porsche996aero
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- 9 Feb 2018
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Hi guys. Long time lurker here. I wouldn't normally air my dirty laundry in public but I thought I should probably share a pretty unpleasant experience I've had over the last week or so with friends green porsche.
TLDR: seller withholding deposit after I decided not to buy a car with a major engine issue flagged up by my independent inspection!
I'll spare you the majority of the tedious details, but suffice to say I went to see one of the silver 'factory fitted' aerokit 996s (turns out there's no evidence the kit was factory fitted) from him last week and put down a (fully refundable, given any issues found) deposit on it. The PPI that I had carried out by Porsche Inspections then flagged up a serious issue with the engine (camshaft deviation readings way out of spec). We discussed options for his garage carrying out remedial work, after which I decided not to go ahead with the sale - it's quite possible that the engine will need a complete rebuild in the near future, which unsurprisingly wasn't on the cards.
Unfortunately, he's now flatly refusing to refund my £500 deposit in full and I'm going to have to explore other avenues to reclaim it from him. Caveat emptor!
Interested to know if others have had any similar experiences?
Mod info edit "Title Updated to include the words 'now resolved' by the Original Poster"
TLDR: seller withholding deposit after I decided not to buy a car with a major engine issue flagged up by my independent inspection!
I'll spare you the majority of the tedious details, but suffice to say I went to see one of the silver 'factory fitted' aerokit 996s (turns out there's no evidence the kit was factory fitted) from him last week and put down a (fully refundable, given any issues found) deposit on it. The PPI that I had carried out by Porsche Inspections then flagged up a serious issue with the engine (camshaft deviation readings way out of spec). We discussed options for his garage carrying out remedial work, after which I decided not to go ahead with the sale - it's quite possible that the engine will need a complete rebuild in the near future, which unsurprisingly wasn't on the cards.
Unfortunately, he's now flatly refusing to refund my £500 deposit in full and I'm going to have to explore other avenues to reclaim it from him. Caveat emptor!
Interested to know if others have had any similar experiences?
Mod info edit "Title Updated to include the words 'now resolved' by the Original Poster"