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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / July 2006944 Prices: Getting pretty down
What is it with the 944? Another round of depreciation in prices. I have a 1989 n/a 944, and I doubt I would get more than £3000 for it now (and that's optimistic). This wouldn't really worry me too much - it's not the value that counts, it's the car. But with a £1000 clutch replacement coming up, it's starting to get harder to see clearly. Add to that the knowledge that it brings it closer to write-off if I make an insurance claim, I am getting pretty down- in-the-dumps about it. Anyone got any reassuring thoughts on the subject? :-(  SignatureRegards, Dave email: dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com My Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/ The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm And if you were driving a Rolls Royce would you be pricing the machine. Each moment in time places you somewhere. Would you rather be in a Ford F150 pickup truck.....or a Porsche 944? "darthpup" <amchitka@mailexcite.com> wrote in news:1153077559.891565.152510 @i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: > And if you were driving a Rolls Royce would you be pricing the machine. > > Each moment in time places you somewhere. > > Would you rather be in a Ford F150 pickup truck.....or a Porsche 944? That's easy - if I needed to spend £1000 fixing the F150 i'd scrap it, or sell it spares-or-repairs (depending on it's value). That having an F150 would make decisions easier, I'd still much rather be driving a 944 (preferably one with a good clutch). SignatureRegards, Dave email: dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com My Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/ The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm a thousand pounds seems a bit steep for a clutch job - it's a day's worth of work, but the cost of parts has come down a lot - maybe it's worth seeing how much you can do yourself - at least get the parts at a discount - it may well be that ordering from the US will be cheaper - no VAT anyway - >"darthpup" <amchitka@mailexcite.com> wrote in news:1153077559.891565.152510 >@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >That having an F150 would make decisions easier, I'd still much rather be >driving a 944 (preferably one with a good clutch). Bill www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > a thousand pounds seems a bit steep for a clutch job - it's a day's > worth of work, but the cost of parts has come down a lot - maybe it's [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >(snip) AFN quoted £1600 - so £1000 quite reasonable! I think I got it down a bit by sourcing the clutch myself (about £900 I think), but that seems to be the ballpark. I might do some more shopping around. SignatureRegards, Dave email: dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com My Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/ The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm just for grins, check prices at www.importedcarparts.com and compare - I have no idea what shipping will be, probably about $20 to $40 US -- seems to me I paid well under $500 for all the parts to do a clutch job - but you can check on line as easily as I can - unless something really bad has happened to the value of the pound in the last few weeks, I think there is some substantial savings to be had by ordering from the US if you had to pay 900 pounds for the parts. Oh, and I sold a used clutch (not the disk) for $20, in fine condition, so ...... >> a thousand pounds seems a bit steep for a clutch job - it's a day's >> worth of work, but the cost of parts has come down a lot - maybe it's [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >by sourcing the clutch myself (about £900 I think), but that seems to be >the ballpark. I might do some more shopping around. Bill www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > just for grins, check prices at www.importedcarparts.com and compare - > I have no idea what shipping will be, probably about $20 to $40 US -- [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com £900 is parts and labour. SignatureRegards, Dave email: dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com My Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/ The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm >And if you were driving a Rolls Royce would you be pricing the machine. > >Each moment in time places you somewhere. As someone that's owned a Rolls-Royce and a 944, I always looked at it this way: if the running costs ever got to the point where paying a car note was cheaper, I'd switch. You'd have to have a really poor example of either car to reach that point, and both are special enough to keep on the road.* The only reason to not pay to fix the clutch is if you're intending to sell the car, and with a bad clutch it'll sell for peanuts. epbrown *So why don't I have them anymore? The RR was totaled in an accident. The 944 went with all the Porsches, though I'd still have one if I liked the cab versions - I just can't get into them, though. -- "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black It is very very simple...If you take the 944 and borrow, say 5000 pounds/dollars. You use that to fix up the clutch, the suspension, and other things, you could make that car like new again. Now, the 944 STILL is a better overall driving car than 90% of the under $25K crates out there, so, your choice could be a nice monthly payment or a payment 80% less and a very nice 944. > What is it with the 944? Another round of depreciation in prices. I have a > 1989 n/a 944, and I doubt I would get more than £3000 for it now (and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > :-( |
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