Question for the 996 crowd
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Craigslist for me also. But I think Auto Trader is a good site without too many scams.
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Searchtempest lets you search multiple Craig's List regions, which is handy if you're willing to travel to get your car. This is actually how I found my 996: at the time there were many more for sale in California than here in Washington.
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I can buy through Manheim, it is not a good tool for 996 shopping. The newer the car, the more useful the auctions are. For the older stuff there are still good cars to be had, but they are few and far between.
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BTW - Have bought all 4 of my Porsches on ebay.
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Concur. I have had a dealer license for 13 years but have never bought a Porsche through the auction. I just don't feel like I have the opportunity to properly evaluate a Porsche at the auction. Funny because I have bought easily 200+ cars at the auction over the years including high end stuff like Land Rovers, Jaguars and an E55 AMG. Always chicken out when a P-car comes up though. BTW - Have bought all 4 of my Porsches on ebay.
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It's fun to see the different perspectives. If a guy is wanting to buy a car it looks to him as though most the ones he finds seem to be overpriced, if a guy is selling one he looks at the prices others are selling for and says "it looks like they're giving them away."
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Well that one was not the car for me... Kudos to my indy... ROCS who is a site sponsor here.... Did a fantastic PPI for me!
Already eyeing another..... Stay tuned!
Already eyeing another..... Stay tuned!
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Found mine Dirty with a Flat Battery in the back of a used car lot in Hilton Head SC...There was a Boxster S on the front of the lot that caught my eye...They just purchased my 911 from an Estate Sale for dirt cheap..I asked how much they'd take for it...Checked the VIN, autocheck, Carfax, and went through the car myself and picked it up for a steal...
Ken
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