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boisenelson

Even if the car is indeed decent, the rebuilt/flood/salvage title is going to pretty much kill your chances of resale as the miles increase. Another factor to consider is insurance on a rebuilt/salvage vehicle, especially a Porsche. Many of the most known insurance carriers will not touch a car that has been declared a total loss in the past, and if they do they usually sub it out to their high risk affiliates at super high premiums.

cds72911

th964

I feel like I am making a confession here... I grew up in Houston and have a lot of exposure to rebuilt cars/trucks. I have owned several myself, starting in the early 90s. My first sports car was a rebuilt 93 Mustang GT (gosh I would love to own that now)! However, I have bought these from trusted friends that own auto dealerships with shops that do the work in-house. In the late 90s I even bought a rebuilt Land Rover and drove it for about 4 years and got very lucky, no major problems at all! I buy my cars to drive... and once I get a few years use out of them I am satisfied. This 911 will never be a show car or a money maker... do your home work and if you feel good about it, do it! Heck plenty of people have bought 911s after a solid PPI and ended up paying a ton in repairs just the same. What the worse that can wrong???

efd914

Yeah, this describes me. I would not hesitate to replace the IMS myself. If it passed teh PPI and what seller says seems to line up with what PPI discovers, I might pull the trigger. And this car will be driven. It will not be a garage queen, or something I would expect to make money off when and if I sold it. So I got some decisions to make on what I want to do.

Horsepwr

There are two prices listed? Either way I personally wouldn't but it with a salvage title, but at $13,500 I would say sure take the gamble if you'd like but at $17,500 I would say there are many more options available. Why take the risk when you can find another? The low milage would be of concern to me as well especially since its not a museum car a lot can go wrong with a car thats sits, more so than one that is actually driven. You are most likely going to be spending around 3k right away on the IMS replacement so now you are into this car for 20+k, way too much! I would look for a car with a clean title, around 60k miles and a replaced IMS and I bet you grab it around that 17k mark.

michaelo

Go see the car, give the owner $15 bucks for gas and tell him you want it on for the next two hours and give it a really good test drive. Most leaks, electrical gremlins and strange noises will show up. Connect a scanner to it as well to check for error codes. If all is good, then make him an offer that you can live with.

TexSquirrel

I've been in contact with the owner too.
The price was $17,500 and then dropped to $13,500 a week later.
I was hoping to see it drop yet again this weekend.
It has the original IMS bearing, so IMS needs to be replaced.
I would replace the IMS bearing myself with an IMS Solution.
I would likely put the same clutch back in since it has so few miles.
I'd made plans to go look at it earlier this week until he updated the ad and revealed the rebuilt title.
I'm not too excited to buy a car that would be difficult to resell...or even insure.

My last car was a BMW 135i...so I really don't want something else with annoying intermittent electrical issues.
BTDT, went and bought a Porsche instead.

TexSquirrel

I just got a message, he has dropped the price to $12,150.
Track car!

VA951

That price is getting closer and closer to what a used engine would bring. Normally this would be a no-brainer, just walk away. But at some point (price) the decision gets harder.

Horsepwr

Show up with $9500 cash he's desperate lol. Buyer pool is very limited with a salvage title.

808Bill

I agree, not many would touch this with a 10' pole...

Horsepwr

I figure @ $9,500 he really can't do wrong, if he had to part it out he could recoup his money. I would just be so nervous of the long term damage from water, a small electrical problem here, a major one there, medium one a year later... Diagnostic time for electrical can add up fast because a small rotted out ground in some side panel can be tough to diagnose.

Splitting Atoms

"A little water leaked in around the window seals"

I don't believe anything someone says when selling a flood car. The story is always something like "the water only made it up to the bottom of the doors".

AnthonyGS