turbo Coupe ( May 17 - Sept 19 )
EX : 95' 993 C4 Coupe ( Dec 10 - Oct 16 )
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NinjaPower
Hockenheim
Joined: 24 Jun 2009
Posts: 746
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:48 pm Post subject:
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| adamw wrote: | Congrats on the sale Ningapower
Another long term 993 owner moves on.
I had mine 6 and thought that was a long time but 9 yrs is a testament to the 993 and how good it is?
You sticking around on 911uk?
What’s next
All the best |
I’ll still be around!
The Mrs has a Cayenne S, so I’ll be relegated to the odd post in the Cayenne forum from now on!
Next for me? Ferrari 360 or Alfa 4C, but I simply cannot decide which one to buy.
First world problems and all that...
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badlands
Montreal
Joined: 05 Feb 2015
Posts: 525
Location: London
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Congrats! If the figures the dealers were throwing out for a private sale were bs, do you mind sharing roughly what you did actually sell for and the mileage?
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NinjaPower
Hockenheim
Joined: 24 Jun 2009
Posts: 746
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| badlands wrote: | | Congrats! If the figures the dealers were throwing out for a private sale were bs, do you mind sharing roughly what you did actually sell for and the mileage? |
124k Miles - C2 Varioram Manual.
Asked £xxxk on a big Facebook retro/sportscars group, and my phone nearly melted.
No exaggeration I had people messaging me and saying they would pay more than whoever I had agreed to sell it to.
I deliberately avoided advtertising it on Porsche Facebook groups and forums due to the amount of cars getting advertised on them and not even getting a sniff (including 993’s).
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Cayenne 4.8S
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badlands
Montreal
Joined: 05 Feb 2015
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Location: London
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Result!! Thanks for sharing.
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FZP
Estoril
Joined: 18 Jan 2015
Posts: 3902
Location: Cheshire
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:16 pm Post subject:
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What a great looking car. I'm not up to speed on all things 993 but if some asked me what it was for sale at I would have said £60k.
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NinjaPower
Hockenheim
Joined: 24 Jun 2009
Posts: 746
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Absolutely!
I watched a lovely, super clean, 993 C2 Manual coupe in arena red go though Silverstone Auctions a couple of months ago. Only 65k miles and low owners and it made £35k and I wasn’t going to let that happen to me!
Mine mostly attracted the attention of non-Porsche enthusiasts who said things like “I normally don’t like old Porsches, but that thing is porn” etc. And that was certainly reflected in the sales price.
It’s a real nice car for the new owner, so that’s all that matters in the end.
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993 C2
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Cayenne 4.8S
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James M-S
Suzuka
Joined: 11 Apr 2017
Posts: 1115
Location: Derbyshire
2009 Porsche 997 Carrera 2
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:22 pm Post subject:
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Looks immaculate! Happy shopping
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NinjaPower
Hockenheim
Joined: 24 Jun 2009
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| FZP wrote: | | What a great looking car. I'm not up to speed on all things 993 but if some asked me what it was for sale at I would have said £60k. |
People who saw it, and weren’t 993 nerds like me, always assumed it was a lot more than it’s true value.
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pzero
General
Joined: 18 Jul 2010
Posts: 5520
Location: London
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Congrats on the sale Tim, no shock you had little difficulty selling it. Anyone would struggle to find Arena Red looking as stunning as yours. 
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AndyS
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Joined: 25 Mar 2010
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Barryn
Monza
Joined: 19 Oct 2013
Posts: 225
Location: Cumbria
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Sad to see it go.. one less in the area 😢
Will pop round when you have your new run about. 👍
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Tobesetc
Albert Park
Joined: 02 Jun 2014
Posts: 1589
Location: West London, UK
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As ever, that car looks magnificent. Good luck with your next toy, it's been a pleasure chatting about non-Illuminati approved mods (19" wheels, etc!).
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NinjaPower
Hockenheim
Joined: 24 Jun 2009
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| Tobesetc wrote: | As ever, that car looks magnificent. Good luck with your next toy, it's been a pleasure chatting about non-Illuminati approved mods (19" wheels, etc!).
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The powers that be were FURIOUS about the 19” wheels! 
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911UK
Porsche Community
Joined: 15 May 2002
Posts: 10298
Location: 911UK
1997 Porsche 993 Carrera 2
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Thank you and goodbye! Car sold - Some final photos for
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| NinjaPower wrote: | Just a message to say goodbye! It’s been emotional!
Thanks to everyone on 911uk for being so helpful and generally all round nice people over the nearly 9 years I’ve had the 993.
It’s been an absolutely amazing car, I have loved every minute of it, and I will miss it, but time for a change after all this time.
The 993 absolutely deserves its reputation as a reliable, usable, and massively enjoyable classic.
Ignore the doom and gloom about ‘nothing selling’ at the moment etc. My car sold within 4 hours, for the full asking price, and I could have sold it 5 times over. I had several people offer to transfer me the full amount the same day without even seeing it.
A trader offered me £30k for it, and I was told by numerous ‘classic Porsche experts’ that I would have to accept approx £34k for a private sale. One well known classic Pork dealer told me he had barely managed to sell anything since June.
It was all complete lies. Lies I tell you!
Some final photos:
Time to go car shopping! |
That has always been an impressive car
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T8
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Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Posts: 16134
Location: Kent
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Soooooooooo much beauty for c£40k. 
To think that some people pay 100x that for works of art they can only hang on a wall.
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Scholester
Suzuka
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
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Location: South West
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That colour looks stunning. I think it would suit the newer models too and nicely dilute the amount of blacks, greys and silver cars we see.
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dorsal fin
Trainee
Joined: 02 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:14 am Post subject:
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Asked £41k on a big Facebook retro/sportscars group, and my phone nearly melted.
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Can you provide the details of this FB group?
Thanks
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pierrebear
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 27 Sep 2017
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Location: Jersey
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:23 am Post subject:
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Congrats on the sale, Ninjapower - I'd be grateful if you would send me a PM with details of the group you sold your 993 on. Am still debating selling mine and swapping for an LHD aircooled piece of pork!
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