BEWARE!!! Porsche GT3 VIN: WP0AC29947S792127
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BEWARE!!! Porsche GT3 VIN: WP0AC29947S792127
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As a gesture to the Porsche community I will save you a few hundred dollars on performing a PPI on this specific car that is now for sale at Global Motorcars of Houston. The VIN number in question is: WP0AC29947S792127
The reason I am posting this is because the dealership that has it now is advertising it as a track free/no accident car which is BS. The car was spun 180 degrees and went into a wall backwards and wrecked and then sold wrecked to a builder in Texas. It carries a clean title because it was never reported.
I found the car listed online at a local Dodge dealership a few months ago in Texas where the seller traded it in for his Hellcat. The dealer was asking $72k and they ended up rejecting to take this car in on trade. I later figured out why.
I had the dealership pass my information along to the owner of the vehicle which then contacted me. I knew a little bit about the car prior to contacting him. At this time the price was appealing as I could use this for a track car.
After I talked to the original builder I found out the car spun 180 and went into a wall backwards on a track day. The frame was straightened and the quarter panels were replaced with RS quarters. They installed GT2 side skirts, a replica 7.2 deck, 7.2 front bumper (replica) and a 7.2 rear bumper. A CF sunroof delete was also installed.
From the looks of things, someone put a decent amount of money into it. It was a low option Black 997.1 GT3 that was hacked into an RS and painted Mexico Blue. Somewhere along the lines someone installed PCCB as well. The only reason I went ahead with a PPI was the seller reassured everything was done to perfection, etc.
The PPI came out to be an absolute nightmare. I found the shop off Rennlist and the owner told me to run. He said even for $40k he wouldn't even consider the car. Multiple panel has peeling paint, runs, chips, etc. Mechanically the car needed attention as well. Things weren't put together correctly and the rear quarter panels were rolled with channel locks.
There are signs of blue paint on random plastic parts as well and areas where there used to be GT3RS logos, well some clear came off with the decals.
I didn't even consider this car for a second after that phone call. I didn't want to post the car up but now that a dealership has a hold of it, just run. For $89k the car is a joke. It was in the high 60's low 70's when I looked at it. Even at that price I wouldn't consider it. It looks great in photos, no doubt.
I attached a few notes from the PPI report. The CEL was also on. Their ad also says 24k miles on the car, it has 34,xxx.
Although there are no over-revs there are quite a few videos online of this car doing donuts and burnouts. Just recently it was hit again on the passenger quarter panel. Buy at your own risk.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-GT3-/371505129298?forcerrptr=true&hash=item567f6e6752:g :td4AAOSwxN5WaNED&item=371505129298
As a gesture to the Porsche community I will save you a few hundred dollars on performing a PPI on this specific car that is now for sale at Global Motorcars of Houston. The VIN number in question is: WP0AC29947S792127
The reason I am posting this is because the dealership that has it now is advertising it as a track free/no accident car which is BS. The car was spun 180 degrees and went into a wall backwards and wrecked and then sold wrecked to a builder in Texas. It carries a clean title because it was never reported.
I found the car listed online at a local Dodge dealership a few months ago in Texas where the seller traded it in for his Hellcat. The dealer was asking $72k and they ended up rejecting to take this car in on trade. I later figured out why.
I had the dealership pass my information along to the owner of the vehicle which then contacted me. I knew a little bit about the car prior to contacting him. At this time the price was appealing as I could use this for a track car.
After I talked to the original builder I found out the car spun 180 and went into a wall backwards on a track day. The frame was straightened and the quarter panels were replaced with RS quarters. They installed GT2 side skirts, a replica 7.2 deck, 7.2 front bumper (replica) and a 7.2 rear bumper. A CF sunroof delete was also installed.
From the looks of things, someone put a decent amount of money into it. It was a low option Black 997.1 GT3 that was hacked into an RS and painted Mexico Blue. Somewhere along the lines someone installed PCCB as well. The only reason I went ahead with a PPI was the seller reassured everything was done to perfection, etc.
The PPI came out to be an absolute nightmare. I found the shop off Rennlist and the owner told me to run. He said even for $40k he wouldn't even consider the car. Multiple panel has peeling paint, runs, chips, etc. Mechanically the car needed attention as well. Things weren't put together correctly and the rear quarter panels were rolled with channel locks.
There are signs of blue paint on random plastic parts as well and areas where there used to be GT3RS logos, well some clear came off with the decals.
I didn't even consider this car for a second after that phone call. I didn't want to post the car up but now that a dealership has a hold of it, just run. For $89k the car is a joke. It was in the high 60's low 70's when I looked at it. Even at that price I wouldn't consider it. It looks great in photos, no doubt.
I attached a few notes from the PPI report. The CEL was also on. Their ad also says 24k miles on the car, it has 34,xxx.
Although there are no over-revs there are quite a few videos online of this car doing donuts and burnouts. Just recently it was hit again on the passenger quarter panel. Buy at your own risk.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-GT3-/371505129298?forcerrptr=true&hash=item567f6e6752:g :td4AAOSwxN5WaNED&item=371505129298
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