Hi all,
I am new to Porsche and planning to make the first purchase on a 07 911 turbo awd from a private sale. Beside the PPI, what else I should look for?
The car only has 20k.
Tks in advance.

 

Take it for a drive and listen for any weird noises. Try to get service records/carfax. Also, if you have one, bring a paint meter.

Edwin

 

The carfax looks ok, the seller is the 3rd owner for 4 months. No major service done just oil change.
Can I say if the PPI come back ok, then it should be ok to purchase it?

 

I can't provide any assurance that a clean PPI means a clean bill of health. It's most of going all you can to minimize the risk.

What kind of PPI is the dealer doing? The last "PPI" I asked for was simple a multi-point inspection ($135) and not the full blown PPI that was done when I bought my 997tt (~$400).

Even with a clean PPI, things can still be missed. I assume you are going to see the car and drive it before the deal is done?

Edwin

 

Here is the situation, the seller is in England and Edmund has the car. I believe I only has a 3 days inspection after delivery to me. I never seen the car but base on the picture, they looks ok. Since I am new to porsche and thats why I am depending on a full PPI.

JC

 

That deal sounds risky to me. Buying a car from the UK and shipping it to the US? And one that has had 3 owners in the last 4 months? Or was I misunderstanding? Remember, European cars have different safety/emission regulations than in the USA, so there will be other hurdles to jump across

 

I think I was misleading everyone. Its a US car. The seller (third owner) has it for 4 months and then went back to england. Now Edmund has it and the carfax looks clean.

 

10 year old car should have had a lot more than oil changes. It should have had the brake fluid changed, spark plugs, cabin and air filter, TPMS. If no documentation/records that all the required maintenance was done I'd factor the cost into the purchase price and definitely do a thorough PPI.

 

Are you sure it's not a scam? Lots of scam stories work like that - "I have this car for sale, but unfortunately I'm overseas at the moment and my escrow company will handle everything..."

 

I was thinking about that also but Edmund should be legit... I could be wrong

 

I'd just be a little extra careful, the "I'm overseas but I have a third party handling the sale" is pretty cookie cutter on these scams. They use real VINs and Carfaxes to throw you off.

 

Thank you all, I am out from the deal.

 

being listed on Edmunds does not make it more legitimate. I got scammed on a cars.com listing before. Pricing is a good indicator. a 20k mile car should be listed at over $70k, or its most likely too good to be true

 

This seller bought the car on 2/17, Edmund has it since 4/17. The seller only has it for 2 months and he is in England now and he is selling it for 33k with 20k millage. I took a step forward for this deal because I see Edmund as the third party.

 

...it's a 997 Turbo with 20k miles and he's selling it for $33,000 USD? Absolutely a scam. (Even £30k / ~$42k is too cheap.)