I'll definitely follow-up once I get the car. I can tell you from past experience, ebay is reasonably safe. This is my 2nd 996 off ebay, first is the one in my avatar, and my 4th car off ebay. As long as you buy from a seller with good ratings it is usually safe. After I bidded on the car I asked the dealer to take the car to the nearest Porsche dealer and get a PPI and I paid over the phone. I always go and pick the car up myself since shipping to Canada is too expensive and this also lets me visually inspect/drive the car before handing over the full payment. I only pay a deposit $500-2000 over paypal, the rest is done in person.

I'll keep you updated, hopefully all goes well with this car

 

Wow thats quite an ebay auto history. Thanks for the rundown, you really cleared things up and gave me alittle confidence. I hope all goes well with your new purchase.

 

How do you buy a car not knowing what colour it is Anyways, congrats man! +1 one, for checking under the hood, and then you can decode here:

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...es_porsche.htm

 

Car is Atlas Gray! Love the color