I am getting ready to buy a 1997 933 porsche with 21,750 ....he is asking 49,000. is that a good buy?

Question

I have done a carfax and it checks out...2nd owner since 2001 and he has only put 700 miles a year on the car to date...car has a tiptronic transmission...good or bad? I am use to a manually as have 1989 911 with 26,000 miles on it...Thanks

Answer 1

There's alot of missing info here to gauge how good of a buy this is. As a generalization, $49k is well above the going rate for a '97 993.. Further, tiptronic equipped cars tend to sell for less as there is much less demand (most buyers are looking for manual transmissions, and many or even most will not consider the tiptronic). All of which tends to make the asking price sound much too high.

However, given the very low milage, if the car is in mint condition, it may have such value to the right buyer. The right buyer being someone looking for a low milage, original mint condition 993 - potentially for Concours and simialr show type use. An all original car is such condition would be a prime canidate for someone looking for a Councours ready car.

However, if you are looking for a car to drive often, and run the risk of stone chips and normal wear and tear, price aside, this is probably not a good canidate because it has such low miles. Porsches, and especailly those of the air-cooled generations, need to be driven! Running them keeps all of their parts properly lubriacted... cars that sit for extended periods without use often wind up having many parts that will need to be replaced as soon as they are subjected to semi-regular use as they have dried out or worn.

Personally, I would not consider a tiptronic 993, nor would I consider any 993 right now that was close to $50k! However, depending on what you are looking for, this could be a good buy... but it could also be a terrible one. If this is not the car you are looking for, you should probably spend some time to decide just what you want out the car you are looking for (which will make it much easier to identify possible canidates when they come along).

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I am getting ready to buy a 1997 933 porsche with 21,750 ....he is asking 49,000. is that a good buy?
I have done a carfax and it checks out...2nd owner since 2001 and he has only put 700 miles a year on the car to date...car has a tiptronic transmission...good or bad? I am use to a manually as have 1989 911 with 26,000 miles on it...Thanks

Answer 4

no man thats way to expensive I mean $49,000 I could get a 2001 Porsche (996) 911 Carrera S in Good as new Condition Fully Loaded Officially Dealer Mentained with Full service history.

but a 911 (993) is jus too expensive for even $30,000, dont buy it because old Air cooled Sportscars are Prone to break Down this was one of the Main reasons why Porsche shifted from Air Cooled to Water Cooled jus to make more reliable for people who buy them second hand, and this is the truth I asked this Air Cooled to water Cooled Question from the Factory Manager of Porsche in Stuttgart while I was in Germany.

Answer 5

you're getting screwed. No way does a girly Porsche after 10 years should be anywhere near 49,000 it should be around $1 it's a pos!

Answer 6

You need to give more info. But you can also check:

http://www.edmunds.com/used/1997/porsche/911/index.html

Good luck

Answer 7

Not a very good buy at all. You could easily find a newer 911 for that money.