996 Turbo

[ShaunHennessy]

2003 Auto good service history upto 79k six years ago then nothing . Miles now 86k sports exhaust and remapped
Nice but a bit dirty needs new tyres all round and a few months mot remaining
Am i mad at £25k ? Or should i continue looking

[rog007]

Keep looking. End of thread.

[Gixer968CS]

As a current owner and one that has had a few Porsche's (all over ten years old) what I'd say on this is that a complete service history from an OPC and/or well know indy is absolutely essential. Also Porsche's don't like sitting idle, little things start to niggle and they need careful and thoughtful ownership even when not in use. For me a six year gap in it's service/mechanical upkeep history would be a big no no. Walk away and wait for the next one. Good cars are common as are bad ones.

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

Only 7k miles since the last (presumed) oil change, the oil goes bad ways when it's been sat for a while but not mucho miles on that oil. I probably would.. BUT, I'd seriously investigate things like radiators, hoses & exhaust corrosion if it's been sat, and would anticipate it'll need a load of sensors, coils, anything made of rubber etc after 6 years. I'd go in at £24k..

[shantybeater]

Yep not big miles on the dirty oil so probably sat off road for a long period of time. If it was properly sheltered then no problem but as above I’d be checking underneath, discs for corrosion (back faces) etc.

The whole ‘Porsches don’t like sitting idle’ thing is total nonsense, it all depends HOW it was kept during its time off the road. Mine sat in a carcoon for 2.5 years, started on the button and zero issues, that was 4 years ago now.

I think the service gap deserves some bargaining power though, won’t help come resale. I’d want an understanding as to why it’s happened? Because if it was just neglect I would probably walk.

Edited by shantybeater on Friday 30th October 08:25