buying 1997 with 30k miles - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

JTP · 11-14-2009, 10:54 AM

No offense meant, but how does a mechanic doing a PPI miss something as obvious as worn tires? It's no wonder he missed the RMS and the other items.

I'm glad you enjoy your car though.

vath2001 · 11-14-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JTP

No offense meant, but how does a mechanic doing a PPI miss something as obvious as worn tires? It's no wonder he missed the RMS and the other items.

I'm glad you enjoy your car though.

Correction.. not worn... aged. Which could mean dry rot. I guess if the cars going to be a Garage Queen, dry rotted tire really don't matter.
But it sound like he is using his car... like their meant to be used.

JTP · 11-14-2009, 01:02 PM

True, but aged or worn it's something the mech should have listed as a fault to inform the buyer.

rdancd816 · 11-15-2009, 06:26 AM

The tires were not worn at all, they only had 9700 miles on them. They looked brand new. It was the age as was mentioned. This car was in a garage at the dealership for some time. I ran the numbers on the sidewall to determine their age and thus replaced them. I guess whomever did the PPI just missed it since the tires looked new and didn't bother to check the age.

JTP · 11-15-2009, 11:57 AM

I stand corrected.