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Old 04-05-2022, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by gravedgr
Hey buddy. I’m thinking the same. If it were heavily discounted I might take a gamble, but even then I know I’d be panicked every fast corner especially when taking the kids for a drive.
LOL. I was emphatic because for a moment it seemed like you were seriously considering it, buddy.

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It does not. The only reason I know is the dealer volunteered that on their CPO check they noticed parts in the front didn’t have matching numbers, so I guess they went and found the repair order and shared it. Kudos for their honesty.
Yeah, I can’t tell from the parts but I guess they’re treating it as cosmetic.
Did the dealer actually buy it, and only belatedly find the repair? I feel sorry for them, but not if they call it cosmetic. There are suspension and frame parts in that parts list. Who knows if that is the complete list of repairs. That sucker took a real hit.
Old 04-05-2022, 12:31 AM
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Definitely not… porsche doesn’t CPO cars with structural damage or multiple painted surfaces.

Old 04-05-2022, 12:59 AM
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Unless I missed it, I'm surprised the air bags didn't deploy.
Old 04-05-2022, 01:07 AM
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If the damage was not into the suspension points it should still drive and align properly. I don't see any frame rail parts on the list which is a good thing. Otherwise have a good inspection done searching for extent of damage.
Old 04-05-2022, 01:21 AM
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Would I consider it? Yes. For 195K? Hell no. You can find a clean example for a few more bucks. If we were talking below 150K, maybe.
Old 04-05-2022, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by elgato13
Would I consider it? Yes. For 195K? Hell no. You can find a clean example for a few more bucks. If we were talking below 150K, maybe.
This.
Old 04-06-2022, 02:31 AM
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Thanks, gents.
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vehicle sustained a pretty big impact. unfortunately I would vote to stay away from this one. seller needs to figure something out with insurance company unless seller already did and is trying to make a pretty penny on this deal. I'm thinking if you really needed it I feel like it should be about 30-40% below msrp.
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Not at this price.
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Originally Posted by gravedgr
Found one for sale (2018), good price for the given market & it’s spec. Found out it had been repaired despite a clean carfax. Over $40k in repairs to the front end.

Would you guys buy a car like this and feel safe
on the track?
Yes but dependent on who the repairer was and confirmation that its straight.
The high end repairers can put a car back together at better than factory tolerances, equally the garbage repairers can hide a lot of problems. If you want to double check - get an alignment from a Porsche centre, that nearly always gives the game away.
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Originally Posted by gravedgr
Found one for sale (2018), good price for the given market & it’s spec. Found out it had been repaired despite a clean carfax. Over $40k in repairs to the front end.

Would you guys buy a car like this and feel safe
on the track?
how did you find out it had repairs?



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