I'm looking at a turbo at the Autobahn Autosport in Gilbert AZ, no maint records or warranty of any kind. Is there a way to look up the maint records at a dealer? I'm nervous about buying a car with no knowledge of its past... Anyone know the car? Are those wheels correct for a '01?

http://www.autobahnautosport.com/?page=show_showroom

 

They are sport techno wheels. I would be very wary of buying a 40K mile car with no service records. Take a good look at the carfax and take it to a P dealer for a PPI before going any further. If you don't like all the answers you get, then keep looking, there are lots of cars available.

 

Well said...

 

I bought a 27k car with no records. Even with a thorough PPI, I needed a new clutch and flywheel two days after I bought it. The owner was an "enthusiast" in the sense that he loved fast cars, but *not* an enthusiast in that he supposedly put a lot of wear and tear on the car (according to the mechanic I took it to for the work when I got home). So, yes, if you have doubts, have some spare cash around don't do it... I took a chance. At least now that the work has been done, my car is in good shape. My C2 had every receipt since day one. It needed nothing almost nothing in the year I had it, and plus, it came with the enthusiast goodies like clear corners, taillights, and silver badging. Enthusiast cars *can* definitely be worth it.

 

Have a PPI done and have the computer checked for overrevs. There are stage 1 and stage 2 over revs. Stage 1 are not to uncommon but be very careful with stage 2 over revs. These usually result in bent or burnt values from a missed shift or bad downshifts. If there is any doubt have a compession and leak down test done.

 

Just give the vin# to a P dealership and they should be able to bring up the maintenance records on the car.

 

Not true, any P dealer can give you the work that was done under warranty but only the servicing dealer can give you the service work. Find out where the car was originally sold and start there, if you phone the local area dealers you may find who serviced it.