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Old 02-15-2019, 12:28 AM
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I would run from this car. Too many nice ones out there with no stories.
Old 02-15-2019, 06:56 AM
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Seems like Tanner Foust drove it around the track. Nothing to worry about. Buy it then send the ECU to (___) three letter company. Then turn around and flip it to one of the members on here. They seem to just concentrate just on that particular.
Old 02-15-2019, 04:30 PM
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A good over rev report car could have problems in the future. Its a double edge sword.

You could have a perfect car and the engine could fail.
Old 02-16-2019, 10:40 AM
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Here is the report from my car after I got it. Never checked it before buying. Car ran like a top
Old 02-16-2019, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by o7silverturbo

Here is the report from my car after I got it. Never checked it before buying. Car ran like a top
I hope you never let any kids ride in that timebomb, child endangerment is a felony.
Old 02-16-2019, 02:41 PM
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LOL. Not the best advice. Your statement about “meant to be driven hard” is true for range 1-2 and maybee 3. No issues there. But when you have hit range 4-5 in the last few hours this is not driving “hard”. This is not knowing how to drive and breaking the car more then likely.
Spot on. Maybe nothing will happen. But I would not buy it.

Not to mention if a dealer doesnt know what’s going on with their own cars, then they are either lying or negligent. Either one is bad.
Old 02-16-2019, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Skwerl
I hope you never let any kids ride in that timebomb, child endangerment is a felony.
Hahaha. Car runs great!

Tuned cars move the rev limiter. People think these engines are made of glass and paper
Old 02-16-2019, 07:52 PM
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Absolutely true! Way too much attention in this subject matter that one day will be disproved as a anomaly.
Old 02-17-2019, 05:22 PM
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I don't have a clean report but my car runs great. Of course when you're buying a car you want the best best bestest but who know what you get even with a clean report. Pass if you're not comfortable, thats all you can do.
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Range 5? This vehicle is more dangerous than the Tsar Bomb. Take it out into outer space and send it towards the sun.

The car is fine.
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Old 02-19-2019, 06:30 PM
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If its at a dealer, ask them to CPO it. Then you mitigate big risk.

Downside to those numbers is when you go to sell, your buyer pool will be smaller b/c some buyers will pass automatically (whether that's reasonable or not).

My 996 turbo had like 35,000 range 2s. (996 only measured 1s and 2s) Ran great.



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