The 997 Appreciation Thread

The 997 Appreciation Thread

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ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Sunday 12th March
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Hippea said:
Looks expensive compared to Hartech engine car 3 or4 posts above.

hooneybadger

78 posts

40 months

Sunday 12th March
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Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...

ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Monday 13th March
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hooneybadger said:
Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
Not even coloured crests


ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Monday 13th March
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Joscal said:
Hippea said:
Cracking buy for someone especially if all the suspension has been done.
Gone already - presumably Sold

SL550M

512 posts

97 months

Monday 13th March
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Oooh! I do like this little beauty...although my fondness for purple cars is perhaps a tad irrational.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

Just wondering if there is too much of a premium on this 997 GTS due solely to the colour and rarity?

AyBee

10,286 posts

189 months

Monday 13th March
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SL550M said:
Oooh! I do like this little beauty...although my fondness for purple cars is perhaps a tad irrational.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/Porsche-...

Just wondering if there is too much of a premium on this 997 GTS due solely to the colour and rarity?
Probably a bit (I'm a big fan too), but it's also very low miles so at the high end of PDK GTS'.

RiccardoG

1,491 posts

259 months

Monday 13th March
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SL550M said:
Oooh! I do like this little beauty...although my fondness for purple cars is perhaps a tad irrational.
Wow, amazing colour! I'm assuming this is a PTS?

VerySideways

10,203 posts

259 months

Monday 13th March
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RiccardoG said:
Wow, amazing colour! I'm assuming this is a PTS?
It wasn't PTS back then - it was on the 997.2 brochure as an optional colour.

Zumbruk

7,576 posts

247 months

Monday 13th March
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SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.

ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Monday 13th March
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Zumbruk said:
SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.

SL550M

512 posts

97 months

Monday 13th March
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ATM said:
Zumbruk said:
SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.
Oh blimey...it looks even more tempting in full-screen mode! smile

teddosan

156 posts

69 months

Tuesday 14th March
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hooneybadger said:
Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
Wow... these have really gone up recently. I remember seeing one at RPM about 18 months ago for around £75k and thinking that was expensive. I guess I was wrong. As usual, where cars are concerned, tbf!

ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Tuesday 14th March
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teddosan said:
hooneybadger said:
Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
Wow... these have really gone up recently. I remember seeing one at RPM about 18 months ago for around £75k and thinking that was expensive. I guess I was wrong. As usual, where cars are concerned, tbf!
I thought people prefer the 997.1 as it is the Mezger engine?

ooid

3,630 posts

87 months

Tuesday 14th March
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Just had a random browse on AT, for only 997 Carrera S.. 11 out of 121 cars had been advertised with engine rebuild of some sort.

Louis Balfour

24,091 posts

209 months

Tuesday 14th March
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SL550M said:
ATM said:
Zumbruk said:
SL550M said:
That is 'king gorgeous.
Oh blimey...it looks even more tempting in full-screen mode! smile
Yes excellent. Never seen a purple one before.

ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Tuesday 14th March
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ooid said:
Just had a random browse on AT, for only 997 Carrera S.. 11 out of 121 cars had been advertised with engine rebuild of some sort.
I found this one on here. I'm not interested in the car myself but just alarming to see such a low mileage car needing a rebuild. And it is not a tip as these need rebuilding more often - or so I am led to believe.

In the blurb they dont outright say rebuild but they do say this which must mean a rebuild of some sort -

Advert Blurb said:
The car recently has had work at Hartech who have fitted a new IMS bearing and have undertaken work to remedy bore scoring, a very common issue in low mileage cars.
Is that right - lower mileage means rebuild more likely?

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14530783

Filibuster

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2,564 posts

202 months

Tuesday 14th March
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ATM said:
ooid said:
Just had a random browse on AT, for only 997 Carrera S.. 11 out of 121 cars had been advertised with engine rebuild of some sort.
I found this one on here. I'm not interested in the car myself but just alarming to see such a low mileage car needing a rebuild. And it is not a tip as these need rebuilding more often - or so I am led to believe.

In the blurb they dont outright say rebuild but they do say this which must mean a rebuild of some sort -

Advert Blurb said:
The car recently has had work at Hartech who have fitted a new IMS bearing and have undertaken work to remedy bore scoring, a very common issue in low mileage cars.
Is that right - lower mileage means rebuild more likely?

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14530783
It most probably depends, imo. Low mileage due to many short trips: yes
Low mileage due to only a few long trips: no

What really "kills" an engine is heat cycles. Much of the wear occurs in the warm up phase. Much less wear occurs when the engine runs in it's optimal thermal range and everything is well oiled.

Also the wear on the interior can be much worse in a low mileage car that has been dailied for only a short commute.
Getting in and out of the seats wears the bolsters, etc.

cossers

3,666 posts

127 months

Tuesday 14th March
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ATM said:
hooneybadger said:
Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
Not even coloured crests

At top dollar like that you’d think they could afford a set of new wheel bolts and a clean around the bolt holes!

As with most, as long as it gets a coat of wax that will
do.

ATM

16,353 posts

206 months

Tuesday 14th March
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cossers said:
ATM said:
hooneybadger said:
Manual 997.2 Turbo. Don't see many of these. Perfect colour for it too imo.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303034...
Not even coloured crests

At top dollar like that you’d think they could afford a set of new wheel bolts and a clean around the bolt holes!

As with most, as long as it gets a coat of wax that will
do.
It is 100k car so I would expect new centre caps too. Those are a bit battered.