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Dear all,
I am currently looking to purchase a Cayman Design Edition 1 and I was wondering if I could tap in to your knowledge......
I have found what I feel is the perfect car for me at a local non performnace specialist (i.e. the bulk of their business is mondeo's etc although they do do the odd Porsche, Lotus etc). They took the car on trade in for a Lotus.
The mileage is low and car is in reasonable condition although it does have a few stone chips. I had an RAC inspection performed and they highlighted a couple of areas of concern:
1) the outer edges of all four tyres are wearing marginally quicked than the inner edges / centre. The engineer didnt think this was a problem and siad a four wheel alignment should resolve it
2) The car has badly corroded and pitted brake discs and therefore requires discs and pads all around
Thinking about it, the low mileage, tyre wear, stone chips and worn brakes probably points to it having been on track a bit? Not a problem to me in itself, just a theory.
Anyway, I asked the dealer to discount the amount that it will cost to have the brakes replaced and the a four wheel alignment performed at my local Porsche specialist however they have refused, instead saying that they will do the work themselves.
This worries me as I feel it may affect the future value of the car by having a non specialist perform the work (currently all the history is either Porsche franchised or specialist).
My questions are:
1) Do you feel having a non specialist perform the work will affect the future value? (they want to perform a service on it as well to cover their backs in terms of my consumer rights should anything go wrong. It doesnt need a service and again im worried about having a non specialist stamp in the book).
2) Would you trust a non specialist to do this kind of work?
Thanks for any help that you can provide.
JM
I am currently looking to purchase a Cayman Design Edition 1 and I was wondering if I could tap in to your knowledge......
I have found what I feel is the perfect car for me at a local non performnace specialist (i.e. the bulk of their business is mondeo's etc although they do do the odd Porsche, Lotus etc). They took the car on trade in for a Lotus.
The mileage is low and car is in reasonable condition although it does have a few stone chips. I had an RAC inspection performed and they highlighted a couple of areas of concern:
1) the outer edges of all four tyres are wearing marginally quicked than the inner edges / centre. The engineer didnt think this was a problem and siad a four wheel alignment should resolve it
2) The car has badly corroded and pitted brake discs and therefore requires discs and pads all around
Thinking about it, the low mileage, tyre wear, stone chips and worn brakes probably points to it having been on track a bit? Not a problem to me in itself, just a theory.
Anyway, I asked the dealer to discount the amount that it will cost to have the brakes replaced and the a four wheel alignment performed at my local Porsche specialist however they have refused, instead saying that they will do the work themselves.
This worries me as I feel it may affect the future value of the car by having a non specialist perform the work (currently all the history is either Porsche franchised or specialist).
My questions are:
1) Do you feel having a non specialist perform the work will affect the future value? (they want to perform a service on it as well to cover their backs in terms of my consumer rights should anything go wrong. It doesnt need a service and again im worried about having a non specialist stamp in the book).
2) Would you trust a non specialist to do this kind of work?
Thanks for any help that you can provide.
JM