How easy is it to clock a 997?

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Interesting one:

I was making an enquiry towards a 997 GT2 that I spotted, white of course - very nice Harry.

Anyway, its a 2009 model (PCM3), showing 9,500 on the clock but with no service book. Supplying dealer (non-OPC) was kind enough to text me the chassis number to confirm it's had a service as one would have been due by 2011. No problemo, easy to get another book and rectify. So I call Porsche, and the nice man confirms its been serviced in 2011, great. What milage? 27,000. WTF?

The supplying dealer was a bit shocked. They bought the car outright also it seems so now have a lemon which has been clocked.

So how easy is it to do this? And how easy is it to spot if done? Can OPC tell if a car has been played around with?

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khushy said:

"walk away"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjFzUVCQ1vM

khushy

Edited by khushy on Monday 11th June 10:39

I didn't walk, oh no. I ran.

matc said:

I'm amazed any dealer would buy something as expensive as a GT2 - or any car for that matter - and not carry out the basic checks. All they would have had to do was make the same phone call as you did.

I would say either the Porsche dealer has the wrong information ref. the mileage on their system (not uncommon) or the selling dealer is fully aware and trying to cover it up.

Indeed. I felt quite bad for the chap when I called him back and gave him the bad news. It's a small premium car dealer (not Porsche specialist) so he didn't really have a clue. Must have picked it up cheap and trusted the seller with no service book. And now he finds he's been shafted. I would never even consider buying anything that I can't check with a decent service history, and always check with the dealer who carried out the services to verify history. Like you say, it's only one phone call.

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Holy thread resurrection etc

Demon, the car was for sale in the auto free zone in Dubai, its LHD and originally supplied from Qatar. I was living over there at the time. I don't think I even have the vin any more, was on a Dubai phone which I tossed.

It was a nice enough GT2, and the mileage was in KM so either way if someone had been running it for the last 5 years or so it would probably have been a good car, just not for me. Was strong money also then, but worth double now obv.