Any views on this 996tt
Any views on this 996tt
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sixtenths

Original Poster:

3,685 posts

276 months

Monday 27th August 2007
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/226404.htm

The service history seems unusual:

4/10/04 PDI@ OPC Sutton Coldfield
29/9/05 Minor Service- 20375miles- OPC Sutton Coldfield
14/4/06 Major Servcie- 29912- OPC Sutton Coldfield

There is a Porsche Approved Warranty Certificate at 34606 miles from OPC Silverstone - 09/10/06.

Apparently Lee Noble was the previous owner?


Any thoughts much appreciated.

Cheers.




Edited by sixtenths on Monday 27th August 19:44

sixtenths

Original Poster:

3,685 posts

276 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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I've done some more research. Contacted numerous OPCs.

There is no record of the first 12k minor service.
The service at 20k was a minor one (therefore 8k late).
The service at 30k was a major one (therefore 6k late).

I guess this devalues it by £4k.

Even so, any Porsche Warranty is effectively invalid, even after a new OPC 111 point check and new warranty policy.






Vesuvius 996

35,829 posts

302 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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I'd leave well alone to be honest. Who the hell leaves a 100k car service that late?!

Ir Baboon

149 posts

270 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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Aren't 2004MY cars 2 year, 12,000 mile services?

sixtenths

Original Poster:

3,685 posts

276 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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Ir Baboon said:
Aren't 2004MY cars 2 year, 12,000 mile services?
2yr/12k for minor.
4yr/24k for major.

I guess the search continues.


hoges11

1,011 posts

259 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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sixtenths said:
I guess this devalues it by £4k.

Even so, any Porsche Warranty is effectively invalid, even after a new OPC 111 point check and new warranty policy.
I thought if you got a 111 point check and bought a new warranty it would be valid so long as you maintain it correctly from that point ?

scoobyc

581 posts

262 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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sixtenths said:
I guess the search continues.
I couldn't believe how many cars there were with dodgy/badly timed servicing for a 100k car when i was looking. Obviously most of the (first/second?) owners have enough money not to care!!

thegoose

8,077 posts

241 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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sixtenths said:
Even so, any Porsche Warranty is effectively invalid, even after a new OPC 111 point check and new warranty policy.

A car doesn't need ANY service history to pass the OPC 111 point check and then be eligible for their warranty. If it passes the check, you can buy the warranty, although it will need servicing to schedule afterwards to maintain the validity.

sixtenths

Original Poster:

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Tuesday 28th August 2007
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thegoose said:
sixtenths said:
Even so, any Porsche Warranty is effectively invalid, even after a new OPC 111 point check and new warranty policy.

A car doesn't need ANY service history to pass the OPC 111 point check and then be eligible for their warranty. If it passes the check, you can buy the warranty, although it will need servicing to schedule afterwards to maintain the validity.
Agreed, but Porsche Warranty will still be in a position to attribute an engine failure to servcing being outside the stipulated parameters.

USS Bozeman

1,084 posts

253 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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Keep searching - there are loads around. You can find a perfect one with perfect service history very easily I would imagine.

superlightr

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294 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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Don

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315 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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superlightr said:
That is a dribblingly beautiful car, superlight, me old chum. Black on black. lickWith the ally gearknob. Perfect. Sadly I'm not in the market or else you'd need to be counting your fingers...

sixtenths

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Tuesday 28th August 2007
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superlightr said:
That looks fantastic. Unfortunately I am after a 04/04 or newer with Cruise.


scoobyc

581 posts

262 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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superlightr said:
Black on black. lickWith the ally gearknob. Perfect.
but its blue on blue lol

Edited by scoobyc on Tuesday 28th August 17:39

hoges11

1,011 posts

259 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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sixtenths said:
superlightr said:
That looks fantastic. Unfortunately I am after a 04/04 or newer with Cruise.
Not sure I understand the big difference between an 04 and a low milage 03 ? No model changes between the dates as far as I know and IIRC can Cruise be retro fitted. If midnight blue pushes your buttons (and I reckon it look great on the TT) then you wont find many around.

sixtenths

Original Poster:

3,685 posts

276 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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hoges11 said:
sixtenths said:
superlightr said:
That looks fantastic. Unfortunately I am after a 04/04 or newer with Cruise.
Not sure I understand the big difference between an 04 and a low milage 03 ? No model changes between the dates as far as I know and IIRC can Cruise be retro fitted. If midnight blue pushes your buttons (and I reckon it look great on the TT) then you wont find many around.
It will be a keeper, so I want to be able to have it under Porsche warranty for as long as possible, that's the main reason. Don't want to retrofit Cruise as again that could cause issues with the warranty imo. I don't wish to compromise on a £50-60k outlay.

Peter123

1,328 posts

243 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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superlightr said:
I`ll be very interested in a couple of months, if it`s not gone by then.

cardigankid

8,880 posts

243 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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superlightr said:
Looks gorgeous. Is that a black or blue interior with ruffled leather seats?

Edited by cardigankid on Tuesday 28th August 18:32

Peter123

1,328 posts

243 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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It reads Midnight blue metallic with dark blue leather

Edited by Peter123 on Tuesday 28th August 18:35

Don

28,378 posts

315 months

Tuesday 28th August 2007
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Peter123 said:
It reads Midnight blue metallic with dark blue leather

Edited by Peter123 on Tuesday 28th August 18:35
Aye. Could have sworn it was black. "Midnight" blue is clearly very, very dark indeed.

In any case: lick