£239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?

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£239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?

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Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?

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Why 'dodgy' ?

The conversion - part of a complete restoration - was carried out by Kevin O'Rourke (Moto Technique).

The last time I checked, the 'going rate' for a good 246 Dino was in the £300k+ region ...

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Dodgy from my experience of people's views when selling a 911 with a L to R conversion! Only one step up from Cat D.

I have no idea whether this car is dodge in the real sense of course!
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To think I sold mine, a Fly yellow 18000 miler for £8,250..
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kitesurfer2 wrote:To think I sold mine, a Fly yellow 18000 miler for £8,250..
:shock:
I went to visit Nick Cartwright in the Peak District quite a few years back when they were about £90k and decided they were above my budget, but that was a lovely visit. IIRC they declared that it had become uneconomic to restore them with the prices at that point (or that could have been their sales pitch). I went on to buy my 996 GT3 RS for £55k. I did however rent a 246 to take my wife away for a romantic weekend to see if the reality was as good as I lusted after as a teenager. The Dino, definitely, the romantic weekend, so-so :lol:
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In the particular case mentioned there s no one better than Mototechnique and Kevin........he’s not done too badly on the odd Porsche in his time!
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gridgway wrote:...the romantic weekend, so-so :lol:
I had a great romantic weekend in mine.... :wink:

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Mike wrote:
gridgway wrote:...the romantic weekend, so-so :lol:
I had a great romantic weekend in mine.... :wink:

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28 years later and the current owner said he was still finding confetti in it!

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Such a beautiful car but compared to a fibre glass 308 seemed slow, the steering is very low geared
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As people may have spotted I'm looking around for something different and definitely can't afford anything like a Dino, but I do like the look of the 308. What are they like to drive and own?
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As people may have spotted I'm looking around for something different and definitely can't afford anything like a Dino, but I do like the look of the 308. What are they like to drive and own?
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Graham, a well sorted 308 is the most beautiful car to own and drive, just make sure you have a factory trained mechanic as your best friend... and living next door preferably.

Here's the link to the thread on my Vetro, should take you to the page with the 308/911 driving comparison post. A bit flowery but you'll get the point.

https://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewt ... &start=105

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Mike wrote:
gridgway wrote:...the romantic weekend, so-so :lol:
I had a great romantic weekend in mine.... :wink:

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That picture's worth reposting, too. :)
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