I swear I'm cursed. The fourth car I've had inspected has failed a PPI.
I've been saving money to get a 911 for over 6 years now and I've had no luck.
Over more than 18 months I've had three other 911s inspected – one 997 and two 996s.
All of them failed their PPIs too and were very clear 'do not buys' from the inspecting garages and the specialists who help me.
I began to think it was me and that I was being too cheap and being unrealistic about the state a 996 or 997 should be in.
So I kept scrimping and saving money where I could to keep adding to the budget until I found yet another C4S in a colour combination I love and with a whole heap of preventive (and other maintenance) done. New clutch, brake lines all round, new exhaust, tyres, discs, pads, etc. etc. Good mileage and good history. And a good private seller too. It matters.
I was like that meme: shut up and take my money!
But, being prudent, I still opted for a PPI. I initially didn't think it necessary for a scope inspection, but it wasn't a significant additional outlay and I also thought it would be good for the history file too.
And now it looks (quite clearly, as opposed to that other thread about the 997) like it has a (significantly) scored bore.
So would it make sense to make an offer less the cost of a rebuild (at say 8-10 grand) and rebuild as I like the colour and spec? Or hold out what could be another several months?
I've been saving money to get a 911 for over 6 years now and I've had no luck.
Over more than 18 months I've had three other 911s inspected – one 997 and two 996s.
All of them failed their PPIs too and were very clear 'do not buys' from the inspecting garages and the specialists who help me.
I began to think it was me and that I was being too cheap and being unrealistic about the state a 996 or 997 should be in.
So I kept scrimping and saving money where I could to keep adding to the budget until I found yet another C4S in a colour combination I love and with a whole heap of preventive (and other maintenance) done. New clutch, brake lines all round, new exhaust, tyres, discs, pads, etc. etc. Good mileage and good history. And a good private seller too. It matters.
I was like that meme: shut up and take my money!
But, being prudent, I still opted for a PPI. I initially didn't think it necessary for a scope inspection, but it wasn't a significant additional outlay and I also thought it would be good for the history file too.
And now it looks (quite clearly, as opposed to that other thread about the 997) like it has a (significantly) scored bore.
So would it make sense to make an offer less the cost of a rebuild (at say 8-10 grand) and rebuild as I like the colour and spec? Or hold out what could be another several months?