Issues with my car, what can I do now?

Grumpy_chap

motorguy said:

Well he didnt post a pic of the imaginary BMW M4 Comp he was buying because his girlfriend said she liked the wheels on it when they were passing a dealers, to put cheap tyres on and run on a shoestring .

IIRC, that one had a damaged front fender.
No such issues have been reported in this case.

Wonka_2

Grumpy_chap 

No such issues have been reported in this case.

Yet - just wait till it rains and he gets to the first roundabout 

ontheroad1970

It's ok, he won't have any expenditure except some monopoly money, and he doesn't really have the car.

raptor2004

I have booked my car at a more reputable independent garage for tomorrow. There are no local Porsche specialists near me and I would rather not take it to the Porsche main dealer. 

I have noticed some other issues. The AC does not blow cold, when I turn right full lock there is sometimes a grinding/scraping noise coming from the front driver side wheel. The seller has blocked me and after seeking some legal advice from family and friends, I don't have much chance of getting anything out of the seller as it was a private sale and I don't personally want to go through the hassle.

I am now thinking it might be best for me to sell this car on. We Buy Any Car has only offered me £38k for the car. 

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raptor2004 said:

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I am now thinking it might be best for me to sell this car on. We Buy Any Car has only offered me £38k for the car. 

Get down there as fast as you can and snatch their hand off!

Losing £3K to get shot of it today is great damage limitation

sparklymarkly

If this car actually exists (highly unlikely but very entertaining to read!), WBAC will no doubt amend their valuation when they view it and realise it’s got cheapo Noddy tyres fitted!

Grumpy_chap

raptor2004 said:

I am now thinking it might be best for me to sell this car on. We Buy Any Car has only offered me £38k for the car. 

Selling the car on does seem sensible.
Does the figure given by WBAC take into account the EML?

You will have enough money to buy a very nice car for daily use.

motorguy

raptor2004 said:

I have booked my car at a more reputable independent garage for tomorrow. There are no local Porsche specialists near me and I would rather not take it to the Porsche main dealer. 

I have noticed some other issues. The AC does not blow cold, when I turn right full lock there is sometimes a grinding/scraping noise coming from the front driver side wheel. The seller has blocked me and after seeking some legal advice from family and friends, I don't have much chance of getting anything out of the seller as it was a private sale and I don't personally want to go through the hassle.

I am now thinking it might be best for me to sell this car on. We Buy Any Car has only offered me £38k for the car. 

Wow.  You're really lucky this independent is going to look at your Porsche on a Sunday.

Amazing they're able to look at the car at such short notice and even doing it on a Sunday.

motorguy

Grumpy_chap said:

raptor2004 said:

I am now thinking it might be best for me to sell this car on. We Buy Any Car has only offered me £38k for the car. 

Selling the car on does seem sensible.
Does the figure given by WBAC take into account the EML?

You will have enough money to buy a very nice car for daily use.

Yeah he'll be able to get that £3K Citroen diesel he was for buying instead.

Wonka_2

raptor2004 said:

I have booked my car at a more reputable independent garage for tomorrow. There are no local Porsche specialists near me and I would rather not take it to the Porsche main dealer. 

I have noticed some other issues. The AC does not blow cold, when I turn right full lock there is sometimes a grinding/scraping noise coming from the front driver side wheel. The seller has blocked me and after seeking some legal advice from family and friends, I don't have much chance of getting anything out of the seller as it was a private sale and I don't personally want to go through the hassle.

I am now thinking it might be best for me to sell this car on. We Buy Any Car has only offered me £38k for the car. 

This is just pure comedy now - but to play along please show us the £38k offer from WBAC (easy for you to blank out the reg on the screenshot). I challenge because their current offer on a 2012 Carrera S with 66k miles (and before any of the faults you mention) is £33k - your number is likely to begin with a 2

On the unlikely assumption that the thread is real it should be no surprise that you're in for up to £10k - either to get it running as it should (inc some proper tyres) or as an expensive loss to get rid of it. Is the £10k worth it to tick the box and say you've owned one ?

There are Porsche specialists all over the place willing to help and talking to a main dealer on that age of car might not be as bad as you think.When I bought mine I paid for main dealer service and they did a thorough inspection/report letting me decide whether to take out the (very comprehensive) Porsche Warranty. Given their report I didn't and I've had no issues in nearly 2 years.