Premier159

Get a full PPI (w/ leakdown) and if it is good get after it! These cars are fun! Last year I bought a non CPO, no 3rd party warranty, '02 C2 with 28k miles and I've been enjoying the hell out of it everyday. I've put about 10k miles on it and have had no issues, just the normal maintenance; oil changes (2), transmission fluid, brake fluid and I just did the spark plugs at 36k miles. My car is not perfect on paper, but it is a great car. It had 3 previous owners and a fender bender on the CarFax. The Carfax and number of previous owners will make the car hader to re-sell but my main cocern was getting a nice car not a nice Carfax! Here's what I did before I bought it: 1. Looked closely at the Carfax and Vin records and used them to find additional information; clean title, service locations ect. 2. Found the latest service records at the local Porsche shop in the town where the car was located. The service department gave me the records and blocked out the previous owners name and address, very cool and lucky. The car had a few warranty items done in June 2006 at 23k miles which included RMS, and IMS. So, I knew that the seals and IMS flange were up to date with the latest part numbers. No leaks in 3 years and 15k miles. 3. Got a hold of the Police report from the state where the accident occured. It turned out to be a non moving accident that happend in a parking lot and only involved the front bumper. 4. Gave the car my once over and found it looked great, drove great and had nice options. 5. Most important, I had a critical experienced mechanic do a PPI. The report was very in-depth and it got a go stamp; no seal leaks, no damage to the car, good brake life etc. He even noticed a screw in one the rear tires that wound up getting me a new set of rears in my deal. 6. Used the Carfax and information from the PPI to negotiate a fair exchange with the seller. 7. Made sure I kept a little reserve in the case the thing came unscrewed. Haven't had to tap it yet at 10k + miles. Good luck, Bruce