While we wait to see what FinalLap has planned next, particularly after what must have been a considerable investment in its first auction, and with Dutch Auctions still going strong, there's another relatively new auction platform worth watching.

It's called Low Miles No Miles, and I genuinely like the idea.

The business grew out of a Facebook group, has built a substantial social following, and has now turned that audience into an auction platform dedicated to low-mileage vehicles.

And they're not just selling exotic cars.

A 1984 Dodge Caravan with 38,355 miles recently brought $30,000. A 2002 Chrysler 300M with just 4,838 miles sold for $13,500, while a 1993 Toyota Corolla with 36,981 miles fetched $8,550.

Then there's a 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe with 63,477 miles that sold for $47,500.

Hang on. 63,477 miles?

Now, on a 31-year-old Tahoe, that's certainly below-average mileage. But is it really the sort of mileage that should qualify for a site called Low Miles No Miles?

And that's my concern. I absolutely love niche auction platforms. Rather than trying to compete with other platforms on everything, find something specific, build an audience around it and own that category.

But the niche has to mean something.

If 5,000-mile cars sit alongside 60,000-mile cars, where exactly is the cutoff? Is it annual mileage, total mileage or simply whatever the platform considers unusually low for that particular model?

I'd love to see them establish a clear standard, because otherwise the temptation to accept more inventory could eventually turn them into just another general auction site.

There's another challenge, too. When mileage is your entire selling proposition, proving it becomes rather important.

Take their current 2000 Ford Excursion, advertised with just 773 miles and already bidding at $55,000 without reserve.

Except Carfax shows a reading of 5,236 miles back in 2006.

The seller believes it's a reporting error and has provided an affidavit and supporting documentation. Credit to the platform for disclosing the discrepancy and allowing buyers to question it.

But it illustrates exactly why low-mileage cars need particularly careful due diligence. A tiny number on the dashboard can add an enormous amount to the selling price.

I really hope Low Miles No Miles succeeds. They've already demonstrated that there's an audience willing to pay serious money for ordinary cars with unusually low mileage.

I'd just hate to see them sacrifice a great niche in pursuit of more listings.

Because the more selective they become, the more interesting this platform could be.

For years, the 996 was the Porsche 911 the purists loved to look down on.

Fried-egg headlights, water cooling and, of course, the IMS bearing issue. It was the 911 you bought when you couldn't quite stretch to one of the others.

But is it still the bargain everyone thinks it is?

We put GoAskSam's Market-Check to work, looking at completed sales recorded between November 17, 2025 and November 10, 2026.

And the numbers are rather interesting.

Start with 1999 Porsche 911s, leaving the body style open to include coupes and cabriolets. GoAskSam has 75 recorded sales, with the middle 50% selling between $24,625 and $35,748.

That's still an awful lot of Porsche for the money.

But narrow the search to a manual coupe with around 70,000 miles, and things change.

We have 39 recorded sales in that group, with the middle 50% selling between $27,460 and $38,300. The median is $32,500.

And here's what I find particularly useful.

Those 39 sales put the central half of the market inside a band of just $10,840.

That's a much more meaningful starting point than looking at every 996 sale and assuming they're all comparable.

If you're buying a manual coupe at $25,000, you'd want to understand why it's priced below that band. And if you're selling one at $45,000, you'd better have a convincing explanation for the premium.

Of course, mileage isn't everything. Condition, service history, specification and originality can make an enormous difference.

And these numbers don't prove the 996 is appreciating. We'd need to compare equivalent cars across earlier periods to establish that.

But they do show something important: the right 996 is no longer necessarily the cheap way into Porsche ownership that its reputation suggests.

For me, the interesting number is $32,500. Not because every manual coupe should sell for that, but because it's the middle transaction in a group of 39 relevant recorded sales.

That's the difference between guessing what a car might bring and seeing what comparable cars have actually sold for.

And it's exactly what we're building GoAskSam to do.

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