1998 C2S w/ 15k miles on Ebay
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Please show me a 1998 black leather seat that does not show wear. Porsche leather seats are notorious for showing wear.
Look at these with only 11K miles
http://sloancars.com/2465/%C2%A01997...ckblack-11110/
Look at these with only 11K miles
http://sloancars.com/2465/%C2%A01997...ckblack-11110/
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Those seats look like they just came off the factory floor. You may be mistaking wear for natural variations in the leather. Here's a photo of my 17,700 mile original seats. Inspection with a magnifying glass will show zero wear, but the photo shows the natural variation and lighting certainly plays tricks with the eyes because this natural leather has peaks and valleys.
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Please show me a 1998 black leather seat that does not show wear. Porsche leather seats are notorious for showing wear.
Look at these with only 11K miles
http://sloancars.com/2465/%C2%A01997...ckblack-11110/
Look at these with only 11K miles
http://sloancars.com/2465/%C2%A01997...ckblack-11110/
The leather used by Porsche AG (actually Lear) is from German cows being notoriously thick skined.....
However, I agree with the seller that the seats show wear,,,, in face of the low odometer mileage.
A simple download of this vehicles ODB II ECU, say with Rom Raider will provide a second mileage metric..Can the ECU be swapped? Yes however an undisclosed ECU swap would be telling.
Many investments are simaliar. Ya put's yer money down and take's your chances......Read the ECU.
Oh please, the heated hard back sport seats in my #351 of 993 C2S coupe look as new today.
North of $60K thus far...... astonishing the maket is. GLWS.
Last edited by M. Schneider; 04-25-2012 at 11:31 AM.
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Bull****!
Please show me a 1998 black leather seat that does not show wear. Porsche leather seats are notorious for showing wear.
Look at these with only 11K miles
http://sloancars.com/2465/%C2%A01997...ckblack-11110/
Look at these with only 11K miles
http://sloancars.com/2465/%C2%A01997...ckblack-11110/
Last edited by 77'3.6vram; 04-24-2012 at 10:56 AM. Reason: I am referring to my 96' NA RS Clone
#74
As opposed to what?
It is allot easier to pull the speedo than change the seats.Why would the seats be neglected more than the carpet or dash? On a car that only has two milage entry's on the AutoCheck it is very easy to clock the milage. I bought a 96' turbo in 05' that had 11,000 miles. The only way I was able to verify(ECU's can be changed) the cars milage was that the original owner had the cars oil changed every year at Champion Porsche where the car was bought. Champion reports all of there service to CarFax and they appear on there reports. A real collector is going to know this and spend the extra money to have the car serviced at Porsche dealership. Especially if the car is a GQ and they intend to sell it at some time in the future for a premium. All of my 993's have at least ten milage entrees on there AutoCheck reports from dealers.I know that InSkip,Beasly,Champion,Beverly Hills and The Collection report all services to AutoCheck. Knowing how to do ones own due diligence is essential to buying a quality used car. The lack of verifiable milage documentation and numerous inconsistencies in the owners "story" would prevent me from buying the C2S this thread is about.
#75
I find that the base 993 leather seats wear terribly compared to the supple leather seats. My C2 had supple and with 12,000 miles on the car it looked like it had barely been sat in. My 14,000 mile C2S had standard seats and they looked "used" like the one's in Ron's car.