I just sold my house, moved into my mom's house, and paid off my siblings for their share. I had a few bucks left over and decided I might look for another shark. I didn't get to enjoy the last one I had, as it was a Wheeler Dealer car. My plan for the next one is to drive it for 2-3 yrs while the Wheeler Dealer mkt finds an equilibrium (think it's now headed down). With that as a backdrop, I began checking 928 ads. Even threw a few bids in on a beautiful blue S4 auto on BAT. Owned it for a few min, but not the crucial last second as it got outside my budget. Then this thread popped up on RL by one of the top 928 contributers:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...available.html
This Vegas shark intriqued me, although it was a bit more than I wanted to spend. But it was a 5 spd, so it would always have value. I decided to contacted Greg for the info.
He sent me the contact info and I sent a text to Steve. We then talked for a bit by phone and I asked the usual shark questions. This was Sat of July 4 w/e. The car was at work and he was home, but he gave me good info. I needed to think it over. After sleeping on it, I was certain I wanted to buy it as long as it was as described. I sent Steve a text Sun night saying I would buy if it was good. He said to contact him on Tue and that I'd have 1st shot at it, but he was also going to be busy getting cars ready for Monterey. I called on Tue and left a msg, but didn't hear back from him. Called again Thu and texted Fri. Now I'm getting worried because of all the excitement Greg's thread was generating. Steve called me back on Fri and said I was still 1st in line if I wanted it. Yes I did. He was busy the following Mon but got me the wire transfer info and all the paperwork to me on Tue. Wed morning I transferred the money and she was mine!
In all my Wheeler Dealer activities, I normally buy a car, fly out, and drive it home. That wasn't a wise decision with this one as she had been sitting for yrs and all the usual suspects were in play - bad gas, old timing belt, cracked tires. So shipping was the way to go. I contacted BAT, figuring they'd have the process down pat. They did but the driver they selected had truck trouble and backed out. BAT was having trouble getting a replacement. Took 2 wks but the new found driver showed up Mon morning (actually Sun night but the dealership wasn't open) and shark #2 arrived Wed morning.
She looks great! Nice exterior and interior. One of the two prev owners did some mods I'm not too excited about. There's a replacement radio and a trunk full of speakers, along with a built in radar detector and an old GPS system. The later was attached to a perfect dash.
Plan is to drain the gas and look at the filter. Then see if the fuel pump and LK are working. At that point she'll be ready to start. But I need to juggle my schedule as my #1 priority is to get my mom's car ready to sell. Will take some disipline not to veer from the To Do list.
Steve was great to work with and didn't snake the sale out from under me. He's the Classic Sales Mgr at Gaudin Porsche. I was worried when Greg mentioned a bidding war. Looking fwd to getting her running, tackling her needs, and enjoying her for a while. A friend who helped push her into the garage thinks she may become a permanent resident. You never know...
