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eddlley · 2010-07-18 18:16:16

Would there be problems with the Turbo for an 01'? What other cars do you guys recommend for the price range around $50K? From my research with GT3 and Turbo, it seems like GT3 depreciates less than 911 Turbo... is that correct? I saw 05 997 911 Carrera S for around $50K, 40K miles, and compared to this 996 911 Turbo which is similar in price but much lower in mileage at 21.5K miles... is it correct to choose the Turbo instead? Sorry, I'm having mixed feelings and not sure what car to buy...... Any inputs? thanks so much guy~~~ I think that is a personal problem you need to work out, but if I were searching for a car in the $50k range, I would probably go for a 355. Thats just me.

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07-20-2010 | 04:46 PM

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FYI - if you plan on financing the car it will be unlikely that you can buy a car older than a 2003. Banks just dont want to loan on cars older than 8 years old.

I personally think that its not so much the miles but the condition of the car that you should make the main factor on choosing a turbo.

It took me a few months to find a car and i ended up buying one with twice as many miles as anticipated because the other cars were hard to finance and being low mileage cars barely had any service history. But the car i got was the cleanest i had found

it sounds to me that you want a newer car, get a 997 carrera s. The turbo is a true enthuthiasts car and i dont think you will want to deal with it half the time..

Mike

Last edited by porka; 07-20-2010 at 04:48 PM.

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