A '93 GTS in the Ontario, Canada area formerly owned by John Dussett (not sure of last name spelling) the 2nd owner. Current owner has had it for 7 months and is looking to sell. A PPI is in the works at Auto Select in the New Market, Ontario area (any feedback on them?), but in the meantime just thought I'd ask if anyone here knew anything about it.

 

You do realize that Ontario is the size of Texas and Montana combined... right?
What Town/City is the closest? If it's at AutoSelect for the PPI I assume it's local though. Some Pics would really help.....
In any event, it's at the right place for a professional opinion on the condition.
It's a family owned business, been around a long time...There are threads regarding folk's opinions on here and the Canadian forum.
I've a lot of respect for the team there, no bull**** - honest opinions - fair prices. and every time I drop by there's at least 3 - 4 928s there, and Franz has his own GTS that I've been bugging him to get in shape for Sharks in the Mountains....
Earlier this year I finally conceded that I wasn't going to be able to do my suspension and steering rack myself...simply no time. AutoSelect looked after it, and also sees to my son's VW GTi.
You're not likely to find a better resource this side of the border.

 

If its the silver blue one in Oakville, walk away. ****ty re-paint and trashed leather.

The only other GTS I know of is a black one that had an interior electrical Fire.

If it's either run or don't pay over 15k.

Post a link and perhaps we can be of more help.

 

Let me qualify my previous statement...unless you're prepared to ship the car a couple thousand miles....

 

It's the silver blue one in Oakville that was on Ebay recently, so I supposed no need for a link, but here it is anyway.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-Porsche...p2047675.l2557

Thanks for the verification though. It appeared to me in the Ebay pics that the passenger door didn't match the rest of that side of the car, but I thought it may have just been the picture lighting, and the seller simply stated that on a 21 year old car some paint work along the way could be a possibility. (Was told that records that could verify one way or another were in storage).

The current owner said he'd had Autoselect do the work on the car since he's had it (7 months), but based on the mileages/kilometers that were discussed, he hasn't bothered to do the TB/WP that should have been done.

Sounds like I'd be better off just canceling the PPI arrangements, because if that's all the car is really worth, an offer in that range would be about $10k from the sellers current asking price. I'd noticed that the Ebay bidding didn't go over $14k and wondered if there was a reason for that. I guess now I know.

 

Is the car already at the shop?
I'll be dropping by in the next few days, so I can check it out in person if you'd like.....

 

Current owner was going to at least call on Tuesday to arrange for a PPI, but not sure when Autoselect would actually be able to get it in. What do you think Autoselects' going rate for an appropriate PPI on a GTS would be?

 

No idea what you might have bid, but it might not be a bad idea to get the PPI done in any event. One thing to consider too though...have you checked out what it takes to bring in a Canadian car?
It's not a big deal for us to import US or Japanese units, but I recall there's some serious crap you have to go through to get either into the US.

 

After 25 years, the vehicles are both EPA and DOT exempt. Very easy to import to USA from Canada from a Federal perspective. Check your state requirements. So a '93 GTS is still a few years away from being an easy import. Gas Guzzler tax will have to be paid. You will have to pay 2.5% tax as well since the vehicle was not manufactured in North America.

If the car is in Newmarket, it is very close to you, Rob.

 

It's an auto, so there's going to be some time to check for potential thrust bearing issues, and with a thorough check, I'd have to assume it's going to be about ten hours shop time. I'd guess at about $1,000 Cdn. could be more or less though..I'm really not sure. Thrust bearing....compression...maybe a leak down.....on the engine, and then the suspension and brakes etc...... it all takes time.

 

I didn't bid on the Ebay auction. I'd just contacted the seller later with info I'd received from the broker the seller used to list the auction while it was active.

As far as bringing in a Canadian car, I have a phone call in with a broker in my area, but didn't figure I'd hear back from him until Tuesday after the Monday holiday. So yeah, depending on the customs expense plus the shipping since I'd probably just have the car delivered to this area (rather than try to get the car through customs myself), that was a potential deal breaker too.

 

About 15 - 20 minutes actually....

 

Bearing in mind what the car is potentially worth stateside....it could be in your best interest to play along to get a clear picture. If your State regulations aren't out of hand, you may be better off to come and pick it up yourself ...... I brought mine up out of Missouri a few years back.....

 

That might be more than I'd be willing to gamble given what's already been said here and how cagey it's sounding more and more like the seller was being with me on the phone.

ETA - Then again, if Autoselect has been doing the work on the car over the last few months for the current owner, they may already be familiar enough with the car to be able to give a good idea right away without a lot of shop time involved.

And if anyone up there would be willing to help me get the car cleared with customs and meet me at the border with it, I'd certainly not be opposed to a road trip to pick it up.

 

Well, one thing's for sure, Franz isn't likely to mince words...give him a call on Tuesday and ask him about the car before you go any further. If it's been in the shop, he'll remember it......