what to pay for a 944 s2 cab

[Guest]

hello there i am currently in the process of getting an s2 cab. the car i have found is a H reg/ 44,000 miles guards Red with full service history and gray leather. what do you think its worth, and i have done an AA inspection and the car was stolen and recovered in 1992 but with no damage.

 

[uktrucks]

Oliver
Any car this on the "Condition Alert" register for whatever reason, never loses the stigma. This in turn detracts from the value.

Trade value on a good normal 1990 H 944 S2 Cab in Guards Red would be around £6,000-£6,750 MAXIMUM. Even with 44,000 miles it still needs good solid history with events based on time elapsed not miles covered.
That makes any car on the register worth around 2/3rds of the above. IMHO

Allan
www.uktcars.com
www.buyaporsche.co.uk

 

[John H]

Stolen and recovered in 1992 ... that's 12 years ago, for heaven's sake!

Surely that can't now have such a huge bearing on present value, as it is ancient history by now. Aren't these things reviewed after a period of time?

John H

 

[uktrucks]

ORIGINAL: John H
Stolen and recovered in 1992 ... that's 12 years ago, for heaven's sake!
Surely that can't now have such a huge bearing on present value, as it is ancient history by now. Aren't these things reviewed after a period of time?
John H

Why should time have any bearing on it ? Just because it passes an MOT annually does not make any car safe or good. If it was just stolen & recovered then it is not so bad but sometimes unscrupulous people say this to cover a more serious past. You need to investigate on HPi to be sure it was only S & R and scrutinise all docs to ensure mileage is correct.

"Caveat emptor" I believe is the phrase

Allan

 

[John H]

Sorry, but I don't buy this at all. Using the same logic, points would stay on your driving licence forever (oh how we'd all love that!) and you would not discharge a criminal record after serving your time in jail. Both of these examples would fly in the face of natural justice.

Surely if this car has behaved properly for 12 years, this is of more importance than that it had a mishap all those years ago.

All of this strikes me as yet another product of the pathetic, frightened, risk averse thinking which our insurance companies are all so expert in. []

John H

 

[uktrucks]

John
As a dealer I do not as part of my policy trade in or sell cars with Cat C or D attached however recent or distant it happened. That is my choice, my business.

But the proof of the pudding in what you are stating comes down to this :-

Would you knowingly buy a car with just such a history over a similar spec/history car without the "tainted past" if both were priced the same ?

I believe no one would. The cars are put on the register for a reason, that being that at retail price, using manufacturers geniune parts it was uneconomic to repair. However if a private person buys the car, effects said repair in their own time, not accounting for cost of said time, they will be able to salvage said car. But will it repaired to a good enough standard ? were genuine new parts used, or non std or second hand, was it jig aligned or merely pulled out using a "dozer" and a handy RSJ beam ?????

Stolen & recovered usually suffer less on the surface but sometimes they were more than just S&R, accident damaged or all of the trim stolen or whatever. It just seems easier to buy a straight one or buy the one concerned but at a reduced sum

Allan