968 club sport for sale
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simkin911
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There was a whole thread about this car on the 968 forum a couple of months back. No MOT, no tax, incomplete V5, some corrosion, concerns over the seats (? replacements), sitting too high, Cat C.... Genuinely, there were a number of concerns raised. I think the price was initially £9995 around ? last summer - maybe earlier. Last I checked, bidding had reached £4k on eBay a couple of days ago.
Suffolk944
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Theres also a thread on Pistonheads about it with similar concerns being raised.
pauljmcnulty
Active member
Reading the ad is enough to make you avoid it. They admit to buying the car, advertising it then finding out it was a Cat C in 1998? That was a big claim for a 1994 car, it was only 4 years old at the time. [8|]
Colin
Pity you didn't come and see mine this evening, you'd have had something to compare this one with. See you next Friday! If this one is the real thing it seems to have been messed around with. I'd be very wary. I thought at first from the pics that it was someone's take on a CS but the VIN would be a good start point to prove/disprove. The CS badge on the rear panel doesn't prove anything, you can buy them at the OPC. Not to mention the decals which may be seen on many non-CS's! (Is that a bit like being in a tribute band? [
][][][][] Just wait for the explosion - I'm off!)
Seats don't look right to me and, as Frenchy says, no parcel shelf, which is why the cargo net hook has been taken down to the seat belt mounting, putting for too much stretch in the shock cord, when it should go onto the bracket on the shelf. As for the clocks............
I notice the harnesses are attached at the rear to the seat belt mounting. There was a long thread about this on the 968uk site a while back and the consensus seemed to be IIRC that they must go onto a bar, making a recommended angle to the horizontal, or the loading in a crash goes into the shell of the seat, which isn't designed to take it. Or something to that effect, would an engineer please take over!
Might be better to forget this car and stick to the 944 you're doing such an amazing job on?
Rgds, Richard
Pity you didn't come and see mine this evening, you'd have had something to compare this one with. See you next Friday! If this one is the real thing it seems to have been messed around with. I'd be very wary. I thought at first from the pics that it was someone's take on a CS but the VIN would be a good start point to prove/disprove. The CS badge on the rear panel doesn't prove anything, you can buy them at the OPC. Not to mention the decals which may be seen on many non-CS's! (Is that a bit like being in a tribute band? [
][][][][] Just wait for the explosion - I'm off!)Seats don't look right to me and, as Frenchy says, no parcel shelf, which is why the cargo net hook has been taken down to the seat belt mounting, putting for too much stretch in the shock cord, when it should go onto the bracket on the shelf. As for the clocks............
I notice the harnesses are attached at the rear to the seat belt mounting. There was a long thread about this on the 968uk site a while back and the consensus seemed to be IIRC that they must go onto a bar, making a recommended angle to the horizontal, or the loading in a crash goes into the shell of the seat, which isn't designed to take it. Or something to that effect, would an engineer please take over!
Might be better to forget this car and stick to the 944 you're doing such an amazing job on?
Rgds, Richard
Recently missed a 996 Carrera down the road from me, mine for just over 10k but only had 3 days to raise the cash, my car money is tied up in my other cars so i missed out, the guy traded it at the local VW dealers fo a new sirroco.
It was moved on in the trade for 10.5k, it has just turned up at a local independent trader at £13.995 and he has not done a thing with it..................i am doing something wrong !
Get up at 6.30 every morning and wasn't home until after 7 Mon Tue Wed.
Went to look at a 993 at Buchannan Motors, offered me only 6k for the Turbo, his car wanted some paint and 2 rear tyres @ 19k, considering he is earning 10k some months he still scrounged a ciggie from me !
It was moved on in the trade for 10.5k, it has just turned up at a local independent trader at £13.995 and he has not done a thing with it..................i am doing something wrong !
Get up at 6.30 every morning and wasn't home until after 7 Mon Tue Wed.
Went to look at a 993 at Buchannan Motors, offered me only 6k for the Turbo, his car wanted some paint and 2 rear tyres @ 19k, considering he is earning 10k some months he still scrounged a ciggie from me !
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