[fl4tsc]

So I had a pretty long conversation with the dealer today after the ppi.
Given everything going on with the car they've said they'll do $30k which seems pretty fair. Surprisingly the dealer has actually put nearly $40k into the car (paid $36.6 at auction) so I'm not really sure how to take that. The owner of the dealership seems to have bought it as a personal thing/hopefully profitable sale, but once the auction lost the maintenance history that went out the window and he has started putting more money into a 930 project instead of the 3.2.

So if I'm to believe their receipts are legit (I have no reason not to) should I be worried they're telling me they're taking a $10k hit to get rid of the car or just chalk it up to bad luck/bad business decision on their part?

As for the ppi, Franz was surprisingly positive about the car given the frankensteiness of it all. Didn't find a whole lot wrong with it except for a leaky right timing chain housing (otherwise the motor was dry underneath) and some other odds and ends. He thought it drove well, pulled strong and the motor sounded good. He did a leakdown test which gave a 9%, 10%, 8%, 12%, 11%, 9%. These numbers seem high, but Franz was actually really pleased with them and seemed to think the motor was in good shape (maybe his gauge consistently reads high??).
Finally, we did NOT pull the lower valve cover as he didn't seem to believe the head studs are an issue on the 3.2 as he had never seen one with a broken one before (in 30+ years) I also doubt he would have had the time and I didn't want to drop the money while still under the impression the car was $36k. He also pointed to the fact the motor was completely dry underneath as a good indicator the headstuds were intact.

Having driven it myself for about 2 hours today it seems like a surprisingly solid car given the questionable past, my biggest worry is still the ability to sell it down the road and does it have enough power. I have been cross-shopping this with a Cayman S and still can't decide if I'll miss the extra grunt.