07-09-2020, 07:59 PM
(07-09-2020, 07:03 PM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: Someone wanted to trade straight up for a 996? You're not college age are you? That would be wild, but also would 100% get vandalized.I am finishing up senior year with the stupid COVID regulations unfortunately. Like the BMW, the 996 would not have spent more than a select few weekends down at JMU to avoid that precise reason. The 996 Millennium Edition is a Carrera 4, where as I prefer the Carrera 2, but it is a car I would have a hard time losing money on. The 540i touring market has taken off recently, which reflects the current e39 m5 market, (EAG has one lister for $60k and the only other RHD variant is available on Hexagonclassics.com for £20k, which doesn't include transport and federalization costs into the USA) where as poorly sorted 540it will sell for $7-10k. It is one of the easiest cars I have ever worked on, and is a very robust car when sorted. The 996 market has not really taken off, other than gt3 and gt2 models (the turbo is slowly getting there) but the base 996 911 is looking like it is not going to appreciate (just like the e31 8 series unfortunately). School duty is reserved for my '97 4Runner 5-speed with factory locker (I seem only to buy cars I can make a buck on). This weekend the BMW is getting a trans flush and will soon be converted by a local shop to be the only documented RHD e39 touring m5, then well see what it sells for on BaT, or I might just keep it, TBH its all up in the air rn