Silly season
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CarreraRSR
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Whats your problem?
A 14,000 mile 1987 911 could be worth £20k but you scoff if a 924 exceeds £1000. May not get £9k but I hope he gets close. Not the only high value 924 for sale currently with minimal miles and top condition.
Looks like a dash cover to protect it from cracking than a botched repair job.
A 14,000 mile 1987 911 could be worth £20k but you scoff if a 924 exceeds £1000. May not get £9k but I hope he gets close. Not the only high value 924 for sale currently with minimal miles and top condition.
Looks like a dash cover to protect it from cracking than a botched repair job.
944 man
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Its clean enough and it is worth good money, but it isnt worth £9,000. The vehicles worth is undermined by the 'knowledgeable' advert, thats actually full of rubbish, too.
Not too long ago 924Ss were worth far more than early 944s, but thats a thing of the past now. If you can find a good one (as many have had unsympathetic owners) now, then itll still be a superior car to an early 944, especially if you can find a 1988 model car, which actually has the 163bhp engine that Nick Whale is boasting about...
Not too long ago 924Ss were worth far more than early 944s, but thats a thing of the past now. If you can find a good one (as many have had unsympathetic owners) now, then itll still be a superior car to an early 944, especially if you can find a 1988 model car, which actually has the 163bhp engine that Nick Whale is boasting about...
Rather than mentioning the wheels and the galvanising perhaps a word about the dash cover, if it's ok underneath I think I would mention that. He also states on his website that it's in original condition, but I've never seen that seat material before. I hope he gets his price, it will be a good sign for 924/944 values, I just don't think he will, but having seen this one http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1990998.htm maybe he'll have no problem.
Suffolk944
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Hard to believe that one is still for sale....
As for the first one it will be great for us all if top quality front engined Pork starts to appreciate, though not sure £9k-ish is that realistic at present...[8|][&o]
Northern924
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Yes it looks like a really excellent example, but with such low milage then unless it was stored outside for most of its life I wouldn't expect it to need reupholsered and a dash cover.
Either way the point is that its not worth nearly £9k, its a 150bhp model, and sorry but the 924 even as an S isn't that desirable even with 14k on the clock
Either way the point is that its not worth nearly £9k, its a 150bhp model, and sorry but the 924 even as an S isn't that desirable even with 14k on the clock
Mr.FixitNorm
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Hi All,
I'm a bit new to 80's Porsches only having owned my `88 944S for about 18months. Why would a 924S be worth that sort of money?? The 944S looks much nicer with the bigger arches and is virtually the same in all other respects, is it their scarcity value or simply the very low mileage on that one?? ( The 944S also has about 190hp!! )
Norm
I'm a bit new to 80's Porsches only having owned my `88 944S for about 18months. Why would a 924S be worth that sort of money?? The 944S looks much nicer with the bigger arches and is virtually the same in all other respects, is it their scarcity value or simply the very low mileage on that one?? ( The 944S also has about 190hp!! )
Norm
There is no 'general' market price for cars of such age with such little use on them: they are so few in number that comparisons with other examples of the 924S, let alone comparisons with other types of front-engined Porsche are purely hypothetical and largely meaningless. There may or may not be a buyer out there: the chances are that there is not a buyer out there for that particular car today or tomorrow, but there might be some time in the next six months. Things change, people come into money. There is probably only one 924S in the world like this, and you only need one buyer for a transaction to take place. And if it doesn't, so what? The vendor may really, really need to sell it, but if not then he can wait longer. And the asking price is only a starting point for negotiation, and all you need to make a sale is for a buyer's price envelope to overlap by £1 with the seller's acceptable lowest price. And none of us has been to see the car so we don't actually know very much about its condition anyway - photos don't always tell much of a story.
As for 924 vs 944, well, lots of people like both. I have a late 944 Turbo but I could easily imagine owning a 924S. I think they are attractive in their own way. Aesthetic matters are subjective, and no-one owns a 25 year old Porsche because they need one for any rational purpose, so one individual's opinion is all that matters when he buys car A or car B.
As for 924 vs 944, well, lots of people like both. I have a late 944 Turbo but I could easily imagine owning a 924S. I think they are attractive in their own way. Aesthetic matters are subjective, and no-one owns a 25 year old Porsche because they need one for any rational purpose, so one individual's opinion is all that matters when he buys car A or car B.
I personally think that is not too far away from the money if bought as a keeper and used as a classic in dry salt free weather, that money would only get you a suspect 911 impact which probably needs loads of cash chucked at it, most people on here seriously do not put a reasnoble value on our cars.
The other one is by the looks of it another horrible thing and i will bet my last pound that it is complete tat, they have advertised a few overpriced things "chancing it" methinks, i will call in there whenever passing, just to confirm my thoughts..................i will be correct !
The other one is by the looks of it another horrible thing and i will bet my last pound that it is complete tat, they have advertised a few overpriced things "chancing it" methinks, i will call in there whenever passing, just to confirm my thoughts..................i will be correct !
They (Autograph) seem to have a few for sale including a "lightweight" 944 for £7K. I have noticed a lot of the cars they advertise, now and in the past, have the box side skirts on. I would always be a bit concerned about that when buying unless I knew for sure what was underneath.
CarreraRSR
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I think the box side skirts are the least of your worries with regard to the Autograph cars. Most expensive, chavvy looking, abhorrent cars I've seen in ages. God knows who is buying them.
gordon0310
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C'mon do you guys honestly not like the snake???? [][:'(][][&:]
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mr brightside
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Now i've seen the snake car i think i've seen it all. Does anyone remember that short lived feature on Top Gear called 'I'm a clot and i've ruined my car'? i think we have a winner! 170 plus BHP? owner's estimate i'll be willing to bet. I note the name of the graphics firm is on the back, it could be a demo car for taking to shows and stuff that has failed to impress...unsurprisingly.
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