Tag: 996TT

Too many 911 Turbos come in Black or Silver. That’s no fun. We see Guards Red too, though by the time we’ve reached the 996 even red has become a much more fleeting alternative. So I always like coming across those in other colors. Speed Yellow is probably not even that uncommon, but it provides plenty of brightness to help attract attention with all of that horsepower. Granted, nothing will top the Signal Green Turbo S we featured last year, but bright yellow does a good enough job and it’s for sale for half the price of green. Not too bad!

CLICK FOR DETAILS: 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo on eBay

Year: 2002
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.6 liter twin-turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 35,659 mi
Price: $49,888 Buy It Now

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera

2002 PORSCHE 911 AWD 996 TWIN-TURBO SPEED YELLOW/BLACK FULL LEATHER, 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, YELLOW STITCHING, 12-WAY POWER SEATS, DRIVER MEMORY SEAT, 10 SPEAKER PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM, CD CHANGER, SELF DIMMING MIRRORS, 3-SPOKE SPORT LEATHER STEERING WHEEL, POWER SUN ROOF, 18″TURBO WHEELS, BI-XENON HEAD LIGHTS, SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM, POWER HEATED SIDE MIRRORS, (PSM) PORSCHE STABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, PORSCHE CREST IN HEADREST, REAR WINDOW WIPER, B&M SHORT THROW SHIFTER, BILSTEIN (PSS09) SUSPENSION KITS FEATURE RIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTABILITY WITH 10-STAGE MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE DAMPERS IN AN OEM QUALITY, 3-M CLEAR ARMOR FRONT PROTECTION, CLEAN CAR FAX REPORT, NO ACCIDENTS, NO DINGS, NO DENTS, NO SCRATCHES, NO ODOR, RECENTLY SERVICED INCLUDING SPARK-PLUGS, OIL CHANGE, AIR-FILTERS, WIPER BLADES, ETC, LOCAL CALIFORNIA CAR COMES COMPLETE WITH ALL BOOKS, TOOLS, KEYS, ORIGINAL MSRP WINDOW STICKER $122,710.00. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL SAM 408 307 4093

I’ve kind of been going back and forth lately with my 996TT features with some of them being very low mileage and testing the potential collector market – while also stretching our sense of their performance value – and others coming in at much more reasonable prices as the miles go up. Most of those higher priced examples also had the X50 performance package as really it is only those cars that are likely to elicit much interest from collectors. This one slots in between those various others, though given that it does not have the X50 package that puts it on the higher end of the standard Turbo. Still at under $50K – just under! – the performance value is still pretty good. The premium asked here comes because of the fairly low mileage and the less common color, as we’d expect. As usual, there will be plenty of questions to be asked, but a PPI and service records should address most concerns. If everything comes through in good shape, then a new owner should be getting into a really nice Turbo.

-Rob

I tend to lean much more toward naturally aspirated cars in my own general desires. Forced induction is fine, though in some of the cars I’ve driven I’ve really not cared for it. I like high revs and instant response. There are exceptions though. For shoppers looking at the 996 the Turbo may be just the area to do your shopping. They are a bit more expensive than a standard Carrera, but you’re getting a lot more performance and the Turbo (along with GT3 and GT2) does not suffer from the IMS issues that have sometimes plagued the first generation of Porsche’s water-cooled 911. So I’m always looking for decent 996 Turbos on the market and I think the one we have here fits that bill. Here is a Midnight Blue Metallic 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe, located in California, with Metropol Blue leather interior and 73,500 miles on it.

CLICK FOR DETAILS: 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe on eBay

Year: 2001
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.6 liter twin-turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 73,500 mi
Price: Reserve Auction ($43,000 Buy It Now)

2001 Porsche 996 Turbo 6 Speed Manual

Midnight Blue Metallic/Metropol Blue Full Leather

OEM Carbon Fiber dash, door pockets, steering wheel, leather covered vents, aluminum/carbon shifter

Completely Stock, no accidents, all original paint.

73,500 miles

Second owner. Michelin PSS tires are about two years old and plenty of tread.

Car is in excellent condition, everything works perfectly as it should.

It was bought new at Carlsen Porsche in Palo Alto and serviced regularly.
All maintenance records included since new. Car has never left California.

Two keys, car cover, all books, tools, records, original window sticker.

Negatives:
A small dime size ding on driver-side rear quarter panel, hard to see in pictures.

Scuff mark on left side of rear bumper. Could easily be touched up but then car wouldn’t be all original paint.

Interior carbon fiber trim on top of dash and near corner AC vents is coming up.

See last three pictures for the negatives.

Questions and inspections welcomed

7one4 nine2six- 9sixone5

Clean CA title

This Turbo is far from perfect and definitely befitting of the “driver-quality” label, but that’s ok. In many ways that’s just the type of car we’re looking for when we search for a Turbo and hope to find good value. The mileage is a little higher than we see with many Turbos, but it’s certainly not unreasonable for a 16-year-old car. It’s said to be completely original and accident free. It comes with a full service history, has only had two owners, and has spent its entire life to date in California. Among driver quality cars those details might matter more than its mileage and a few minor scuffs. I’m not sure I’d have too much concern over maintaining the fully original paint at the expense of a scuff, but that can be a decision made by the next owner.

All told there’s a good bit of promise to be had here. Bidding sits at a very reasonable $24,103.03 at the moment, but regardless of how high that goes the BIN price itself isn’t too bad. For a Turbo in one of the less common colors that looks in nice shape, the price here doesn’t seem too bad and suggests that there remain good performance values to be found among these 911s.

-Rob

I’m going to move now to the other side of the 911 Turbo spectrum. Away from ultra-low mileage air-cooled Turbos to a water-cooled model with some miles on it. I’ve been looking around for better values among these cars, something that has become increasingly difficult as has been evidenced by a few of my recent 996TT features. Most of those I see with lower prices are Tiptronic. If you’re fine with that, then there’s plenty of choice. But I want to keep searching for the more desirable manual-equipped versions.

Here may be just one such beast: a Carrera White 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo, located in Georgia, with Natural Brown leather interior and 76,985 miles on it. I’ll say from the start that even though the asking price is sub-$50K it’s still a good bit higher than what we used to see with these Turbos, especially those not equipped with the X50 performance package. But it’s a much more reasonable price than the low-mileage cars we’ve seen and the condition looks good.

CLICK FOR DETAILS: 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo on eBay

Year: 2002
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.6 liter twin-turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 76,985 mi
Price: $47,900 Buy It Now

2002 Porsche 911 Turbo.

Vin WP0AB29932S685775.

76,985 Miles.

Carrara White.

Natural Brown Leather Interior.

6-Speed Manual.

Clean Carfax.

$119,850 MSRP.

Books, Manuals, Service Records, 2-Keys, Car Cover, Tools, Spare and a Jack.

This great looking 996 Twin Turbo comes in a very desirable and highly sought out Carrara White, which bares the the nickname “Unicorn” among the Porsche enthusiasts.

The white exterior is beautifully matched up with a Brown Leather Interior, that is complimented with factory correct Sport Seats. The interior is in phenomenal shape and every instrument and gadget works.

Performance wise, this car is an absolute beast, and the Turbo effect is immediately evident.

The car has been maintained with no expense spared, and there is a big stack of records that come with it. The latest service conducted in March, 2017, consisted of a new clutch assembly, a Dual Mass Flywheel, an oil service, and brand new Michelin Pilot Sport tires. Also installed, was a 997 Short Shift Kit. (The original shifter mechanism comes with the car.) It is important to note that in 2015 the car received a new rear spoiler assembly, and the wing works flawlessly.

Option Codes for this car:

139 – Seat heating, left.
340 – Seat heating, right.
375 – 2-way electrical sports seat, left.
376 – 2-way electrical sports seat, right.
424 – CD compartment.
539 – Mechanical seat-height adjustment, left.
540 – Mechanical seat-height adjustment, right.
635 – ParkAssistant.
692 – 6-disc CD changer Becker Porsche CDC-3.
696 – CD-radio Becker Porsche CDR-220.
P78 – Sport Seats w/ Full Leather Interior.
X99 – Natural leather interior.
XPA – Thicker steering wheel.

“I would like to share my personal observations about the 996 Turbo’s! The engine was designed by Hans Metzger, probably the best Porsche engine designer ever. Mr. Metzger designed the engines for my Porsche factory team cars that we won the 2000 American Le Mans Series with. They were absolutely bulletproof, enabling us to win 10 out of 12 races. We also won the European Le Mans Series in 2000. The 996 Turbo engines are not the same design as used in the normal 996 911’s. There was a intermediate shaft bearing problem with those cars and some have thought the Turbo’s also had a problem. Not true, Mr. Metzger’s engines feature a totally different design. Serviced properly, they will provide many hundred’s of thousands of miles with spectacular performance.” Dick Barbour.

Collector car financing available at competitive rates.

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I don’t have specific production numbers, but I don’t see very many White 996 Turbos so there may be decent rarity to this one. The interior seems to be equally as rare. Given that collector interest won’t be very high that rarity shouldn’t be of great significance except to those who are fans of the colors. For those people this Turbo makes for a nice opportunity. The natural leather interior and sport seats make for a couple of nice options as well. All in all a good looking Turbo that is said to be well documented. If it comes through with a good PPI and its service history looks good, then for $47.9K it should make for a very fast option.

-Rob

For those who may be speculating on the 996TT market we have another example that should provide more insight into whether we can expect much collector interest to arise for what are typically our go-to-examples of performance value. Here we have a Seal Grey Metallic 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo with only 12,017 miles on it and, crucially, the factory X50 performance package. These very low mileage Turbos optioned with the X50 package, along with the very similar 2005 911 Turbo S, tend to draw a good bit of attention when they come on the market and the question as always is where we should value them. We aren’t told much about this particular Turbo, but the overall condition looks excellent so we at least have a nice place to begin further inquiries.

CLICK FOR DETAILS: 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo X50 on eBay

Year: 2003
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.6 liter twin-turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 12,017 mi
Price: Reserve Auction

Stunning 2003 996 Turbo Coupe X50 Package – 3 Owners – 12,017 Miles – 100% Original Example.
2003 Porsche 911 Turbo X50 2-Door Coupe

A while back I featured an even lower mileage (~4,500 miles) X50-equipped 996TT that came up around the same time as a couple examples of the Turbo S. The X50 car originally was priced at $72.5K before coming down to just below $70K where it eventually sold. The two Turbo S I featured provided further data points. One had very similar mileage to the car we see here and was priced at $76.5K. It sold, though whether that was for the full asking price, we aren’t sure. The other had higher mileage (~48K miles) and bidding ended just shy of $60K.

So, where does that leave us here? As noted above we need more information on this Turbo’s history, but assuming there aren’t any problems lurking I’d guess high-$60Ks is probably the ballpark. That places us below the price of a similar Turbo S and I think that’s pretty reasonable. Bidding right now sits at $60,200 with reserve unmet so at least at this stage things are progressing about as I’d expect. Whether it moves up any higher we’ll have to see.

Ultimately, these examples of the 996TT fit into a tough spot. Even at prices somewhat elevated relative to their peers they still represent pretty great performance value, especially among 911s. That said, the point of performance value is to drive the darn thing so paying a premium for a low-mileage example doesn’t really make much sense. The best case probably lies with a higher-mileage Turbo S given the slightly lower cost of entry and additional cachet of the S. But a Turbo S is very hard to come by. That leaves us with Turbos like this one. It does make more sense than the 4K-mile Turbo mentioned above as this one could certainly gain a few more miles without suffering too much. It also comes in great condition, certainly better than many of the higher-mileage Turbos we come across. There is value in all of that and I suspect for some buyers it will make a good bit of sense.

-Rob

The market for the 996TT seems to be waking up some. Or at least sellers seem to be putting their cars up for sale more frequently and while prices aren’t shooting up they certainly seem on the rise. I’ve come across a decent number of X50-equipped Turbos, and even a few of the (very similar) final year Turbo S Coupes. This Seal Grey 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe is neither of those, but it sits with pretty low mileage and overall looks in nice shape. The interior even comes in a unique Metropolitan Dark Blue leather, which provides a nice contrast (and nice change of pace) to the exterior.

CLICK FOR DETAILS: 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe on eBay

Year: 2002
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.6 liter twin-turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 17,125 mi
Price: $52,900 Buy It Now

2002 PORSCHE 911 3.6 TWIN-TURBO 415hp
SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION
SEAL GREY METALLIC PAINT
METROPOLITAN DARK BLUE FULL LEATHER
WOOD SPORT STEERING WHEEL
AM/FM RADIO WITH CD
WHEEL CAPS WITH COLORED CREST
SOFT RUFFLED LEATHER SEATS
DUAL LUMBAR SEATS WITH HEAT
ALUMINUM DIALS
ORIGINAL MSRP 120,345.00
2 OWNER WELL MAINTAINED
2 KEYS AND BOOKS
PORSCHE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
ONLY 17100 MILES
ALWAYS STORED IN CLIMATE CONTROLED GARAGE
STILL LOOKS NEW
WILL CONSIDER QUALITY TRADES UP OR DOWN
PLEASE CALL 239-707-4416
CAR CAN BE SEEN IN MIAMI OR FT MYERS

Even without the X50 package these Turbos remain the performance bargains of the marketplace. We’ve wondered how long that not so hidden secret could remain, but even with higher prices the value is still there. Other than what we see in the pictures we have little to evaluate this Turbo. It hasn’t had a long history so hopefully everything is in order, but with such cars it is always nice to have verification that its seen proper care. With the exception of the wood steering wheel I like the overall look. It’s no Signal Green Turbo S, but it also comes with half the asking price of that S. And really, it’s probably even priced a little high and could likely be had for under $50K. That’s not bad at all. For blending in – or at least as much as any 911 Turbo will blend in – this one will do the trick nicely. And when you want to open things up and feel that power it’ll be ready to surprise just about anyone.

-Rob

I wasn’t 100% sure I wanted to feature this 911 Turbo when I first came across it, but there’s enough to draw me in that I figured others may want a look as well. My hesitation is that we really don’t have much to go by to assess the car and, given that we’re not exactly dealing with a low stress family cruiser, uncertainty is far from desirable. But such is the world of modifications and eBay hunting. This 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo, showcasing a beautiful Cobalt Blue exterior, is now far from its stock configuration, as most notably it now delivers all of its power to only the rear wheels. We’re also told there’s much more and factory upgrades, but what those are isn’t terribly clear. My hunch is that they’re not of much significance. Of interest to me is the rear-wheel drive conversion anyway and while even that aspect resides in some mystery here it’s straightforward enough to figure out and (hopefully) the other details can be worked out through a phone call. Any 911 Turbo is going to provide spirited and attention grabbing driving; with this much rear wheel power drivers must really maintain their focus.

CLICK FOR DETAILS: 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo RWD Conversion on eBay

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