991 C2S Cab Purchase Assistance....

I recently had the opportunity to help out a fellow Porsche 991 enthusiast in his quest to purchase a 991 C2S Cabriolet.  I came across Dan in the 6speedOnline 991 forum.  He was asking questions about and expressing stress over potential purchase as he was located in Los Angeles, and the car in Pensylvania.  I couldn't resist, and responded to his post that I would be more than happy to visit the dealer and check-out the car for him!  And that is exactly what I did!

First, some back-story:  The car Dan was interested in was being sold by a P-car dealer, as a 2014 new car.  It has ~420 miles on the odometer, yet was purchased by the dealer in 2013.  Build date was July 2013 and paperwork stated that it was purchased by the dealer late October of same year.  So, the first red flag is that this particular car has been sitting on the dealers lot for a year!  This fact raised questions about why, was there something wrong with the car, did someone refuse delivery, and so on.  All legit concerns with a car almost year-and-a-half old (from build).  Next, the dealer punched the warranty in December 2014, so that they could get it off their inventory as an unsold car and receive credit for future allocations.  This meant that Dan would be getting a "new" car, never titled, but would NOT get the full warranty!  Another legit concern....

As it turned-out, the dealer / car in question just happen to be the same location where I purchased my '14 C4S about a year ago!  And, better-yet it is located just 10 minutes from my house.  so stopping-over and checking-out the car would be a no-brainer.

A bit about the car:  It is as mentioned above a 2014 C2S Cab, in Saphire Blue Metallic exterior,  black convertible top, and two-tone grey and black interior.  Here's a list of the options:

911 Carrera S Cabriolet
176 Sport Exhaust System
250 Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
423 20" Carrera S Wheels
446 Wheel center caps with colored Porsche Crest
603 Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
636 ParkAssist (front and rear)
640 Sport Chrono Package
658 Power Steering Plus
748 Power folding side mirrors
840 SportDesign steering wheel
970 Two-tone leather interior
BR Leather Interior in Black/Platinum Grey
N1 Sapphire Blue Metallic
P06 Power Sport Seats (14-way) with Memory Package
P3E Premium Package Plus i.c.w. Power Sport Seats (14-way)
P3H BOSE Audio Package
XDA Wheels Painted in Black

Sticker was in the neighborhood of $136k, and current price is roughly $122k.  Dan was looking to get an even better deal if the car checked-out.  So I made an appointment and visited the car on Friday.  Here's some pics I took of the car after I drove it!

Side mirror with painted lower trim option....

Convertible top in perfect condition...

VIN and build date...

Two-tone interior Black/Platinum Grey

Original sticker....

Showing dash with mileage, nice SD wheel with paddles, aluminum trim....

This car is configured very much like my own C4S (albeit a C2S cab!), so I found the car very familiar to get in and drive, and took it out for a 10 minute trip over some different road surfaces.  Car proved to be very solid!  No squeaks, rattles, or even excessive road noise.  The convertible top was fully insulated and did a great job keeping exterior noise to the minimum.

After driving, I did notice that there was one message in the computer - something about "Limited Steering" and the dealer wasn't quite sure what it was... Some type of fault code, and dealer promised to have it addressed / cleared before delivery.

Overall the car is in perfect, brand-new condition.  One small, tiny scuff mark on the nose (easily buffed-out), but otherwise the car is just beautiful and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it (if this were a car I wanted).  I suggested that Dan shouldn't have any hesitation trying to strike a deal if he felt it was the right car for him.