[Cloud9...68]

My PO did most of the mods you see in my signature, except the SS clutch line, lower suspension brace, and brake bias valve. So, no complaints whatsoever.

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[dkdm]

My PO tried to smooth some of the body lines on the drivers side with a tire wall <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



I've redone most of his work and very happy with the car!



Cheers,

Dave

   

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[Scott Collins]

My PO had the car serviced and detailed at Princeton Porsche. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



He bought a new wheel bearing, underbody trays, and new visors for passenger and driver. He rather nonchalantly offered me the extra set of Cup II rims with like new Bridgestone SO-3's. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/ohmy.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> We had not even talked about them! I also found a new Craftsman torque wrench in the back with the doughnut. The car had 44K miles at the time. Now it has 61K.



Finally, when I went to Princeton to pick up the new visors (they had been ordered through the dealer), I also found in the box a new Porsche "onesie" for my 3-month old daughter, Elli.



That PO is in my PO "Hall of Fame". <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[FRporscheman]

The blue car PO:



Taken to the dealer religiously to repair ANYTHING that wasn't perfect. I always remember the receipt I found for a $257 shift boot. The car had belt service, clutch service ($955 flywheel), interior service, and being a stealership, they also gave her a good posterior service. When we bought the car, it had 220k miles, but it looked like it had 60k miles, inside, outside, engine bay, I kid you not. No goofball evidence has been found.



The red car PO:



The well known Bill P in the bay area. He had 5 other 968s at the time I bought his 6th one. The car had no problems at all when I bought it, and in 2 years of ownership it is still fine. The car was well taken care of and super clean. I remember noticing there was a little microphone installed in the cluster trim piece, over by the temp gauge. I asked him about it, and he said he never even noticed it, and it must be some kind of CIA spy device. But he was cool, talked a lot about Porsche history and his own ownerships of many different porsches from way back in the day. He called me a month later and a year later to see how the car was going for me. No goofball evidence found.



We just got lucky with the POs I guess.



But on my (now sold) 944, there were T O N S of goofball birdbrain things. I loved the fender sprayed with the totally wrong shade of red.

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[PorscheDude]

I have CIA spy device installed in mine too. I removed the phone that was installed but never got around to removing the mic.

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[SILVY968]

When I went to get my 968 the owner threw in a new car cover. When he got the cab from the original owner he put on a new top, new windshield and had the polar silver paint freshened up from the nose to the rear fenders. He had all of the receipts and books as well as a duster in the trunk.

The car sat in his garage and never saw the rain. He drove it about 2K miles in the year that he had it.

Brian

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[unknown4u]

My PO installed a belt what was one teeth to much. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/mad.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> So you could not hear de waterpump squeeking.

I still drove 3 Kmiles with it. So I was lucky. When I cleaned the car I found 100 dollar under the carpet. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> So the PO payed my new belt without nowing it. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[spectre996]

I guess I should go check under my carpets then!

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[RPM]

Spent $5,400 on the car at 60K right before I bought it.



Belts. pinion bearing, 60k service, etc, etc.



Thanks dude!

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[spectre996]

We've had a lot of new members since this post was started. So what gives, newcomers? How were your previous owners? What kind of suprises did you find? Good or bad, mechanical or not?

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[prj24149]

The PO put on new tires. Only problem was he put 225/45 17 all around so the rear sidewalls were stretched out to the max. First time the rear broke loose when I punched the gas pedal I drove to the tire store and had the rears correctly fitted with 255/40 17s.

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[gryphon]

My PO searched high and low for an underground parking garage, with indirect lighting, so that I would not notice the dozens of poorly done chip touchups on the hood, on an vehicle represented as "near concourse condition." Then he went back to selling snake oil. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Tom

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[RPM]

Forgot this part:



PO also paid the EZPass violaiton ticket I got on the NJ Turnpike about 30 minutes after I bought the car. Never noticed I was in the wrong lane and it still had his NJ tags. A good guy all around.

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[rxter]

[quote name='Anchorman' post='45718' date='Jan 15 2008, 09:51 AM']The PO's license plate on my car had been HOCKYDOG[/quote]



Did you get a new plate Anchor?



This post is great. Some real funny stories here - good and bad. I almost hope I find something odd in the car so that I can contribute to the fun.



My PO redid the clutch - hydraulics and hardware, about 5 K before I bought, and redid the cam within the past 15K - love the guy.



He also didled around with odd stuff. Paid a stealership to reattache loose body parts (buy a nut and a bolt right??) and a new shift knob, but let the steering rack or line leak to the point that he had to replace the bushing (rack or line still leaks like a sieve all over the new bushing), and let the oil cooler lines go to total mush.



Put in a new head unit that can't be any better than the original and wired the front to rears. I can't wait to get at those speakers.



Car is pretty much bone stock though, so I have a reasonable canvas with which to work

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