How finicky to be regarding previous Service History

[Furbo]

ATM said:

Furbo said:

Porsche buyers are the most pernickety I ve ever come across, when it comes to service history.

And spec
And mileage
And number of owners
And absolutely anything and everything it is even remotely possible to be pernickety over

And unfortunately it means everyone else is

Because look now we are

We're being pernickety because we think future buyers might be pernickety

And so it's a self fulfilling prophecy or whatever it's called where the thought of people being pernickety makes you mimic them and so be pernickety

It's a whole smorgasbord of pernickety.

[ATM]

Furbo said:

ATM said:

Furbo said:

Porsche buyers are the most pernickety I ve ever come across, when it comes to service history.

And spec
And mileage
And number of owners
And absolutely anything and everything it is even remotely possible to be pernickety over

And unfortunately it means everyone else is

Because look now we are

We're being pernickety because we think future buyers might be pernickety

And so it's a self fulfilling prophecy or whatever it's called where the thought of people being pernickety makes you mimic them and so be pernickety

It's a whole smorgasbord of pernickety.

I don't like pernickety

And I get annoyed reading pernickety comments especially on ads like CC in the comments

But the way its breeding more pernickety people is sad

[maz8062]

ATM said:

Furbo said:

Porsche buyers are the most pernickety I ve ever come across, when it comes to service history.

And spec
And mileage
And number of owners
And absolutely anything and everything it is even remotely possible to be pernickety over

And unfortunately it means everyone else is

Because look now we are

We're being pernickety because we think future buyers might be pernickety

And so it's a self fulfilling prophecy or whatever it's called where the thought of people being pernickety makes you mimic them and so be pernickety

This is it in a nutshell

For the most part, Porsche buyers are less interested in the actual car and more interested in resale. The OP is buying a car from an OPC, with a FPSH and a warranty, yet they're worried about a service that wasn't bang on the 2 years, because it might affect the resale experience. What about the actual service? What was changed? Spark plugs, PADM, Clutch? That's what's important, not how long it took to get done.

Honestly, go and see the car, take it for a test drive. If you like it after that, continue to service it at an OPC and enjoy the thing. Cars are for driving; resale will take care of itself.

I'll say this, though, the 2.5 GTS with a sports exhaust is one of the all-time greats - if it is a MY18 pre OPF, they're great. My neighbour bought his in 2018 brand new for £50k or so - it is still worth £40/45k today. Great cars.

[james28]

I had a similar dilemma with a cayman 4.0 gts
A 2020 car left Solihull to an elderly owner who did 5k in the first 18 months then fell ill and subsequently died shortly after .Car hadn't been serviced and was not mot'd 2024 or 2025
Until opc porsche bought the car from the deceased estate. They did a full inspection 111 point and a spark plug service so major and replaced the perfectly good but aged tyres. This subsequently brought back inline with opc warranty 2 years.
Did it put me off well at first yes but on seeing the car, the condition and the report I bought it.

[NDA]

I bought a 911 with a missing service interval - so a 4 year gap between services. But the car had only done a couple of thousand miles in those 4 years and the service would have been due during Covid - which is why it was missed. It has the Porsche warranty....

Were I to sell the car I guess it might put someone off - but it didn't bother me.

[ATM]

NDA said:

I bought a 911 with a missing service interval - so a 4 year gap between services. But the car had only done a couple of thousand miles in those 4 years and the service would have been due during Covid - which is why it was missed. It has the Porsche warranty....

Were I to sell the car I guess it might put someone off - but it didn't bother me.

A panickety person or a person well educated in how a pernickety person might behave WILL DEFINITELY make a massive deal out of this none issue when you come to sell

Because that is the very nature of being pernickety

[ATM]

james28 said:

I had a similar dilemma with a cayman 4.0 gts
A 2020 car left Solihull to an elderly owner who did 5k in the first 18 months then fell ill and subsequently died shortly after .Car hadn't been serviced and was not mot'd 2024 or 2025
Until opc porsche bought the car from the deceased estate. They did a full inspection 111 point and a spark plug service so major and replaced the perfectly good but aged tyres. This subsequently brought back inline with opc warranty 2 years.
Did it put me off well at first yes but on seeing the car, the condition and the report I bought it.

A panickety person or a person well educated in how a pernickety person might behave WILL DEFINITELY make a massive deal out of this none issue when you come to sell

Because that is the very nature of being pernickety

[Dingle Dell]

To close the circle on this, I will report that I didn't buy the car. One of the straws that broke the back the camels back was that during the last Major service at an OPC, it appears that the spark plugs hadn't been changed. Ultimately though, the cars condition wasn't quite good enough when I looked closer.

I have ended up buying a car, with equally imperfect history, but from a specialist, and the key thing is, the car is in much better condition.

[Furbo]

Dingle Dell said:

To close the circle on this, I will report that I didn't buy the car. One of the straws that broke the back the camels back was that during the last Major service at an OPC, it appears that the spark plugs hadn't been changed. Ultimately though, the cars condition wasn't quite good enough when I looked closer.

I have ended up buying a car, with equally imperfect history, but from a specialist, and the key thing is, the car is in much better condition.

I have seen a million Porsches like that. Unless you get the “this feels right” sensation the answer is no.

[ATM]

Furbo said:

Dingle Dell said:

To close the circle on this, I will report that I didn't buy the car. One of the straws that broke the back the camels back was that during the last Major service at an OPC, it appears that the spark plugs hadn't been changed. Ultimately though, the cars condition wasn't quite good enough when I looked closer.

I have ended up buying a car, with equally imperfect history, but from a specialist, and the key thing is, the car is in much better condition.

I have seen a million Porsches like that. Unless you get the this feels right sensation the answer is no.

I agree

Buying a Porsche is and always will be an emotional decision

It's fine to apply some logic but if the feeling isn't there from Day 1 you need to run not walk away