[997RS1]

Thanks for the response Dusty. Here's the thing- we spoke and I planned to meet you on a Sunday, and that i was coming from pretty far out (San Francisco). I was a serious buyer and I was expecting to see the car, drive it and possibly make a deal. If I wanted to look at it, I could look at the 80+ pictures you had online.

After your denial of test driving the car, I for some odd reason was STILL interested (not sure why, because at this point both my wife and i were both put off by your demeanor and lack of salesmanship). So I said ok, if we can't test drive it, can we at least start it? "No". NO ONE needs to push anything to start a car. This should've have been an easy task. That was another red flag for me.

We then talked numbers, and you went on a diatribe about how you have "a lot of employees, and they have insurance" and yada yada yada. A bunch of information that didn't need to be passed onto me. I found that extremely odd. And despite your post, I actually agreed to $40k, but not without driving it.

I left thinking 'now I have to drive all the way back during the week' (this is almost 4 hours out of my day just in travel), which is damn near impossible because I have a 9-5, and you're closed on weekends. So now I've got to rearrange my schedule to accommodate this failure of a visit. Listen, if i'm trying to sell a car, I'll start it for the customer. If it doesn't drive, no big deal. Let's jumpstart it at least hear it on a cold start. Who in their right mind makes plans to show a car and doesn't expect to start it?? I can tell you I'm not a tire kicker, I have a few Porsches and I don't waste people's time. However you wasted mine by going all the way out there. So after sitting and thinking about it, I decided to pass. I never sent you a follow up email offering $39k. I didn't like the vibe you gave off, and I didn't have a good experience, so I moved on. As they say, "when you buy a Porsche, you're not just buying the car, you're buying the seller."

Anyway, I won't apologize for your lack of salesmanship, be happy this review only stayed on this board and didn't end up on Google or Yelp. Someone posted on here asking about experience with you and your shop, so i contributed my experience. Unfortunately it was negative.

Good luck with your business and selling that 912, it deserves a good home. Cheers.