Paying $580,000 for this Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
Imagine driving a dream car, sitting next to your favorite person, and riding along the beautiful coastline, I believe a man can't help but let out a sigh of relief: life, but that's it! The Porsche 987 Boxster Spyder pictured above will not be the subject of this inspection. After all, there are only 12 people in China who can afford to own such a rare limited-edition model, so Porsche loyalists will be looking at more cost-effective Porsche classics.
The star of the show is this 2010 Porsche 911, known to connoisseurs as the 997, which still looks very good in pictures. Although the 997 is getting on in years, the market for Porsches is generally good, and the customer's urgency can be vaguely heard during the pre-inspection session.
While recognizing that 911s are in high demand, my leg speed is no joke. Since the customer's commission to test the Porsche 911, I naturally half a point is not dare to delay, to gusts of fighter speed to the test site, to the scene, but obviously can feel the seller is not anxious, because I waited more than an hour in the cold wind in the spring, before I heard that the iconic sound waves from far and near, Xu Xu came.
Before the test we first understand the basic information of the car, this 2010 Porsche 911 Carrea 4S 3.8L in December 2009, the factory, the initial registration date of June 2014, the mileage of 40,000 kilometers, the year the new car guide price of up to 1.722 million yuan, plus options, then the landing price of basically 2 million! The top and bottom should be in order, the seller's offer of 588,000 yuan, it seems to be very confident in the car's condition should be.
There is a small detail in the middle that I don't know if you have found, the imported models will generally go through one to two months of transportation and import formalities, coupled with the sports car owners generally like to use the provisional license plate for a long time, so the difference between the factory and the registration time of less than a year we are accustomed to, but this 911 was delayed for four and a half years before the license plate.
We follow the old rules and start with the exterior, because it is black paint, so it is relatively simple to observe whether there is no paint, the paint pattern is obviously not right, combined with the surface of the paint dirty point of view, paint is certainly, but the age of the car, the front bumper paint is also understandable. After careful observation, it was determined that the roof was not painted, from which a reference value for the paint can be obtained.
The front cover is significantly higher, and there is paint, and the left front door is also painted. No sheet metal was found in the perimeter inspection lap.
The edge of the trunk lid value has ups and downs, but a number of judgments down the area is not large, can be judged as sheet metal spray paint, is estimated to be a small top a little bit, to seek tailgating driver's psychological shadow.
The right front door handle position also found sheet metal spray paint, the area is not particularly large, open the door accidentally will most likely lead to the emergence of this situation, our ordinary people generally make this kind of mistake hate to call their own two times, but Porsche owners at most is also a: Oh exempted. A pillar parts and the roof of the car value is almost the same, and did not find the spray paint residue, no problem.
The engine compartment test light just from the above to describe the words, a little too one-sided, in order to take care of everyone's reading habits, I even chassis parts of the test results together, this Porsche 911 equipped with a horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with a maximum of 385 horsepower, maximum torque of 420 Nm, the official test 100 km acceleration 420 Nm, the official test 100 km acceleration 420 Nm. meters , the official test acceleration of 100 kilometers in 4.5 seconds!
First of all, the engine oil, open the lid to see the oil dirty some serious, estimated that the previous owner of the car considering selling, but also did not replace in time, go back to the need to immediately replace the oil.
Throttle fixing screws there are obvious traces of dismantling, but do not panic, this year's car, which does not clean the throttle, even if the owner does not know, the repair shop and 4S store sales promotion work is still very much in place.
Engine oil pan records show the existence of replacement, testing found that it is indeed also replaced, and now there are some cuts at the bottom, due to the low chassis of the vehicle, the slightest accident will be bottoming out, the first to be injured is the oil pan. Lower exhaust manifold and the last bottoming out also can not be associated with, near the lower part of the top has been deformed, but not much impact on the engine. The engine front cover has no signs of disassembly, no oil leakage, and the engine gearbox is still in good shape.
The next test logic is the interior inspection, Porsche interior layout biased family design, almost all Porsche's interior is similar, five-barrel instrumentation, flat no its gear lever, practical steering wheel shape, warm interior color scheme. The little car that gives all 911 owners a touch of awe actually gave me a cozy feeling. Back to the inspection, the wear and tear on the seats can be minimal, and overall it's still relatively in line with the indicated mileage, but judging whether or not there's been a tune-up can't be limited to just this aspect of the car.
No blister-related problems were found with the seatbelt buckles or harnesses, and the manufacture date is consistent with the vehicle's factory date. The lower part of the seat is dry and not moldy, seat screws have no signs of disassembly, these are blisters must be dismantled items, or else a long time, the smell of the car, it is difficult to say. Steering column is equivalent to the water bubble test mark, the car does not appear blister rust, screws and no signs of disassembly, to rule out the possibility of blisters.
The internal fuse box also did not appear the phenomenon of sediment, such as water, in the dismantling of the maintenance and overall replacement, must be one or the other can not, through the detection of the fuse box is not disassembled or the original state.
The main driver's airbag is disassembled, but the overall judgment of the vehicle does not have a major collision, it can be ruled out that it is not caused by an accident, that is, maintenance or recall led to the disassembly of the maintenance, but there is no specific replacement, in the absence of authorization not to remove, the gods also do not know, so do not ask our inspector whether there is no replacement, can not see the internal date of production, really can not make an accurate judgment. The judgment. The computer reads the vehicle's internal kilometers, very happy that we found the kilometers are not man-made mobilization of the situation, this year, the kilometers, to say that the former owner of the vehicle is a gentle young lady I believe
The next and the seller came to a repair shop for the last, chassis on the frame test. Wheel rims have no cuts, tires are 19 years before the replacement, buy back after a short period of time do not have to pay attention to, more or less save a sum of money. The shock absorber in the front suspension area has obvious signs of removal, whether it was replaced or repaired is not very important, based on the overall condition of the car is simply disassembled. The right front half-shaft dust cover is broken, and the grease inside the dust cover flows out a lot, this problem is best dealt with immediately, otherwise the vehicle is a potential safety hazard.
The above is the overall condition of this 10-year old car, in general it is still good, from the factory to now is more than 11 years, from the license to now there are 7 years, can maintain this state of the 911, I guess the country can not find a few, due to the customer's busy business and did not come to the scene, so the car through the phone to the customer clear and easy to understand the situation, the customer then said that meets the expectations of the heart and the sale of the car, the car is a good choice. The company's website is a great place to find out more about the latest trends and developments in the industry, and it's a great place to learn more about the latest developments in the industry.