Hi All
Been lurking for a couple of
weeks - great site and some v.good information available.
Been without car for 12 months (last had an Impreza) and time to get back behind wheel – shortlist was 911, 348ts/tb or E46 M3 - for a weekend car.
I only do about 4-5K miles per year (work in
London/walk to work) which I reckon rules out the M3 (depreciation). Have concerns over fragility of 348, which leaves the 911. Always liked them after a mates Dad took me out in his brand new 993TT about 10 yrs ago !
Had a good look through other postings so wont go over all newbie questions covered before– just opinions or answers to questions I cant find….
Based on budget c.24/25K I guess I would be looking at early LHD 996 or a LHD/RHD (mileage dependent) 993. Much prefer look of 993 – would I also be right in assuming that all those years of development of the air cooled engine make it a more dependable buy than early water cooled 996?
In your opinion (coming from a 4WD) what would be the best model? I like a good weekend thrash but wouldn’t put myself in the regular track user / keen enthusiast category. I really like the look of the wider S models and have seen an 4S LHD for £23K / 79K miles – will also supply a 2 yr / 6K mile warranty which would cover me for about 18 months
– is this good value & do you think I could expect a decent return in a couple of years if I sold ?
I noticed that a number of posts are from people who have been looking for a “good” 993 for anything up to a couple of years – yet there seems to be a large number (even low milers about – am I missing something but what in your opinion is considered “good” beside the obvious ? – bodywork, mechanics, history and HPI. Are there any major No-No’s (apart from obvious) which should cause me to walk away immediately when looking at cars?
Finally, if a car is recently imported from
Europe
, what is the best way to ensure it is genuine (i.e not been in accident / stolen etc) ?
Any thoughts appreciated – am a bit green to Porsche / LHD and Imports……
Cheers
Migration info. Legacy thread was 33680
Been lurking for a couple of
weeks - great site and some v.good information available.
Been without car for 12 months (last had an Impreza) and time to get back behind wheel – shortlist was 911, 348ts/tb or E46 M3 - for a weekend car.
I only do about 4-5K miles per year (work in
London/walk to work) which I reckon rules out the M3 (depreciation). Have concerns over fragility of 348, which leaves the 911. Always liked them after a mates Dad took me out in his brand new 993TT about 10 yrs ago !
Had a good look through other postings so wont go over all newbie questions covered before– just opinions or answers to questions I cant find….
Based on budget c.24/25K I guess I would be looking at early LHD 996 or a LHD/RHD (mileage dependent) 993. Much prefer look of 993 – would I also be right in assuming that all those years of development of the air cooled engine make it a more dependable buy than early water cooled 996?
In your opinion (coming from a 4WD) what would be the best model? I like a good weekend thrash but wouldn’t put myself in the regular track user / keen enthusiast category. I really like the look of the wider S models and have seen an 4S LHD for £23K / 79K miles – will also supply a 2 yr / 6K mile warranty which would cover me for about 18 months
– is this good value & do you think I could expect a decent return in a couple of years if I sold ?
I noticed that a number of posts are from people who have been looking for a “good” 993 for anything up to a couple of years – yet there seems to be a large number (even low milers about – am I missing something but what in your opinion is considered “good” beside the obvious ? – bodywork, mechanics, history and HPI. Are there any major No-No’s (apart from obvious) which should cause me to walk away immediately when looking at cars?
Finally, if a car is recently imported from
Europe
, what is the best way to ensure it is genuine (i.e not been in accident / stolen etc) ?
Any thoughts appreciated – am a bit green to Porsche / LHD and Imports……
Cheers
Migration info. Legacy thread was 33680
