Dial 911

[lemming]

Originally Posted by Alan

I've never driven one but after hearing the feedback on it I want to though I think I'd really prefer a Coupe.

Coupe and manual is the recipe for enduring value.

There’s tons of G bodies that are targas and convertibles (sort of worthless) but if you can get an SC or mid 80s 911 hardtop, it’s like owning a unicorn. Even more so for the 964 and 993s.

I’m sure qualitatively they drive better, but you do tend to hear less of the intake sounds and the whir of the engine fan.

[JST]

I just don’t understand the appeal of a hard top Porsche for street use, to be honest. The experience is heightened so much by having the top down.

If you want to go fast at the track, sure. But no one with any sense is tracking 993s anymore.

[John V]

I guess I'd describe it as it isn't worth all the compromises of a convertible for the maybe twenty days a year that it's nice enough to have the top down.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by John V

I guess I'd describe it as it isn't worth all the compromises of a convertible for the maybe twenty days a year that it's nice enough to have the top down.

If you’re dedicated to the convertible experience, there’s a lot more than 20 days.

[JST]

Precisely this. The vast majority of time it’s nice enough outside to take the Porsche over one of the other cars, it’s nice enough to put the top down.

[John V]

I don't agree, maybe if I lived in Colorado or something I would. I'm too bothered by humidity to be comfortable most of the time. Fortunately they sell the car as both a coupe and a convertible.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by Alan

I've never driven one but after hearing the feedback on it I want to though I think I'd really prefer a Coupe.

I prefer the coupe as well. The appearance of the cabs as well as the body flex turns me off.

Originally Posted by JST

I just don’t understand the appeal of a hard top Porsche for street use, to be honest. The experience is heightened so much by having the top down.

If you want to go fast at the track, sure. But no one with any sense is tracking 993s anymore.

I never wanted a 911 until I drove a new one in the fall of 2008 when the 997.2 was launching. I drove a PDK cab at Porsche test drive event during the Hilton Head Island Concours D’Elegance. The GF at the time and I got out of the car after a 15-20 minute drive and I seem to recall saying that I had to have one of those, but make mine a coupe and equipped with a manual. Even after a nice drive in the SC low country with the top down I had zero desire to have it as a cab. OT, the coupes tend to retain their value better. These days a 997.2 coupe is typically $10k+ more than a cab. Manual versus manual.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

No action yet. I just posted it Friday night and just on the pca site and 6sp online (it was free and I was already registered).

In hindsight I wish I hadn't taken it up to the lake for winter storage 3 weeks ago. If it was here I would take the selling approach much more seriously. The pics I posted are 'nice' but don't show any details of the car, they are just glamour shots I had on my phone from summer. If someone wanted it tomorrow, I am not sure i have the time to make the 8hr round trip to get it, then prep it, etc.

After the holidays I will re-evaluate and probably do it right.

It is kind of weird, I feel like it is way overpriced, but then I go on Autotrader or cars.com and it is like the 3rd cheapest "manual" convertible on the market. I put manual in quotes because one of the cheaper ones was pdk but the seller checked the manual box.

Josh, have you seen this? https://finder.porsche.com/us/en-US/...reowned-4VNVE5

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by SCA

Josh, have you seen this? https://finder.porsche.com/us/en-US/...reowned-4VNVE5

Thanks for sharing. That's a year newer, S, CPO and 10k less miles, (probably ~$20k added value) but I have 18 ways, nicer wheels and a few other value adds. It suggests my price is high, but not completely off market. My wife and I agreed to go visit the two local dealers after the first of the year and find out what they require to get on the 992 waiting list, how ADMs are treated for cars that are 2 yrs out, whether we can get in line with the option to do one of the last .1 car orders or first .2 orders based on what changes are made and generally fact find. FC's post also got us thinking of Euro delivery or at least the ATL experience. If that goes well, I'll go get the car and prep it for real For Sale listing.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by SCA

Josh, have you seen this? https://finder.porsche.com/us/en-US/...reowned-4VNVE5

That’s a nice car. But the asking price is surprisingly high to me.

For a 4-5 year old car?

Do you think this is because the 992 equivalent is $150-160,000?