997 GT3RS 53K

[Tripe Bypass]

Just noticed this on Autotrader. Cat C. Might interest someone.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...


Andy

[Stedman]

Is that THE infamous car?

[mollytherocker]

53 grand? Who is going to buy that?

Surely you would buy a good 997 GT3 instead?

[Stedman]

mollytherocker said:

53 grand? Who is going to buy that?

Surely you would buy a good 997 GT3 instead?

And this.

[MadMark911]

Stedman said:

Is that THE infamous car?

It is, it is!

[Tripe Bypass]

When I wrote "interest", it wasn't necessarily meaning someone should rush out and snap it up. Rather the opposite. There's more than one orange RS that's been marmalised, not sure which one this is. The Brands Hatch squashy one?

Edited by Tripe Bypass on Friday 26th October 17:21

[Gibbo205]

Is this the one which was rolled with every panel smashed?

I'd not touch it!

[TOENHEEL]

£53k are they having a laugh, not worth anywhere near that.

[GALLARDOGUY]

Stedman said:

Is that THE infamous car?

Spill the beans, to the uninitiated...

[TOENHEEL]

GALLARDOGUY said:

Spill the beans, to the uninitiated...

RS rolled on a trackday years ago then re-shelled and put up as a Porsche approved used car with OPC Leicester who are the most rude and obnoxious set of bds your ever likely to buy a car from.

[Stedman]

GALLARDOGUY said:

Stedman said:

Is that THE infamous car?

Spill the beans, to the uninitiated...

Uninitiated? Mate, I don't even own a Porsche yet

There has been 2 orange 7GT3RS' crunched. This is one of the threads.

[mm450exc]

TOENHEEL said:

RS rolled on a trackday years ago then re-shelled and put up as a Porsche approved used car with OPC Leicester who are the most rude and obnoxious set of bds your ever likely to buy a car from.

How can they put this up as Porsche Approved?!?!?!?!?

[Zyp]

mm450exc said:

How can they put this up as Porsche Approved?!?!?!?!?

I thought they didn't know it had been re-shelled?
Sold to them in good faith?

O/T - As for them being rude and obnoxious, that wouldn't see them being consistently top of the UK's OPC's for customer service - which they are.

Edited by Zyp on Friday 26th October 20:08

[TOENHEEL]

Zyp said:

I thought they didn't know it had been re-shelled?
Sold to them in good faith?

O/T - As for them being rude and obnoxious, that wouldn't see them being consistently top of the UK's OPC's for customer service - which they are.

Edited by Zyp on Friday 26th October 20:08

I'm not bothered what they came top of, myself and close friends have had dealings with them and they were disgraceful.. They bought the car off a trader as far as I know.

So a Porsche dealer buys a car in "good faith" pull the other one mate, they've got plenty of options for checking cars out prior to buying them more like they got it cheap and saw an opportunity to make a tidy profit.

[GT Two]

is this the one with the quick release rear window?

[Zyp]

TOENHEEL said:

I'm not bothered what they came top of, myself and close friends have had dealings with them and they were disgraceful.. They bought the car off a trader as far as I know.

So a Porsche dealer buys a car in "good faith" pull the other one mate, they've got plenty of options for checking cars out prior to buying them more like they got it cheap and saw an opportunity to make a tidy profit.

I understand where you're coming from, but I'd guess most OPC's don't delve into the depths of Pistonheads and the like to find the provenance of a car they're taking in.

Perhaps they should.

I just can't see any OPC trying to sell a car such as that GT3 knowing its history, and trying to get away with it.


The service myself and several others on here have received from them has been exemplary in the past.

[TOENHEEL]

Zyp said:

I understand where you're coming from, but I'd guess most OPC's don't delve into the depths of Pistonheads and the like to find the provenance of a car they're taking in.

Perhaps they should.

I just can't see any OPC trying to sell a car such as that GT3 knowing its history, and trying to get away with it.


The service myself and several others on here have received from them has been exemplary in the past.

Yes but this car went back to Porsche for a re shell so I'm pretty sure a brief check up on the car through the OPC network would flag up what had happened. "Porsche Approved" means nothing opc dealers have sold loads of bumped cars over the years all be it generally repaired properly however so not a major issue. There's members on here part ex'd cars that have been badly bumped and been surprised they've took them in knowing the history.

I'm just speaking from my experience and friends with Leicester if you've had good service I have no reason to doubt you.

[Zyp]

Ok, didn't realise it was actually re-shelled by Porsche themselves - no excuses then.

[TOENHEEL]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

It was reshelled but finished off shoddy, paint peel and if I remember correctly the owner who paid around £100k for the car unaware it had been rolled was driving in rain and it was pissing water in through back window. Along with squeeky and rattling interior.

[TOENHEEL]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Agreed as long as this is reflected in the price and is known about.