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Originally Posted by Ronzi
Kudos to those of you that do your own maintenance, and I wish you every happiness.
In defense of my position, I offer the same hypothetical situation that I did the last time this issue came up on this forum.
You are examining for purchase two 10 yr old Boxsters. Both have approximately the same mileage, both appear to be in the same excellent condition, and drive well. A pre-purchase inspection reveals no apparent problems with either car. The asking price for each is approximately the same.
One of them has complete documentation for all maintenance either from an authorized Porsche dealer or from a Porsche specialist after the expiration of the factory warranty. The other car has a manila folder with a bunch of sales receipts for oil and spark plugs from Auto Zone.
Which one do you buy?
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Hi,
Rarely are two cars as similar as you describe. I buy the Best one - period. The manner in which it was maintained makes no difference to me, properly maintained means just that.
I place no higher value on an OPC maintained car, in fact, I may place a lower value on it than a proper DIY Car for reasons others have already stated.
And if the cars
are as equal as your hypothesis, I play one against the other and get the best deal.
Any Car which would interest me would be worth buying at some price. I have owned 39 cars in my life, 33 of them used and I have never bought a Lemon yet. I have also never sold one for less than I paid for it, often times for much, much, more. I have sold Cars for 2½ times what I've paid for them and all Cars were maintained by me. I once toyed with selling my Lotus Esprit, because I was offered 3 times what I paid for it. When I took it to the Lotus Dealer for a PPI, they said they had
never seen one in as good a condition and this was a 21 y.o. car solely maintained by me. Later, I chose not to part with it.
I don't fault you if OPC Maintenance means that much to you, I just think you're mistaken and placing waay too much value on it...
Happy Motoring!...Jim'99