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bigkeeko

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Viewed this yesterday after a convincing script by the seller.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/754909.htm

Just to save any potential new buyers the trip. Got there to find the car totally filthy and the interior in dire need of a valet. His response was "I haven`t time to clean cars, I just drive them"
Where do I start? Car was viewed in a run down estate so god knows where the pics were taken or how long ago but the car looks nothing like that. Gearbox whineing like crazy ( I mean quaife straight cut LOUD), Falsified service history (`recently serviced by my mate` and all with the same pen covering 3 years.One service was, strangely enough dated prior to the purchase date [8|] ) , Bridge spoiler tiger sealed on by cowboy (the imaginery mate again) with shims and silcone everywhere topped off by an awful paint finish. Gearchange like stirring soup.
The guy was convincing as hell on the phone and by email but when I got there I realised he was obviously a dreamer needing the money and selling a duffer. He was mumbling something about having £20k in the bank and not needing the money. The vagabond neighbour going through the wheely bin gave that one away. The `recent service` didn`t cure the mayo in the oil filler.

Anyway, asides from the car being as flat as a scone on the upside it did have a couple of new Nangkang tyres [:D]. So the lucky new owner will be secure on the road.
 
Does go to show haw a car can look cracking in the ad, all comfirmed over the phone, then you drive - potentially a long way - to find a less-than-honest seller.

The problem is a 944 can tart up pretty well, hide it's mileage and history can be "constructed" pretty easily by anyone with an ounce of intelligence. When in any doubt, walk away. For that money you'd buy Random Hero's car, fix the head gasket and have money in your pocket for future bills.

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=409134
 
ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

Does go to show how a car can look cracking in the ad
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There was a lovely looking '98 Boxster discussed on Pistonheads a few months ago. Really good quality pictures and lots of closeups. Too closeup in fact because the tax disk expired in 2000 and the mileage in the picture was only about 15k yet the current mileage was advertised as in the 80k's. Obviously the pics in the ad were taken about 8 years ago when the car looked far different to now [&o]

I wonder why this excellent example of a 944 is being sold on after only a month? [&:]
 
Reminds me of a 220 turbo I looked at nearly 2 years ago, similar colour. Looked great on pistonheads, rang the guy with nothing but phrase for the car. So duly trecked down to view it - the paint looked like it had been shot blasted around the nose with some dodgy looking pipework in the engine bay. After the long drive, I felt I was obliged to going through the motions of being interested, but it was a dog.
 
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