Wanted 993 RS

[Scott R]

Me again

A friend/client called me today after a mutual friend had told him i had been looking in to and in the end purchased an RS, it turns out he wants one. This man is not short of a few bob and has many serious cars and therefore is no messer. He would like a non Club Sport car in RHD with a nice spec of air-con but no air-bags and the seats able to take harness's etc, he says he would have either spoiler option. Black is his first choice and he would like no more than 30,000 mls approx.
He asked me my thoughts of the car with Sean @ £84995.00, your thoughts or any knowledge of this car would be very welcome.
If anybody knows of any other cars that might fit the bill, private or trade please let me know.

Thanks

 

[jimmyslr]

There was a RHD red rs for sale a few weeks ago. It might have sold at Silverstone Classic last week. It was on Pistonheads classifieds about a month ago

 

[RIVIERAM002]

LH drive the way to go, more choice, more desirable, and a massive european buyers market compared to a very limited uk rh drive market, the RH drive has always commanded around 10k more however I believe that prices will level out between the two, watch this space.

 

[Richard Dawson]

I agree. Without wishing to offend any Rhd owners, as a tall person Lhd gives far better pedalbox space and a bigger fuel tank. I also think the market is larger and over time the RHD differential will erode as it has done with the 2.7 rs to the point I think Rhd cars are worth less. I think this will be an even bigger issue with the 964rs as the Rhd one was not as light as the lhd one too.

 

[vic cohen]

TRY TELLING THAT TO THE OWNER OF 1 OF THE 14 rhd LIGHTWEIGHT 2.7 RS s,or the 6 rhd 3 0 rs,and so on ther will always be a premium based onrareity even if it is bollox

 

[ChrisW]

OK, so RHD's suit short arses !! And heel and toeing is simply a different technique. But the slightly left hand incline of the RHD pedal arrangement is very secure when pressing on. In fact, I only notice how comfortable it is. The 964RS RHD's have power steering which some prefer around town. This isn't an issue on the 993RS. Some people also find RHD an advantage on left hand roads, and some people find that that they can't change gear so well with LHD cars and missed changes can be expensive ! LHD cars --- the larger fuel tank was an option. I have a 964RS Clubsport with the small tank !! And rarity plays it's part. Yes the LHD market is bigger, but there are 20 to 30 times more cars. The UK which is the biggest RHD market was in recession for both the '92 964 and '95 993 RS'. By comparison, the LHD GT3RS are rare against the RHD version, and are more expensive in Europe than the RHD cars, by around Euro 10k ???

 

[johnnyb]

ORIGINAL: RIVIERAM002 LH drive the way to go, more choice, more desirable, and a massive european buyers market compared to a very limited uk rh drive market,

The three RHD RS's at Malton in the last 6 months, haven't exactly been cluttering up the forecourt... All sold before the details made it onto the website. Good cars will always sell regardless of which side the driver sits, IMHO