RHD 993 RS Clubsport for sale!
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SimonExtreme
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There has been one of these for sale in Oz for £139,000. In some ways it is a better car, in others it is worse, not least because it doesn't have a factory fitted cage, due to Oz regulations. It does have a aftermarket bolt in.
On the basis of the price difference between the UK and Oz, I would say that the UK car is too expensive!
On the basis of the price difference between the UK and Oz, I would say that the UK car is too expensive!
Simon, there was a mention of the Aussie clubsport on Rennlist...as far as I could make out it had the bolt in cage for reasons you state....without the welded in Matter M003 cage, it is not a full factory M003 car......A factory rhd M002, is in some respects, perhaps a better car,,however you could pick one of these up for maybe £25-30 less than this M003....there is undoubtedly a premium due to it's rarity...often the way with such cars. [
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micksummer
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Do you guys think it'll come to a time when even a "normal" RS gets too expensive to see on trackdays on a regular basis?
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Simon, there was a mention of the Aussie clubsport on Rennlist...as far as I could make out it had the bolt in cage for reasons you state....without the welded in Matter M003 cage, it is not a full factory M003 car......A factory rhd M002, is in some respects, perhaps a better car,,however you could pick one of these up for maybe £25-30 less than this M003....there is undoubtedly a premium due to it's rarity...often the way with such cars. [
you'll be talking about this one then :
SimonExtreme
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That's the one and I was in there today. It is a proper M003 (the paperwork says so) and just because it doesn't have a welded in cage due to type approval doesn't change that. It certainly isn't an M002! It had a bolt in cage fitted straight out of the showroom. So, what is the correct price?
Aussie delivered cars demand a premium over imports, even on a car like this, because Aussie cars have no rust on anything. Even the best UK car is considered rusty, due to minor corrosion of nuts and bolts under the car. That alone is worth 10-15% to the value. Then there is the fact that there are only 2 in Oz and you cannot get LHD road legal ones here. It is the availablity of LHD cars that cap the price in the UK - if the RHD premum gets over a certain level, people buy LHD and the premium resets. That cannot happen in Oz.
This car is very clean and has a very good service history with the best specialists in Sydney.
Finally, it is for sale at $80,000 more than was recently paid for a 964RS (baisc model). That's £38,000 more. On that basis, the UK car is expensive.
Aussie delivered cars demand a premium over imports, even on a car like this, because Aussie cars have no rust on anything. Even the best UK car is considered rusty, due to minor corrosion of nuts and bolts under the car. That alone is worth 10-15% to the value. Then there is the fact that there are only 2 in Oz and you cannot get LHD road legal ones here. It is the availablity of LHD cars that cap the price in the UK - if the RHD premum gets over a certain level, people buy LHD and the premium resets. That cannot happen in Oz.
This car is very clean and has a very good service history with the best specialists in Sydney.
Finally, it is for sale at $80,000 more than was recently paid for a 964RS (baisc model). That's £38,000 more. On that basis, the UK car is expensive.
Love that bolt in cage, what were Porsche and matter thinking, welding a hole cage in for Fia approval, when you could simply bolt one in....
They are better off trying to sell it over there as I doubt anyone would be interested in a non European spec M003 for anything like that ammount over here.
They are better off trying to sell it over there as I doubt anyone would be interested in a non European spec M003 for anything like that ammount over here.
SimonExtreme
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You are right in as far as people in Europe wouldn't want it but as it is the only road legal 993 RS C/S in Oz, and you cannot import one, it is the only way you can get to own a 993RS C/S over here. It might not be a euro spec M003 but the logbook says M003. The strange thing is, even if you could bring another one into Oz, it wouldn't be worth as much. I guess each market has it's own requirements.
Seats look wrong ...... not sure about the FiA compliance of a bolt in cage ... [&:]
SimonExtreme
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I thought the seats looked dodgy in the photo but they seem to be right. I don't think that anybody is sugesting that a bolt in cage is FIA compliant. Simply put, this car is a Australia legal M003.
SimonExtreme
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Was body coloured seat backs an option? I thought that was someting more commonly done after leaving the showroom.
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