Would you buy an ex-press GT car?

[donutskidmark]

I recall one of the OPC’s sold the Miami blue 991 GT2RS press car for £265k-
This press car was a great spec but had about 20,000 miles on the clock, the going rate for normal low mileage cars was about £315k at the time…….it sold pretty much instantly.
I would have been happy to buy it despite its press car history- however one high end car dealer
I spoke to told me they had been offered a certain McLaren press car but they turned it down because
Chris Harris had been thrashing it around a track ……..

[Billy_Whizzzz]

No way. I bought an ex press 997 and it was a dog. ‘Maintained’ or not, I’m not sure how you could ever inspect the mechanical innards having been ragged from cold by numerous low rent journos.

[Andyuk911]

Billy_Whizzzz said:

No way. I bought an ex press 997 and it was a dog. ‘Maintained’ or not, I’m not sure how you could ever inspect the mechanical innards having been ragged from cold by numerous low rent journos.

Ha ha, however, they do run on 0-30(?) oil ...

[CharverDeeksWorth]

Years ago my Dad bought a 997 Carrera, RX11 HZM. That was an ex press car and it was in great condition, never skipped a beat but I doubt a base car would have been as thrashed as GT cars.

[tedblog]

With the new data protection laws you never know the previous owner these days.
Dealer can sell hire care and ex fleet cars and you dont know that thet were.

[Centrente]

Press cars are handed to all kinds of media from when they are brand new, sometimes with delivery+ mileage. Media have been known to pick up cars from the factory and drive them back to the UK. For better or worse, these days that includes YouTubers and other social media. Whether they are more sympathetic to mechanicals than a local newspaper journalist of yore, who knows. It's quite hard to thrash a modern supercar on the road without getting banned or killed, but also quite possible. There are also considerations like launch starts, speed bumps, etc.

So the equation is this on one side, vs being maintained and repaired weekly by the importer, on the other.

On balance I wouldn't buy a press car of a high performance marque. I reckon the average owner of a GT3, for example, is going to be more sympathetic, and have fewer reasons to thrash it, than a different and unknown media driver twice a week.

[Tripe Bypass]

I see the ex press 991.1 gt3 rs RF15XLG is up for sale.


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402156...

Any takers?

[av185]

Drove an RF Lava RS with around 3k miles on at PEC and around Buckingham back roads for an afternoon in 2016 could well have been that car.

[AndrewD]

Not a Porsche, but back in 2009 or 2010 I bought the ex press manual Gallardo Superleggera after a full fettle by the factory. Still have it and will probably never sell it.



Now sporting a factory large wing.

[superlightr]

Off brand but Im looking at an ex press RS6 today. 11000miles 1 yr Had all the jouros in it for sure, lots of vids etc. Its about 8k cheaper. My thoughts are along the lines of consumables ie brakes/tyres more then anything else. Ie if it doesnt have brake warp when I drive it and has new tyres and new pads then Im more relaxed about it I think. Any views?

https://youtu.be/lDaghfes-0c?si=oMRaPNy7imEDwU-h

https://youtu.be/KHx6Ra_ftJk?si=w9qI-g71DdDcVWLr

etc lots of vids

[andymc]

Ask for an extended warranty?

[superlightr]

It has 2 yes left but yes good point