FOCUS ON 911 CARRERA 4S AND AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE PANAMERA AND CAYENNE!

Among the brands sports / premium / luxury market, Porsche is certainly one of the most inspiring an innate sense of sportsmanship at all levels of its product line. Of course, even in the case of the Stuttgart brand in recent years, marketing has definitely pulled down on the accelerator and today is certainly anachronistic define a Cayenne or a Macan as sports cars. And ‘out of the question, however, that models such as those described above, within their respective segments, are able to tease a certain desire. And if you can buy for very small numbers, even better! The search for a good second-hand Porsche is certainly made ​​easier by the abundance of specimens with respect to the newer models It always point to a general consideration of cars with coupons booklet in good standing (at the official Porsche centers), at least in body condition “better than good” and an adequate mileage.

PORSCHE 911: ATTENTION AND ‘THE CARRERA 4S T

he latest projections by Eurostat and the performance of the collector market indicate that, by now, for the models in the range of 911 to 993 (1995, the last model with air-cooled engine ) the conquest of a role collectible is a done deal. The sale of a used Porsche car of this lineage (911, 964, 993) follows strict patterns collections: perfect mechanics, no transudation of oil from the crankcase, with interior intact tissues, body near perfect). On average, in fact, these models have the ability to earn a good 10% per year and, for vehicles with a value of more than € 30,000, the ‘annual increase is in the order of 15%. Unlike speech is for newer cars. Since 1996, Porsche has changed its strategy and to recover from a very bad situation, close to bankruptcy, the then number one Wendelin Wiedeking heavily restructured the company. He created the 911-996 (with water-cooled engine and design definitely breaking) and Boxster 986. The standardization of production to point to the numbers brought a surge in sales but many complained that the 911 and Boxster, seen from the front, they were indistinguishable. Today, a 996 Carrera 3.4 from 300 hp (engine eye! Very fragile when it reaches a high mileage), produced from ’96 to 2000, the prices of used are quite low: just 15-20000 EUR. The 996 “MK2”, from 2001, began to have a greater appeal, especially in the case of Carrera 4S models (four-wheel drive, body similar to the Turbo model but without rear wing). These are actually the ones who are starting to get back on top, and if at the beginning of the year were estimated at between 26 and 33,000, now worth around 2,000 Euros. The Porsche 911 “Project 997” records, on average, a rate higher than 1,000 Euros compared to the beginning of the year. For a 325-hp Carrera takes € 28-35000, 33-36000 for a Carrera 4, Carrera 4S Coupe for 57-67000 (for a 911 Cabriolet to add about 5,000 Euros more on average). TURBO: M97 YES ‘A91 !, NO! In the case of the beautiful 911 Turbo prices are growing by about 10% in 6 months for the 996 Turbo and the 997 Turbo MK1. In contrast, however, you notice a decline in the prices of Turbo MK2 a good 10%. The reason for this is, as already said at other times on the columns of 0-100.it, the substantial difference in the engine: the engine of the 997 Turbo M97 MK1 480 hp is a “real” turbo engine, with a lot of similarities with the engines of this family (930, 964, 993) and the one that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in ’98 (911 GT1). The unity of the 997 Turbo MK2 (the A91 500 hp) is nothing if not a Carrera S power unit with two turbochargers. Read More