Getting a 964
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Getting a 964
Hello,
Im thinking of buying a 1990 964 C2. Its being sold by my Porsche dealer.
The exterior looks very good but the engine seems a little abused. They say only 26,000km
What do you think of the engine (look at pic)
Thanks
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Im thinking of buying a 1990 964 C2. Its being sold by my Porsche dealer.
The exterior looks very good but the engine seems a little abused. They say only 26,000km
What do you think of the engine (look at pic)
Thanks
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engine bay looks a bit rough for 26k km but if no one ever cleaned it, its not that bad for being 20 years old.
The key trim indicates mega mileage? You mean the faded rosette? has nothing to do with mileage
The key trim indicates mega mileage? You mean the faded rosette? has nothing to do with mileage
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Let's hope I am wrong. The engine in my car looks better with 10 times the Kms. No matter, it is very hard to asess the car from these pics. We'd need pictures of the suspension, brakes, pedals, driver seat...
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Perhaps it's the picture quality but the steering wheel looks blue but the rest of the dash and interior trim black? I can't recall seeing that combination before, I would have thought it would either be all blue or all black? It might indicate that the steering wheel has been replaced for some reason. If that is the case, you might want to make sure it's not because the airbag was triggered in some incident.
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Perhaps it's the picture quality but the steering wheel looks blue but the rest of the dash and interior trim black? I can't recall seeing that combination before, I would have thought it would either be all blue or all black? It might indicate that the steering wheel has been replaced for some reason. If that is the case, you might want to make sure it's not because the airbag was triggered in some incident.
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What ever you do, get a PPI. You might be able to get away with a 10k offer, but, be ready to put in some bucks. Many will tell you, these cars are 25k cars one way or another.
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Where are you located? The car looks great and the color combo is nice, however from the pictures it is hard to judge mileage. As others have stated:
- have a close look at the windshield chipping
- check the rubber on the pedals for wear ( there should be none at that mileage)
- look for maintenance records to verify mileage
- get a pre purchase inspection (PPI) by another shop
- have a close look at the windshield chipping
- check the rubber on the pedals for wear ( there should be none at that mileage)
- look for maintenance records to verify mileage
- get a pre purchase inspection (PPI) by another shop
