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01-10-2008, 10:27 AM

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Alan, I am on your email list already.

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01-10-2008, 08:53 PM

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hey thanks for the info..this newbie have another question. I was at a dealer the other day and he insisted that I need to put down a deposit before I can take the car to inspect (on my expense of course). He said the deposit will be fully refunded if there are "serious" problems with the vehicle. I am very uncomfortable with putting any money down before I have the inspection and his definition of serious can greatly differ then mine. Is this common practice in HK? Please help!

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ddsiu, I bought both my P's privately but 4 years ago I came close to buying from a dealer. He had no problem with me wanting to have the car inspected by Jebsen and did not push me for a deposit. But maybe things have changed. The market is really hot here now. Personally, I would never sign up and put a deposit down without having the car inspected by Jebsen or one of the Porsche specialist independent shops. Good luck with your search. I would try and be patient (something I am not good at). There are comparitively a lot of Porsches in HK so something good will eventually come up - Porsches make up an incredible 2% of all cars in HK!

cartoon blue, sorry you are selling your beautiful 993. Good luck with the sale.

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01-10-2008, 11:03 PM

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..... Porsches make up an incredible 2% of all cars in HK!....

chris, 2% is amazing. where is the stat from?

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01-11-2008, 12:37 PM

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Hay Chris, how is your car, so did you ask Mr W to redo the color for you? Can we see some more pics of your car?

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01-12-2008, 08:13 AM

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Hay Chris, how is your car, so did you ask Mr W to redo the color for you? Can we see some more pics of your car?

cartoon blue, the car is done (except for the ecu reprograming) and I picked it up today to identify the odd issue here and there. I will take it back next week to clear up a few little things. And I thinnk the new colour (blood orange) is stunning, but colur is so personal. I know a lot of people will think it is over the top. Funny thing though, few people including the 6 or so Porches I passed did not give it a second look, but that is HK. The only thing I am not overly happy with is the sound of the exhaust (100 cell cats and standard mufflers). It sounds indistrial and in no way nice. Sorry, no pictures yet.

Forest, Sorry I cannot remember the source on the 2% but it floored me when I read it last year.

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01-12-2008, 11:09 AM

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Chris - great news. I am sure it looks superb. Look forward to seeing it in person on Feb 3...

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01-15-2008, 04:42 AM

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Hey Alan, thanks for including me on your list...but I am still in the process of finding the "right" 993 and will have to miss the Feb 3 event. I will keep you guys posted on my search! Again thanks for all the wonderful help on this forum. Have fun on the 3rd and watch out for cameras..ahaha