Today's Craigslist Finds...
#2911
I posted this over in my thread about what I'm looking for, but what does everyone think of this one:
https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0A...a--harbor-city
https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0A...a--harbor-city
The deal with the lack of leather is that it's cars like this that give the 996 a bad name over their interior. It will feel really cheap and of poor quality. They didn't show any of the common areas, but it's also really common for the plastic on the center console and the horseshoe to get scratched up really badly.
Finding a car with more leather in it (ideally a full leather car) will be worth the effort in the end.
#2912
Should have included this one above. The price and this color are right. Looks to need motor mounts too.
https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0A...-breaux-bridge
https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0A...-breaux-bridge
It looks nice in the pics, but my money is on there being something that justifies the price being 4-5k low.
#2913
Burning Brakes
This is like the one in jatee's neck of the woods. If it checks out (and it will have at least $5k of random things) then this is a steal of a price. At least the FL car is over 100k to help justify the price, but this one hasn't hit the magic number yet.
It looks nice in the pics, but my money is on there being something that justifies the price being 4-5k low.
It looks nice in the pics, but my money is on there being something that justifies the price being 4-5k low.
#2914
Mike:
Check your PM's in a minute...I'll send the Autofax on both over to you. I find Autofax to be much more accurate in terms of registration/title events. Carfax undercounts the number of owners frequently.
Check your PM's in a minute...I'll send the Autofax on both over to you. I find Autofax to be much more accurate in terms of registration/title events. Carfax undercounts the number of owners frequently.
#2916
Burning Brakes
At the risk of dominating the thread, I just asked the seller of this one the usual questions, as well as for more pics.
https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cto/6062984951.html
https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cto/6062984951.html
#2917
Rennlist Member
But? 185000K miles is high, what else needs attention. There are much better bargains out there. I just talked to a dealer that took a 996 in trade. Few days later the engine failed due to IMSB...
#2920
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#2921
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#2922
Rennlist Member
Should have included this one above. The price and this color are right. Looks to need motor mounts too.
https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0A...-breaux-bridge
SOLD!
https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0A...-breaux-bridge
SOLD!
#2924
Drew, for years there has appeared to be a correlation between low milage and problems. The IMSB failure, for example, has plagued more garage queens than DDs.
There are two underlying principles to this. The first is that fluids are not regularly circulated which allows things to dry out and age prematurely. The second is that such cars are less likely to get properly driven (fully warmed up, good revs throughout the range, etc..) which can have negative impacts to wear patterns.
That's not to say low milage is bad, but it's far from "well preserved" idea that most people have.
There are two underlying principles to this. The first is that fluids are not regularly circulated which allows things to dry out and age prematurely. The second is that such cars are less likely to get properly driven (fully warmed up, good revs throughout the range, etc..) which can have negative impacts to wear patterns.
That's not to say low milage is bad, but it's far from "well preserved" idea that most people have.
#2925
Ok that makes sense, thanks. Of course the IMS would be done immediately if it weren't done already. Last thing I want is to chase abnormal engine issues caused by lack of use rather than issues consistent with regular use.