Okay, I've been Porsche-less for too long. A new 997 S isn't in the cards at the moment and I really want to move on from my 993 C4S days.

I'm looking to move fairly quickly so all leads appreciated. I'd prefer to buy from an individual unless a dealer can provde a CPO.

What am I looking for?
I'm looking for a low-mileage, one or two owner coupe that has all service records from new. Absolutely no paint or accident history. Manual is preferred but tip is okay if the price is right.

Lighter colors are preferred but will consider any color if the car is right.

Model Years? I'm open to all

Pricing: Depending on year and options, I'd be looking to spend between $30K for a 1999 to mid-$40k's for a 2002 or even 2003 model.

Yes, I know, I'm covering a broad spectrum here. Condition and history is the biggest consideration!

Thanks!

 

Im going to recommend a good, clean, flood damaged car. They are great!! Texas is a good place to start your search.

 

Arr0gant

nice to see that you can still smile about it.

Did you catch my comment about carfax on your old thread before it was deleted?

 

Haha, oh man sorry about your purchase, please keep us informed of how they made good on it.

Looking for a 996... just swing a dead cat.

 

LOL... Hope things will work out for you!!

 

You know swinging a live cat makes the same sound as a patrol car siren and is far mor effective in locating cars.

As for the swimming C4S, I'm eager to see the resolution on that also.

 

arr0gant,
I read your post. Sorry to hear about your car buying experience.


I'm hoping to avoid a smilar fate.

 

Mid 40'ies for a 2003 seems a little optimistic, but you should definitely be able to find a 2002 for that money (probably not CPO'ed though). Take your time looking for it though... took me 4-5 months to find the perfect car

 

Arr0gant: Do you know how you can tell when a salesman is lying? The standard reply is when he's moving his lips.

 

I agree that mid-$40k's for a 2003 is optimistic but you never know! I'm just keeping my options open....

 

Hmm. Not sure.

 

Well, I noted that you bought a carfax before you bought your car. If you registered for the buyback guarentee

http://carfax.com/guarantee/hctermsanddef.cfm

they will buy the car back from you if there's a serious defect that is not disclosed on their report, i.e, accidents, milage problems, fire/flood or lemon history... in this case the flood was not noted on the Carfax report - bingo! A buyback situation! I wondered at the time if there would ever be a situation like that and here you are with a text book case.

You have to register within 90 days of purchase... hmm, I think that means that you might still be eligable.

I just thought I'd point it out as a fallback position for you, depending on how the talks with the lawyer go.... you might want to register now, while you can, then depending on how negotiations go you will have a fallback position that will allow Carfax to buy the car back from you.

 

Good luck with that...

 

Okay, so do you have experience to the contrary?

As far as I see it, their contract and terms are published. A guarentee is a contract. If this situation falls within it, then it's a buy-back situation. No argument about it. Carfax are a reputable company and should honor their buyback guarentee, otherwise they are laible to a deceptive practices lawsuit - a much bigger deal than Global is currently facing from Arr0gant.

As far as I can tell, the guarentee will depend up whether a branded title was ever issued. If not, then a claim cannot be made, but if the title was washed and not reported, then Carfax would payout.

 

are we far enough off the thread topic yet? if not, have you seen Ms Tomei on Rescue Me. Man is she smokin'.