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Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:31 pm
by Carlos
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:49 pm
Carlos wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:16 pm
3l Z3
Is that the Nikasil liner issue? Memory thinks that was the 2.8, but also thinks I never really knew in the first place
The Z3 and S2000 both have incidences of bore wear etc but my poorly worded point was they are coveted cult classics, Boxsters are cheaper than 924's now ! lol
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:57 pm
by Carlos
Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:26 pm
Carlos wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:16 pm
...but feel manual well maintained 986/996's are ridiculously cheap...
Are they ? I looked on Autotrader the other day and ignoring all the undesirables (autos, convertibles, and 4WD ones) the cheapest 996 was £15k. That's about 50% up from a few years ago. And more like £20k for something decent. I don't feel like I'd spend £20k on a 996 (Turbo & GT excepted, obvs).
Oof they do seem to be firming up, still some in teens but plenty 20+!
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:27 pm
by nuttinnew
Carlos wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:31 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:49 pm
Carlos wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:16 pm
3l Z3
Is that the Nikasil liner issue? Memory thinks that was the 2.8, but also thinks I never really knew in the first place
The Z3 and S2000 both have incidences of bore wear etc but my poorly worded point was they are coveted cult classics, Boxsters are cheaper than 924's now ! lol
Gotcha, and ye olde "not a proper Porsche" and "you only got it because you couldn't afford a 911".
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:46 pm
by Jobbo
Carlos wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:57 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:26 pm
Carlos wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:16 pm
...but feel manual well maintained 986/996's are ridiculously cheap...
Are they ? I looked on Autotrader the other day and ignoring all the undesirables (autos, convertibles, and 4WD ones) the cheapest 996 was £15k. That's about 50% up from a few years ago. And more like £20k for something decent. I don't feel like I'd spend £20k on a 996 (Turbo & GT excepted, obvs).
Oof they do seem to be firming up, still some in teens but plenty 20+!
The 996 price rise has to be accompanied by a 986 rise, you’d think. Although a lot of 986s were sheddy over a decade ago so perhaps more need to be scrapped first.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:04 am
by scotta
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:12 am
by ZedLeg
Yes Please

Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:57 am
by mik
I’ve always been a big fan of Lister LeMans & XJS mkIV (I think) with this power train, but despite the fact that this has too much chrome, and fairly ugly wheels - I suspect it might prove a more useable vehicle. I approve.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:14 pm
by jamcg
That’ll have been Keegan’s then
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:45 pm
by Jobbo
jamcg wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:14 pm
That’ll have been Keegan’s then
Possibly John Hall.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:32 pm
by jamcg
Jobbo wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:45 pm
jamcg wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:14 pm
That’ll have been Keegan’s then
Possibly John Hall.
Ah yes you’ll be right. I read boss and thought manager rather than owner……
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:40 pm
by Jobbo
I generally know sweet FA about football; it just so happens that it's the brief era and club I know a tiny bit about

Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:57 pm
by DeskJockey
That looks rather special. Just needs a dechrome, better exhausts and the rear wing removed.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:31 am
by scotta
In todays edition of "Fucking yes please" I present the following two candidates.
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... car-n0Zw58
Randomly parked outside a Semi-Detached in suburbia.
https://collectingcars.imgix.net/018391 ... =srgb&q=85
993 Turbo perfection.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:48 am
by mik
@scotta Cossie is fab. I didn't notice the pumped arches when I initially viewed on the phone.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:37 pm
by Matty
That 993T is stunning. Are they really a £150k car though?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:46 pm
by Carlos
That's a Turbo S which is a little more pumped and rare. When you look at the 964 versions that is cheap!
ETA note the air intakes on rear wings.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:04 am
by scotta
Matty wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:37 pm
That 993T is stunning. Are they really a £150k car though?
currently £195,500

Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:17 am
by ZedLeg
Saw that 993 on CC, not the right colour but otherwise lovely.
This would've been good if it was manual
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... carrera-10
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:24 am
by Sundayjumper
Matty wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:37 pm
That 993T is stunning. Are they really a £150k car though?
They've been £100k for ages, and that's an "S" which is much rarer.
Yes, it's bonkers.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:31 am
by 240PP
Sundayjumper wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:24 am
Matty wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:37 pm
That 993T is stunning. Are they really a £150k car though?
They've been £100k for ages,
I had it in my head that they were way more than that, maybe north of £200k. I now class that as a bargain
