Dave
PPI or not?
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Just to +1 the PPI. Always worth the money in my experience.
I almost prefer indy shops to dealers as long as they can still read the DME. It's usually ~$200 for the whole PPI. A no brainer if logistics allow.
I almost prefer indy shops to dealers as long as they can still read the DME. It's usually ~$200 for the whole PPI. A no brainer if logistics allow.
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My understanding is Porsche will not CPO a car if it has paint work on more than two panels. Anyone know something different? Oh, and I would never buy one without a PPI and DME report, even if it was a PDK as the DME will still give you an idea of how the car was driven. Freeway miles, total hours, high RPM revs, etc.
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Porsche makes a distinction between those cars which are still under the new vehicle warranty (the 6 year from in-service date) and those which are out of warranty. Those that are out of warranty have 2 years from date of purchase, not to exceed 160,000 km total on the odo. I did a CPO search from Porsche Canada's website, and there are a number of CPO 2006s and a few 2005s.
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I'm going to fly in to see the car on a day trip and give it the once over. Again it's under warranty, so my main concerns are cosmetic (eg dings, curb rash, any body damage) and wear items (tires, brakes, lights, AC). The dealer has all the service history and they're providing me with the DME log.
Special thanks to Rennlister dw.metro who took a preliminary look at the car for me and deemed it to be clean.
Can't wait....for spring.
Special thanks to Rennlister dw.metro who took a preliminary look at the car for me and deemed it to be clean.
Can't wait....for spring.
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PPI but don`t bring it to the dealer. Have an independent check it out. Also I`d add a cylinder borescope to the list, with the second most important check being the overrev print out.
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Are you getting it PPI'd? https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...-2005-cpo.html
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There's much more to a PPI then that but GL and hope you don't get bitten if you decide against getting a PPI. We've all been in your shoes at one point... excited to get the car, wondering if a PPI is really necessary, and wanting to believe the sales person just so that we can drive off the lot with our car immediately, caution to the wind, etc. BTW, my PPI saved me some $$$ and warranty hassles even though my car was under warranty and CPO'd. 7 P's - proper prior planning prevents **** poor performance. GL with the car and post some pics when you get it.
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There's much more to a PPI then that but GL and hope you don't get bitten if you decide against getting a PPI. We've all been in your shoes at one point... excited to get the car, wondering if a PPI is really necessary, and wanting to believe the sales person just so that we can drive off the lot with our car immediately, caution to the wind, etc. BTW, my PPI saved me some $$$ and warranty hassles even though my car was under warranty and CPO'd. 7 P's - proper prior planning prevents **** poor performance. GL with the car and post some pics when you get it.
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I didn't get a ppi on my car. The second owner had one done 2k before I bought it. His ppi led to a rms seal replacement and other minor fixes. He was a rennlister and I could tell he was very diligent with the car. Everything seemed right with the situation. It helped he also had a recent dme report with with only a couple of zone 2 hits and nothing beyond. Very clean motor.
That said, I consider this an exception and would want a ppi in most cases.
That said, I consider this an exception and would want a ppi in most cases.
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Interesting. Thanks, Jaws.
Porsche makes a distinction between those cars which are still under the new vehicle warranty (the 6 year from in-service date) and those which are out of warranty. Those that are out of warranty have 2 years from date of purchase, not to exceed 160,000 km total on the odo. I did a CPO search from Porsche Canada's website, and there are a number of CPO 2006s and a few 2005s.