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Hello,
Yes it looks as good inside as it does on the outside. And yes he showed me the 30K check. It was a page and a half of stuff they look at. I honestly did not look at the details at the time. Regardless, I'd do a PPI. The mechanic that I was referred to said that will cost $120.00 for the PPI. I told the mechanic my plan would be to drive it for a year and then replace the clutch/IMS/RMS. He agreed that was a good plan and suggested that I NOT WAIT for the clutch to start slipping as that is a better indicator that the flywheel will either need machining or worse yet, replacement. Best NOT mix a flywheel bill with an IMS/RMS rework job. I'm fine with that. The only other thing he said that should be done immediately is replace the water pump ($750.00) unless it was recently replaced. He strongly suggested replacing the water pump as a preventative maintenance item and NEVER waiting for it to fail. Other than that, I believe it may also need brakes soon if not right away ($800.00 for 4 wheels). So, it's entirely possible on day one I could be looking at $1600.00. I don't feel comfortable changing out the brake (yet). I need to get my feet wet first. Still, $7500+$1600=$9100.00 seems somewhat reasonable even though I'd have to drop another $2500.00 on a clutch/IMS/RMS job in about a year. Now I'm up near 12K, but I've had it for a year by that point.
By no means is this cheap. Question for you all and based on your experience, does this sound like a reasonable scenario? The car is immaculate. The pictures don't do her justice. It is amazing. The only flaw is a tiny little dent in the rear wheel curve on the drivers side. You have to look for it.
I would say, this car, its history, the cost, and the required maintenance in front of me make this deal borderline acceptable, but favoring a thumbs up.
In terms of "upgrades" the only thing I'd really like to do is replace the stereo deck with something more modern and that will give bluetooth connection for phone and music. I'd really need to lose the 4-cassette hold slot!! LOL!
If the crystal ball showed me another $1000.00 in medical bills in the first 12 months, I'd regretfully have to pass. My gut is still a thumbs up.
Oh and yes I would have a backup car. My son is going to start driving and he'll take my 4Runner. In a pinch, we'll share. In reality, my wife would share. I think she'll take the Porsche from me after the first few days. I'll get to drive it and wash it on weekends. Pretty sure that's how it will roll. :ah:
Who in this forum will feel bad for me??
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