Do people really fall for this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-...item20af0c90b1

39,900 miles... riiiggghhhttt....

Sorry, bored.

 

haha...i see this kind of stuff all of the time, sometimes i mess with them a little, try to call them out on their decievery (it's late, i'm making up words....so what?)...but most of the time i just laugh and click back.

 

I don't know, looks awful clean... Very nice looking car, tho I hate red interiors

 

Mileage alone can't tell the whole story. The owner of this car could simply live 1 mile from everything they do. Drive to work and back home for lunch everyday. So they get in and out of the car for every 1 mile driven.

Unlike a highway commuter that might have perfect seat bolsters because they get in/out once for every 200 miles driven.

 

Sucks about the antenna drilled through the quarter panel.

 

Pelican had a tread going a little while ago on this car & I partly agree with what Cole is saying ,the car seem to be pretty clean & in good shape ,the antenna is a **** poor job plus that badge at the rear hope it's only a stick on beside that, can't see anything wrong with it. Like any car that old they migth littles things that will have to be look after witch is normal,really don't think the owner is trying to pull a fast one.

 

I like that there are two "questions" that are really just complements made to the car. I can't remember ever seeing that before.

 

That red cloth interior is very soft and i'm not surprised the bolster is ripped. snag one thread on your belt and the whole thing will rip. i don't think they are lying about the mileage. it may be genuinely low, but the car was not kept in a bubble for the last 22 years, hence it's not showroom perfect.

 

Haha, it's painfully obvious
Unless a super hardcore fan from here goes around telling people how their reserves are too low and how great the car is.

 

Looks legit to me.

 

It used to be that all questions sent to the seller were posted, with responses. Now it's rare, because the seller has a choice of whether to post it.

If you watch classic (older) car auctions on the 'Bay, it is real common for other owners of similar cars to complement the seller's car. No question it can be abused by shills. Caveat emptor always applies.

So, How many miles do you think it "really" has? An '88 would have a 6-digit odo, do you think it's been replaced, or tampered with? Is wear on the bolsters your only basis for doubting this is legitimately a 39k car?

 

My 2008 Jeep has signs of wear on the drivers seat at 33,000 miles.

 

Fair enough. The way I look at it, is if someone is truly going to maintain a 22 year old Porsche at such low miles, they are going to baby it. Seats would be covered, or at least the bolsters would be.

A legit 39,000 mile 951 should be a cream puff (that is, if they are demanding 39,000 mile prices for the car). Not one with a destroyed bolster, drilled fender for a stupid antenna, and a sweet badge.

As incredibly easy as it is to roll back a 944 odometer, the responses here seem incredibly trusting.

 

A 944 odometer can be rolled back in 30 mins, with no sign of tampering.

To each his own.

 

The cloth in those cars wears very very quick. I have parted one, and repaired a second one. Both of them, had low miles, and the outside bolsters on both looked like crap.