Turbo S on Ebay
03-22-2005, 03:25 PM
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Turbo S on Ebay
I wanted to share this with everyone. I was searching ebay this morning and found this car http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=10156 Since I have been looking for a 94 Turbo S flatnose or 97 turbo S, I did a little research. I made a few calls and found the car had been for sale for a while and might have rock chips and scratches. I went the seller's website and noticed the driver's seat and steering were both in awful shape. Although the seller is telling the car is perfect, I just wanted my fellow rennlisters to be careful ot spending top dollar for this car.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
03-22-2005, 09:33 PM
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Additionally he has a black regular 96 TT for sale. They were both listed on E-Bay and Autotrader back in November when I was looking. I talked to him on the phone about the regular TT but he was stuck on 70k then and apparently still is. He sent me a lot of pics but small files....
03-22-2005, 10:43 PM
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I can't figure out the car biz. I would think that you'd vacuum the carpets and clean the finger prints off the center console before taking pictures of a $90,000+ car.
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03-22-2005, 10:53 PM
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I can't figure out the car biz. I would think that you'd vacuum the carpets and clean the finger prints off the center console before taking pictures of a $90,000+ car.
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03-23-2005, 12:24 AM
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Here is the deal on these cars. I dont think they are worth any premium unless they are in the 5k mile
range or under. after that its a regular turbo with some goodies. the goodies dont amount to much
You can chip your regular TT to well over 424hp. The additional oil cooler is worthless.
I agree with Club that the steering wheel is horrible and the dirvers seat shows WAY more wear than 17K miles, this leaves me with little confidence on this car
My car had 45K miles and the interior was perfect how did this one get so bad? Unless it was left outside. One other thing that bothered me was there were 2418 pics of the left side only. Why not
one pic of the passenger side. So here are the realities. That cars suspension is prolly shot and I am wondering if there was a rollback on the odo. The car does NOT look like a 17K mile car.
There is a certain amount of charm on an S that deminishes rapidly with miles driven. It looks like a
dailey driver to me from the exterior shots. The small files to buyers is a no no. You need to be upfront and send BIG photos if they have the bandwith. This is a go see vehicle for sure and 90K is a drug induced stupor. Just my opinion. I would ask a local Rennlister to go see it. Grant lives in Longmont I think. I bet he would go see it if it was close. But there is a lot not covered here that bothers me. We have an S owner on Rennlist and got a 25K-30K S for alot less than that.
range or under. after that its a regular turbo with some goodies. the goodies dont amount to much
You can chip your regular TT to well over 424hp. The additional oil cooler is worthless.
I agree with Club that the steering wheel is horrible and the dirvers seat shows WAY more wear than 17K miles, this leaves me with little confidence on this car
My car had 45K miles and the interior was perfect how did this one get so bad? Unless it was left outside. One other thing that bothered me was there were 2418 pics of the left side only. Why not
one pic of the passenger side. So here are the realities. That cars suspension is prolly shot and I am wondering if there was a rollback on the odo. The car does NOT look like a 17K mile car.
There is a certain amount of charm on an S that deminishes rapidly with miles driven. It looks like a
dailey driver to me from the exterior shots. The small files to buyers is a no no. You need to be upfront and send BIG photos if they have the bandwith. This is a go see vehicle for sure and 90K is a drug induced stupor. Just my opinion. I would ask a local Rennlister to go see it. Grant lives in Longmont I think. I bet he would go see it if it was close. But there is a lot not covered here that bothers me. We have an S owner on Rennlist and got a 25K-30K S for alot less than that.
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03-23-2005, 01:59 AM
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Paul, JR, et al -
When I saw these last fall in Autotrader.com I too thought - wow, a pair of twins, here in Colorado..., then I did a little bit of research on this fellow on the web, and found a settlement against him and his company (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/co/072303Frame1Source1.htm) for underpaying postage on his bulk mailing to the tune of $2.4m. After that, I decided that I didn't want to look any further no matter how appealing the cars might be.
Since the information is of public record, I don't believe that it should be kept secret and should be helpful for anyone who might be interested in the cars.
Doug
When I saw these last fall in Autotrader.com I too thought - wow, a pair of twins, here in Colorado..., then I did a little bit of research on this fellow on the web, and found a settlement against him and his company (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/co/072303Frame1Source1.htm) for underpaying postage on his bulk mailing to the tune of $2.4m. After that, I decided that I didn't want to look any further no matter how appealing the cars might be.
Since the information is of public record, I don't believe that it should be kept secret and should be helpful for anyone who might be interested in the cars.
Doug
03-23-2005, 08:13 AM
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When I started questioning him about the issues on the car he got very defensive. I guess I could undertsand that if wasn't a car that was suppose to so rare and would be selling for a premium. Last year I saw a 30K+ mile car sell for less and it looked a lot better. I agree, either the speedo is wrong or this car was abused.
I also think when a seller used airplanes in the background he is trying to inflate his own self worth.
I also think when a seller used airplanes in the background he is trying to inflate his own self worth.
03-23-2005, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by clubrcr
I also think when a seller used airplanes in the background he is trying to inflate his own self worth.
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Guys,
Looks like the rims have been re-finished also...they don't appear to be the stock S chrome-like finish.
As no one can re-finish these with the stock finish, and a replacements set from Porsche = +- $5158, a pretty costly item if you want the stock look.
- james
Looks like the rims have been re-finished also...they don't appear to be the stock S chrome-like finish.
As no one can re-finish these with the stock finish, and a replacements set from Porsche = +- $5158, a pretty costly item if you want the stock look.
- james