£8k 996 - but what's the blip?

[Porkupine]

http://www.randwmotorcompany.co.uk/used-cars/porsc...

Noticed this online...anyone shed any light on what the blip could be?

[Mustard]

Its On vcar
Its green
It's done 109k
It's got savannah leather
It's wearing some 997/ 987 oversized alloys
It's a very early 996
And the gearbox is iffy

Therefore it's seriously cheap

Edited by Mustard on Saturday 7th April 11:11

[Porkupine]

Nice summary...Aaah I didn't notice the v car point...doesn't seem such great value in that case..

[Martian O]

Why don't they get the slight blip fixed? Sounds like it could be an expensive blip.

[Porkupine]

Martian O said:

Why don't they get the slight blip fixed? Sounds like it could be an expensive blip.

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking!!! They seem to have some exotic cars in at the moment - they should have access to a mechanic.

[GarryA]

Didn't the 996 have a thing for jumping out of 2nd gear?

[Mustard]

Martian O said:

Why don't they get the slight blip fixed? Sounds like it could be an expensive blip.

My guess is because is most places won't repair the 6 speed box so £xxxx to fix

[MrCooke]

Hartech will fix the second gear thing for under a grand.

[rubystone]

Is it necessarily the 'box? I am betting that what they mean by a 'blip' is a misfire.

Cam solenoid failure is evidenced by a misfire and also a lumpy idle. The solenoids aren't expensive but the labour is..and there's the risk the rads might not like being removed...the job's into 3 figures before you know it and if you don't fix them, the fuel mixture will not be correct risking engine failure....add that to the other undesirable facts and the car isn't so cheap after all..

[GC8]

anonymous said:

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Yes, I was think that considering the unappealing colour, the kiss-of-death interior colour and the recorded status, itd be dear even if it didnt have a gearbox problem.

Its probably worth what theyve got in it, which is probably about £5,500.

[13 DJP]

I went and looked at a S55AMG there a month or so ago, and everything there was straight out of auction, no prep done to anything and very over priced. Lots of issues and no willingness to do anything at all.

I wouldn`t have a taken anything they had for free!

[Pickled Piper]

Surely, that 996 is hovering around the threshold for breaking.

pp