Can someone figure out what's up with this car?
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I've been scouring sites for a 981 with packages/options I'm interested in - pretty much set on an S or GTS if I find the right color and combinations - low miles and probably no earlier than a '14. I came across a certain car on a few sites and then went to the dealer site. It's listed as an S in some places, but listed as a GTS on the dealer site. The vin decoder says it's an S. It looks like a GTS and has the badging for it. Very odd results.
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This is my ideal car in terms of color/wheels combination. Too bad it's been sold![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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This is my ideal car in terms of color/wheels combination. Too bad it's been sold
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Run the VIN to see if it’s an S or GTS. That will also confirm the options.
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it is a GTS
https://vinanalytics.com/car/WP0CB2A87FS140387/
someone in internet sales at Alfa needs to be retrained
https://vinanalytics.com/car/WP0CB2A87FS140387/
someone in internet sales at Alfa needs to be retrained
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Yeah it has all the aesthetic components including the GTS interior package, aside from the "real" leather sportdesign steering wheel (which may not be a bad thing depending on your thoughts on alcantara; sometimes the grip or lack thereof of the steering wheel gets on my nerves tbh). It has to be a GTS.
I'd ask them to remove that ridiculous sticker off the rear bumper. Sacrilege.
Also interestingly that carmine red one had the non-sportdesign steering wheel but in carbon fiber. I don't know how I feel about that.
Anyway, seems like a solid car at a good price. I'd definitely recommend going to check that out, it probably won't hang around for very long.
I'd ask them to remove that ridiculous sticker off the rear bumper. Sacrilege.
Also interestingly that carmine red one had the non-sportdesign steering wheel but in carbon fiber. I don't know how I feel about that.
Anyway, seems like a solid car at a good price. I'd definitely recommend going to check that out, it probably won't hang around for very long.
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I was looking at that car too
I'm not in the market anymore but it seems like a really good deal!
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It's a GTS with GTS interior package / alcantara delete on the steering wheel and shift ****. Before purchasing any manual pcar insist on a PPI with DME overrev printout. Even more important when purchasing from a non pcar dealer, overrevs might be the reason they own it.
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Man some odd things in the used car hunt. One '13 S that hit the search criteria shows on Truecar as having 17+k miles. Went to the dealer site and they have it listed with the same miles. However their link to the Carfax shows it has 27+k miles. Called the dealer and the sales person went to take some pics and it does show 17K miles. Should this be a red flag? It's a BMW dealer so I assume they play it straight. Has a pretty significant options list. So it's on my radar.
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I pretty much crossed that one off of the list.
Man some odd things in the used car hunt. One '13 S that hit the search criteria shows on Truecar as having 17+k miles. Went to the dealer site and they have it listed with the same miles. However their link to the Carfax shows it has 27+k miles. Called the dealer and the sales person went to take some pics and it does show 17K miles. Should this be a red flag? It's a BMW dealer so I assume they play it straight. Has a pretty significant options list. So it's on my radar.
Man some odd things in the used car hunt. One '13 S that hit the search criteria shows on Truecar as having 17+k miles. Went to the dealer site and they have it listed with the same miles. However their link to the Carfax shows it has 27+k miles. Called the dealer and the sales person went to take some pics and it does show 17K miles. Should this be a red flag? It's a BMW dealer so I assume they play it straight. Has a pretty significant options list. So it's on my radar.
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So those numbers are enter manually? Thought maybe they were generated from the the ODB port readings and that data was then submitted to Carfax. OK the 1 to 2 error somewhat makes sense if entered manually.
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Actually I was wrong with the numbers and now I'm back to not understanding the discrepancy. (Been looking at a few cars so I was confused
The milage initially reported - 15,670. Carfax milage - 27,375. Also shows a different owner than where the car is currently located. The vin matches on all sites.
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I pretty much crossed that one off of the list.
Man some odd things in the used car hunt. One '13 S that hit the search criteria shows on Truecar as having 17+k miles. Went to the dealer site and they have it listed with the same miles. However their link to the Carfax shows it has 27+k miles. Called the dealer and the sales person went to take some pics and it does show 17K miles. Should this be a red flag? It's a BMW dealer so I assume they play it straight. Has a pretty significant options list. So it's on my radar.
Man some odd things in the used car hunt. One '13 S that hit the search criteria shows on Truecar as having 17+k miles. Went to the dealer site and they have it listed with the same miles. However their link to the Carfax shows it has 27+k miles. Called the dealer and the sales person went to take some pics and it does show 17K miles. Should this be a red flag? It's a BMW dealer so I assume they play it straight. Has a pretty significant options list. So it's on my radar.
Took a car of mine to be emission tested in NY. They put the enema in the tailpipe. Guy did it wrong, car failed. He did it again and it passed. Carfax says it failed emissions then passed 10 miles later. He added 10 miles so the system would think i drove it around.
So, what is the issue?
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Many years ago we bought a BMW. The gal at DMV typed the VIN where she should have typed the mileage. Car went from 20k to 90k.
Took a car of mine to be emission tested in NY. They put the enema in the tailpipe. Guy did it wrong, car failed. He did it again and it passed. Carfax says it failed emissions then passed 10 miles later. He added 10 miles so the system would think i drove it around.
So, what is the issue?
Took a car of mine to be emission tested in NY. They put the enema in the tailpipe. Guy did it wrong, car failed. He did it again and it passed. Carfax says it failed emissions then passed 10 miles later. He added 10 miles so the system would think i drove it around.
So, what is the issue?