what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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fot0 said:
I'd be happy with that.
FWIW, I think with the lack of history that it sold for strong £s compared to what I paid for mine a month ago (albeit mine needed a wheel refurb & 2 tyres) with a service booked stamped every year bar one from new. IMO service history is all important if you've an eye to future resale & it's a strong indication of how well it's been serviced/treated. Judging by the MOT history online (with 5+ failures on the record), "missing" history could be v.useful.MrC986 said:
fot0 said:
I'd be happy with that.
FWIW, I think with the lack of history that it sold for strong £s compared to what I paid for mine a month ago (albeit mine needed a wheel refurb & 2 tyres) with a service booked stamped every year bar one from new. IMO service history is all important if you've an eye to future resale & it's a strong indication of how well it's been serviced/treated. Judging by the MOT history online (with 5+ failures on the record), "missing" history could be v.useful.
I have every bill for my car going right back to the original purchase; including £12k of non engine work last year alone
MrC986 said:
FWIW, I think with the lack of history that it sold for strong £s compared to what I paid for mine a month ago (albeit mine needed a wheel refurb & 2 tyres) with a service booked stamped every year bar one from new. IMO service history is all important if you've an eye to future resale & it's a strong indication of how well it's been serviced/treated. Judging by the MOT history online (with 5+ failures on the record), "missing" history could be v.useful.
For me the service history is an added extra. It doesn't mean that the car has been well looked after and cherished, it just means the owner has shelled out for the stamp in the book by someone who sees the car for a few hours a year. Much better to buy from an enthusiast who has cared for the car for whatever it needs all year (usually documented by receipts/photos etc) & not just on service day. Service history ,nice to have but not 'all important' IMO. monty999 said:
MrC986 said:
FWIW, I think with the lack of history that it sold for strong £s compared to what I paid for mine a month ago (albeit mine needed a wheel refurb & 2 tyres) with a service booked stamped every year bar one from new. IMO service history is all important if you've an eye to future resale & it's a strong indication of how well it's been serviced/treated. Judging by the MOT history online (with 5+ failures on the record), "missing" history could be v.useful.
For me the service history is an added extra. It doesn't mean that the car has been well looked after and cherished, it just means the owner has shelled out for the stamp in the book by someone who sees the car for a few hours a year. Much better to buy from an enthusiast who has cared for the car for whatever it needs all year (usually documented by receipts/photos etc) & not just on service day. Service history ,nice to have but not 'all important' IMO. carrottop said:
Absolutely this; always buy on condition. Though a wodge of invoices can tell you so much more than faded stamps in a book.
Yes this. Changing the oil is the easiest thing to do a car.
If its only seen a specialist for 45mins each year to do that and get a stamp then history is next to worthless.
You need all the other stuff, and an obsessive DIY mechanic will have the skills to replace much more than what is economically viable at a specialist.
I rationalise this as "well I saved £150 on an oil change, so I can afford to spend £75 and a couple hours pre emptively changing the water pump as its never been done". I probably wouldn't have bothered if I was paying for it to be done.
Always buy the owner...I bought mine from a friend of a friend... He was emigrating to Australia & could only take a couple of cars with him (he had a few..) I guess I would have been more circumspect had I not known the seller.
There was little in the way of paperwork during his ownership, as he did all his own work (and nothing much had needed replacing during his ownership), apart from a recent service at SC Malton, but the car was in super condition. He was the sort of owner who cleans the rear faces of the wheels (I'm not..) so the car was virtually "as new" at 56k miles.
I noticed a squeak from the front suspension during the test drive - "I think it's the ARB bushes" he said - "I'll replace those before you pick it up". When I collected the car a week later he'd replaced both front coffin arms as well as one of those was the actual source of the noise.
There was little in the way of paperwork during his ownership, as he did all his own work (and nothing much had needed replacing during his ownership), apart from a recent service at SC Malton, but the car was in super condition. He was the sort of owner who cleans the rear faces of the wheels (I'm not..) so the car was virtually "as new" at 56k miles.
I noticed a squeak from the front suspension during the test drive - "I think it's the ARB bushes" he said - "I'll replace those before you pick it up". When I collected the car a week later he'd replaced both front coffin arms as well as one of those was the actual source of the noise.
Dammit said:
It looks like a 4x4 with that ride height!
Final picture - you can see the rot has crept out from under the door striker plate, is that a hole?
Early cars are known for that. Surprising how many haven’t been remedied. I thought porsche used to do it under the bodywork warranty. Final picture - you can see the rot has crept out from under the door striker plate, is that a hole?
griffter said:
Early cars are known for that. Surprising how many haven’t been remedied. I thought porsche used to do it under the bodywork warranty.
Yep they all do that. Porsche omitted a 20p gasket there to separate dissimilar metals on the early cars.You paint it and buy the gasket from VW and refit the striker.
Doubt very much there will be a hole, just a bleb of rust.
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