mint low mileage S2

Alpine · Jul 16, 2009

check this out for a low mileage (and very expensive) S2

http://www.pauldevyea.co.uk/cars/944s2coupe/individualvisual.htm

it is featured in this months 911 & Porsche World mag as well.

Copperman05 · Jul 16, 2009

Looks like a very nice original S2, not sure I would pay that much for it though but perhaps indicative of how rare ultra low mileage S2's in that condition are nowadays?

Edd

pauljmcnulty · Jul 16, 2009

So what was the cost per mile on that then, with c. 1K per year and a full Porsche history.....[&o]

zcacogp · Jul 16, 2009

£14k! Blimey!

Personal opinion is that a higher-mileage, used but looked-after car is a much better bet than a low-milage garage queen. I'd never, ever buy something like this. And that's without even starting to consider the depreciation if you were ever to actually use it properly.

Oli.

Pastry · Jul 16, 2009

Nice that cars in this kind of condition still exist.

i'd ruin its mileage

put more miles on mine in 6 months than it did the 5 years before i owned it.

have to say good luck to the seller asking that much but it beats 14k's worth of ratty 911 in my book ;p

craig2105 · Jul 16, 2009

Takes all sorts though doesn't it? Personally, I can't see that the asking price is at all justifiable, and you'd have to be a complete S2 fanatic to want to consider it. Even with A/C, which I miss terribly....!

DavidL · Jul 16, 2009

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

£14k! Blimey!

Personal opinion is that a higher-mileage, used but looked-after car is a much better bet than a low-milage garage queen. I'd never, ever buy something like this. And that's without even starting to consider the depreciation if you were ever to actually use it properly.

Oli.

I think that's just it Oli, a car like this you wouldn't really use (which is a discussion in itself).
It would be lovely to have but you would have to keep it as it is and keep the miles to a minimum. I'm not sure a 944 (especially an S2[

]) is "special" enough for this sort of treatment but that's a very personal opinion.
The person who disagrees most is the sort of person who would buy it.
I'm sure it will sell but it may take a while.

MarkK · Jul 16, 2009

You only need one person!I have no problem with low milage Porsches that have been maintained and stored properly.Its still a special car for the right person that wants a different car than the masses,a Renault Laguna costs 14k new after a deal how much do you lose on that after driving it for a couple of thousand miles...For the right person with the right needs and wants if it as good as advertised,why not..?

Suffolk944 · Jul 16, 2009

Well if you don't ask you don't get I guess, though is it really twice as nice as anyother top condition S2 on the market at present ?

edh · Jul 16, 2009

Not exactly mint though...needs a new dash & steering wheel, and has perished P6000's. The review also mentions some paint blistering on a couple of seams.

Blue interior with logo cloth is also a bit drab.

Doesn't sound like a 14k car to me

carreraboy · Jul 16, 2009

944 Prices are on the move .......... [

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ChasR · Jul 16, 2009

ORIGINAL: edh

Not exactly mint though...needs a new dash & steering wheel, and has perished P6000's. The review also mentions some paint blistering on a couple of seams.

Blue interior with logo cloth is also a bit drab.

Doesn't sound like a 14k car to me

But it's low mileage! It must be better than all of the S2s on here bar where the mileage is lower than that one...

pauljmcnulty · Jul 16, 2009

944 Prices are on the move ..........

Only on the rare 2.7 versions, though....[8|]

jasonp · Jul 16, 2009

i read peter morgens review in porsche and 911 world, he mentioned a crack in the dash and some other bits that would need attention, although the car looks lovely for that sort of money, i would hope you would not have to start spending money on her [imho], imagine the car you could have paying 7 or 8 grand on a 944 and then another 5 grand getting her perfect, the mind boggles!!!! jason p

DavidL · Jul 16, 2009

ORIGINAL: ChasR

ORIGINAL: edh

Not exactly mint though...needs a new dash & steering wheel, and has perished P6000's. The review also mentions some paint blistering on a couple of seams.

Blue interior with logo cloth is also a bit drab.

Doesn't sound like a 14k car to me

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But it's low mileage! It must be better than all of the S2s on here bar where the mileage is lower than that one...

Don't be a troll [

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or their evening repast.

xenon · Jul 17, 2009

It's been for sale for quite a while. You'd need your bumps feeling if you stumped up fourteen grand for it though.

zcacogp · Jul 17, 2009

ORIGINAL: DavidL
I think that's just it Oli, a car like this you wouldn't really use (which is a discussion in itself).
It would be lovely to have but you would have to keep it as it is and keep the miles to a minimum. I'm not sure a 944 (especially an S2[]) is "special" enough for this sort of treatment but that's a very personal opinion.
The person who disagrees most is the sort of person who would buy it.
I'm sure it will sell but it may take a while.

I guess that's a good way of looking at it - low-milage and therefore to be saved and treasured.

Snag is that the 944 (and 924 and 968) were unloved offspring of the Porsche brand and, I don't think, will ever be seriously sought-after classics. Certainly not in the way that some of the 911's are. And, as such, this is neither fish nor fowl, and a bit of an oddity.

Which is, I guess, why this thread exists ...

Oli.

Copperman05 · Jul 17, 2009

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

I guess that's a good way of looking at it - low-milage and therefore to be saved and treasured.

Snag is that the 944 (and 924 and 968) were unloved offspring of the Porsche brand and, I don't think, will ever be seriously sought-after classics. Certainly not in the way that some of the 911's are. And, as such, this is neither fish nor fowl, and a bit of an oddity.

Which is, I guess, why this thread exists ...

Oli.

I think what you say is true, but only to an extent. You have to allow the generation of the 80's from where this car comes (obviously) to grow up and become classic car owners themselves. I think that in time the 944 will be the classic sports car of the 80's. What others are they? 928? Ok it wont be perhaps quite as highly regarded as the 911 agreed but it will be there with other classic from the 80's, Audi Quattro, Lotus Espirit, DeLorean, Seirra Cosworth... most of which bar the Audi will have rusted away now anyway...[

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Edd

zcacogp · Jul 17, 2009

ORIGINAL: Copperman05
I think what you say is true, but only to an extent. You have to allow the generation of the 80's from where this car comes (obviously) to grow up and become classic car owners themselves. I think that in time the 944 will be the classic sports car of the 80's. What others are they? 928? Ok it wont be perhaps quite as highly regarded as the 911 agreed but it will be there with other classic from the 80's, Audi Quattro, Lotus Espirit, DeLorean, Seirra Cosworth... most of which bar the Audi will have rusted away now anyway...[]

I am the generation of the '80's, and own a 944! That time is here, now!

I see where you are going, but a manufacturer rarely produces more than one iconic model per decade, at the most. Porsche have the 911 - the icon, from almost all decades. Say "Porsche" to people and they think "911". It's why 944's are so cheap now - because they are not a 'proper' Porsche in so many people's view.

'80's sportscars? MX5? Fiat Barchetta? MGF? All of which were far more popular than the 944 (with the exception of the Fiat). Bear in mind also that the '80's was not the decade of the sportscar, it was the decade of the hot hatch, which is what it will be truly remembered for. And when you start listing those, the list gets pretty long.

This thread is looking like it is trying to justify whether or not the 944 will be a sought-after classic. I don't think it will. It will be, at best, a minor classic, but not one that collectors foam at the mouth over. Which is a GOOD thing in my book - it will mean prices stay comparatively low and I can continue to drive my S2 for millions of miles without some bearded-type real-ale-drinker * telling me I am devaluing some piece of automotive heritage.

Oli.

* - For the record I am VERY fond of real ale but don't have a beard.