urgent help needed guys and gals !

[jacko]

hello everyone [] need as much feedback as poss on this please ! i have been offered a 2003 996 spec as follows - 18" carrera wheels , carbon pack (small),electric seats,headlight pack litronic,heated seats,pcm,sound pack ,side skirts,soft leather seats,sports exhaust,telephone handset,telephone module for pcm,3 spoke steering wheel,wind deflector and the usual bits and bobs i.e mats wheel centre set ! the mileage ( which i did wonder about ) is 54,000 colour is artic silver with metropole blue interior. the deal is my 2006 boxster with 9k miles and lots of spec and 6,500k to change , i will also get 2yrs porsche warrenty thrown in , next service and tank of fuel !! the problem is should i keep what i got or bite there hands off for a deal of the decade ?????? my dream has been to own a 911 as many people but is now the right time and is this the right car ?? OH YEA FORGET !!= ITS A C4 CAB !! i want to hear as many views as poss , thanks in advance .

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Is your Boxster an 'S'? What's it worth as a private sale? The 996 sounds like a nice spec, so it's probably worth £24-25000 with that mileage. I wouldn't say it's the deal of the decade by a long way.

 

[Dylan1]

agree with richard ,prob worth 25k max-i sold my c4 similar spec 2 yrs ago for 35k with 34k miles (2003/53)so no way would they have paid more than 20-21k for it.if yours is worth £6.5k less at sale than that then it is NOT the bargain of the decade.
personally as 997`s are now available for late 30's i would sell yours privately and try and get an early 997 for a cash buy 35k,if you want the best buy 911 currently available.if you havent got that kind of money i would still look around as 996`s are also available for better value than the one you have your eye on,i suspect

 

[Diesel130]

ORIGINAL: jacko

... the deal is my 2006 boxster with 9k miles and lots of spec and 6,500k to change ...

6,500k is an awful lot of money ... you could buy 2 McLaren F1's for that sort of dosh

 

[adrian996]

I'd stick with what you've got. It's not a great deal - the car has pretty high mileage (I have the same year car with only 21K miles on it for sale) and (to be honest) I don't think that many would disagree that the C4 isn't the most desirable model - the C4S is. Personally I'd recommend a two wheel drive version of any 911 over a four wheel drive one - except maybe the turbo...[]

Whatever you do - don't rush into anything! It's a buyers market and will remain so for some time. You might find one with a fraction of that mileage on in the near future.

 

[jacko]

hi richard , no its not an S just a 2.7 but has same spec as S ! with 19 inch carrera wheels ! thanks for help .

 

[jacko]

Firstly THANK-YOU to all replies on this , i would like as many as poss but i think my mind is made up to keep what i got and watch the market , i feel i have had my car from basically new and know how careful i have driven it , therefore with low miles it should still bring me loads of fun during miserable times ahead !! obviously i am dissapointed but life is full of dissapointments and you guys (or gals !) know more than me on this matter so im grateful for your judgement . would like to know views on the new warrenty - should i get it or not bother ! ??

 

[rob.kellock]

Whilst there is a a large question mark over the relevance of guide prices at the moment, a quick look at the What Car valuation has the retail price of the Boxster at £7490 below the retail price for the 911 and the trade valuation of the Boxster at a whopping £11475 below the retail price of the 911. That makes the deal look reasonably attractive on paper.

Whilst it is a matter for you, I personally would prefer to keep a very low mileage and young car that I knew rather than jump to one that somebody else has had 53000 miles of fun in.

My car has now done 50000 miles and, from my perspective at least, still drives and looks as well as it did 2 1/2 years and 22000 miles ago when I bought it.

If you have to satisfy your 911 craving, I would certainly try and sell your car privately as there are some very attractive cars for sale at very low prices at the moment.

 

[Paul James]

I managed to push my C4s price from £23,000 to £21,000 - which just shows you how much of a problem dealers are having selling their cars. Theres a bit of negotiating to do when it comes to buying your car!

 

[jacko]

update on this is that the new offer is my 2006 boxster and 4k to change - ??? please advise a.s.a.p. thanks

 

[Paul James]

I'd try and push it down a bit further to £3500 then nab the deal.

[]

 

[Rodney Naghar]

I'm not sure about the Porsche warranty offer, that alone is worth around £2,500. Non-OPC dealers can't sell cars with warrantys anymore, you have to own the car for 90 days before you can put one on anyway (if you're not buying from a main dealer). So I'd question him on that.

 

[adrian996]

Hi Christopher.
This isn't going to go down well, I know but (comparative to this particular car) I truly believe that your existing car is better. It's better equipped, better built, more efficient, cheaper to run and service and I honestly think that you'll look back and miss your Boxter. Obviously the 911 is going to be more powerful and challenging to drive than a mid-engined car but how often are you going to be able to use that power on British roads? I've owned mine for four years and yes, it is blinding but I have access to other cars with one quarter of the BHP and I always get to work in the same time - the queues of traffic never part for me when I'm in my Porsche - quite the contrary!
The 911 is a better car but this one's going to feel dated to you compared to your Boxter. If you can just cool your boots until early next year you're going to be well and truly into C2 997 territory - and they are built to the same standards as your current car - but just go like stink! You'll have the best part of one more litre to play with and there's no replacement for displacement![]

 

[Peter_Bull]

ORIGINAL: adrian996

........ better built............

Lol. [][][]

Thats a very contentious statement which I doubt very much to be true. Three years of upadated design may well provide different aspects of engineering but it will be built to the same exacting standards.

Stuttgart or Finnish it will still have same quality of build.

 

[Dylan1]

until early next year you're going to be well and truly into C2 997


i think thats absolutely right,and also that you`ll find the 996 a big step back in many ways from a 987/997 car.i notice a huge difference from my 2003/53 c4 to my cayman s-and regret now rushing in and buying the 996 just because i wanted a 911.the midengine handling is sublime and the newer 987/997 stuff a big improvement(imo)
on my own experience,if you want a 911 then i know its difficult if youre impatient like me,but would be worth holding on for a 997-i notice that volkspeed(indi)have a 2005 c2 for 36k which means he bought it for £30k-so not long to wait till they are in your sights

 

[Dylan1]

just noticed a 2004 MY c4 at cridfords 59k miles for £21995-prob bought in for £16-17k tops .prices are getting scary if youre selling so hold on and get a better bargain in a few months

 

[Dylan1]

enjoy your 911 experience

 

[jacko]

thanks dyllan []