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996 Turbo at Copart

Looking at this some more - No VAT so that helps on the pricing.
V5 only has sections 1-8 - Makes me wonder whether this is a repossession or a car that was left in storage and is being sold to recoup storage charges?

So potentially a garage queen turbo manual for c. 25K or a garbage buy.

Who's got 25K readies to take a punt?

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Is it me or are the tail pipes sticking out a bit further than normal? Could be a sign of some kind of misalignment. Equally it could just be an aftermarket exhaust, which seems likely as it has forge hoses and a panel filter. I wonder if it has been mapped too... It could be a good car but it is a gamble.

My 996 is a cat D, repaired before my ownership. I started out with a budget of £25k when shopping for a turbo (it was in 2012). Saw some clean cars at £25k to £28k and also some real dogs. My one came up locally and was advertised at £19.5k, private sale. It had a leaky rad when I went to see it and some really noisy suspension components. All standard stuff. It had been serviced annually by Porsche and then at a local garage (who I know any way). I put in a cheeky offer of £15k and we dealt at £15.5k. I was happy with that and buying a less than perfect car meant I could use it and mod it without worrying about devaluing etc. I had a lot of fun working on it myself and modifying before going mental with the engine build etc. It's now a really sorted car but it will always be a Cat D unfortunately.
 
Think you have managed to get the best of both-worlds Tom - an appreciating car that you dont mind putting the miles on or modifying...
Hadnt spotted the exhausts - yes definitely sticking out!

Without VAT, this could still be a bargain for someone....
 
911tom said:
I put in a cheeky offer of £15k and we dealt at £15.5k. I was happy with that

£15k!!! Thats amazing! What a car for the money!
 
Looks like it sold for £20,200 Plus fees (Think £1800 of fees, plus some other bits) - so approx £22k

Be great if the new owner joins 911UK, so we can hear what the car is actually like (saw that happen earlier this week on a 993 thread).
 

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