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Just touched 3's for a second. Are those 2's & 1's recent (also very short times on them)? Does the car have any mods?
I looked at mine in terms of the hours they occurred and the current hours on the engine. Since they were quite some time ago, I had no reservations in making the purchase.
I am not a big DME nut, though I understand the reasoning behind it. Looking at yours (with nothing else to use) I would not rule out this car based on the DME. However seeing, hearing and driving the car would be a much better option for evaluating it. Was a PPI done? Anything pop out there? A PPI done by a reputable shop with no skin in the game is a very good idea.
I also look at how many owners, where it spent it's time (mine was Texas & Nevada with 2 prior owners) and it's service history records.
Anyway, that DME would not be a reason NOT to look at the car, in my opinion. Others may differ though.
caution if Turbo Mezger DME shows significant or recent range 6 hits, but anything short of that can still be useful to help you negotiate a lower price.
I would have to think it cant show only range 2 without also showing range 1
1 and 2 only showing is possible if revs never got above 7,200:
Im not the DME report expert and I dont think they are all that, but what im curious about is how can your report show only 2 revs each for ranges 4,5 and 6? There are lots examples of strange DME reports like that, so perhaps dont let it take up too much of your time, as long as there is no evidence of obvious / major abuse.
The DME isn't infallible and the consensus is generally that single-digit and implausible numbers like that in the upper ranges are essentially just glitches, as it's not even physically possible for the engine to be spinning that fast and only register 2 range 5s and 2 range 6s. Also, the numbers necessarily have to pyramid down, you can't have equal numbers in two ranges. That is to say, range 1 will always be higher than 2, which will always be higher than 3, etc.
Having had many exotics, the only one I really miss and regret selling is my 08' 997GT2. It was amazing and no issues in the 3 years I had it. Sold it to a great guy in PA, he had it for sometime and enjoyed the hell out of it as well. I got mine for 120k, and sold it for that much. If I could get one for that price again, I would. Get it and have a blast.
Having had many exotics, the only one I really miss and regret selling is my 08' 997GT2. It was amazing and no issues in the 3 years I had it. Sold it to a great guy in PA, he had it for sometime and enjoyed the hell out of it as well. I got mine for 120k, and sold it for that much. If I could get one for that price again, I would. Get it and have a blast.
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