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Location: Long Beach CA, the sewer by the sea.
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SW Ohio looks like England from above on Google Maps. You aren't going to see anything like that out West. You might be better off where you are and driving a new-to-you Porsche to lots of destinations.
Oh, and you shoulda bought my Carrera. 10.5K and a strong runner. Had 244K miles on the original motor though. The German guy that bought it and exported it was going to do a rebuild. Apparently there's room for that expense when flipping to the Euro market. When he got here I told him to not get a rental car while he did his business. He took my advice and put another 1000 miles on the car before it went abroad. |
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03-10-2011, 04:16 PM
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Milt, I guarantee you SW Ohio looks nothing like England. But to your point, I know there are plenty of destinations left unexplored by D&J. Or I can always just take the curvy(ish) roads when visiting the family.
 I told myself I'd never buy a "high mileage" car again unless I had major cash reserves for rebuilding and restoring. But then again, never say never...
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03-11-2011, 04:25 AM
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I'm reminded of the fable of the ant and the grasshopper.
Sounds like you are doing the responsible and right thing. |
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03-11-2011, 06:55 AM
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Doug, did you see the thread on the low mileage 968 in MN, that just needs a clutch?
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03-11-2011, 09:58 AM
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There's no real way to know what that car needs or doesn't need.
It's being sold through a wholesale auction "as is," with only the "bad clutch" disclosed. There's no other disclosure or representation as to condition (it's expressly sold "as is") and you can't do a PPI or any other real mechanical inspection on it. The Ford dealer that owns it doesn't want to deal with it and is dumping it at auction. How lucky do you feel? |
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