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GT3 Buyer Beware Horror Story

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My first 996 was cat 'D' registered brought from a specialist indie bodyshop. It had been repaired to a very hight standard and i bought it at a price that reflected it's history. The OPC could not even tell it had been repaired when inspected.

Based this experience, I looked at a cat 'D' ex Ulster GT3 (05/05 Silver) some months ago. The salvage yard told me about the "Irish" loop hole, hence I mentioned it last week.

Point is 'cat D' 911's are fine providing they have been repaired to a high standard and are priced accordingly.




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agreed,

and this one was defo not priced accordingly at £55k

and by the look of it not repaired to a good std either.

btw David, Chris the salesman wanted me to pass on his appologies for dragging you down to look at the car.


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Previous poster said:
Quote: Originally posted by Speed Freak on 31 October 2006

agreed,

and this one was defo not priced accordingly at £55k

and by the look of it not repaired to a good std either.

btw David, Chris the salesman wanted me to pass on his appologies for dragging you down to look at the car.
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Daz, Thanks for the heads up. My GT3 Search continues! Following the PPI, the Aberdeen car needed £3k worth of work so I walked away. I do believe the indie dealer thought the car was in top condition given it had been subject to a full OPC service 900 miles ago. They were nieve and failed to visually check the brakes and engine. Turns out it needs an RMS seal, new front discs & pads, both rear shockers, new front air ducts and the rear discs are corroded!

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You two seem to be having fun with GT3s!

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Can't begin to tell you how much time I've invested in the search.




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To me the thing to bear in mind with a GT3 or other high value car is that it will take a lot of damage to write it off. Personally I wouldn't touch a high value car that has been written off. A car of much lower value will need to sustain relatively little damage to be a write off. What's perfectly feasabile to repair on a GT3 will write off a 964 or 993. The moral to me is that you need to understand what damage was sustained before any decision to buy.

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Quote: Originally posted by David Hawkings on 31 October 2006

Can't begin to tell you how much time I've invested in the search.
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What have some of the major problems been?

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I am so impressed with the knowledge of some people around here. I thought I had learned quite a lot on here before buying and since. But hats off, some of you just know so much about the wonderful cars.

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Quote: Originally posted by So Poo on 31 October 2006
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Quote: Originally posted by David Hawkings on 31 October 2006Can't begin to tell you how much time I've invested in the search.
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What have some of the major problems been?[/i:Qm0ZJlwfmx]
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Bet they haven't been non-matching side sills..... :oops:

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Drove 220 miles to see a "mint 03 car with only 10k miles" to find out it was a nail. Spent the last two weeks negotiating on a car in Aberdeen. I was told it was in excellent condition, only serviced 900 miles ago by local OPC. Local OPC inspection showed up £3k work required.


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Rob, just a thought, did you have a PPI carried out for your car when you bought? Would be a few red faces if you did!

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What do you mean by a nail - is it brakes and disks, gearbox, engine, bodywork damage. Why don't people negoiatate once you find the problems?

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My car was bought from Bournemouth OPC, I probably paid £3k over what I could have paid in a private sale at the time (mind you a local OPC was selling an identical 3 for £2k on top of what I paid).

Car was mint, new front discs and pads, tyres all round. Rear discs started squealing after 500 miles, they changed them and pads without a quibble.

You pay you money for peace of mind and service, and I got both.

You try and find the cheapest or best value 3 out there and you may end up saving money, but in your case Daz how much time are you spending with one eye looking for a 3 and one eye off your business?

Just my 2p's worth

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not that much at the moment Stu,

only using Autotrader, PH, and the forums at night.

will wait till the right one comes allong.




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Quote: Originally posted by So Poo on 31 October 2006

What do you mean by a nail - is it brakes and disks, gearbox, engine, bodywork damage. Why don't people negoiatate once you find the problems?
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The nail I was refering to was the Irish ex Write off car in Chepstow.

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