Cheap 997 turbo - dodgy??

[windy100]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[mollytherocker]

Wot you gotta ask yourself, is do yer feel lucky? Well, do yer? Punk!

[mollytherocker]

Registered May 2005. Something is a little off!

[windy100]

Porsche no do service book. All on computer now.

[davek_964]

On the plus side, I no longer feel like I sold my 996 turbo too cheap. Apparently, I got more for it than a 997 turbo S with less miles is worth. Go me!

[Adam B]

S came out in 2010, they didn't stick an S badge on the back

Ghastly intakes, price £20k less than market

Run

[mollytherocker]

Hang on, I recognise that Chinese! Thats parked outside the Citroen dealer on Edgware Rd!

Edited by mollytherocker on Monday 1st June 22:32

[gilliambot]

I would be very suspicious. Not only of the price but also that the description seems very vague. If there is no attempt to sell the car in the description- they don't care to make the effort I can't imagine they would make the effort to prep/ take care of the car properly. It sets alarm bells ringing in my mind. It's also definitely not an S version that was a 3.8L engine and was gen 2 only.

[river_rat]

Who puts 'excellent fuel economy' in the heading of a 911 turbo advert!

[R8Steve]

Comes back as a 2005 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S COUPE on HPI, all clear apart from plate change.

[mollytherocker]

R8Steve said:

Comes back as a 2005 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S COUPE on HPI, all clear apart from plate change.

So its a 996 turbo S then?

[thegoose]

mollytherocker said:

R8Steve said:

Comes back as a 2005 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S COUPE on HPI, all clear apart from plate change.

So its a 996 turbo S then?

From the registration number in the photos the DVLA have it down as a "911 MK 997" as well as being 911 Turbo S. The VIN reveals it's a 2005 996: WP0ZZZ99Z5S680260

The pictures look very much like a proper 997 to me though (no sign of it being a facelifted 996). So, either the registration number shown in the photos isn't the one for the car being sold, or a 997 has been given the identity of a 996 (quite possibly a Turbo S but your local OPC should be able to confirm). If the former then you need the correct registration before enquiring further, and if it's the latter you have to be concerned about the true identity of the 997 (plugging diagnostics in should help with finding the real VIN)

Edited by thegoose on Wednesday 3rd June 02:08

[jakesmith]

Noone seems concerned about the name of the dealership: LANDAN MOTORS!

[R8Steve]

jakesmith said:

Noone seems concerned about the name of the dealership: LANDAN MOTORS!

Their stock ranges from...

Fiat Punto 1.2 Active 5dr 3 Months Warranty for £590

to...

Ferrari California 4.3 2dr •••EXCELLENT FUEL ECONOMY••• for £112,000

with numerous bits of exotica in-between. Strange indeed along with the fact all the low price cars are pictured in a truck yard and all the high end ones are various library pictures from various dealerships i'll now have to go for dodgy i think.

Shame, i'd have went for the fiat punto but it doesn't seem to share the "•••EXCELLENT FUEL ECONOMY•••" of the Ferrari and Porsche.

[996TT02]

"ALL BANK TRANSFER ACCEPTED+DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE"

Sounds a bit scammy wouldn't you say?

[Technomad]

Note that the domain was registered on 2 June! And the domain that redirects to it, simoncarsales.co.uk, was registered in April this year. Now they *could* just be a new dealer starting out, but...


Domain name:
londonmotorswembley.co.uk

Registrant:
London Motors

Trading as:
Mr Vernon Hamid Gafar

Registrant type:
UK Sole Trader

Registrant's address:
YARD 10 NORTHFIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
BERESFORD AVENUE
WEMBLEY
HA0 1NW
United Kingdom

Data validation:
Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source on 02-Jun-2015

Registrar:
Ascio Technologies Inc. Denmark ? filial af Ascio Technologies Inc. USA t/a Ascio Technologies inc [Tag = ASCIO]
URL: http://www.ascio.com

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 02-Jun-2015
Expiry date: 02-Jun-2017
Last updated: 02-Jun-2015

Registration status:
Registered until expiry date.

Name servers:
razsorns1.autotrader.co.uk 193.243.130.151
razsorns2.autotrader.co.uk 193.243.131.151

WHOIS lookup made at 09:36:34 04-Jun-2015

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[Pat Cash]

thegoose said:

From the registration number in the photos the DVLA have it down as a "911 MK 997" as well as being 911 Turbo S. The VIN reveals it's a 2005 996: WP0ZZZ99Z5S680260

The pictures look very much like a proper 997 to me though (no sign of it being a facelifted 996). So, either the registration number shown in the photos isn't the one for the car being sold, or a 997 has been given the identity of a 996 (quite possibly a Turbo S but your local OPC should be able to confirm). If the former then you need the correct registration before enquiring further, and if it's the latter you have to be concerned about the true identity of the 997 (plugging diagnostics in should help with finding the real VIN)

Edited by thegoose on Wednesday 3rd June 02:08

Indeed the VIN belongs to a 996 Turbo S...

[zeb]

rat

smelt??

[TOV!E]

Not online anymore ??????????