964 purchase question
08-31-2003, 06:06 PM
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964 purchase question
hello,
there's this guy who is selling his 89 964 C4. Its in good condition (no PPI yet). But the set back is that the car has no previous service history. He bought it without and swore that the car will pass PPI. Do you think that no service history for a 964 is a show stopper?
I don't want to waste money for PPI on the car if the service history is a big deal when comes to porsche purchases. Thoughts?
thanks.
there's this guy who is selling his 89 964 C4. Its in good condition (no PPI yet). But the set back is that the car has no previous service history. He bought it without and swore that the car will pass PPI. Do you think that no service history for a 964 is a show stopper?
I don't want to waste money for PPI on the car if the service history is a big deal when comes to porsche purchases. Thoughts?
thanks.
08-31-2003, 06:28 PM
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Hi
For me, the PPI is the most important factor as it tells you what the car is like NOW. A service history tells you that the car USED TO BE well looked after...
Ultimately, it is down to the individual car, but for me, a sparce service history wouldn't necessarily be a show stopper.
For me, the PPI is the most important factor as it tells you what the car is like NOW. A service history tells you that the car USED TO BE well looked after...
Ultimately, it is down to the individual car, but for me, a sparce service history wouldn't necessarily be a show stopper.
08-31-2003, 07:44 PM
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Burning Brakes
There are PLENTY of 964's out there, and it's a buyer's market. I wouldn't buy a Porsche without service records, so be patient and wait for the right car.
A PPI will tell you a lot, but there are plenty of things that can pop up and cost major $$$. For example, clutch and flywheel change: $3K, and a PPI probably can't identify when this will need to be done or if it's ever been done. You could easily drop another $5K on the car within a few months.
A PPI will tell you a lot, but there are plenty of things that can pop up and cost major $$$. For example, clutch and flywheel change: $3K, and a PPI probably can't identify when this will need to be done or if it's ever been done. You could easily drop another $5K on the car within a few months.
08-31-2003, 11:36 PM
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The car does have a service history (assuming it was serviced); you just don't have immediate access to it. If I were interested in the car, I would track down the service history. Service shops keep these records, but you'd have to get the records from the PO or find out where it was serviced. Talk to the current owner and find out who the PO was. I found a PO's name, address, and phone number in the owner's manual in the glove compartment when I test drove the car at a dealer. I phoned her, she mailed me the complete service record (dealer serviced every 5k miles), and I bought the car (and kept it for 13 years). I also asked her why she sold her new car after only one year, and she said that her new husband bought her a new BMW 740.