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In '04 it says "Vehicle involved in crash with another vehicle." If the PPI comes back clean (and I have an aftermarket warranty) is that still grounds to discount the car's value?
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In '04 it says "Vehicle involved in crash with another vehicle." If the PPI comes back clean (and I have an aftermarket warranty) is that still grounds to discount the car's value?
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Hello folks -
After a bunch of helpful advice from rennlisters, I'm
thinking of buying an '02+ 996 cab for my first car
. I've read the ultimate guide, etc. and think I have a pretty good feel for what I should be looking for and how I should go about the purchase process.
That being said, I'm having a tough time screening for potential cars. I don't own a car now and MA has limited inventory anyway, so seeing them in person is fairly tough.
In order to get a feel for the market, I'm surfing the internet/forums, but I don't know how to value various options
.
Case in point, there's a '03 C4 CAB available from a rennlist-suggested dealer (broker? restorer? not sure what to call them) near me.
They're asking $53k for the car (details below). Cars from AutoTrader in the <35k miles range appear to be around $40-45k. But the options packages are completely different and hard for me to value.
The Edmonds valuation (below) seems inaccurate, e.g. 1.) I gather rennlisters don't think tiptronics should command a premium, 2.) all the nav/bose/audio etc. is 5 yrs old and likely obsolete, and 3.) the 14k miles sounds like this car wasn't properly "loved."
If you could please explain why this price seems fair or not, it'd be great. And while I appreciate "this should be worth XYZ," I'd be even happier if you could explain why (teach me to fish vs. giving me a fish, so to speak).
I've listed the options and website below. Thanks everyone for your help!
2003 Porsche 911 C4 Cabriolet
Arctic Silver/Black
14k Miles
http://www.hatchandsons.com/pages/sales/JB61
Options: Full Black Leather Seats, Supple Leather F+R, Heated Seats, Porsche Windstop, Lumbar Support (Left & Right Seats,Power Seats + Comfort Seats Pkg, Xenon Headlights Pkg, Aluminum Door Sills, Bose High End Sound System, Porsche Comm. Mang. (PCM) (Nav), Aluminum Shifter,Brake,Tiptronic S, Remote CD Changer 18" Turbo Look II Wheels, Wheel Caps w/Color Crests: Tiptronic Flared Rocker Panels, Alum. Pkg Luxury Trim Strip 3-Spoke Aluminum Wheels Instrument Panel Aluminum XSC - Porsche Crest in Headrest
Also, I understand I should discount for a 2 owner car. Is that still the case if the first owner only owned it for 4 months (I'm assuming he bought something he couldn't afford, but I guess it could mean there was something wrong)?
Another question is how worrisome is the accident indicator in CarFax? In '04 it says "Vehicle involved in crash with another vehicle." If the PPI comes back clean (and I have an aftermarket warranty) is that still grounds to discount the car's value?
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