06-01-2007, 11:52 PM
Agreed.......In retrospect most of my post probably would have best been sent in a PM to the seller, but when i did not here mention of the clutch replacement i felt obligated to post.
Imagine if you bought the car and a few weeks later after becoming more intimate with it you realized you had a sizeable repair bill that was not disclosed. Again its a black car and if not in real nice condition paint wise it will make you wish you bought a silver or white car. Mint Black M030's are certainly worth every penny. The difference from a daily driver needing a major service is in the eye of the beholder. The labor from a midwest Porsche repair facility compared to a So Cal facility is like comparing apples to oranges. Parts and labor in the $2500 to $3k range are very appropriate and not exagerated for So. Cal. Parts prices posted on Pelicans website are not coming down soon unless you can purchase at a jobbers rate but i can't.
I would say the car is definately worth it to the right buyer as long as he knows and is expecting to do a clutch replacement and other issues of a high mileage daily driver. Still a great car. John all the best to you and your sale.
E-mail from M030
Hello,
This is not a concourse car as it is my daily driver but shows beautifully in person. There is peppering on the rocker panels and that is the only place you will see it. There is a small chip on the roof and another on the upper hood which must have just happened.The entire front end was recently repainted and looks amazing. The car shows great and turns a lot of heads everywhere I go. The clutch and water pump have not been relaced. I put a set of new Kumho STP 225/40 ZR18 fronts and 265/35 ZR18 rears lastweek (Highest rated tire of it's type). Also new brake pads and new MO30 front sway bar bushings. A/C works great. The odometer reads 120,300 miles as this is my daily driver. The cam chain tensioner was replaced with al the belts and rollers in May of 2006. The radiator, heater valve, hoses and thermostat were replaced 11/05. Oil & filter, battery, timing belt, head gasket set, cylinder head plug, injector seals,heater hose core to head all replaced 3/07. I also have the original 968 series hardback sales brochure and 911,968, 928GTS sales pamphlet. The tool kit is intact as are the original gloves and towel in the concealed engine compartment. I have a copy of the certificate of origin and the original window sticker.
I would not be interested in a trade. I may consider spliting the cost of a pending issue of clutch repair that sort of thing ( my mechanic says the clutch is not slipping and does not need replace yet). I am not at all interested in a low ball "CASH" offer as this is not that type of car and I am not in any particular hurry to sell.
The options are;
Limited Slip
MO30
Protective side moldings
partial leather front seats
Hi-Fi Sound Package 10 speaker/Amp
John
Imagine if you bought the car and a few weeks later after becoming more intimate with it you realized you had a sizeable repair bill that was not disclosed. Again its a black car and if not in real nice condition paint wise it will make you wish you bought a silver or white car. Mint Black M030's are certainly worth every penny. The difference from a daily driver needing a major service is in the eye of the beholder. The labor from a midwest Porsche repair facility compared to a So Cal facility is like comparing apples to oranges. Parts and labor in the $2500 to $3k range are very appropriate and not exagerated for So. Cal. Parts prices posted on Pelicans website are not coming down soon unless you can purchase at a jobbers rate but i can't.
I would say the car is definately worth it to the right buyer as long as he knows and is expecting to do a clutch replacement and other issues of a high mileage daily driver. Still a great car. John all the best to you and your sale.
E-mail from M030
Hello,
This is not a concourse car as it is my daily driver but shows beautifully in person. There is peppering on the rocker panels and that is the only place you will see it. There is a small chip on the roof and another on the upper hood which must have just happened.The entire front end was recently repainted and looks amazing. The car shows great and turns a lot of heads everywhere I go. The clutch and water pump have not been relaced. I put a set of new Kumho STP 225/40 ZR18 fronts and 265/35 ZR18 rears lastweek (Highest rated tire of it's type). Also new brake pads and new MO30 front sway bar bushings. A/C works great. The odometer reads 120,300 miles as this is my daily driver. The cam chain tensioner was replaced with al the belts and rollers in May of 2006. The radiator, heater valve, hoses and thermostat were replaced 11/05. Oil & filter, battery, timing belt, head gasket set, cylinder head plug, injector seals,heater hose core to head all replaced 3/07. I also have the original 968 series hardback sales brochure and 911,968, 928GTS sales pamphlet. The tool kit is intact as are the original gloves and towel in the concealed engine compartment. I have a copy of the certificate of origin and the original window sticker.
I would not be interested in a trade. I may consider spliting the cost of a pending issue of clutch repair that sort of thing ( my mechanic says the clutch is not slipping and does not need replace yet). I am not at all interested in a low ball "CASH" offer as this is not that type of car and I am not in any particular hurry to sell.
The options are;
Limited Slip
MO30
Protective side moldings
partial leather front seats
Hi-Fi Sound Package 10 speaker/Amp
John
