buying porsche in Southern CA need advice..from canada

[playboy]

where would you first look to buy?

[xavier405]

Look out for Katrina flood cars in Texas. That might be one reason the prices are low, I speculate. Check the link in this forum on flood cars.

I would lean toward the southwest states anyway for a used car because of the mild weather.

[DC1]

One thing to keep in mind about carmax is I think they base their prices just on low book values and if you pay attention you might get a good deal. Although your still paying retail I dont think they pay to much attention to options etc.each car has My car had 18" wheels and the litronic headlights I think its called and similar cars without these options were the same price so I think its just hit or miss as those alone would add a few thousand dollars. They gave me a service report on my car which was an 02 and they ordered and paid for the second key from Porsche, they put all new tires on the vehicle and changed oil with synthetic and an air filter. Even more surprising they paid the local Porsche I think it was $2500.00 to fix some type of an oil leak, so yes I do believe they put some money into the cars they keep. They even refunded me the dollars to purchase an owners manual. Just so happens Im having an inspection today and if it turns up anything I iwll bring it back to carmax prior to my extended kicking in. I also purchased a 5 year 60,000 mile extended for 1949.00 which was about 900.00 less I think than the aftermarket warranty companies so all in all it was a good experience.
I gave them my Land Rover Discovery Series II, there offer to purchase was about 20% below wholesale but it was convenient and the vehicle had 100,000 miles so I sold it to them as it was easy. I understand they dont sell any vehicle over a certain amoutn of miles, they said with Discoveries I think they will not sell anything over 50,000 miles so they just wholesale it. If anything its a good place to do market research.

[Brucelee]

CarMax pays attention to EVERYTHING and they are no panacea for buying, you must STILL beware of what you are buying.

Moreover, you would have been better off having the car inspected prior to buying it.

Originally Posted by DC1

One thing to keep in mind about carmax is I think they base their prices just on low book values and if you pay attention you might get a good deal. Although your still paying retail I dont think they pay to much attention to options etc.each car has My car had 18" wheels and the litronic headlights I think its called and similar cars without these options were the same price so I think its just hit or miss as those alone would add a few thousand dollars. They gave me a service report on my car which was an 02 and they ordered and paid for the second key from Porsche, they put all new tires on the vehicle and changed oil with synthetic and an air filter. Even more surprising they paid the local Porsche I think it was $2500.00 to fix some type of an oil leak, so yes I do believe they put some money into the cars they keep. They even refunded me the dollars to purchase an owners manual. Just so happens Im having an inspection today and if it turns up anything I iwll bring it back to carmax prior to my extended kicking in. I also purchased a 5 year 60,000 mile extended for 1949.00 which was about 900.00 less I think than the aftermarket warranty companies so all in all it was a good experience.
I gave them my Land Rover Discovery Series II, there offer to purchase was about 20% below wholesale but it was convenient and the vehicle had 100,000 miles so I sold it to them as it was easy. I understand they dont sell any vehicle over a certain amoutn of miles, they said with Discoveries I think they will not sell anything over 50,000 miles so they just wholesale it. If anything its a good place to do market research.

[playboy]

the kelly blue book value is $2500 more in CA than in TX for the same car.

If i use the carfax title protection would i be protected if i found the car had been a victim of katrina? Also anyway to cheap for title washing except to compare condition to the miles?

[playboy]

another thing, I can get insurance for the car but I know I have to get state permits to drive it through the different states. Can I get this at one place for all the states or do i need to get them at each state i go through? Where can the permits be purchased at?

Thanks for all the help!

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by playboy

another thing, I can get insurance for the car but I know I have to get state permits to drive it through the different states. Can I get this at one place for all the states or do i need to get them at each state i go through? Where can the permits be purchased at?

Thanks for all the help!

If you buy a car from a CA dealer, the CA dealer should supply you with a One Trip Permit, which is legal within the US to allow you to get back to where you came from. However, I have no idea if Canada will honor such a permit.

[playboy]

oh cool. Im assuming that would be the same in texas. Canada will honor it until the nearest insurance outlet. I just wasnt sure about getting a permit in each state.thanks.