Weird things left by previous owner, when you bought the 911
08-09-2017, 02:33 PM
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Burning Brakes
Nothing too exciting. Registration from previous owner that showed they paid the same price I did and I got it wholesale! Fifty cents and a lollypop under passenger seat.
08-09-2017, 04:02 PM
#18
Burning Brakes
Not my car but there was a thread on 6speed about an object hardwired and wrapped in black tape inside the fender wheel well of a recently purchased 997
I looked it up on 6sp
The ensuing comments are funny..
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...well-what.html
I looked it up on 6sp
The ensuing comments are funny..
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...well-what.html
08-09-2017, 06:17 PM
#19
Nothing exciting, just service records from the previous owner. My 997 was pretty clean when I got it. Smells and looks brand new.
08-09-2017, 06:37 PM
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This thread is awesome!
08-10-2017, 05:15 PM
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I found two small audio recording devices in the passenger arm rest storage. One of them had nothing on it but the other one appears to have a somewhat muffled conversation between a man and a woman - I know the two previous owners were male so maybe someone spying on the wifey?? Or mistress???
My previous Pcar was a 996 40thAE. Shortly after I purchased the car I noticed a horrible rattling sound coming from the sub-woofer. I feared it was the speaker disintegrating so put it off for a while but then the wife refused to ride in the car until I stopped the rattle (not sure that is a bad thing but does impact my funding ability for DEs and fun parts...
).
I finally removed the sub-woofer and opened up the enclosure....Thanks Obama!!
I assume someone must have thought the speaker vent was a good place to store this.
My previous Pcar was a 996 40thAE. Shortly after I purchased the car I noticed a horrible rattling sound coming from the sub-woofer. I feared it was the speaker disintegrating so put it off for a while but then the wife refused to ride in the car until I stopped the rattle (not sure that is a bad thing but does impact my funding ability for DEs and fun parts...
).I finally removed the sub-woofer and opened up the enclosure....Thanks Obama!!
I assume someone must have thought the speaker vent was a good place to store this.
08-10-2017, 05:37 PM
#22
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Back,in 1995 I bought a used 1992 Caddy Eldorado...as my work car...I admit this embarrassing moment of my car buying history...anyany in the ski boot from trunk to back seat I found 2 VHS tapes...****..lol
08-10-2017, 08:19 PM
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I found two small audio recording devices in the passenger arm rest storage. One of them had nothing on it but the other one appears to have a somewhat muffled conversation between a man and a woman - I know the two previous owners were male so maybe someone spying on the wifey?? Or mistress???
My previous Pcar was a 996 40thAE. Shortly after I purchased the car I noticed a horrible rattling sound coming from the sub-woofer. I feared it was the speaker disintegrating so put it off for a while but then the wife refused to ride in the car until I stopped the rattle (not sure that is a bad thing but does impact my funding ability for DEs and fun parts...).
I finally removed the sub-woofer and opened up the enclosure....Thanks Obama!!
I assume someone must have thought the speaker vent was a good place to store this.
My previous Pcar was a 996 40thAE. Shortly after I purchased the car I noticed a horrible rattling sound coming from the sub-woofer. I feared it was the speaker disintegrating so put it off for a while but then the wife refused to ride in the car until I stopped the rattle (not sure that is a bad thing but does impact my funding ability for DEs and fun parts...
).I finally removed the sub-woofer and opened up the enclosure....Thanks Obama!!
I assume someone must have thought the speaker vent was a good place to store this.
08-11-2017, 11:31 AM
#24
A few days after buying my 911 I was just poking around the car for fun and I found 3 till slips in the cubbie.
All of them were recent, all from petrol stations (with a few weeks difference).
All 3 were for some cheap GTX engine oil.
I went white and immediately got that empty feeling in my stomach.
Did I buy a lemon
I instantly turned into Sherlock Holmes and proceeded to build a timeline with all the info I had (when the car was sold to the dealer, the date of last service, dates on the oil slips).
To the best of my P.I. skills It seemed as though the slips were not for my car but I couldn’t be 100% sure.
Ive had my car for just over a year and done about 5000miles now.
In that time I’ve only had to add about 2 pints of oil so My ulcers have subsided slighlty
All of them were recent, all from petrol stations (with a few weeks difference).
All 3 were for some cheap GTX engine oil.
I went white and immediately got that empty feeling in my stomach.
Did I buy a lemon
I instantly turned into Sherlock Holmes and proceeded to build a timeline with all the info I had (when the car was sold to the dealer, the date of last service, dates on the oil slips).
To the best of my P.I. skills It seemed as though the slips were not for my car but I couldn’t be 100% sure.
Ive had my car for just over a year and done about 5000miles now.
In that time I’ve only had to add about 2 pints of oil so My ulcers have subsided slighlty
08-18-2017, 08:47 PM
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Three Wheelin'
Not our Porsche, but a vehicle I bought from Ebay. I had trouble with the passenger seat not wanting to slide all the way back. Took the works apart and found a diamond ring. Took it to the local jewelers just to verify it was fake. Turns out it was the real deal. Got $4k on the spot. Paid $1800 for the car.
I think you've won
08-22-2017, 02:44 PM
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Nothing physical was left. But they did leave behind all their previously used GPS destinations including home and office address!
Would it be unreasonable for me to show up at the previous owners office and demand he produce all the service documents that the Porsche Dealer refuses to hand over??? Just kidding. Sort of.
Would it be unreasonable for me to show up at the previous owners office and demand he produce all the service documents that the Porsche Dealer refuses to hand over??? Just kidding. Sort of.
08-23-2017, 03:45 AM
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I found a pregnancy test strip under the seat of my old Ferrari along with a U2 concert ticket stub. The stub was pre purchase but I had a hard time explaining the EPT strip to the wife.
I left an empty .50 cal Beowulf shell casing in my old Range Rover. New owner was obviously not an NRA member. He called me a month later and screamed, "My child found it for @#%# sakes!" I replied, 'Relax........a .50cal is way to advanced for an 8 year old.'
My 997's previous owner didnt think to remove the sim card from the radio. So I have Nanas number if I get into trouble. I almost fairly certain 'Satan' is the previous owners Ex........But hell if im gonna dial that number.
I left an empty .50 cal Beowulf shell casing in my old Range Rover. New owner was obviously not an NRA member. He called me a month later and screamed, "My child found it for @#%# sakes!" I replied, 'Relax........a .50cal is way to advanced for an 8 year old.'
My 997's previous owner didnt think to remove the sim card from the radio. So I have Nanas number if I get into trouble. I almost fairly certain 'Satan' is the previous owners Ex........But hell if im gonna dial that number.
08-23-2017, 11:15 PM
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I found a pregnancy test strip under the seat of my old Ferrari along with a U2 concert ticket stub. The stub was pre purchase but I had a hard time explaining the EPT strip to the wife.
I left an empty .50 cal Beowulf shell casing in my old Range Rover. New owner was obviously not an NRA member. He called me a month later and screamed, "My child found it for @#%# sakes!" I replied, 'Relax........a .50cal is way to advanced for an 8 year old.'
My 997's previous owner didnt think to remove the sim card from the radio. So I have Nanas number if I get into trouble. I almost fairly certain 'Satan' is the previous owners Ex........But hell if im gonna dial that number.
I left an empty .50 cal Beowulf shell casing in my old Range Rover. New owner was obviously not an NRA member. He called me a month later and screamed, "My child found it for @#%# sakes!" I replied, 'Relax........a .50cal is way to advanced for an 8 year old.'
My 997's previous owner didnt think to remove the sim card from the radio. So I have Nanas number if I get into trouble. I almost fairly certain 'Satan' is the previous owners Ex........But hell if im gonna dial that number.
08-23-2017, 11:23 PM
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Why is this exclusive to 911 deals?
My find included
1. Neil Diamond CD. Worse than Reba
2. a $1 bill
3. 73c in change
4. receipt from Golden Gate Bridge.
5. White thong size small (Thanks I found it instead of my GF.)
My find included
1. Neil Diamond CD. Worse than Reba
2. a $1 bill
3. 73c in change
4. receipt from Golden Gate Bridge.
5. White thong size small (Thanks I found it instead of my GF.)