mistermct

I thought I found a prime example... let me know if running away is the right answer.

996 GT3: 2 owner (first owner passed away, second owner got really old and traded it in for a sedan), 22K miles, no mods. The non-Porsche dealer has copies of all the records and sent them over - I only saw TWO oil changes on record. It seems like it was driven fairly regularly and that they probably just followed the seemingly long service interval. Also - working on 2nd set of fronts and 3rd set of rear tires (MPS2).

Should this be avoided?

993GT

there's a right price for everything...

Mikelly

If they have the second owner's info, you might ask them to contact him and have him contact you, or give you permission to contact him. Point is, he may well have have a service or two done elsewhere. 2 oil changes in 22K miles seems like a long time. It would bother me if those were the actual change intervals, enough so that I wouldn't buy it. 4 years is a long time for oil to sit in a motor collecting moisture between changes.

The tire wear doesn't bother me.

Mike

bobsan

AVOID-Vehicle is clearly jinxed, first owner passed away, second owner got old so quick, didn't even have time to change oil, deffo avoid.

LVDell

It's not that it is 2 oil changes in 22K miles. It's that you are looking at only 2 oil changes in almost 10 years!

Service and maintenance is more important to me than miles or options every time. I personally wouldn't go near a car like that. When I bought my 6Turbo, I found what I thought was the perfect example. We got close to finishing the deal and when we asks for the service history we found that there was NO oil change ever done. We asked the owner. Do you know what he said for that 6 year old car that only had < 10K miles? Since he hadn't hit the rec'd 12K interval it wasn't due for an oil change yet and that the "oil change" light has yet to come on.

ClarkPB

I would avoid it to be honest. Mine has done 11,800 miles in total and from memory it has at least 8 or 9 oil changes in the book.

996FLT6

If u clearly want this car you should do an oil analysis test for metal bits that has chunked inside the motor. Mike

mistermct

Tried to get contact info - dealer wouldn't have it; pulled out the whole privacy act / lawsuit thing. That was a yellow flag for me considering he has "a good friend with 11 Porsches" - I would expect him to have more compassion for a Porsche enthusiast. There is no evidence to suggest any further oil changes...

Thanks for clarifying - it was the two in ten years that is bothering me.

Sounds like the right kind of prime GT3

I'm gonna avoid like the plague and save my analysis $$.


Thanks to everyone for confirming my suspicions - I'm still learning lots and RL members have been outstanding!

LVDell

This group will take good care of you and then.........your wallet

mistermct

That's what the wife is afraid of...

LVDell

This forum and winter break are the two things that scare my wife when it comes to the "mod" budget

JohnPG

ROFLMAO!!! Thanks Dell!

LVDell

996FLT6

Rather have a moneypit of mods than a moneypit on engine/tranny issues : ). Mike

enthusiast

What was on record for other scheduled preventative maintenance items, such as the brake fluid?