Pleasant Surprise
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Put the hardtop on today. I moved the passenger seat all the way forward so I could get in the back to lock down the roof. Sticking out halfway is some black leather-looking thing. I wrestle it out and find that it's a leather folder with all of the car's original documents.
I received no documents when I bought the car four months ago, but the previous owner was nice enough to order a manual for me from the dealer ($250). This stuff would've been really helpful a few months back. For example, the folder contains a set of assembly instructions for the hardtop wall mount. This was like a Chinese puzzle to me. I was eventually lucky enough to find someone on the Internet who was able to help me. It took me almost a week to figure out how to use the radio. That was before I discovered Rennlist.
It's interesting to see that the Tiptronic-S was free, but the wood and aluminum trim cost over $4k.
Total cost $109,840 (including sales tax and custom V1 installation) This is more than I paid for my last 5 new cars. I probably should have called this thread "Peasant Surprise".
Now I don't feel so bad about doing $3k worth of preventative maintenance (IMS/RMS etc....)
I received no documents when I bought the car four months ago, but the previous owner was nice enough to order a manual for me from the dealer ($250). This stuff would've been really helpful a few months back. For example, the folder contains a set of assembly instructions for the hardtop wall mount. This was like a Chinese puzzle to me. I was eventually lucky enough to find someone on the Internet who was able to help me. It took me almost a week to figure out how to use the radio. That was before I discovered Rennlist.
It's interesting to see that the Tiptronic-S was free, but the wood and aluminum trim cost over $4k.
Total cost $109,840 (including sales tax and custom V1 installation) This is more than I paid for my last 5 new cars. I probably should have called this thread "Peasant Surprise".
Now I don't feel so bad about doing $3k worth of preventative maintenance (IMS/RMS etc....)
Last edited by wyovino; 10-07-2010 at 12:57 AM.
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Or you can search this forum for the option codes list and compare that with the white sticker on the underside of your front trunk lid. Hopefully yours is still there.
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Nothing reliable that I know of. With a lot of cars, you can get there just by Googling around. Eventually you'll find a road test from a magazine of the period that gives you pricing. But with Porsches, there are so many options that it's highly doubtful you'd find a car exactly like yours.
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I think mine was about $90k sticker. It's unbelievable what a deal we get when comparing it to the original price. And luckily I had a huge 3" binder with what seems like every receipt from the beginning of the car's life. Even the financing paperwork!
Amazing considering I got it at a dealer.
Amazing considering I got it at a dealer.
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this was about 5-6 years ago
I believe the selling dealer can do this a s well
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Hmmm... maybe I should check under my seats too... hopefully I'll find an envelope with alot of Benjamins inside... ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
All I had was a Discount Tire Co receipt that the previous owner left in his glove compartment, but it was good enough to get the records from him!![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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All I had was a Discount Tire Co receipt that the previous owner left in his glove compartment, but it was good enough to get the records from him!
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You can also do the VIN search with Suncoast. I did, and although I didn't get the original sticker price, I did get a list of all the options added, build date, etc. Just something else for the folder.