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Yeah, you have to be careful. In this case, the guy painted his calipers red, added 4S stickers on the side and 4S badging in the rear and cheaply upgraded his Carrera 4 to a 4S.
How is it obviously a re-badged Carrera 4 and not a 4S? Please educate me.
He added a 4S sticker to the bottom, 4S badging in the rear, and painted his calipers red on his Carrera 4 (on base models the calipers are black). He even said so in the thread. His car is a 4, not a 4S.
Look, whatever he did with his car, fine, as long as he is happy with it (and note that he is NOT trying to sell it). Just a caution for folks looking at cars to check the build sheets (which is what my comment was in reply to) and make sure it is what it is represented as. This is just an example of a car modified to look like a model version that it is not.
He added a 4S sticker to the bottom, 4S badging in the rear, and painted his calipers red on his Carrera 4 (on base models the calipers are black). He even said so in the thread. His car is a 4, not a 4S. Not sure what you are missing.
Look, whatever he did with his car, fine, as long as he is happy with it (and note that he is NOT trying to sell it). Just a caution for folks looking at cars to check the build sheets (which is what my comment was in reply to) and make sure it is what it is represented as. This is just an example of a car modified to look like a model version that it is not.
In the other thread about this car, several people said that anyone knowledgeable about Porsches would immediately recognize that this was not actually a 4S. I took that to mean that there are obvious (exterior?) differences between the two models that would permit a Porsche enthusiast to recognize that this was a Carrera 4.
Very strange build to go with the very sporty SPASM & PCCB (fixed) options and forget to tick the Sport Chrono box?? Maybe it was a clueless sales associate who told the buyer 'Sport Chrono is only a timer on the dash..."
Styling wise, the mahogany trim is really awful in my opinion, but you could fix it fairly easily with a steering wheel swap (sport design with paddles! ) and a good carbon fiber vinyl film application to the rest, or get painted parts from bumperplugs.
The Anthracite Brown exterior isn't my favorite, but wouldn't be a deal breaker either. Nor the light interior, at least it's full leather.
Really the only thing that screws this car without a fix is the PDK with no sport chrono...
It does have PSE. It's been listed for over 5 months. Pretty clean car, owned by a retired guy...has been very firm on his price (though finally lowered it slightly recently).
My best guess is that the customized tube amps and processor up front are turning off enthusiasts.
Thanks - wondering if 4S's can be had in the low to mid 70's yet.
There was a eBay 2013 4S that just 'sold' a few days ago for $70K (although with ebay, a huge number of closed auctions never really transact.) It was a decent enough looking car, somewhat higher miles, but the short answer is yes, the low end of the 4S market dips down to the $70's!
03-29-2017, 01:10 PM
