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Having said that, I would ship again, but I would use a reputable company.
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What would you do and why?
If you bought a 996 that was over 1500 miles away would you rather
a). Fly out and see the car, buy it and drive it back (approx. cost $700)
or
b). Fly out and see the car and then have Intercity deliver it to you? ($1700)
Not sure what i should do. I would love to drive the car back, but that amount of miles and time might be worth $1,000.
It's a great way to bond with your Porsche. Drive it home, get familiar with your Porsche and have a blast doing it. Pics of your trip are expected. GL
I was a nervous wreck driving my car 7 miles back home as it was SO different from my previous p-car.
And then for the following week I drove it like an old lady thinking it was going to spin out on me in the corners. Not until I did an autocross soon thereafter did I get comfortable with it and confident that it wasn't going to spin around on me whenever I tried to push it.
But like the others I agree you should drive it home anyway!!!
I flew to NC to buy my 928 S4 a couple of years ago. Had a ball driving it home. On the way home I even met another Rennlister who helped me find the car. We sat down for dinner, then I was on my way.
I could understand if you had it shipped, but to fly out and then have it shipped makes no sense to me. You've already taken some time to fly out. What's an extra day? Plus there's risk with the transport. The RL'er who met me in NC showed me his car that he had shipped - had a support chain scratch his roof during transit. I'm sure he regretted not hopping on a plane and driving the car home instead.
Drove my 996 Cab home 1482 miles :-)
Drove wife's Lexus home 1650 miles :-)
Drove my 996 Turbo Home 430 miles :-( just getting comfortable and I was home
Take a week day (towards end of week) fly and drive! I did it once - not on my 996 - (only 400 miles) and loved it!!! You really bond with the car. Do it!!!
Drive it man, common let's get real here...
I Drove this:
Directions to Ottawa, ON From Manhattan Beach CA
2,919 mi – about 1 day 23 hours
Took me about 3 days...
flew to Ga.... drove through the blue mountains and took the long way home to NJ. Great experience, If this is you first P-car and you like to drive.... its a no brainer.
Fly out to New York, do a two-day track event at Watkins Glen, sharing the car with the previous owner. Drive back to Iowa. I'm leaving for NY Friday morning!
That's what I'd recommend.^^^^^^^
I guess I'm the only guy in support of shipping.
I shipped my car last year with a no name (i.e. lowest bidder type) transport company that my dealer arranged. It was not a good experience.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...delivered.html
Having said that, I would ship again, but I would use a reputable company. For me, the long drive was too much time away from family and kids. Paying to transport it was worth it for me. I just used the wrong carrier initially.
Intercity is one of the more expensive ones. You could consider looking for a non enclosed carrier if you're hoping to save some money. That's what I ultimately did. Good luck!
When I found mine in Virginia, I drove 275 miles to see it, had a PPI.
Following weekend drove with a friend, and drove my new to me Porsche back home.
Loved every mile....
I just flew 700 miles to pick up my new to me 2002 c4s and drove it home. what a great experience. Loved every minute of it and would do it again in a heart beat.
I'd fly out and see the car (don't forget to get a PPI!) and if the car passes muster buy it and drive it back, taking the LONG way home.
Sincerely,
Macster.
Yes. I declined buying the car. The PPI came back and it was just too concerning to me what was contained in it.
Looking for other options now, but hard to find what I want.
Looking for
2000 - 2002
Black on Black or silver on black with low miles relative to the year (ideally under 80k).
Also looking to make sure that all necessary service/updates/TSB's have been completed.
The unfortunate part is that I have my eye on one,but can't get the seller to answer my emails anymore. It seems he just doesn't have the urgency to sell it like most car salespeople.
I told him I have the money and ready to pay cash and he still won't answer me.
Sounds kind of odd so I will more than likely walk away from yet another one.
When t bought mine it was in Florida (me CT). I did a remote PPI which came back O.K. Now it was time to close the transaction and the pickup. I was busy with family and work so I offered a good friend of mine (and fellow car nut) $500 to fly down and drive it back. He (in his early 20's) eagerly jumped at the chance. He and his buddy flew down, did the final inspection/transaction and drove it back. They had some free time and took the opportunity to stop at friends places along the way. A few days later they arrived, car it great shape, no problems. They had a great time and it worked out as a win-win...it would have cost me more than double to ship it back.
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