Hello Pelicans,
I bought my 1985 Carrera in March, after getting a PPI from Memphis Motor Werks. The previous owner was asking $16.5k for the car, telling me it was in perfect condition. The PPI told me the car needed brakes, tires (dry rot), alignment, heater/fresh air blowers, air conditioning parts/freon and 3 oil leaks (oil return tubes, oil pressure switch and thermostat O-ring) and a 30k service for estimated $5,700.00 for the job. I offered $12k for the car and 3 weeks later the owner came back to me (his best offer).
The car went into the shop immediately for tires/brakes/alignment. I wanted to work on the car, so I did the 30k service of changing the oil (Mobil One 15/50), Swepco 201 for the transmission, etc. The oil leak seemed to be coming from the drivers side return tubes. The heat exchangers were in the way of easily fixing it, so I brought it to Memphis Motor Werks for the oil return tubes and the airconditioning. I replaced the catalytic converter with a bypass and added a sport muffler and then I noticed the car was smoking.
