Cars registered to Porsche GB when new ?
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Hi,
I’m thinking of buying a car, currently owned privately. The first owner (up to c.1500 miles) was Porsche GB.
I assume a dealer demo would have been registered to the dealership.
Any reason the car would have been registered to Porsche GB ? Would prefer to avoid a press/PEC example. The low mileage when sold to the current keeper makes me think it was just a Porsche employee/etc.
Thx in advance for any views.
I’m thinking of buying a car, currently owned privately. The first owner (up to c.1500 miles) was Porsche GB.
I assume a dealer demo would have been registered to the dealership.
Any reason the car would have been registered to Porsche GB ? Would prefer to avoid a press/PEC example. The low mileage when sold to the current keeper makes me think it was just a Porsche employee/etc.
Thx in advance for any views.
Edited by Kananga on Saturday 7th April 15:28
AW10 said:
I'll guess a press car might be heavily optioned? And have you searched on the reg used at the time for any hits? Or done a google image search for that model colour? Might feel like looking for a needle in a haystack but worth 5-10 minutes IMHO.
Yup. Did all the above and no hits. Not super heavily optioned which gives me confidence. Also the lowish mileage doesn’t seem consistent with press/PEC ?mattman said:
Probably got ragged around the Silverstone experience centre for its early life - not sure I’d take the risk without documented proof of what Porsche did with it (which i assume is highly unlikely)
Lots of cars out there - unless it’s a real bargain i’d Move on to the next personally
Wouldn’t a PEC car have more like 5-6k mileage?Lots of cars out there - unless it’s a real bargain i’d Move on to the next personally
Probably a Porsche Management car, used by an executive and then sold to the franchise network at one of the in-house auctions. They normally have an R? prefix in the reg and often quite highly specd.
There's no reason why it should be an issue. If anything, management cars will be very well looked after.
There's no reason why it should be an issue. If anything, management cars will be very well looked after.
gtsralph said:
If a management car the V5 will show the name and address of the keeper (the manager) not PCGB
Not true, or it certainly wasn't the case in 2011. My car was optioned as "Press Car" but was in fact a management car for the first 6 months and 4000 miles of its life. The last owner did his due diligence and found out this info before buying itmoonigan said:
Not true, or it certainly wasn't the case in 2011. My car was optioned as "Press Car" but was in fact a management car for the first 6 months and 4000 miles of its life. The last owner did his due diligence and found out this info before buying it
Do you know how the previous owner was able to confirm ?Baz99 said:
Does it matter ? Porsche and the dealers register lots of cars. Might have been driven fast!! wow, that's what Posches are all about I've always thought.
Track miles are like 50 road miles, a car that has been used on track for 3000-5000 miles could be much closer to expensive brake / suspension bills than a road car with the same milagePorsche Experience / journalist cars may have been driven by those trying to extract as much fun / performace as possible in a short amount of time and driven hard from cold which wears the engine significantly more than a warmed up car with well circulated oil
jakesmith said:
Track miles are like 50 road miles, a car that has been used on track for 3000-5000 miles could be much closer to expensive brake / suspension bills than a road car with the same milage
Porsche Experience / journalist cars may have been driven by those trying to extract as much fun / performace as possible in a short amount of time and driven hard from cold which wears the engine significantly more than a warmed up car with well circulated oil
In my experience most of the time at Silverstone the cars are driven quite gently. Most owners will treat new Porsches like any other car, not everyone cossets them or wraps them in cotton wool, buy on condition don't let a good car go because of what might have been.Porsche Experience / journalist cars may have been driven by those trying to extract as much fun / performace as possible in a short amount of time and driven hard from cold which wears the engine significantly more than a warmed up car with well circulated oil
My 1995 993 was first registered to Porsche Cars GB. Then sold to AFN where it had an 'AFN' plate. It is a pre-Vario C2 in Slate Grey, a colour favoured by PCGB then and one that often featured in road test articles. Oddly, no service invoices in that first two-year period but a fully stamped book. They were also used by senior staff at PCGB. Paragon sold and then serviced it for many years, a sign of a thorough inspection. Now 93,000 miles.
I think it's a plus and - would I ever sell it - highlight this as part of its history (I work on classic cars for sale texts). JAZ look after it and, bar usual 993 issues, say it is a very strong car.
My thoughts, 23 years on from new - my car since 2013. Below from 1996, not mine...
I think it's a plus and - would I ever sell it - highlight this as part of its history (I work on classic cars for sale texts). JAZ look after it and, bar usual 993 issues, say it is a very strong car.
My thoughts, 23 years on from new - my car since 2013. Below from 1996, not mine...
My other halves 911 C4S was registered to Porsche GB as the first owner. We got it at 18 months olt with 700 miles and 24k off new list price (it's heavily spec'd). I was concerned about track use but the tyres on it when it came were worn consistent with 700 miles of not especially hard road use and from the age of them looked very much like the would have been the originals. The car didn't even feel run in. For the spec it was a very good buy.
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