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You know, in 11-plus-years I have been I've been a member here, I just found out there is classified section!

You have awesome cars. I am not interested in that particular car but I generally like your selection.

Thank you Husker.

Thanks. Somehow they find me. :cheers:

My friend who just had me sell his C4S now wanted me to find a 987.2 Box S. We discussed colors and options but knew it could take a while to find a good one at a "reasonable" price. I got busy looking at my normal locations. We found a couple of 2012 S Black Editions, but one had slight damage repaired but the dealer in Orlando still wanted insane money and the other one had some minor issues and the dealer in SF wouldn't budge on his price (it was prob $2K high). Then I found this one:

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A 2011 Box S in Austin, TX w/ 17K mi, a 6spd, heated / vented seats, and SC. It didn't have PASM, which he wanted, but he know that was going to be a tough option to find. I coached him on what to ask and what to look for. Had a PPI done and the guy doing the PPI was great. My friend flew down, bought it, and drove it back. Very nice car.

He mentioned he wanted to do a bunch of maint on it and asked me what I thought the dealer would want for everything. I figured $3-4K dollars. I made a pitch to do 90% of what he wanted done (there are a few items I couldn't or didn't want to do). With parts and labor, it would be around $1300. He was down for that, so I got the parts ordered - plugs, coils, engine filter, cabin filter, oil & filter, brake fluid, hood struts, and some DR Colorchip. He also wanted me to polish / detail it.

The car was very dusty but very clean underneath. The engine bay was very dusty but cleaned up w/o a lot of work. Here's the before and after:

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The top had the usual issue of spilling over the top bow on both sides, so I did my normal fix for that issue. The offending elastic band had lost its ability to stretch. The top now closes inside the top bow like it's supposed to.

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Now all that was left to do was the polish.

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There were a lot of swirls in the paint and they ended up being quite deep. My normal swirl compound wasn't cutting it so I stepped up to a Turtle Wax rubbing compound. It's not a full force compound and was better at getting the deep swirls out. Then hit it with the swirl compound and then polish compound. Finished it with a nice coat of wax and it looked great. Unfortunately it was cloudy the day I return it to my friend so you don't get the full effect, but it had its shine back.

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With the money I earned from a finder's fee, doing the maint, and polishing, I parlayed that into a new set of tires for Punkin. Discount Tires had a smokin Black Fri deal on a set of Yokohama Advan Apexes. Out the door it only cost me $68. Baby needs a new pair of shoes.

So don't watch the classifieds for this one, it's not for sale. But the Wheeler Dealer business is expanding to consignment sales and finding cars for clients. Covid pricing is still too wild for me at the moment.

Nice looking car! I look every night but as you mentioned, prices are stupid. These are still just cars and cars depreciate with age and use.

Not specifically looking for this but I've noticed a few 2007 Box S's for sale in the mid $20K range. I remember test driving a local, decent 2007 S 4 1/2 years ago that was for sale at local indy for $17.5K. Other than needing tires, it was in pretty nice shape. I didn't bite back then and ended up buying a 65k mile, 2003 996Cab with over $15K of documented maintenance (including LN IMS) for $19.2K from a long time neighbor.

I often wonder what the 911 would sell for today but of course, any decent replacement would be dumb money.

Yeah, it's a great time to sell but hurts if you want to replace or upgrade.

Our plan was to wait until Dec - Jan when convertible prices are at the bottom, but in today's mkt who knows if that will hold? This one came up, it checked his boxes so he decided to pull the trigger. It was a mkt correct price with very low mi and 1 owner. He still has a stack of ca$h left over from the C4S sale, so he's happy. Under normal conditions with any 987.2, you have to move quickly when you find what you like. That's more true now in this inflation generated mkt.

Husker, how much did your friend paid for the white 987.2? It was a nice looking car!

Low to mid $40s. Felt that was a good price considering the other cars we saw were a couple thousand higher and had 30-40K mi. It is very clean. Crazy times - that car would have been mid-$30s in early 2020. In late Feb '20, I had my eye on a nice '12 Blk Ed Box S w/ 30K mi in L.A. Was going to offer him $32K but held off b/c I figured the sports car mkt would go down the crapper with the onset of COVID. Boy was I wrong. Today the asking price on that car would be $45K.

And prices don't seem to be slowing down, even with winter almost here. Amazing.

Well I teased this one in my "History Repeating?" thread but have been holding off until I had it secured and the $$$ transferred (been chasing this one for 2.5 wks). That happened today.

1989 928 S4
56K mi
2 owner CA & NV car
5 speed :dance:

Been sitting for quite a while (yrs) and needs the ususal 928 maintenance. Having it shipped here. Will clean the gas tank and go from there. Seller claims it's in very nice cond. I plan to keep this one 2-3 yrs and enjoy it. The Mistress gave me a taste for 928s but I didn't get to fully enjoy her. Hope to do that with this one. Plus the Wheeler Dealer mkt is going to be shaky for at least 2 yrs as the mkt corrects itself - there will be a big down turn before things start getting better. So I'm going to sit it out and enjoy this S4. I might be paying a bit much for this one just before the big mkt slide down, but it's a 5 spd so it will always be valuable. And I think 928s are still under valued. There were only 1000 928s sold in the US in 1989. The std est is 25-30% are manuals. So how many of those 300 manuals are left? Reportedly the 89 S4 is the best of the S4 yrs.

You know what they say: it's better to have 8 in front than 6 in the rear.

Now I have to wait while the shipping gets arranged. Here are some pics.

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Very nice find, enjoy :cheers::cheers:

Congrats! Please post updates on all your progress like you did with the last one, those were great stories to read!

Thanks guys. I'll start a thread on my adventures. Hopefully not as difficult as with The Mistress. Knowing what I learned before should make things a little less difficult, but you never know. That's what makes it fun. Really looking fwd to getting her running and putting on a few miles.

Have been in contact with BAT shipping. They should have more info / details tomorrow on when it will be delivered.

Cool! It's good to see you've found another. Once a 928 gets in a little corner of your brain, it never quite goes away. I saw my first one at Ed Carroll VW-Porsche in Ft Collins in 1978. The attorney neighbor bought one new in the early '80s. Scarface 1983, Risky Business in 1984.

A 928 has always been my ultimate Porsche. I'm still plugging away on my '84 928S in between all my Boxster projects. I'm honestly worried that once it's on the road I'll never drive anything else. :eek:

Keep us posted - you're my inspiration! :cheers:

Finally got a shipper. Worked thru BAT. Not sure yet when she arrives, but she's on the road to OMA. Excited to see if she looks as good in person as from the pics.

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Very nice! I hope the fixes are easy and you enjoy it for many miles and years! Looking forward to reading about the journey!

This one arrived late today. Selling for a local doctor.

2015 911 C4S cab
17K mi
PDK
2 owner
New Mich 4Ss last yr
SC, PASM, heated / vented memory seats, sport wheel (paddle shifters), nav, Bose
clean carfax, no accidents or paintwork
2 keys & manuals
up to date maint

Will be in the classifieds in a few days after a thorough cleaning and detailing.

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Heading out very early tomorrow to look at & hopefully buy the next WD car. Stay tuned...

Got her back yesterday after a very early flight and a full day of driving.

Tale of the tape:

2011 Boxster Spyder
PDK & pillow seats
44K mi
AC, nav, SC, full leather, turbo wheels (from factory)

Will prob be late Jan when all the work is done and she hits the classfieds.

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Just needs a red top!

Very nice! What all does it need?

40K mi maint (have $650 order from Pelican arriving Thu)

new tires (arrive Wed from TR, installed on Thu)

PDK flush - will need to schedule with the dealer

a few nicks & knacks on the ext, along with a 4-step polish to remove swirls

repair a few items

Kind of a std Wheeler Dealer car for me. I'm out of town for Christmas, so I have to work around arrival dates when ordering stuff.

She should be mechanically all set and look like new when I'm done.

Thanks for the info, I was just curious, I am sure it will look like new! I hope you have a great Christmas! :cheers:

A consignment twofer has landed in my lap:

85 911 coupe (no pics until Sat) - manual, 105K mi, blk / gray

70 Chevelle SS - silver / blk, 396 L34, auto, buckets

My question is - besides Hemmings and NOT auction sites, where else should I advertise the SS?

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Husker, I believe that these cars are very popular in SoCal, perhaps LA craigslist?

Great idea. I'll incl an ad there.

And I owe you a response on the brake pads. I bought my last 2 sets from F C P and I can get free refills if I get off my butt and send them back. Appreciate the offer.

Here are some pics of the 85 911.

It's black with a gray / green int and sport seats. Sweet!

New fuchs, new tires.

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Very nice! What part is green on the interior?

All of it - seats, doors, dash, even the leather on the momo wheel. The green washes out in the sunlight but it looks more green than gray in the shade. Cool color because it looks different in different light. My 87 shark had gray / green int with linen seats. Here's a pic of the driver's seat and doorcard, which highlight the green a bit more. Hard color to get true in a pic.

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Interesting, it sure looks gray for the most part. GLWS!

Husker, these cars are very popular everywhere! I wouldn't fool around with anyone but a forum that is dedicated to the auto that you are trying to sell. Here is a forum that specializes in Chevelles and no other cars,
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John

The hits keep on coming. Another friend consignment:

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2021 Macan GTS in Mamba Green Metallic. 51K well maintained miles. Fully loaded:

Heated GT steering wheel
Sport Chrono
20" Macan turbo wheels in gloss black
Protection film
Premium Pkg - heated / vented seats, auto dimming mirrors, BOSE, PDLS, lane chg assist, panoramic roof, 18-way sport seats
Porsche Experience Center Delivery (ATL)

2 keys, owner's manuals, maint history. 1 owner w/ 1 accident. Flawless wheels.
GTS was delivered and picked up at Porsche Experience in Atlanta, GA.

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Got a cpl of pics of the 911 yesterday. They show the gray / green color a bit better.

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SS is sold! The wire transfer arrives tomorrow.

I put a CL ad in LA, Denver, and KC. A guy in Orlando saw the LA ad and we worked out a deal! Thanks for the idea, Gilles.

Thanks for the suggestion. I had a thread in ChevyTalk about the SS and someone there suggested the same website as you.

Been fun learning about 70 SS's. I was 11 yrs old when they were new, so I knew a little bit about them (although I grew up in a Ford family). Know a whole lot more today.

Now on to selling the 911 and Spyder.

Been polishing, cleaning, and detailing the 911. She turned out spectacular.

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Looks like you have it well sorted, beautiful 911 :cheers:

By the way, you are killing me :eek:

The 911 is sold and heading 50 mi west to Lincoln. New owner picks her up on Sat. He's been looking for a nice 911, almost flew to Seattle to buy one but little did he know his dream car was close by.

🤞 on the Spyder.

No question, your wheeler-dealing is providing a valuable service to the community. Can an award be far behind?

This one is a bit off the reservation!

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My friend with the 911 & Chevelle SS has a landscaping company and wants to sell one of his F-650. Not my normal Wheeler Dealer vehicle, but it will help me lick my Spyder wounds (more on that tomorrow).

Now I need to bone up on big trucks.