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YOUR RESEARCHBuying Jake Raby FAMILY Porsche 996 tomorrow
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Your going to be an outcast with nothing better to do than rack up miles and think of all the bugs you'll have to clean off...I would reconsider.
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I also seem to remember (but I could be wrong) that the seller had a change of heart and wanted to keep it but Jake wasn't willing to cancel the deal.
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OK, so after searching - walking away - following leads on Rennlist, and a gracious call from Jake Raby, I came across an opportunity to buy a family car from Jake Raby. I am planning to buy this car without a PPI - Jake's name stands behind his business. I feel very comfortable with this being my first Porsche purchase (Jake seems to be very well respected within the community). Pics of the car ar here:
http://webologyworx.com/911.asp
- any words of advice? I feel this is a great deal on an excellent 996 - being owned by Jake Raby's family makes me feel this is a well conditioned car. It has already had his IMS solution to replace the IMS bearing issue, plus several thousand in upgrades since he owned the car. I assume others can attest to his credit?
This is terrible. The whole reason for buying a 996 is to rant and rave on forums about exploding engines and IMS failures. This will be like a celebrity without a drug problem, nice but not nearly as entertaining to watch.
Your going to be an outcast with nothing better to do than rack up miles and think of all the bugs you'll have to clean off...I would reconsider.
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It has already been PPI by the best in the business. All you need to do is choose if you want it delivered to you or if you want to pick it up on Raby mountain & enjoy the pleasant drive home.
Sure looks like it. I also seem to remember (but I could be wrong) that the seller had a change of heart and wanted to keep it but Jake wasn't willing to cancel the deal. Can't blame Jake for seizing the opportunity for a quick flip.
My wife loved the cab, she still does. My 20 month old daughter's seat didn't fit we'll in the back of the cab. More than that my wife had vein stripping surgery in her left leg a few years ago and the clutch would kill her leg if she hit traffic in the cab.
I bought her a 993 tiptronic last week and solved the clutch problem and Ava's baby seat fits much better too, and its AirCooled:-)
Karl got one of the cleanest 996s on the planet and it couldn't go to a nicer, more deserving guy. He is local in the Atlanta area and we will be able to keep the car serviced for him. He contacted us looking for a car, I mentioned this one and he had to have it. I never tried to sell the car and it really wasn't for sale as I had never listed it. After adding the 993 my stable was over filled and Beth decided she would sell the car. We miss the car already and I called Karl to make sure he still loved the car before I took his check to the bank. He said that his face was hurting from smiling so much :-)
Yup - picked the car up from Jake yesterday (great, knowledgeable and super friendly guy). Loving it - It is flawless - just wish it would stop raining so I could go spend some more time driving it this weekend!
Thanks Jake!
This car has been in the rain a total of one time in its life as far as I know. The thing is so clean that I was a bit afraid to drive it! That's another reason that my wife decided to sell it on top of her medical issues and the fact that Ava didn't fit in the car..
LOL - when the C4S came off the transport and my local dealer did a PPI (post purchase inspection) even though I did have a PPI before closing the deal, they told me that they didn't think the car ever saw the rain and the undercarriage looked like it just came off the showroom floor.
They encouraged me to keep it that way and to drive the C2 in bad weather and to "preserve" the C4S by using it as my sunny day driver.
I simply enjoy driving these cars so much that the only real decision I make is which one to enjoy. Sometimes I actually swap rides and cruise the same route just for the sake of enjoyment and comparison of the two cars. I needed to learn to be careful as the C4S corners so well that duplicating the ride in the C2, even with the M030 suspension, has provided an unintended adrenalin rush at times.
Glad it all worked out for you and the buyer.
Nope USMC here, CH46E crew.
I basically insisted that he gather a PPI from a 3rd party who had no idea who's car it was, but he just wanted to drive it home :-)
I have to be very, very careful selling anything, especially things that are my own. Thats why I never even listed the car for sale, and probably never would have.
I bought the Millenium edition that Jake sold a couple years back. So far, it has been nothing but a joy to own.
It has a few issues, but I think that they all do sooner or later.
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