"Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert" (joshuagilbert)
05/04/2015 at 17:51 • Filed to: None
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"Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert" (joshuagilbert)
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‘68 and an ‘81....
What should I offer?
505Turbeaux
> Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
05/04/2015 at 17:54 |
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I feel better about this than all the 912’s that had their head cut off in the late 90’s so people could make a white trash convertible out of them
SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
> Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
05/04/2015 at 17:54 |
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I do not feel good about it at all.
Twinpowermeansoneturbo
> Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
05/04/2015 at 18:10 |
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Feels like a stone, the type of stone typically on a curb...
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
05/04/2015 at 18:36 |
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Run.
Run Far.
Run Fast.
Turning a 1968 912 (which is a unitized-body car, with no separate frame) into a 1981-style 911 with an aftermarket 911 flat-6...
A: why would anyone make a classic long-hood look like a 74-87 impact-bumper version? It is possible, just as it is possible to backdate a later car to look like a sought-after early long-hood car... but the long-hood cars, which a ‘68 912 should be, is usually more desirable.
B: if there is any reason to think that someone HALF as uninformed and ignorant of Porsches as the person who wrote the ad, and is selling it “for a friend” (YEAH, RIGHT) has actually done the work on this car... the work is probably WRONG, Incomplete, unsafe, or possibly all three. Porsches are specific to work with, and there is more than just a flat-4 vs. flat-6 engine difference between the 912 and 911, such as suspension tuning.
C: Who sells a Porsche 911 through ‘a friend’ on Craigslist? It is not that hard to list it yourself, and “selling for a friend” raises WAY too many legitimacy issues... including the possibility of the car being stolen, or sold without consent... a car like this might be something that would be stored, and not instantly reported stolen, if not discovered quickly by the actual owner.
If you can’t correspond with the owner that can sign over the title... you can’t buy the car legitimately... and the seller is an impediment and an obstacle at best... a criminal at worst.
If you BADLY want this specific car... FIRST deal with the owner to establish legitimacy of the sale, and the availability of the title.
Then have a knowledgeable Porsche-experienced professional mechanic evaluate the car.
THEN, offer less than an original 912 would be worth, and also less than an original 81 911 would be worth, because this car pieced together is neither one, and the quality of the work is not guaranteed.
Brian, The Life of
> Twinpowermeansoneturbo
05/04/2015 at 19:25 |
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^^^This right here.
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Brian, The Life of
> Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
05/04/2015 at 19:26 |
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Pretty sure that ad is carcinogenic.