Hi all. I called on this car and it appears a little shady. Any thoughts? Anyone heard of the shop? Romney Auto Sales in lewisville, TX.

2007 Porsche 911 Turbo AWD - $55,000
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That price is very low. Probably an accident or flood car

 

Never heard of them, but there's quite a few of these higher-end used car places here in DFW..

Hard to tell from the pictures, but the only options I can tell are the adaptive seats and sport chrono.. not sure if that shifter is Alcantara or not? picture is too dark on my screen to tell..

It's a few miles from my office, so if you were serious I could have a look in person if you wanted..

 

Must be a story there. Desirable color combo, relatively low miles. Great deal if it checks out.

 

FYI - it's a scam. I'll post more shortly. Sorry to post here/ again, it's a fraud operation.

 

I was gonna give them a call too. Thanks bro, what's up with their story?

 

Do tell!

 

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the help with this and big thanks to rennlister Saabin, who very kindly offered to view the car.

So, I called the number listed on 'car gurus' and the owner, a 'Gregory Romney' quickly called me back with details on the listed car. Details were thin, it was a vehicle bought local etc. he followed up my email with a car fax that seemed to check out.

Had a few calls with him (heavy Russian accent, no offense intended) I agreed on a price of 53k and he was to forward a contact to my email. Wire transfer was preferred, of course, and if any financing was needed, it would be more. I was suspicious and planned to do more research on the dealer ahead of getting any contract and obviously before sending any funds.

I called a company that was associated with Romney Auto sales, which was a Romney pest control. The pest control place said the owner was getting out of the car business and selling only what was left in inventory.

I asked a few more questions and was put on hold while the receptionist spoke with the office manager. After a few minutes, the reception person tells me the owner was just informed there was a fraud operation using a fake website to sell under their name. I offered to assist in any investigation.

Creepy and scary, as you'd expect. Caveat emptor, of course. Makes the reputable dealer premium seem like money very well spent. I plan on only buying from a well known dealer or a rennlister.

Thanks guys!

 

I thought you was trying to sell your car & liquidate all your belongings to get into the Hawaii Luxury Housing Market?

 

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