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Old 02-23-2011, 04:00 AM
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I just bought my C2 (about a month ago) with 80k miles on the clock but everything checked out fine. Maintenance, records and it was still under CPO (I am the third owner).

I would not have felt comfortable buying an older car with some miles on it without paperwork and maintenance records, but having proof that everything was well done and taken care off put me at ease.

If everything checks out, go for it.
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Old 02-23-2011, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by fpena944
Some might say that a higher-mile car is a safer bet than a garage queen since a lot of the bugs are discovered by then.
Agreed with this. I bought my 2002 in Nov. of 2009 with only 13,500 miles on it. Good thing it was a CPO because there were many non-catastrophic things that went wrong. Just from memory: RMS, fuel pump, window regulators, fuel components in the filler tube area, alarm horn always buzzing, chain guides, sway bar end links, plus a few others items I can't think of now.
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Old 02-23-2011, 11:47 AM
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my first sold @ 187K and no oil leaks (1980 911 SC)
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Old 02-23-2011, 04:55 PM
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PPI came back with high marks for both mechanical and cosmetic condition. A few very minor notations, but all in all a very clean car despite the mileage.

Plane ticket purchased, check in hand. Looks like I am off for an adventure on Saturday.
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Old 02-23-2011, 04:57 PM
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have fun! post some pics once its yours!
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Old 02-23-2011, 11:48 PM
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Heading to Florida on Saturday morning. In the meantime here are some pics...









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Old 02-24-2011, 12:11 AM
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Very nice! Congrats and have fun on the way back! Taking I - 95?
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Old 02-24-2011, 12:53 AM
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Congrats! Car looks great. I've long been a fan of higher mile cars for reasons stated above. Good luck and enjoy the drive.
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:27 AM
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oh man, saturday is probably looking a long way off to you right now... lol.
nice car!
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:42 AM
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Mine now has 126K on original engine.
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bkjwhipple
oh man, saturday is probably looking a long way off to you right now... lol.
nice car!
Yesterday flew by. Today is starting to drag a little.
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Old 02-24-2011, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mclaudio
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Mine now has 126K on original engine.
Love to hear from 100k - Original engine owners. Mine is original with 63,300 miles as of today. Long ways to go but pretty encouraging
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Who cares about resale, I'm keeping mine till the kids take my keys away.
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Congrats, and don't forget to drop by the Parts department for the replacement of your pumpkins.
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Congrats, and don't forget to drop by the Parts department for the replacement of your pumpkins.
Say what...?
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