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Originally Posted by sugarwood
It's funny how irrational the typical buyer is.
When I see an ad with listed costs and repairs, I think:
1) This seller has maintained the car. Not some teenager.
2) Look at all the stuff I won't be needing to do.
3) The bra shows the seller spent money to protect the car. Another huge plus that tells you everything you need to know about the seller.
It takes a special kind of fool to think since there are no repairs, there will continue to be none, and to prefer a car with no maintenance done.
But, I can see irrational people thinking one car is "cursed" and one where nothing went wrong (yet) is somehow better.
The reality is the opposite. The more repairs, the less you need to do yourself.
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1) Apparently this seller has only owned the car for 5 months. Replacing a bunch of parts over a 5 month span does not have anything to do with long-term maintenance. Especially in a car with 130k miles.
2) Look at all the deferred maintenance and worn out items on this car when the seller bought it.
3) With the availability of excellent and relatively inexpensive clear bras today, the fact that the seller strapped a piece of $200+ black vinyl over the front of a Porsche does indeed tell me a lot about the seller.
Your posts suggest that you have done a lot of looking at these cars for sale. However, I think it is overly optimistic to believe the ad in question indicates that this car has been well maintained. Overall maintenance was not addressed in the ad.
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