Selling my 996: - Page 3

stomachmonkey · 05-03-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by the

It's a 10 year old 996, not a nuclear weapon.

By modern standards, it is a modestly powered sports car. It has what, 290-300 hp? That's current plain vanilla BMW 3 series, Lexus IS, etc. territory. Even a current Honda Accord has 271 hp.

I know it's kinda cool to think of our cars as so insanely powerful they should be, like Chuck Norris' fists, registered as deadly weapons, but let's get real.

Problem with some people is not necc the cars power but the show off factor and the inability to resist being baited into a street race.

Steve W · Steve W's Garage

It's a buyers market and you have someone who wants to give you asking price? Don't even give it a second thought - you'll regret it. Wanna feel better? Put a block of wood under the gas pedal before you sell it to him, and tell him about it a year later!

speeder · 05-03-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve W

It's a buyers market and you have someone who wants to give you asking price? Don't even give it a second thought - you'll regret it. Wanna feel better? Put a block of wood under the gas pedal before you sell it to him, and tell him about it a year later!

Actually have multiple buyers at asking price right now but no $$ in hand yet. I think that I will be able to place it with a more suitable home than the guy I referenced here in town. I also don't want to see the car every day of my life like I would with him. When I sell something, especially something I was fond of, I want it to be GONE. If that makes any sense.

Steve W · Steve W's Garage

Absolutely - never sell a car to friends or family! Except for that, I remember back in the day, friends would tell me about 100' lines to an open house along with the seller requiring a 10 page essay from the buyer about why they should sell their house to them.

the · 05-03-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Problem with some people is not necc the cars power but the show off factor and the inability to resist being baited into a street race.

Yeah, the 996 with it's showy styling, I hear some call it the modern day Countach, esp. in LA where such things like a Porsche must be very rare.

It take a lot of man to responsibly handle such over the top stylishness.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 05-03-2009, 06:12 PM

OK, this explains everything! I'm sorry to tell you that your car isn't actually a Porsche. I'm not sure what the guy told you when he sold it to you, but have you ever wondered why you needed to buy Toyota Celica parts when repairing it? All this time and you didn't think it was down or power or handling?

Stylish, sure, you have a good eye and clearly a man of good taste, but it's not really a 996.

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Originally Posted by the

Yeah, the 996 with it's showy styling, I hear some call it the modern day Countach, esp. in LA where such things like a Porsche must be very rare.

It take a lot of man to responsibly handle such over the top stylishness.

450knotOffice · 450knotOffice's Garage

Jeezus. There's always a hater. Just in case you didn't know...that's someone's sick idea of a body conversion that we all laughed about a while back.

And another thing...

300 HP in a 3000 pound car. That's not in the supercar hp/wt ratio of course, but it's a heck of a lot better than any of the cars you mentioned. His car (any 996) would embarrass all of them with ease. It's a high enough power to weight ratio to get someone in trouble if they're stupid with it.

speeder · 05-03-2009, 07:47 PM

Yeah, I'm in on that joke, Scott. (I spend way too much time here).

I was just thinking about how over on the 911 tech board, people cream over getting 200 hp out of an SC that weighs 95% as much as my car. So maybe my hp/weight ratio is better than I thought. With race seats and a few other diet items, my car would be incredible.

Jims5543 · 05-04-2009, 04:08 AM

I had the 996 engine in my 80SC and its a stout engine. The torque is addicting and it could be short shifted and still pull hard. I understand my SC weighed probably 2400 lbs but I cannot imagine this car feels much different.

Besides, throw some hot cams, headers, and chip it and you have a handful. The do like Denis said and put her on a diet and you have a VERY fun car for DE's Autocrosses and mountain carving.

I was very interested in this car, but cannot justify shipping or arranging transport back to Florida. Plus selling this deal to the wife did not go well. This is what I get for procrastinating on the new roof.

It will be gone in a day or 2 now that the banks are open, I was all set to wire transfer the full amount this morning.

Good luck with the sale Denis. This is a sweet car.

m21sniper · 05-04-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by rattlsnak

You can die in a Prius just as easy as a Porsche.(996)

That's not true. Come on, don't be ridiculous.

Handing a 18yo kid 996 is like giving a toddler a hand grenade.

Komenda Fan · Komenda Fan's Garage

While I clearly won't be saying anything against old 911s, I will say that I drove an early 996 at an autox and was very impressed. At autox speeds, it didn't feel any faster, but it really did mirror the handling characteristics of my car. I desperately want to make a 996 my daily driver to replace the Honda, but one 911 and no garage is a sufficient challenge at the moment.

speeder · 05-04-2009, 01:04 PM

Car is sold to a fellow board member. $$ in my bank acct., done deal. He is not a frequent poster and I'll let him ID himself if he chooses but I will not. Thanks for the interest.

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

congrats and thank god. I didn't want to have to buy it. I can't afford that slope at the moment...

dd74 · 05-04-2009, 01:30 PM

LOL - There's something incestuous about the whole deal.

Tishabet · 05-04-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nostatic

congrats and thank god. I didn't want to have to buy it.

My thoughts exactly

the · 05-04-2009, 01:42 PM

I'll admit it, it was me!

Heel n Toe · 05-04-2009, 01:42 PM

Glad to hear it all worked out.

Before this thread drifts off into the ozone, somebody please tell me what that ugly thang in post #45 is.

speeder · 05-04-2009, 01:55 PM

It's an extremely rare Toyota/996. Kind of like a Chrysler/Allard from the early '50s, possibly the only one in existence.

(And it wasn't "the").

dd74 · 05-04-2009, 01:58 PM

Was it me?

Heel n Toe · 05-04-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by speeder

It's an extremely rare Toyota/996. Kind of like a Chrysler/Allard from the early '50s, possibly the only one in existence.

What configuration?

A 996 chassis with a Toyota engine hung in there somehow? Looks more like a front drive Toyota with some stretched and/or trimmed 996 bodywork grafted onto it.