Buy Jerry's Turbo S

[yellowboxster01]

I don't get why if a celebrity owned a car it should be worth any more. So, he farted in that seat so it's special? Who actually cares? Not me...

$225K, no way but, some guy will find it special because it was Seinfelds. The only thing special about that S is the color.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by yellowboxster01

$225K, no way but, some guy will find it special because it was Seinfelds. The only thing special about that S is the color.

Yes $225k could be had easily for that.

Try looking on KBB for a 97' 993 Turbo S.....it even says there are too few to asses a value to it.

I saw 1 993 Turbo S,it was at a PCA meet a few years ago. Seal Grey and it looked like it just left the showroom,that thing drew more than the Carrera GT not too far away from it.

[bigb]

I think I read on another board that this car was owned by a dentist, who just happened to be named Jerry Seinfeld. Expensive either way though

[Lil bastard]

Well, there are several reasons this car is special.

• 1. It's #1 in production for '97.
  
  2. It's a special one-off color.
  
  3. It had only 8k mi. on it.
  
  4. It was owned by Jerry Seinfeld - it was NOT owned by a Dentist of the same name.

The article points fun at the irony if someone payed for the provenance of it being owned by Jerry Seinfeld the comedian, only to find out later that it was owned by a Dentist w/ the same name.

It was not, it is genuinely Jerry Seinfeld, the Comedian's car, because there were several articles written at the time which stated that he was getting the 1st production '97 Turbo S. Plus, it would be too easy to document this for a Dealer to try to falsify the car's history.

This is how many Urban Myths begin - someone with poor reading skills misinterprets the article and then goes shooting his mouth off all over the net - READING IS FUNDAMENTAL!

[RandallNeighbour]

That color is absolutely horrid. Seinfeld should have his head examined for ordering it, knowing his car would be on the market forever until the only other person in the world with the cash and same taste in colors would pony up for the car.

However, when you're a multi-millionaire, who cares about resale value?

Don't forget, only 182 1997 993 Turbo S's were sent to the USA! And only about <2,000 total 993 Turbos (non- S) were sent to the USA for 1996-1997. I think it was about 1,200 1996's and about 600 1997's.

I am looking to purchase a 1996 or 1997 993 Turbo. They are out there. Just look on autotrader. They list over 50 of them. They are really holding their value. New they averaged about $110K. Now they average about $80K. Pretty amazing.

[yellowboxster01]

My dad bought a 97' 993 Turbo a few months ago. Paid $82K with 9K miles on it. The original sticker was $127K. Their value is on the increase again.

The 993 Turbo has held its value very well. Obviously the S is a collectors car but, at $225K I don't see it ever selling for more than that. Wouldn't be a wise investment from that standpoint.

[Perfectlap]

The fact that Jerry Seinfeld owned that car should HURT the value!
We all know the REAL genius behind the Senifeld Show was Larry David.
Well at least Seinfeld's bad taste in clothes and hair didn't extend to his wife....She's cute!

I still don't understand why the 993's are so valuable. It's not down to performance. There are other Porsches that are rare too they just happen to be ugly.

p.s.
Are those Litronics, Ceramic Brakes (just painted yellow?) and wheels even stock for a 993? Those type of trendy mods usually water down value.