At $55,000, Is This ’01 Porsche 911 Turbo a Diamond within the RUF?

The vendor for immediately’s Nice Price or No Dice 911 RTurbo warns “no check drives with out secured funds.” So, don’t go getting all enthusiastic about getting behind the wheel without cost. Let’s see if it’s price securing the funds wanted.

In The Blues Brothers, Elwood picks up his brother Jake outdoors of Joliet Jail in a Dodge Monaco that was as soon as a police cruiser. Having simply been incarcerated for a criminal offense that he most undoubtedly did commit, this upsets Jake to no finish. It will get even worse when Elwood tells Jake that he obtained the automotive in commerce for a microphone.

At $12,995, the 2011 Ford Expedition XLT Police Interceptor we checked out yesterday actually price much more than a microphone, and that value had most of you singing the blues within the feedback. Ultimately, all the large beast may handle was a 70 % No Cube loss.

Talking of regulation enforcement, when you’re going to have the cops chase you, it would be best to have a quick automotive. In any case, there’s nothing extra boring to look at than a kind of O.J. Simpson-style low-speed chases. Now to be clear, you need to by no means really have interaction in any such shenanigans. Fact be informed, you’ll be able to’t outrun a Motorola.

Nonetheless, we like quick vehicles. And, with 550 horsepower on faucet from its RUF-massaged twin-turbo 3.6-liter flat-six, this 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo must be lots fast. A inventory 996 Turbo of the time made 414 horses so the RUF rowdiness provides over 30 % extra punch to the social gathering bowl. As validation of the added ponies, the 911’s advert features a image of the work’s certification by the RUF Auto Centre in Dallas, Texas. In keeping with that, the engine work was accomplished when the automotive had 37,359 miles on the clock. It now has 66,000 miles and seems to do a fairly good job of hiding these miles and its advancing age.

The bodywork is in black which pairs properly with the good-looking set of Turbo Twist wheels the automotive wears. These are mounted with Michelin meats and supply a peek-a-boo view of the red-painted brake calipers behind. The vendor notes some “mild scratches” within the paint but it surely doesn’t appear something main sufficient to be evident within the photos.

Inside, there’s been a restore to the passenger seat and the manufacturing facility wooden trim is cracking from age. Actually, that wooden seems to be completely misplaced within the Turbo’s cabin so perhaps it wouldn’t be a foul factor to switch it totally. The PCM head unit appears to be working because it ought to and includes a cassette participant in addition to a six-disc CD changer.

All 996 Turbos began with the C4 chassis, so the automotive is full-time AWD. This one spins its tires by the use of a five-speed Tiptronic transmission. Additionally, it must be famous that the 996 Turbo makes use of the “Metzger” engine and never the M96 of the lesser 911s. That engine has a completely completely different setup for its intermediate shaft and doesn’t endure from failures in the best way non-turbo engines can. In actual fact, the Turbo engines are typically thought of to be fairly rock-solid and fairly trouble-free.

All that comes with a clear title and a $55,000 asking value. The vendor says that potential patrons higher include proof of funding or they received’t get a check drive. That’s sort of classist, however who’re we to argue?

As a substitute, we’re right here to guage. Let’s try this proper now. What’s your tackle this RUF-enhanced 911 Turbo and that $55,000 price ticket? Does that appear like a deal to rapidly get a reasonably quick automotive? Or, does that value put you off any check drives?

You determine!

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