Buying my 997 Turbo and the 911Virgin team experience
Discussion
So over 40 years have past and since being a boy with a BMX and a 911 Turbo picture on my wall (along with that tennis girl poster...) and I'd always dreamt of owning a 911 Turbo, and I'd previously had 3 x 911's (a 996 C2 & C4 and a 997 C4) and thought I knew it all about buying cars and could manage with the "dealer experience" of specialist Porsche dealers and I was ready to buy my dream!!
However, very disappointingly it wasn't to be for some months and if I'm honest either most of the cars I went to see, or called the “specialist dealer” about either didn't match up to the advertising, the dealer didn’t really know their stuff, not to mention some of the stupid part-ex offers made on my then current 997 (not going to name any names as wouldn’t be polite but Porsche direct on this were the worst offenders...) and I was nearly going to give up and worry about Brexit instead and think again!
BUT, then just before Christmas I was actually going to view another car but in the morning had called 911V on another one they had although they were a long way for me to go, however on the way to the original viewing I got a call back from Tom on the car in the colour and spec I wanted which they had in stock, in fact the discussion was so good that I binned my original dealer viewing and diverted and headed straight down to 911V. Well I wasn’t disappointed, the car was everything Tom had said and importantly we then had a sensible discussions on history, part-ex and went through the whole car and what they do and support you after purchase and I couldn’t really find fault in any of this process or professionalism. So I bought it there an then!!
I’ve had the car now a few months and love it !! and interestingly I had a minor issue but Tom and the team had no hesitation is coming back to me and addressing it and to be fair it wasn’t really their fault so again the service and follow up is great (which is sometimes a better measure…) So everyone has their own stories and it’s so easy to complain, but I felt it might help others to pass on my experience and couldn’t recommend 911 Virgin, Tom and team there highly enough for anyone looking for a 2nd hand Porsche !!
PS – as I get older I can complain as good as the next man so if it means anything writing this is a further recommendation for those in the market looking for a Porsche!
However, very disappointingly it wasn't to be for some months and if I'm honest either most of the cars I went to see, or called the “specialist dealer” about either didn't match up to the advertising, the dealer didn’t really know their stuff, not to mention some of the stupid part-ex offers made on my then current 997 (not going to name any names as wouldn’t be polite but Porsche direct on this were the worst offenders...) and I was nearly going to give up and worry about Brexit instead and think again!
BUT, then just before Christmas I was actually going to view another car but in the morning had called 911V on another one they had although they were a long way for me to go, however on the way to the original viewing I got a call back from Tom on the car in the colour and spec I wanted which they had in stock, in fact the discussion was so good that I binned my original dealer viewing and diverted and headed straight down to 911V. Well I wasn’t disappointed, the car was everything Tom had said and importantly we then had a sensible discussions on history, part-ex and went through the whole car and what they do and support you after purchase and I couldn’t really find fault in any of this process or professionalism. So I bought it there an then!!
I’ve had the car now a few months and love it !! and interestingly I had a minor issue but Tom and the team had no hesitation is coming back to me and addressing it and to be fair it wasn’t really their fault so again the service and follow up is great (which is sometimes a better measure…) So everyone has their own stories and it’s so easy to complain, but I felt it might help others to pass on my experience and couldn’t recommend 911 Virgin, Tom and team there highly enough for anyone looking for a 2nd hand Porsche !!
PS – as I get older I can complain as good as the next man so if it means anything writing this is a further recommendation for those in the market looking for a Porsche!
Edited by millingst on Tuesday 16th April 17:51
Edited by millingst on Tuesday 16th April 17:53
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