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911
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20/11/2014 19:45
20/11/2014 19:45
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charlie_croker
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Ok, I am 50 next year and am now at the point in my life where I can afford to spend, shall we say up to £50,000 on a car, but I am not prepared to buy a new one, no thank you, I want someone else to pay the depreciation.
So I have decided to buy a used 911, what do you recommend? I must admit to being somewhat confused by the 911 range, so any advice much appreciated.
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Re: 911
[Re: charlie_croker]
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20/11/2014 19:59
20/11/2014 19:59
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charlie_croker
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I did consider a Cayman BUT I feared that however good it was, I would be asking myself, "How much better is the 911?"
I think a water cooled one.
I really have this one opportunity to own a "supercar" and need to get it right.
Last edited by charlie_croker; 20/11/2014 20:00.
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Re: 911
[Re: charlie_croker]
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20/11/2014 21:23
20/11/2014 21:23
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Big_Muzzie
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Gt4, best you can get as an all rounder. Gt3 if you want leary crazy arse action.
Does it have to be a 911? Some nice Aston Martins in that price range.
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Re: 911
[Re: charlie_croker]
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20/11/2014 21:44
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I wouldn't go Aston Martin but that's just my preference for your price range you can pick up a 996 turbo for that money maybe a 997 depending what year.
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Re: 911
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#1516063
20/11/2014 21:45
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Mark_S
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Get a turbo, just to stay away from all of the crap about IMS and bore wash etc. Why spend £20-50k on a car where the engine could self-destruct without warning. I know it is a rare problem, but it is a worry with all that money out there (re-builds ca. £10k). Turbos use race proven Metzger engine free of issues.
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Re: 911
[Re: charlie_croker]
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20/11/2014 22:07
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charlie_croker
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Aston Martin out of the equation after a mate got a DB9 and its been nothing but problems, spends most of its life at the dealers.
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Re: 911
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21/11/2014 07:38
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For me it's simple. Get the highest model you can. It may mean it's a few years older than some of the others you could own but you won't be left thinking if only I'd......
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Re: 911
[Re: charlie_croker]
#1516223
22/11/2014 11:40
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Values for 355's have shot up in the past year, from a typical £30k+ to £50k+ now so there's not much at or below £50k unless LHD or a dozen previous owners. For the 911 you'll be looking at the older/cheaper "996" (with Boxster style headlights) or the later "997" without the Boxster style side light extensions. Before spending everything on an extension, I was regularly looking at ad's for 355's and 911 turbos
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Re: 911
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22/11/2014 13:00
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My mate bought this 997 Turbo not long before sadly passing away... but his lad has inherited it and it is indeed nicely rapid - typical Porsche-quality in build and materials and sounds lovely and strong. I was a little suprised by the amount of lag but this seems to have eased with a Tubi-style system Another mate has a Cayman R which I was massively impressed with in terms of how near a 911 it was but as you say you would probably feel a little short-changed by not having the 911 badge. For me for £50k I would be looking at MC-shift Granturismo's.......
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Re: 911
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22/11/2014 15:07
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All Fezza's values have gone nuts for some reason in the last 6 months..... Appear to dramatically react to market/publicity... Even the 308 GT4 and 400 seem to have found fans in the Stable now.
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Re: 911
[Re: charlie_croker]
#1516374
23/11/2014 18:32
23/11/2014 18:32
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charlie_croker
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I am considering the Carerra 4S, that will leave me enough to get the Coupe into Joe for lots of love I don't want a Ferrari , while I do love them, I want a car thats a daily drive, not one that I can admire and only take out at the weekends. Also would like 4 seats. I considered a GTR but its too "playstation" for me. Corvette is a lovely looking car but, its not me. I have one chance to own a "supercar" and its got to be one thats special, well to me anyway, also I would like to occasionally take the wife and kids out in it. Well thats what they tell me anyway!
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Re: 911
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25/11/2014 18:14
25/11/2014 18:14
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Nearly new BMW M4? Probably as fast as, if not faster than, anything mentioned so far and will easily seat 4.
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Re: 911
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26/11/2014 10:23
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But is it special like a super car ??? This is crucial! I'm sure the M4 would be astounding in every way, except that it lacks the wow factor. Some of the time, I'm sure the relative anonymity of other competent cars would be a plus, but if you are buying your once-in-a-lifetime supercar, then you want it to be properly special.
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Re: 911
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#1516715
26/11/2014 11:15
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Jaguar E Type. Much classier.
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Re: 911
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26/11/2014 11:47
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Trappy
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This is crucial! I'm sure the M4 would be astounding in every way, except that it lacks the wow factor.
Some of the time, I'm sure the relative anonymity of other competent cars would be a plus, but if you are buying your once-in-a-lifetime supercar, then you want it to be properly special.
Sure, but he wants 4 seats. The ONLY car I can think of that would do both (special and 4 seats) would be the Ferrari 550. Or, dare I say, a heavily modified Fiat Coupé 20v Turbo
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Re: 911
[Re: Trappy]
#1516719
26/11/2014 11:50
26/11/2014 11:50
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Trappy
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That got me thinking... How about a Scag ?
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