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991.2 S Advice on possible purchase

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Mrspaceman

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Hi All,
My first time posting here, just joined. Im currently driving a Macan GTS (2017) but now looking to get back into a 911 - last one I owned was 10 years ago 997S Gen 2

Looking for some advice on a possible purchase from OPC. Car in question is 991.2 S - 5 years old 22,000 miles. Full Porsche service history.

Whats you thoughts on a car of that age having 4 owners so far ?
I inspected the car yesterday and although body work looks good except some stone chips on nose I found some niggling issues with interior.
Both plastic seats backs are badly scratched and in the rear there are several small dents in the interior panels also steering wheel looks worn with a couple of nicks on the leather of the air bag. Front seats also have a few scratches, leather really shinny and showing signs of wear. Knowing how well I look after my cars I was concerned about how this has been looked after and more importantly driven from previous owners (all 4 of them ?)

Now I know Im buying a used car and there will be signs of general wear and tear but it would be good to get some opinions and thoughts on anything else i should be asking the dealer.

The car has a fantastic spec over £20k of extras and would be coming with 3 year OPC warranty.

Thanks in advance :)
 
I wouldn't worry about the number of owners - given the cost of new 911's these days (according to Porsche Silverstone, when I bought a 2012 991.1 cab in 2016 which had 5 previous owners), they tend to be bought for a few months as a toy in the summer, and then sold on - so it's not unusual for them to have a new owner every year.

As it's coming from an OPC - it will have full warranty on it anyway.

On the bodywork/stone chip front - if necessary get the front and any other bits blown over, and then get PPF fitted. I needed front/bonnet and a bit of one side done - and used a local insurance approved body shop, who did a fantastic job - and went straight from there to supercar paint protection, and had it PPF'd (in 2021 paint was £1400, and PPF £2500).

Likewise - the interior can be sorted relatively easily

If it's the car you want, you are sometimes better off getting it - and then doing the bits that need doing, rather than missing out

James


 
Hi Folks

Just to update - Purchase made, collecting a week on Saturday. I'll try and work out how to upload some pictures.
 
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