hi fellas

i m getting a used 2002 navy blue carrera it has 53K miles on it
and clean title. this friday i m taking car to stevens creek porsche dealer to inspect the car.

car has triptronic transmition
coupe


i m getting it for 31K+tax

how does it sound ?

btw after starting the engine , there was a click click sound was coming, after the engine got warm sound disappered tho. is it usual thing ?
or can it be coming from a valve ?

Thanks

Kaan

 

to determine if this is a good deal, you got to do your research, cars.com, autotrader.com, craigslist and as a wild card, eBay. thorough perusal of these sites should give you an ideal of how this car stacks up to others out there. generally speaking, west coast cars seem a tad bit higher than east coast cars. good luck

 

sahbaz bhai,

the price sounds good. but check out the car.
here is what i found. + miles and higher pirce.
http://www.cars.com/go/search/search...0&aff=national

raja

 

Run a Carfax on the VIN to make sure it was never a Uboat in the hurricane belt of southern states - submergence may be hard for a dealer to discern unless they are looking for it. Presenting the car to a dealer to complete a full inspection costs about $500, and is wise and well worth it. You are doing the right thing there. If it is a good dealer, they will test and measure the condition of everything, right down to the 12volt cigarette lighter and will give you a 4 or 5 page report on the status of everything and any recommendations (ie. 1/8 front brake pads need replacing, needs 50000 service and wipers or whatever). You may well find that you need to inject a few gees into the car in order to get it into the trouble free condition you will want. Trouble free is always the best way to start your Porsche adventure. Good luck!

 

Remember, at 53K miles the car is not too far from getting major service at 60K. Also, check the clutch. I always like to have them check the body/frame, suspension for any red flags. There were some cases happenned to 6speed members regarding PPI and later found out that the dealer did not fully inspected the car and overlooked major frame damage, bad tranny. You also need to be on top the whole PPI with dealer by suggesting them to look in every section of the car. I rather pay a little more for it then found out later the car is lemon.

 

The car that i found is excatly same color and has same rims.
Its funny this guy loaded 32 pics but not interior.
Thanks for the research

 

getting the car from a priver owned dealership.
Owner said got the car for my self and paid 35.500 and i have my paper works that shows that i paid 35.500 and he said i need money to get a condo in vegas thats why i m selling it. now he drives aston martin db8 and that car is also for sale.

seller got clean carfax in his hand. and car has clean title.

btw who should pay for the inspection at the porsche dealer ? me or the seller ?

 

That's for you to work out with seller. Likely it will be you, since providing due dilligence is not a selling requirement. In my case, I paid inspection, reviewed the data, bought the car, and then immediately put a few more gees into it before it left dealer.

 

That price sounds pretty good. Tips usually go for a little less than 6 spds, but a good price if the car checks out.

 

I'm not sure about the price of a Tip going forward, but either way you're going to take a bit of a loss (have to think you've just about hit bottom on depreciation at that price) if you decide to sell anytime soon, or it just may be a little bit harder to unload. If you like it, make sure it's completely checked out and you can verify its history. If not, you may want to pass as there are a TON of deals out there in this economy for 996's.

On a side note, I'm seeing a A LOT of Cab's coming up from dealers and private party on AutoTrader and honestly they are right around the same price as a coupe, so you can definitely find a comparable vehicle out there.

 

Make some sort of a deal with the seller re: PPI. When I had one done on a pcar I was interested in, I told the seller if I didn't buy the car I would pay for the inspection.

Turned out the car had numerous defects. I paid a couple of hundred $ but it's better than buying a lemon.

And don't forget to purchase an extended warranty.

 

If the car checks out fine, it's a great deal.

 

ok , so dealer said car is in all working conditions.
tires - brakes they all very good cond.

but when ever wing comes out , that make a noise.
they said we can try to lubricate. which didnt help

i asked them if it ll break down or not
he said , nope but it ll just keep doing it . i didnt even realized that noise when i was driving the car tho.


this is all i have.
i m gonna ask for extended warranty for sure

 

sounds like a good deal. i'd look into warrranty and service history. specifically, look for REPEATED RMS repair.

 

Have it checked out if you haven't already by another mechanic or Porsche Dealer. I purchased my first Porsche and two weeks later ended up with $5,000 of repairs that did not get covered by the aftermarket warranty because they said they were pre-existing conditions! (long, very frustrating story - ended up pursuing action and did get reimbursed by the dealer). You get what you pay for - this seems really low price? I only buy with Certified Pre-owned warranty from a dealer now that will stand behind their work. I am no expert on this sort of stuff, but have learned the hard way more than once! These are expensive cars to repair.