My first Porsche
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Okay, I had some redundancy money left over, and I got the reluctant nod from the wife, so I’m gonna buy a Cayman. There’s one at a local garage, 2007 2.7 with 100k, £11k. Just had a major Porsche service in November, with full receipts etc. So far so good? Do I also need a pre purchase check from a Porsche specialist? Should the garage be okay about this? Or am I basically saying that the major service is irrelevant? What could the pre check reveal that wouldn’t be addressed at the service stage?
Yes T1547, that’s the one on AT. The garage seem okay, quite happy to show receipts, log bookmstamps etc. Just had £2000 spent on it (brakes, suspension). I took it out for a spin, not got above 3rd on local roads, but sounded fine. They give a three month parts and labour guarantee, plus I could add warranty wise... still on the fence a bit now. I can afford the car, and can afford a warranty, but how bad could it be. And I’m not sure how the garage would feel about letting the car go for a half day inspection 12 miles away before I’ve spent any money. Thoughts?
Great advice everyone. My gut feeling is close to where Crispystork is coming from. Dealer has taken the car as PX, seen the FSH and receipts, but doesn’t have much experienced of Porsches. It’s good to know the major costs are brakes and suspension. These seem to have been covered at last major service. Will take an extended run on Saturday and push for a 6000 mile warranty which should last a year. Let’s see...
I actually got it for £10K in the end, which felt around right for the car given the recent service receipts (new brakes and suspension, around £3K). I kinda expect that I’ll lose a couple of grand over the next few years, but it’ll be a strictly weekender, and I probably won’t put any more than 3,000 miles per year.
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