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£239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:40 pm
by gridgway
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:57 pm
by Lightweight_911
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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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Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:05 pm
by gridgway
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!
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:15 pm
by kitesurfer2
To think I sold mine, a Fly yellow 18000 miler for £8,250..
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:37 pm
by gridgway
kitesurfer2 wrote:To think I sold mine, a Fly yellow 18000 miler for £8,250..
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
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:16 pm
by Slope330
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!
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:40 pm
by Mike
gridgway wrote:...the romantic weekend, so-so
I had a great romantic weekend in mine....
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:46 pm
by gridgway
Mike wrote:gridgway wrote:...the romantic weekend, so-so
I had a great romantic weekend in mine....
Fantastic Mike!
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:21 pm
by Mike
28 years later and the current owner said he was still finding confetti in it!
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:38 pm
by kitesurfer2
Such a beautiful car but compared to a fibre glass 308 seemed slow, the steering is very low geared
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:53 pm
by gridgway
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?
Graham
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:40 am
by gridgway
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?
Graham
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:41 am
by Mike
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
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:00 am
by Tosh
<25,000 miles and the top end has been rebuilt (twice)
Wow
Re: £239k for a dodgy left to right converted 246GT?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:14 am
by KS
Mike wrote:gridgway wrote:...the romantic weekend, so-so
I had a great romantic weekend in mine....
That picture's worth reposting, too.
