[kaisen]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

For some of you who see me maybe as a 'unreasonable' - or- 'difficult' customer - substitue an earlier 911 - same scenario and see if those few come back with the same response.

I have helped enthusiasts purchase cars, even early 911s, and have never had somone NOT buy an otherwise very nice car brought in specifically for them because it had a few simply correctable items like wiper blades, low fluid/air levels, or a missing accessory. Maseratis, Ferraris, Lamborghinis. Never had that type of expectation. And if/when I do, I will simply excuse myself from that prospective sale (and I have done that).

As far as Carmax, their original guy who appraised it or bought it at auction failed in his eval.

Really? You think he noticed that the wipers were smearing? Or the exhaust would be a huge issue? Or cared that the cargo cover wasn't there? Come on! I've bought thousands of cars, and I wouldn't care because 99.9% of my customers wouldn't care, or would understand that they're correctable. No fail. It sounds like it was a very nice vehicle otherwise. And that's what counts.

Then the service dept in NC failed to notice obvious issues....

Maybe, but probably not. As I noted in the post above, the wiper blades may have been fine, and the TPMS light may not have been on at the time of inspection The exhaust would have passed inspection, although it may have been noted. No mechanical inspection would have uncovered a missing accessory like a cargo cover

..... then the service dept in Dulles Va after a requested re-check, emissions test and state inspection failed.

Doubt they were worried about the wiper blades like you were. But you may have nit picked a point. And it must have been a good one, as they agreed to eat a couple hundred bucks in real transportation costs and a few days of lost sale potential over your completetly reasonable rant.