RUF 3.6 on ebay

[SRQ Boxster]

Man I wish Santa would drop this off at my house.

RUF 3600

[Nineteen89]

That's nice but it's a little steep for something with 100,000 miles on the clock already. You could probably get a real 996 at that price with less miles if you looked, and a nice one too.

[Jeph]

$45k for an old Boxster? Pass.
That's definitely 996 territory -a nice C4S would do better for me.

[blinkwatt]

Ha. I'd save $15-30k more and buy a 360 Modena. Look around they are starting to get dirt cheap now.

[timothy]

I saw this car getting prepped two weeks ago and Hans said the conversion was done at ~70k miles with a crate motor. I have to agree about price given the vehicle age and decline in car values; however, if anyone IS interested I will be happy to drop by RUF and check it out. Having an X51 under the hood would be a real thrill.

[blue2000s]

Is RUF working on Ferraris these days? There are a couple in those pictures.

[23109VC]

that is a very nice looking car.

how much HP does something like this have??? if you want the power of a 911 but really really want the look/drop top/balance of a boxster - this is the car to get.

i'm going to guess there's NO warranty on that bad boy! if THAT motor went boom - it must be serious coin to replace.

[timothy]

Originally Posted by 23109VC

how much HP does something like this have???

According to another forum it dynoed 373HP

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=85&threadid=2251253

Here is a link to RUF's conversions for the Boxster:

http://www.rufautocentre.com/conversions/Boxster.asp

That specific conversion has about 355 HP at the crank, so I don't think it could dyno at 373. Maybe 300 with a 15% powertrain loss figured in.

These conversions run well north of $25K by RUF.

[timothy]

RUF-Dallas sometimes has Ferraris and Lambos in for service along with the usual Porsche and RUF branded cars. The sales department has many different makes come through the door and an adjacent storage building is practically a sports car museum where customers store weekend and track cars.

[Aron in Toronto]

I know the RUF name pulls a lot of weight, and rightly so, but at this price, that one is going to be for sale for quite a while. There are 5 or 6 996TTs on ebay right now with fewer miles and much lower BIN prices.

Maybe this is a customer's consignment price, and he doesn't really want to sell.

"See honey, no one is buying right now, I guess I'll have to keep it."