Pretty diverse points of view on them....

I did not know that Sean from Riverside Audi was involved in this operation. Based on that alone I would never purchase a car from them. His reputation precedes him, a simple internet search can be very revealing.

After some digging I found that rare911s was the person who bought the yellow C4S off ebay last year and flipped it to Top Gear. Naturally he wants to continue to do business with them. I spoke with the PO of that car and he told me that it had SAI issues. So "Top condition, serviced etc." can be interpreted in different ways I guess...

So yes, there are two points of view on this matter.

I saw your 930...beautiful! Both parties got a fair deal.

I'd say it's pretty clear: buy from these guys at your own risk.

It's funny, there are "always" the ones that will say "we got a great deal-guy was very straight forward to deal with", etc. Then, there is the exact opposite comment.

It seem to always ring true, that when there is smoke, there is fire.

I'm with you, Ed. Always buy from the owner, if possible. Not that all owners are straight up, but personally I've had mostly good experiences. If I were to buy from a dealer, I would go to Truspeed and European Collectables. Known a few guys who've bought from them and they were good.

I looked into purchasing a 993TT from this dealer 8 months ago. My personal experience with the owner Sean was negative.

There is a lot info on this dealer readily available to any potential buyer. Enough negative info to warrant detailed inspection prior to any type transaction.

Caveat Emptor!

That's a shame because that car's color combo is very rare and it looked great in the pictures .. for a first time 993 purchaser it would be difficult to overlook the problems you discovered and the obviously deceptive tactics and renegotiate it to a lower price to make a fair deal. I guess my point is, the more experienced Porsche buyer might have gone forward with a clean, independant PPI for less money but you need to know what you're looking at.

Yeah ... I made that connection as well but to be honest, it just doesn't bother me that another user saw an opportunity, had the knowledge and resources to take advantage of it and had great timing.

To his credit, he let a consignment dealer handle the flip and let's face it, we ALL knew this car probably had a LOT of hidden surprises and deferred maintenance, not to mention the rust in the windshield cowl .. That whole deal was a great peek behind the curtain of what a used car dealer does to move inventory and make a living, none of these guy's .. Sloan and Holt and RPM included .. can afford to repair badly maintained cars. That's OUR job .. they just provide the display window and the illusion of integrity when we get bored of our toys and don't want to deal with the sale.

I'd say 'buy from ANYBODY at your own risk' .. Dealer, Private Party .. it really doesn't matter. You have to protect your interest through personal and professional inspection ... nobody is looking out for you except you. Caveat Emptor.

Absolutely. I trust absolutely no one when it comes to car sales, including individual owners.

My ex 993S is now on their Ebay site. Very different listing then I would ever dare to say about that car.
Impressive how good the interpretation of the docs are according to them.

Caveat Emptor indeed, very much so.

If its the 98s please pm me and provide some details. My buddy is very interested in it. Tx

To be exact arena red

pm sent

"87 911, RS 3.8 Motec" rebuilt at 15k miles.

I think I know this car, was it done at MODE?

Had a car at Top Gear PPI'd. Nothing near advertised condition. They refunded my deposit after a call but still had to go through the PPI process.

Let's see...

1. misleading ads
2. failure to disclose accident history
3. photoshopped pictures
4. history of scams at Riverside Audi