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Hardtop - should I keep it?

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wagonface

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Have a hardtop for my 996 sitting in my cellar. I have only used it once (went to Paris to watch the rugby and figured the garlic munchers would find it harder to set the car on fire with a hardtop...). Don't intend to use it in the future.

Am doing some building work in January and hardtop cant stay in the cellar. I have nowhere else to store it, so am thinking of selling it. Does anyone have an opinion on whether its a dealbreaker for when I come to sell the car in a few years time if it has a hard top or not? Would you buy a cabrio without a hardtop?

Also - anyone have an idea how much they go for?

Thanks, Josh


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Seem to go for £200-500ish on Ebay but Boxster ones go up to £900 or more :?

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was it not a standard bit of kit on the 996 cab tho???,so might put potential buyers off if its not got it??

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Agree with Rodders. Keep it. It will be expected come resale time.

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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by wagonface on 17 November 2006

Have a hardtop for my 996 sitting in my cellar. I have only used it once (went to Paris to watch the rugby and figured the garlic munchers would find it harder to set the car on fire with a hardtop...). Don't intend to use it in the future.

Am doing some building work in January and hardtop cant stay in the cellar. I have nowhere else to store it, so am thinking of selling it. Does anyone have an opinion on whether its a dealbreaker for when I come to sell the car in a few years time if it has a hard top or not? Would you buy a cabrio without a hardtop?

Also - anyone have an idea how much they go for?

Thanks, Josh
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Put it on the car????

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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by Rodders on 17 November 2006

was it not a standard bit of kit on the 996 cab tho???,so might put potential buyers off if its not got it??
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Only standard fro '03 on I think........I keep mine on the car in winter.......

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Not sure about 98, but defo standard on all 996s from 99 on.

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Hard Top was standard on all 996 cabs

Option on 997,





NOTE i believe on a 997 a hard top is £5000 from the parts dept £3000 odd if ordered with the car from the factory


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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by nicola on 17 November 2006

Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by wagonface on 17 November 2006

Have a hardtop for my 996 sitting in my cellar. I have only used it once (went to Paris to watch the rugby and figured the garlic munchers would find it harder to set the car on fire with a hardtop...). Don't intend to use it in the future.

Am doing some building work in January and hardtop cant stay in the cellar. I have nowhere else to store it, so am thinking of selling it. Does anyone have an opinion on whether its a dealbreaker for when I come to sell the car in a few years time if it has a hard top or not? Would you buy a cabrio without a hardtop?

Also - anyone have an idea how much they go for?

Thanks, Josh
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Put it on the car????
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Brilliant! Nicola 1 Blokes 0 :D





Hold on a mo . . . burger! :(




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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by mark pearce on 17 November 2006

Hard Top was standard on all 996 cabs

Option on 997,





NOTE i believe on a 997 a hard top is £5000 from the parts dept £3000 odd if ordered with the car from the factory



£5000 :eek:

Right I am going to stop nicking car badges and hub caps and start nicking hard tops instead.
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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by The ghost of Eff on 17 November 2006

Previous poster said:
Put it on the car????
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Brilliant! Nicola 1 Blokes 0 :D





Hold on a mo . . . burger! :(
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logical thinking....

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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by DaveK on 17 November 2006

Previous poster said:
NOTE i believe on a 997 a hard top is £5000 from the parts dept £3000 odd if ordered with the car from the factory



£5000 :eek:

Right I am going to stop nicking car badges and hub caps and start nicking hard tops instead.
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Thats whats happening, an old pal of mine from my BMW days, says that he used to be offered 3 BMW 3 series hard tops a day

you can get 3 in a transit, drive around at night, smash the side window, its quicker to take a hard top off then to pinch a stereo


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Anyone got a transit I can borrow this weekend? 8)

Migration info. Legacy thread was 90866
 
ive a hammer you can borrow :wink:

Migration info. Legacy thread was 90884
 
Phil and Grant are up to their tricks again....

Can I borrow your hammer to nail everything down? :twisted:


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