I just picked up a 997.1TT from a used car dealer.
He gave me a bunch of receipts from the previous owner which show his full info, name/address/phone.
Is it improper to call or txt him to ask for some info.


Thanks in advance

 

Agreed. The Car world is a small world. Car projects on forums make it even smaller

 

When I was searching for my turbo, there was a car at a dealer I was interested in, it had small car club sticker on it and I tracked the previous owner down through their Facebook group. I chatted with him at length about the car, he was happy to talk about it(he traded it on a 991 GT3).

Didn't end up buying the car but I had a positive experience tracking a previous owner down.

 

I called the first owner of my car after purchasing from the 2nd owner. He was totally fine with me contacting him.

They don't own it anymore so I can't see why anyone would care. They should be more than happy to give you the truth about said vehicle since they're not liable any longer.

I'd always welcome someone calling me too.

 

 

I like to cut out different size newspaper/magazine letters and write a hostage demand type letter with it, with a picture of their old car in the background

i HaVe WhaAT u HaD. sEnD aLL Yu KnoW oN tHis Car tO xxxx

 

Hilarious

 

Try...I would be glad to help if it happened to me.

 

I say yes, for sure, always a good idea to try and contact the previous owner. They may or may not respond, but if they do it is a vood source of the car's history.

 

I contacted the previous owner when I bought my 997tt. He was happy for me and enjoyed providing me answers to my questions.