Car values dropping
07-05-2022, 05:22 PM
#271
Rennlist Member
). That's a $120-125k car all day. Good buy.
07-05-2022, 10:01 PM
#273
Rennlist Member
Three options in my book.
1. If you have a trusted friend near the car offered for sale, enlist their help in checking it out. Doesn’t matter if they’re a “car guy” or not. Send them a punch list and FaceTime them while they check out the car.
2. Buy a plane ticket and check it out yourself. Not being glib. Assume a $700 airfare towards an assumed $70k purchase. Seems reasonable.
3. Check out the buyer. Long time, well documented PCA member? Confidence level goes up. No history car flipper? Confidence level goes down.
I’ve employed each of the strategies above over the years. Never been burned. Good luck,
DaveGee
1. If you have a trusted friend near the car offered for sale, enlist their help in checking it out. Doesn’t matter if they’re a “car guy” or not. Send them a punch list and FaceTime them while they check out the car.
2. Buy a plane ticket and check it out yourself. Not being glib. Assume a $700 airfare towards an assumed $70k purchase. Seems reasonable.
3. Check out the buyer. Long time, well documented PCA member? Confidence level goes up. No history car flipper? Confidence level goes down.
I’ve employed each of the strategies above over the years. Never been burned. Good luck,
DaveGee
07-06-2022, 09:53 AM
#274
Three options in my book.
1. If you have a trusted friend near the car offered for sale, enlist their help in checking it out. Doesn’t matter if they’re a “car guy” or not. Send them a punch list and FaceTime them while they check out the car.
2. Buy a plane ticket and check it out yourself. Not being glib. Assume a $700 airfare towards an assumed $70k purchase. Seems reasonable.
3. Check out the buyer. Long time, well documented PCA member? Confidence level goes up. No history car flipper? Confidence level goes down.
I’ve employed each of the strategies above over the years. Never been burned. Good luck,
DaveGee
1. If you have a trusted friend near the car offered for sale, enlist their help in checking it out. Doesn’t matter if they’re a “car guy” or not. Send them a punch list and FaceTime them while they check out the car.
2. Buy a plane ticket and check it out yourself. Not being glib. Assume a $700 airfare towards an assumed $70k purchase. Seems reasonable.
3. Check out the buyer. Long time, well documented PCA member? Confidence level goes up. No history car flipper? Confidence level goes down.
I’ve employed each of the strategies above over the years. Never been burned. Good luck,
DaveGee
07-06-2022, 11:22 AM
#275
Three options in my book.
1. If you have a trusted friend near the car offered for sale, enlist their help in checking it out. Doesn’t matter if they’re a “car guy” or not. Send them a punch list and FaceTime them while they check out the car.
2. Buy a plane ticket and check it out yourself. Not being glib. Assume a $700 airfare towards an assumed $70k purchase. Seems reasonable.
3. Check out the buyer. Long time, well documented PCA member? Confidence level goes up. No history car flipper? Confidence level goes down.
I’ve employed each of the strategies above over the years. Never been burned. Good luck,
DaveGee
1. If you have a trusted friend near the car offered for sale, enlist their help in checking it out. Doesn’t matter if they’re a “car guy” or not. Send them a punch list and FaceTime them while they check out the car.
2. Buy a plane ticket and check it out yourself. Not being glib. Assume a $700 airfare towards an assumed $70k purchase. Seems reasonable.
3. Check out the buyer. Long time, well documented PCA member? Confidence level goes up. No history car flipper? Confidence level goes down.
I’ve employed each of the strategies above over the years. Never been burned. Good luck,
DaveGee
07-07-2022, 09:31 AM
#276
Ppi with paint meter reading
Is the only way. Otherwise you are rolling the dice.
07-07-2022, 06:24 PM
#277
From a Bloomberg interview today with the CEO of VW:
Wait times for the Porsche 911 are 12 months, 18 months, if
I can even get an allocation. I’m looking around at the Ducati
shops, they’re all completely sold out. When are we going to get
back to normal?
We are ramping up the second half of the year, so delivery
times should shorten, and then as we are a little bit cautious
about the outlook next year, we can significantly reduce the
waiting times, but we are also not really doubling up
capacities, because the world will remain unstable. That’s our
assumption, so we have to be a bit cautious.
Wait times for the Porsche 911 are 12 months, 18 months, if
I can even get an allocation. I’m looking around at the Ducati
shops, they’re all completely sold out. When are we going to get
back to normal?
We are ramping up the second half of the year, so delivery
times should shorten, and then as we are a little bit cautious
about the outlook next year, we can significantly reduce the
waiting times, but we are also not really doubling up
capacities, because the world will remain unstable. That’s our
assumption, so we have to be a bit cautious.
07-07-2022, 06:42 PM
#278
Rennlist Member
What model of Ducati are you interested in? I have a SFV4s. God, I'm in love with it.
From a Bloomberg interview today with the CEO of VW:
Wait times for the Porsche 911 are 12 months, 18 months, if
I can even get an allocation. I’m looking around at the Ducati
shops, they’re all completely sold out. When are we going to get
back to normal?
We are ramping up the second half of the year, so delivery
times should shorten, and then as we are a little bit cautious
about the outlook next year, we can significantly reduce the
waiting times, but we are also not really doubling up
capacities, because the world will remain unstable. That’s our
assumption, so we have to be a bit cautious.
Wait times for the Porsche 911 are 12 months, 18 months, if
I can even get an allocation. I’m looking around at the Ducati
shops, they’re all completely sold out. When are we going to get
back to normal?
We are ramping up the second half of the year, so delivery
times should shorten, and then as we are a little bit cautious
about the outlook next year, we can significantly reduce the
waiting times, but we are also not really doubling up
capacities, because the world will remain unstable. That’s our
assumption, so we have to be a bit cautious.
07-07-2022, 06:52 PM
#279
07-07-2022, 07:05 PM
#280
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07-07-2022, 07:40 PM
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07-14-2022, 02:39 PM
#284
07-14-2022, 04:55 PM
#285
Bought a 2017 Turbo S a little over a week ago. Car was on BAT but local dealer. Went and looked at it, test drove it. Took it to local porsche shop, got a PPI. They found about $2000 in broken stuff. Even after owning it a week finding little things that are ok on a used car, but stuff like beat up side panels in the rear, wear on bolster, dash, etc. I got a great deal, so I under it isn't perfect, but I could see someone getting the car sight unseen, and having issues with all this stuff.