Hi Moonshine. Im a new owner of a 981S & new to this forum, so i feel for you.
I looked for about 4 momths before buying my car. I definately wanted to buy from the trade as i had a part ex - non Porsche. Also, i think some sort of warranty is essential.
If you buy privately, you are on your own, with no comeback. However you will save some money on the purchase price. If you do this you MUST have the car inspected, either by a (non franchised) Porsche specialist, or an OPC. If you talk to the owner, he should tell you who has serviced his car. An email or phone call to them could save you alot of aggro.
If you buy from an OPC 2 years Porsche warranty will be included in the price, thats about £1700. The car will have been inspected & new tyres will be fitted if necessary.
If you buy from a specialist performance car dealer you will normally get either 3 months or 6 months warranty. This will be `bought in` by the dealer & non specific to Porsche, and can usually be extended at a cost. The car will cheaper than an OPC - maybe 10%. It all depends on the cars history & service records. Previous posts have covered having the car inspected by on OPC. I dont know if its worth bringing a car back into the OPC system.
You could do alot worse than contacting the various non franchised specialists & asking if they know of any customers wanting to sell their cars.
Pick your colour & options, look out for cars in your price bracket & be prepared to act quicly. They dont hang around long. I missed out on 2
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Hi Moonshine. Im a new owner of a 981S & new to this forum, so i feel for you.
I looked for about 4 momths before buying my car. I definately wanted to buy from the trade as i had a part ex - non Porsche. Also, i think some sort of warranty is essential.
If you buy privately, you are on your own, with no comeback. However you will save some money on the purchase price. If you do this you MUST have the car inspected, either by a (non franchised) Porsche specialist, or an OPC. If you talk to the owner, he should tell you who has serviced his car. An email or phone call to them could save you alot of aggro.
If you buy from an OPC 2 years Porsche warranty will be included in the price, thats about £1700. The car will have been inspected & new tyres will be fitted if necessary.
If you buy from a specialist performance car dealer you will normally get either 3 months or 6 months warranty. This will be `bought in` by the dealer & non specific to Porsche, and can usually be extended at a cost. The car will cheaper than an OPC - maybe 10%. It all depends on the cars history & service records. Previous posts have covered having the car inspected by on OPC. I dont know if its worth bringing a car back into the OPC system.
You could do alot worse than contacting the various non franchised specialists & asking if they know of any customers wanting to sell their cars.
Pick your colour & options, look out for cars in your price bracket & be prepared to act quicly. They dont hang around long. I missed out on 2
Good luck