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Yeap Hans I think you are right. I did not remember the color and much of the details, I just remember hearing that the said owner thought it was a "light damage" but in reality it was pretty huge...
Good luck, hope the car checks out for you!
Good luck, hope the car checks out for you!
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Mate if you are still in Calgary I'd be nabbing it. I've seen some miraculous paint restorations done on black cars to make them better than new.
Even if you threw $10k at this car you are still by in large ahead by a mile...are you sure you want to pass?
Even if you threw $10k at this car you are still by in large ahead by a mile...are you sure you want to pass?
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$50k is about right for a higher mile 993TT
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Originally Posted by CamsPorsche:9568970
Mate if you are still in Calgary I'd be nabbing it. I've seen some miraculous paint restorations done on black cars to make them better than new.
Even if you threw $10k at this car you are still by in large ahead by a mile...are you sure you want to pass?
Even if you threw $10k at this car you are still by in large ahead by a mile...are you sure you want to pass?
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Having tried it both ways -- buying a fixer-upper for a "bargain" versus buying a car that doesn't need work -- it's pretty much always cheaper (and far less time-consuming) to pay more up front for a nice car. The fixer-upper has to be really, really dirt cheap for it to make sense.
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Having tried it both ways -- buying a fixer-upper for a "bargain" versus buying a car that doesn't need work -- it's pretty much always cheaper (and far less time-consuming) to pay more up front for a nice car. The fixer-upper has to be really, really dirt cheap for it to make sense.
I also have yet to see "a car that doesn't need work" that doesn't actually need work.