Andyoz Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 35 minutes ago, Julian987 said: This is rather pricey… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Porsche-Cayman-2-9-987-PDK-2dr-Semi-Auto-Coupe-Petrol-Automatic-/274778741268?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 lovely, yet shows how prices for non-S’s have gone into the £30K+ territory where R’s used to dominate. Junction 17 don't have a sterling reputation either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian987 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Andyoz said: Junction 17 don't have a sterling reputation either. oh? I'll take your word on it. Going by the online reviews they seem good, but i sense you know a thing or two about car dealers from previous chats/threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyoz Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Julian987 said: oh? I'll take your word on it. Going by the online reviews they seem good, but i sense you know a thing or two about car dealers from previous chats/threads. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1615972 They run their own online reviews site. Edited May 17, 2021 by Andyoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian987 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I emailed them to quiz them on their reviews. Their response Firstly with regards to your comment about reviews - we are a very reputable company, we have sold over 15,000 cars in the last 12 years, unfortunately with retail people are very quick to leave a negative review to try and get what they want but when they are happy don't jump to put a good one on. Cars are machines and they do break down that is why we offer warranties to protect our customers. With regards to the reviews - we are approx 4 out of 5 stars on al platforms, and the actually number of bad reviews totals to a percentage of less than 1% of our customers which is certainly not bad. John Lewis - the biggest retailer has got 1 star on Trust Pilot, but people will still buy a TV from there and not a corner shop because they are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggy Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 20 hours ago, Andyoz said: Junction 17 don't have a sterling reputation either. I took one of their cars for a test drive in 2014. An Alpina B3. Once they thought I was walking away, they came up with all sorts of tempting offers. Their final offer was only available if I bought the car there and then. It got past the point of being polite. Sales will work on you to the point where they make you feel like you're getting such a good deal that you'd need to be a fool to refuse it. Nobody wants to look a fool now do they? I left anyway... I've no reason to doubt the quality of their cars, but their sales technique put me off dealing with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginginho Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Julian987 said: This is rather pricey… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Porsche-Cayman-2-9-987-PDK-2dr-Semi-Auto-Coupe-Petrol-Automatic-/274778741268?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 lovely, yet shows how prices for non-S’s have gone into the £30K+ territory where R’s used to dominate. There has undoubtedly been an increase in 987 prices but I do think it's gotten to the point where the dealers are just trying their luck. Privately cars are fetching a good bit less; of the cars to catch tempt me recently was a Gen 1 Sport that sold for £21k (admittedly Eporsch then sold it on within a week for £25k - oh, how I regret sitting on my hands for the three days it took for them to get in before me) and an amazingly well spec'ed Gen 2 PDK that dropped from £32k to around £27k. Edited May 17, 2021 by Ginginho grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian987 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Ginginho said: There has undoubtedly been an increase in 987 prices but I do think it's gotten to the point where the dealers are just trying their luck. I thought that today when seeing this new listing. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202105152655385 Even as a CAT D that seems pricey to me. And the listing says.."This car is valued at 30,500 dealer, 28,000 private, so grab a bargain" Edited May 17, 2021 by Julian987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcacogp Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Gen2 S in manual, heated sports seats, Sports Chrono. It's a sought-after example. If it picked up the Cat D marker at three months old (as the advert claims) then it would have been some enormously heavy damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennym1984 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I think that there are a lot of people trying their luck. There was a guy trying to sell a Gen1 Black Edition with ~90k miles, a "service history" (as opposed to full Service History) for £21.5k. It was claimed to be "totally original" but there were various aftermarket additions and a few marmite mods. People are even asking top end prices for written off ones. There was a rough looking, Cat D gen1 2.7 with 115k on the clock being sold on Facebook for £10k. When I was looking a few years ago, that would buy you a sub-100k, FSH 2.7 without any cat markers (I know, because I bought one!). I think a lot of this will subside as the "Covid effect" diminishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcacogp Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Lennym1984 said: I think a lot of this will subside as the "Covid effect" diminishes. So what we should all do now is flog our 987's and buy Ford Fiestas to drive for the next 18 months, then buy our old 987's back again and pocket a pile of cash in the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtaite01 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, zcacogp said: So what we should all do now is flog our 987's and buy Ford Fiestas to drive for the next 18 months, then buy our old 987's back again and pocket a pile of cash in the process? +1 for the Fiesta recommendation! I have one as a daily so am already half way there 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zcacogp Posted May 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, wtaite01 said: +1 for the Fiesta recommendation! I have one as a daily so am already half way there 😜 Great! 😁 I'll start. Would anyone like to buy my Meteor Grey 987.1 2.7? 110k miles, full service history, 10 months MOT, PASM, Sport Chrono, Full Leather, Xenon Lights, Heated Sports Seats, £30k? Actually, I washed it the other day. Make that £35k. Offers on a postcard to the usual address ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcacogp Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 And if anyone has a nice Fiesta to sell then drop me a line. Cheap as poss please. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyoz Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I'd love a Fiesta ST to track and generally beat on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyoz Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 30 minutes ago, Lennym1984 said: I think that there are a lot of people trying their luck. There was a guy trying to sell a Gen1 Black Edition with ~90k miles, a "service history" (as opposed to full Service History) for £21.5k. It was claimed to be "totally original" but there were various aftermarket additions and a few marmite mods. People are even asking top end prices for written off ones. There was a rough looking, Cat D gen1 2.7 with 115k on the clock being sold on Facebook for £10k. When I was looking a few years ago, that would buy you a sub-100k, FSH 2.7 without any cat markers (I know, because I bought one!). I think a lot of this will subside as the "Covid effect" diminishes. Yeah, in bubbles the s**t rises to the top IME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtaite01 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Andyoz said: I'd love a Fiesta ST to track and generally beat on!! Mine's a 3 cylinder, 1.0l, 140ps 'Sport' and I love it. Of the two it's the Fiesta that spends its time doing small 4 wheel slides around wet roundabouts. It's impressively neutral and friendly to control. Edit: Caveat - only when the roads are empty Caveat - never above the speed limit Caveat - while always being fully in control of the movements of the car! Edited May 18, 2021 by wtaite01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyoz Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, wtaite01 said: Mine's a 3 cylinder, 1.0l, 140ps 'Sport' and I love it. Of the two it's the Fiesta that spends its time doing small 4 wheel slides around wet roundabouts. It's impressively neutral and friendly to control. Porsche mate also has an older NA Fiesta 2.0 with aftermarket LSD. I'd love a go!! You can literally get sick of Porsche mechanical grip levels at times and need some fun....currently looking for a modded to MX5 to hoon alongside the R! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggy Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I had a 2014 Fiesta ST2 with Mountune pack for a year. Amazing bang for your buck. Cheap motoring too. Under £200 for OE brake discs and pads all round. Sold it for £500 less than I paid for it. Great fun. Engine ran out of steam at high revs, but who cares? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian987 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) on this very subject...or rather not, and the marque is deemed cheap Edited May 18, 2021 by Julian987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygo Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Pistonheads advert for the same white R car from same dealer. Several thousand mile variation in miles, stupid pricing anyway. Can't believe its not sold, lol. https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?Category=used-cars&Distance=2147483647&M=3271&MinEngineSize=3400&Postcode=.h.dauncuk93qs9.n4nheihu0hgw5f.z.d.xm.g.eghnp.e.s4.wpbq61.h5.hlj9.ucq.lnn2x.t.j9.k&SortOptions=NewestWithImages&YearFrom=2009&YearTo=2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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