04 550?

[jmatta]

Better have a 3.8 conversion in it for that money (with all the LN/Raby updates).

[ChrisZang]

A Porsche 550?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_550

I thought they go for up to a Million
Are you talking about a Beck replica?

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by ChrisZang

A Porsche 550?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_550

I thought they go for up to a Million
Are you talking about a Beck replica?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Boxster#550_Spyder_50th_Anniversary_Editio n

[gschotland]

kbb.com says an '04 S w/19k mi is worth ~$19k trade in, ~$22k private party. Does anyone really think a "rare" 550 is worth more than a 10% premium? Even that much seems wishful. I'd say maybe +5%.

I've found eBay to be very good gauge of where the market is. Look at closed auctions. Not many cars sell, but looking at where the bidding stopped will quickly give you a good picture.

If you can't take it home for $22k I'd walk. There's always another one.

[jacabean]

honestly , i don't think this guy will even consider 22k offer. I did look at another car yesterday an 05 S with 45k on it. it has full leather , power seats and great condition. the color is a little funny , carmen red. asking 27,900 from a dealer. this might be a better option.

The SE 550 is more than a well optioned boxster S. It has options not available on other boxsters such as GT Silver Metallic paint(the same color as the car-show version of the Carrera GT supercar), Cocoa dark brown all leather interior, Seal Gray 911 wheels and special exhaust are just a few.

Then it is optioned to the hilt.

It all depends on what you want. It is the most expensive 986. When you use services such as kbb - may sure you choose the aniversary option - usually 3000 premuim over other boxster S's. Production run of just 1953 cars.

[jacabean]

does not mean it's worth 35,000. 05 987 S exceeds this car in every aspect so their is no point to this car at that price. when you can get A loaded 987 s with 10K on them all day long for 35 grand.
Why bother?

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by jacabean

honestly , i don't think this guy will even consider 22k offer. I did look at another car yesterday an 05 S with 45k on it. it has full leather , power seats and great condition. the color is a little funny , carmen red. asking 27,900 from a dealer. this might be a better option.

I like to hear about what folks think when they drive both the 986 and 987. So far, besides power, it doesn't sound like there's much of a difference.

[Quickurt]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

I like to hear about what folks think when they drive both the 986 and 987. So far, besides power, it doesn't sound like there's much of a difference.

I think there's quite a difference. I drove four different 986 before driving the first 987, all within about two months and two of the 986, one standard, one S, I had for full weekends. Because of a long term relationship with my local dealer, I was also able to take my 987 for a full weekend before purchasing it. It did not go back on the lot!
As a non-go-on- forever post, I will have to say sophistication is the main difference. Everything from cabin layout, to pedal placement to shift mechanism to top operation to resposiveness of the engine, and on and on and on, was far superior, in MY OPINION than the 986. In some respects, I can say the 986 may be more of a purists sports car than the 987 and if I were tracking the car, I may have gone a different direction (bought a Lotus!! ). The 986 seems to have more steering feedback, but that also gets old on lengthy trips.
But there are considerable differences between the two generations.