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Three Wheelin'
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From: Flanders, BE
My advice would be to forget all the BS the seller is telling and if you like the car have the DME read out and have the paint checked with a paint meter.
If both come out clean buy it.
All the rest is a waste of time as the car is CPO'd.
If both come out clean buy it.
All the rest is a waste of time as the car is CPO'd.
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From: Eagle ID
I thought it might be informative what I have found out about the white '09 TT that I mentioned in my initial post. When I talked with a salesman last Friday, he told me the car had been sold by his dealership in South Carolina and then traded in at their sister dealership next door, a Nissan dealership. He said all work had been done that the Porsche dealership in SC.
Then, while searching around on the net, I find the same car listed to be in Charlotte, MI. Further, checking the Carfax, shows the car was originally purchased in Florida and registered as a commercial vehicle. Then sold to another Florida dealer, then sold to another Flordia dealer, and then finally purchased by the South Carolina dealer, with whom I talked.
I don't know why car salesmen have to lie to a potential buyer, because with very little effort you can check out what they say, just as I have here. Now that I have discovered this, I don't know exactly what to do. But, I am going to call and ask for the SC dealership manager and report this to him, and put the ball in his court and see what he says. I have no confidence in anything that I might be told about this car, although it looks to be a great car.
I would appreciate any comments here, and I will let everyone know what I find out tomorrow. At least when trying to buy a used car today, the buyer is armed with tools that never existed before the internet.
Then, while searching around on the net, I find the same car listed to be in Charlotte, MI. Further, checking the Carfax, shows the car was originally purchased in Florida and registered as a commercial vehicle. Then sold to another Florida dealer, then sold to another Flordia dealer, and then finally purchased by the South Carolina dealer, with whom I talked.
I don't know why car salesmen have to lie to a potential buyer, because with very little effort you can check out what they say, just as I have here. Now that I have discovered this, I don't know exactly what to do. But, I am going to call and ask for the SC dealership manager and report this to him, and put the ball in his court and see what he says. I have no confidence in anything that I might be told about this car, although it looks to be a great car.
I would appreciate any comments here, and I will let everyone know what I find out tomorrow. At least when trying to buy a used car today, the buyer is armed with tools that never existed before the internet.
2. With a pass-it-around history like that, I would not be confident either.
3. Too many other pristine examples available, even if you have to travel.
Nordschleife Master
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
I thought it might be informative what I have found out about the white '09 TT that I mentioned in my initial post. When I talked with a salesman last Friday, he told me the car had been sold by his dealership in South Carolina and then traded in at their sister dealership next door, a Nissan dealership. He said all work had been done that the Porsche dealership in SC.
Then, while searching around on the net, I find the same car listed to be in Charlotte, MI. Further, checking the Carfax, shows the car was originally purchased in Florida and registered as a commercial vehicle. Then sold to another Florida dealer, then sold to another Flordia dealer, and then finally purchased by the South Carolina dealer, with whom I talked.
I don't know why car salesmen have to lie to a potential buyer, because with very little effort you can check out what they say, just as I have here. Now that I have discovered this, I don't know exactly what to do. But, I am going to call and ask for the SC dealership manager and report this to him, and put the ball in his court and see what he says. I have no confidence in anything that I might be told about this car, although it looks to be a great car.
I would appreciate any comments here, and I will let everyone know what I find out tomorrow. At least when trying to buy a used car today, the buyer is armed with tools that never existed before the internet.
Then, while searching around on the net, I find the same car listed to be in Charlotte, MI. Further, checking the Carfax, shows the car was originally purchased in Florida and registered as a commercial vehicle. Then sold to another Florida dealer, then sold to another Flordia dealer, and then finally purchased by the South Carolina dealer, with whom I talked.
I don't know why car salesmen have to lie to a potential buyer, because with very little effort you can check out what they say, just as I have here. Now that I have discovered this, I don't know exactly what to do. But, I am going to call and ask for the SC dealership manager and report this to him, and put the ball in his court and see what he says. I have no confidence in anything that I might be told about this car, although it looks to be a great car.
I would appreciate any comments here, and I will let everyone know what I find out tomorrow. At least when trying to buy a used car today, the buyer is armed with tools that never existed before the internet.
Good luck on your hunt...
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Ok, I talked with the general manager of the dealership today. He apologized for what I was told and said, as the carfax says, that the car is a South Florida car. It was in fact he said,traded at their sister dealership, but was never a local car or a car sold by their dealership. But the carfax shows it going through two Florida dealerships before it gets to them, so I still don't know what is going on.
The GM said it is a no excuse car and supposedly the owner was trying to sell it himself, but that doesn't add up either, because of the other two dealers on the carfax report. I told him that I was not trying to get anyone in trouble, but it is things like this that give the car business a black eye.
I'll let it rest for a couple of days to see what happens, but I would expect the salesman to get back to me....not very happy to be sure.
The GM said he would work with me direct it I want to do something on the car. I'll see, like others have said, there are a lot of cars out there, and this one, or the circumstances about its history, leaves a lot to be desired or at least worked out.
The GM said it is a no excuse car and supposedly the owner was trying to sell it himself, but that doesn't add up either, because of the other two dealers on the carfax report. I told him that I was not trying to get anyone in trouble, but it is things like this that give the car business a black eye.
I'll let it rest for a couple of days to see what happens, but I would expect the salesman to get back to me....not very happy to be sure.
The GM said he would work with me direct it I want to do something on the car. I'll see, like others have said, there are a lot of cars out there, and this one, or the circumstances about its history, leaves a lot to be desired or at least worked out.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Pasadena CA
That is really strange.. Unless that car is your dream car I would keep looking. Like the others have said there are lots of great cars out there...
Car salesmen really suck.. That is why I only deal with one dealer. I can actually trust him...
I would move along if I were you...
Car salesmen really suck.. That is why I only deal with one dealer. I can actually trust him...
I would move along if I were you...
Nordschleife Master
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Enjoy your Merc. But remember - you'll lose 20 years the second you punch the pedal of a Porsche TT and the turbos kick in and a big grin lights up across your face. Nothing like it. See you back inn a year, month?
