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Whats the best way to value my Porsche?

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Hey guys! first post here, long time lurker. I'm on an errand from my father trying to put a value on his 1984 3.2 carrera coupe. It has about 70k miles on it and is completely original.

I've been told it's an unusual color, registered as 'gold' on the documentation. But i don't know how true this is or if it would affect the value meaningfully.

I've enclosed a picture of the car below.I'm hopeful someone is knowledgable enough to give me a rough estimate or at least a way of getting a reliable valuation.

Thanks!
 

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Have you thought about calling a few specialists to see what they'd offer for it then add 20% on top :)
 
Ha, i had considered consulting a dealer but i was worried about the accuracy of what would be offered. 20% huh? Maybe i'll look into that. ^^
 
yeah, 20%..minimum :)

They may tell you what they'd retail it for as well for a more accurate reflection. Some would probably want to see it in the flesh given it's age etc.

Hopefully some other forum members will be able to advise further.
 
Hard to value a car from this era without seeing it up close.
Anything between £5k to £25k lol.
Looks good in the photos though, so I'll take a stab at £18k.

I think the colour looks nice. Chequered interior?
 
Rialas said:
Hard to value a car from this era without seeing it up close.
Anything between £5k to £25k lol.
Looks good in the photos though, so I'll take a stab at £18k.

I think the colour looks nice. Chequered interior?
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Wow that difficult huh? It's in pretty good condition, runs well. The interior is worn but not dire. Red leather.
 
I was looking at these recently , i would say with regular service history 15k with that and substantial body work ie kidney bowls done etc 18k to 22k , without those and no rust showing 13k , rusty then 10k.
There you go , good luck :grin:
 
kp964 said:
There you go , good luck :grin:
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Your numbers are nearly as extreme as mine. :D
They vary from bad, to concours. Really difficult.
I nearly bought a nice 1988 G50 (needing a little work) for 16k last year. So I'm basing my estimate against the 88 (which I would pay more for).
 
kp964 said:
I was looking at these recently , i would say with regular service history 15k with that and substantial body work ie kidney bowls done etc 18k to 22k , without those and no rust showing 13k , rusty then 10k.
There you go , good luck :grin:
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full and regular service history, kidney bowls appear with no sign of rust or corrosion (once i figured out what a kidney bowl is).

I see this might be a more difficult question than i originally thought. But Thanks to all of you for getting me started.
 
These cars tend to rust in the same areas, look at restoration threads for pictures to show you where to look and how bad it really gets under the paint.

The kidney bowls are in the area you would see if you took a back wheel off and looked forwards (with a torch) towards the door latch.

Other fun spots include under the windscreen, under the rear window, around the jacking point, the B pillars themselves, and under the headlights. Any signs of a bubble or two in these areas and the car 'needs bodywork', and the considerable cost of putting things right are factored into the price.

There are many '10 foot cars' that look superb 10 feet away, that clearly need £££ spent when you get close up to them. that makes it hard to value your Dad's car from one photo. The car looks very good, the 'W' reg Escort behind makes me wonder how old the photo is.
 
I'm no expert but I can offer my experience when I was researching prior to my 996 Turbo purchase - I researched each series before arriving at my choice of 996 bwhich I tehn went into in a lot of detail.

1. With the model you describe, corrosion can be a serious issue - and it can cost the same as the car to put right! So any blemishes and bubbles will immediatley lose its value in having to get it put right.

2. These cars are invariably worth more to the owner than to someone else - meaning that you could be in for a shock if you ask around as to what it's worth, how much a specialist willl give you for it or ask a specialist what he would retail it for on his forecourt. The money you get will invariably not be sufficient to buy another used Porsche without adding to the pot from your own funds.

3. Anything such as a Hartech Maintenance Plan will add to the value - these can be high maintenance cars.

4. Scour the ads and see what similar cars are selling for.

Finally, I think Porsche Club GB may be able to help you with a valuation or put you in touch with someone who is a valuer. But I class valuers in the same mould as Estate Agents and Auctioneers - they'll give you a figure and when you don't get any interest in it, they will tell you to lower your price because in the end a valuye is only as high as what someone is willing to pay - but that's why I asked you to tell me what someone is willing to pay and value it? So take it with a pinch of salt, factor in that thhey may value low to be on the safe side. Unfortunately this game of valuation is not a science and neither is it an art - it is often a figure plucked out of the air with some waffle before and after it.
 
Cheshire speaks wisely, especially points 1. and 2.

Your photos are from the 1980s? So you need to take some high-res digital photos and post them up here if you want a better valuation.

As said, any tiny rust-spots on the outside mean big rust on the inside of this age of car.

I owned a 1989 3.2 for a while, and it had been garaged all of it's life, full OPC SH and only 56k miles, yet it still needed kidney bowls, other work and a respray a few years back.

Good luck whatever you decide.
 
Also try a dealer who might be willing to sell it on your behalf, with the excpeption of hendon Way Motors, you might get a better deal.
 
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