[tmarx]

I was interested in a car listed on the cars for sale forum of this site. I emailed the seller, told him I was interested, and asked the following questions in my email:

-Are you the original owner? If not, how many others, and when did you get the car (date/mileage)?

-What maintenance have you performed on the car?

-When did the car last have clutch and/or transmission work?

-Do you have maintenance records? How far back?

-Any modifications to the car?

-Does the car smoke on startup or otherwise?

-Any oil leaks?

-Any oil consumption?

-Any other problems with the car?

-How much does the top leak?

-Does the A/C work? How well?

-Any cracks in the dash?

-What is the condition of the paint - other than minor rock chips, any issues?

- Does anything not work?

The seller emailed me back and said:

"Hey nate, thanks for your interest. Too many questions."

It shocked me, so I asked:

"Wait - you're saying that I asked too many questions about the car for you to sell it to me?"

And he replied:

"Yes I did, you heard it correctly. good luck to you."

It's not a big deal - there are lots of cars out there for sale. But it made me wonder whether it is bad form for me to ask what I thought were basic questions up front. This is my first foray into the used Porsche market - is there an etiquette I need to learn?

Thanks!