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I've been in the market and just bought a 996tt last weekend. Thought I'd share a nugget of intel I learned while looking.
There is one for sale at Mercedes of Denver in the low $40k range with about 30k miles. It was for sale about a month ago, and when I called they said it was getting some work done at Stevinson Imports in Denver. Well, I called Stevinson right after that and apparently the tech at Mercedes of Denver overfilled the oil by several quarts (just drained the block, not the sump), and oil was taken up into the manifold and spread though out the exhaust system. Stevinson said they would be replacing effected parts, however, when pressed admitted that hydolocking was a potential issue and damage to engine internals may take a while to sort out. This conversation was after dx but before the work was performed. I don't have any information on how the repair turned out or whether the dx changed after they got into the repair.
It certainly could be the repair was done properly and it's a nice buy (I never looked at the car having decided to move on after talking with Stevinson), but I thought someone might be interested in knowing what questions to ask if they end up looking at that car.
Edit: Just wanted to add that Stevinson was really helpful on the phone and forthcoming with information, and for their part the Mercedes dealer certainly wasn't untruthful and encouraged me to do my own do diligence, so no conspiracy should be implied here, just relevant facts.
There is one for sale at Mercedes of Denver in the low $40k range with about 30k miles. It was for sale about a month ago, and when I called they said it was getting some work done at Stevinson Imports in Denver. Well, I called Stevinson right after that and apparently the tech at Mercedes of Denver overfilled the oil by several quarts (just drained the block, not the sump), and oil was taken up into the manifold and spread though out the exhaust system. Stevinson said they would be replacing effected parts, however, when pressed admitted that hydolocking was a potential issue and damage to engine internals may take a while to sort out. This conversation was after dx but before the work was performed. I don't have any information on how the repair turned out or whether the dx changed after they got into the repair.
It certainly could be the repair was done properly and it's a nice buy (I never looked at the car having decided to move on after talking with Stevinson), but I thought someone might be interested in knowing what questions to ask if they end up looking at that car.
Edit: Just wanted to add that Stevinson was really helpful on the phone and forthcoming with information, and for their part the Mercedes dealer certainly wasn't untruthful and encouraged me to do my own do diligence, so no conspiracy should be implied here, just relevant facts.
Last edited by Rustler; 05-03-2016 at 02:16 PM. Reason: further relevant info
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When people ask me that, I tell them to make an offer.
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I sent an email about the X50/PCCB car in Virginia but never heard back from seller. if anyone has a way to contact him other than through Craigslist, please send me a PM. Thanks.
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The response that you get tells you something about the mindset of the seller.
The response you cite implies that you are willing to come down, and probably also view the negotiation process as a poker game of sorts...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Porsche...vip=true&rt=nc
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Good lord. That car sold on ebay 1-2 weeks ago for 36k.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Porsche...vip=true&rt=nc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Porsche...vip=true&rt=nc
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Hope this helps