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In January I contacted a seller about a 911. I never owned one before, but I have occasionally driven them. The car was out of state. I paid for the car. He kept if for me until this week and my transporter picked it up. The car was serviced 300 miles ago. I have limited records for the last two years only. The car is just as I was led to believe. It is not perfect and it is fairly low mileage. It has a few paint blems that were touched up with a red paint stick. Lower rocker pannel is dented about 2-3 inches and there are scratches on the roof from the sunroof. We started the car on the trailer and it ran pretty rich at first with lots of dark smelly exhaust. After 30 seconds, it seemed to lean out and become smoother. The car is going to my a local dealer today who services my other cars. He was asked to give it a complete check out. I presume that I will be able to drive the car later today. If I do not like the car, he agreed to sell it for me. Overall the car looks pretty nice, but I am not sure this is the car for me. I just did not want to pass on a nice car, so I took a chance.

I was wondering what I might expect as far as handling or driveability with this car? Are there any weak points or mechanical issues I should look for or question the mechanic about? What procedures should I do in order to check it out? I will be able to bring it home so that I will have time to go over it. At this point, I do think the paint looks original, but the car was wet and I am not entirely sure. Obviously one thing I want to do is check for body damage, especially on the side of the rocker panel dent.

Thank you all for any suggestions you might lend!