Carrera T paint meter readings
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Im really not familiar with 991 cars, mostly 997 cars but in my search I came across a 2k mile Carrera T.
The dealer sent a video of the xar being paint metered and I was expecting a nice even 4.5-5.0.
This car shows 8’s on the doors. 7’s in other areas.
4.5 and 5 as expected on the rear. My gut says walk away, but before I do - are 991.2’s coming with thicker paint?
The dealer sent a video of the xar being paint metered and I was expecting a nice even 4.5-5.0.
This car shows 8’s on the doors. 7’s in other areas.
4.5 and 5 as expected on the rear. My gut says walk away, but before I do - are 991.2’s coming with thicker paint?
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Im really not familiar with 991 cars, mostly 997 cars but in my search I came across a 2k mile Carrera T.
The dealer sent a video of the xar being paint metered and I was expecting a nice even 4.5-5.0.
This car shows 8’s on the doors. 7’s in other areas.
4.5 and 5 as expected on the rear. My gut says walk away, but before I do - are 991.2’s coming with thicker paint?
The dealer sent a video of the xar being paint metered and I was expecting a nice even 4.5-5.0.
This car shows 8’s on the doors. 7’s in other areas.
4.5 and 5 as expected on the rear. My gut says walk away, but before I do - are 991.2’s coming with thicker paint?
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And yes - there is not PPF - it would meter 11 if there was. The dealer claim NO paint work, yet the car with 2500 miles is not CPOd.
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The PPF is that thick!? I can’t believe how thin the paint, with clear coat is on these cars. I’m shocked.
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Paint readings on my brand new Carrera were not consistent, particularly on the doors and hood. My retailer uses a high end meter with the gel and he said it’s dead accurate. He also told me that he sees inconsistency on new Porsche paint all the time.
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Do you have measurements as a baseline?
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I dont know what to make of it, but I have seen good original paint cars meter consistently and at 3.5-5.5
6.5, 7’s, 8’s - something seems off
i know cars can be damaged during shipping - so the respray of a door or roof is not accident related - but resale is going to take a huge hit, especially if there is no explanation for the mystery paint work.
Maybe in 2018 / 2019 factory paint gained 3 mills??? Buy only randomly on some areas of the car. Come on...
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