997.1 C2S - Is there a newbie buyer FAQ?
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Great comments yes thank you this is the car in question. The car drove great stopped great and the clutch is just fine. My enthusiasm for the car dropped significantly when I realized that the front driver fender had been resprayed and the entire passenger side of the car had been clear-coated. The silver flake doesn't match entirely and there is clear coat on the rubber trim on the roof.
What really bothered me on the oily residue on the intake is that the passenger side intake was completely pristine and clean. I would assume that if it was just residue it would be consistent over the whole motor but this is only on the driver side.
What really bothered me on the oily residue on the intake is that the passenger side intake was completely pristine and clean. I would assume that if it was just residue it would be consistent over the whole motor but this is only on the driver side.
If you buy the car, get a PPI, take your PPI report to them, and ask them to fix everything, they will extend the 5-day return period to after you get it back from CarMax service.
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George...Plenty of Grey 997's out there with NO paintwork....
Nothing worse than a professional painter who doesn't take the time to tint his/her paint to match adjoining panels...that would be a huge red flag for me, but if the paint was done properly on a 11 year old car, I don't think it would bother me if it was a simple repair with no air bag deployment or rear end hit.
My 08 4S struck a fat raccoon at 30mph.... cracked the front cover, and needed a new one, and a 3 adjoining panel blend due to metallic slate grey... looks completely OEM as it was repaired correctly at a Porsche certified shop. Bothered me at first as it went under the knife, but my car and yours aren't show cars and worth a ton of money anymore, they will typically stall at $30k forever, so your already towards the bottom if purchasing now.
Good luck.
Nothing worse than a professional painter who doesn't take the time to tint his/her paint to match adjoining panels...that would be a huge red flag for me, but if the paint was done properly on a 11 year old car, I don't think it would bother me if it was a simple repair with no air bag deployment or rear end hit.
My 08 4S struck a fat raccoon at 30mph.... cracked the front cover, and needed a new one, and a 3 adjoining panel blend due to metallic slate grey... looks completely OEM as it was repaired correctly at a Porsche certified shop. Bothered me at first as it went under the knife, but my car and yours aren't show cars and worth a ton of money anymore, they will typically stall at $30k forever, so your already towards the bottom if purchasing now.
Good luck.
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