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Holding deposit made on YJ05 FLN Yellow 997.1 S

That's Gen II money. You'd still be going down the bore score route with this.
 
Wow it just goes to show how careful you have to be with these earlier models, a few years ago if I had seen that lovely yellow car in the metal I would have been drawn to buy.
Glad the new punter hasn't got fleeced on this one, I wonder if the previous owner who didn't come out of the wood work knew & side stepped this to the VW dealers :dont know:
 
Too right he knew. It'd be like owning a 2-stroke......Filling with oil everytime you put petrol in.
 
Yeah, going to steer clear of Gen 1 cars. Going to wait for 997.2 4s to come up in yellow.
 
Hertsdriver said:
Im still unsure whats wrong with looking at this one? good spec, the right colour and seems to be a 'known' car...

https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...911-997-carrera-2----------------2007/9621339
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Specification seems good enough but after speaking to Hartech about gen 1 cars, it seems a lot of other issues start appearing around the 90K mark - crankshaft, timing belts so cars with that sort of mileage are not what I'm looking for, I'm happy to wait for a lower mileage 997.2 4s to come up but thanks for the suggestion
 
Alex said:
:wink:

They knew dam well it was knackered. ***** could've saved you a ppi cost.
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I think that a dealer selling a car like this should do there home work..i know I would if it was my business.....to quick to pass on problems ansd wash their hands..Bullet dodged.

The search for a new car is for me a very enjoyable experience !
 
r21 said:
Alex said:
:wink:

They knew dam well it was knackered. ***** could've saved you a ppi cost.
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To be fair I didnt pay for the PPI, the condition of sale was they would refund the PPI if there was a problem. The dealer and the salesman have been really honest and I feel a bit sorry for them, they px'd that car based on its FPSH and significant amount of money being spent on its upkeep, now they are left with a lemon because they didn't know the risk of buying that variant of 911
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Don't feel to sorry for them, we are talking about Sytner........
 
Robert SausageTrousers said:
It's way over priced IMO.
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Personally I don't think it is overpriced, its a sports chrono manual car with gently used mileage at 53k, and has the X51 power pack. This is a car which will be a sought after collectors car in a few years with that spec and colour.
 
r21 said:
Hertsdriver said:
Im still unsure whats wrong with looking at this one? good spec, the right colour and seems to be a 'known' car...

https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...911-997-carrera-2----------------2007/9621339
Click to expand...

Specification seems good enough but after speaking to Hartech about gen 1 cars, it seems a lot of other issues start appearing around the 90K mark - crankshaft, timing belts so cars with that sort of mileage are not what I'm looking for, I'm happy to wait for a lower mileage 997.2 4s to come up but thanks for the suggestion
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All cars around that sort of milage will start to show problems gen1 or 2s anything will.
Nothing lasts forever without something coming to light, buy a beamer or mere if you want reassurance of a m ore high milage car.
Different cars for different thins and if your in the market for a 911, then issues of a performance car come with it.
I bet on this forum plenty of folks with gen2s have had some sort of issue with the miles getting higher.
A lot of this is getting the correct maintenance, oil, checks done etc when it should be done.
 
Surprised that a dealer was caught out buying a defective car in PX. However you mention Porsche cars to most people & they reel off phrases such as "usable every day super car", "hewn from granite build quality" & "solid engineering" when comparing to certain Italian marques. They are totally ignorant of the issues underlying the M96/7 series engines.
 
That is appalling. As bad as the Trinity of Evil being Border Rievers, Friends Green and Modern Classic Car Co.
The saying of don't buy a car from Liverpool, Bradford or Birmingham is ringing true
 
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