[Brettwant968]

How do people feel about utilizing a car locating service to find myself a car that maybe a bit better condition and history then doing myself? I have no problem doing the research and have purchased many used cars and done very well.  However, this time I want to make sure I can find the absolutely right vehicle.

 

Does anyone know of a reputable car locator service?

 

Thank you

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[Rap]

I found the hunt for a new 968 to be part of the fun of getting one!

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[94SilverCab]

There are so few for sale that you should be able to rely on Cars.com, Autotrader.com, Ebay, etc....

 

JMHO,

 

Jay

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[flash]

i've flown all over the country looking at cars for myself and others.  it can indeed be a large part of the fun.

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[Rap]

There is a turbo clone I know for sale. Track car though! Potomoc member

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[Brettwant968]

Thanks guys....your right about the hunt.  I had a thing for 540I's for a bit,  researched for 6 months ready to start traveling and looking when I found one 150 miles north of me....Beautiful car bought and drove it.....sold it to a guy who flew out from LA to buy it 2 years later for the same price I bought it for.  Wish I wouldn't have sold that one -  Someone, wanted to live on the lake.....O'well. 

 

I just need to be patient....which is very difficult.  I think part of the reason the interest has picked up (I hate to admit this) as well as mine, is the little article below.  It is hard to find a decent and fun car that is not what I call the typical type of sports car.  I drive a 2002 530i which I love, however it is not a unique car - there are so many BMW's on the road now there starting to remind me of Mustangs......LOL!  I kill me!!!!!

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http://www.secretentourage.com/lifestyle...-under-30k

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[Inkedupfatboy]

There was nothing I saw in that article about the 968.

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

Patience is the key to success. It took me 3 years to find one that I wanted.

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[etrjr]

Patience is key and I don't have it. Looked for a year and lost a bid on a wonderful car in Atlanta and started thinking I could be driving instead of searching so I finally I just went for a  95 cab that looks and runs great but didn't have service records violating my own rule. You always wonder what lurks in the car's history and that still bugs me a bit two years later. Had a comprehensive pre-purchase local inspection done and it's been so far so good. Just came inside for the winter and that raises a question. Took my past summer drivers out of the garage three or four times mid winter to let idle for 15 minutes and drove them up and down the driveway. I just read that all that idling time leads to raw gasoline seeping into the oil, breaking down the oil's lubrication properties and increasing wear. Should I no longer do that?

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[Waylander]

Just drive the thing, not meant to be parked and polished

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[Rap]

I've run mine during the winter and not had this problem.

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[Bulti]

Just make sure to rinse the salt off. That stuff is really bad for just about everything.

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[94SilverCab]

I try to run my car at least every 3 weeks during the winter (the longest I have ever gone is 6 weeks in the last 16 years). I wait for a clear dry day, pull it out, start it and drive it 40-50 miles, rinse and store. i think I have had many fewer problems than people who put them away all Winter.

 

JMHO,

 

Jay

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[MCL968]

Same here Jay, Take it out and drive it to keep everything charged and lubed. It's a car, the engineers designed it to be driven in less than ideal conditions.

 

With that said, I do give it ample time to wake up from its nap, and I never drive it (if I can avoid it) in the snow. Again, not because the car can't handle it, but because it's crazy tail-happy when there is less than ideal traction. It's almost like driving a 911. Last winter I drove the 968 to work and it snowed when I wasn't paying attention. My drive home probably set a local record for the slowest Porsche ever driven on a surface street in Nevada.

 

And don't forget your fuel ages while the car is stored. Stabilizers are OK, but I prefer to just keep driving it and keep the fuel fresh whenever possible.

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[Rap]

Here in the east they put a ton of salt, gravel, ash and some sort of mixture that sounds like stone on the roadway. You can chip the living daylights out of your car with this stuff on the road. Even keeping a reasonable distance from the vehicle in front of you doesn't seem to helpQ

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