The issue is more about representation than actual condition. On this forum and elsewhere Top Gear has "earned" the reputation of over promising and under delivering. If I were advising Top Gear to improve their brand/image, I would recommend the following:

1. Create a company website which allows you to control your image and message. Their only retail "outlet" is ebay; fine for Buicks and Saabs; not so much for air cooled Porsches.
2. Be transparent and factual in your descriptions of these cars. Top Gear has a tendency to omit the bad stuff but highlight the good stuff.
3. Make a deal with Rennwerke or similiar well respected indy shop to inspect the car BEFORE selling it. Then post their findings (good and bad) for all to see. Think of it as a 3rd party independent report. Can't see it costing more than an hour or two of labor at $100-150 tops.

I agree with rg. Sean and I have also become very cool and met through a couple of successful transactions that few of my friends did with sean. Cars weren't perfect after ppi but sean made it right and my friends were very satisfied. Unfortunatley these stories don't get posted on these forums only the bad. As a matter of fact most stuff I read about TG here isnt from first hand experience. Sean is the only person I know of in this business that was selling 993s when they were brandnew and as a sales manager ordered a bunch himself for inventory, colors options etc. Personally I think TGs prices are very reasonable compared to all of the other dealer of aircooled porsches. As a matter fact because of seans strong network of dealers from being in the business so long they wholesales 50% of there cars so there is a good chance that some of you are driving cars that came from TG. Above poster also makes a great point.

so do they wipe the whole car down with wd40 or armorall... or what makes them shine so?

Has anyone followed their instagram ?

Sudarshan “Sean” Rajan is a psychopath
 

the both of you have some serious issues.

not to mention this sounded like two friends being annoying to each other.

I couldn't tell who was who. You both are using foul language & insulting mothers. Sounds like 2 high school kids.

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so who was the instigator here? you didn't do much to further your case here man...should've left off before that vid/tape...

I had some experience with Top Gear almost a year ago in my search for a 993. I can say without reservation that they are the most difficult company to try and work with. Emails are rarely if ever returned. Phone calls to multiple numbers go to voicemail and are NEVER returned. Cars that show as available and for sale on the website have been sold for months, yet the website still shows them as available. I would never trust doing business with this company.

The "owner" of Top Gear imports who texted me at 4:40 AM.

Yup...useless