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    Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    Found a suitable used Turbo with 1500 miles (1.5K) on odo.

    I shy away from used because I'm afraid the tires might have patches, or the engine has been beaten or run with wrong oil or some other time bomb. Even though warrenty is still good, seems like these high-strung cars should be bought new so you know exactly what's happening with them.

    A four-year period where all problems are known and covered seems like a big deal compared to the 2.5 to 3 years this somewhat unknown car comes with.

    Need help (yet again) with rational thinking on this used vs. new _Turbo_ issue.

    I'm very grateful for your thoughts.


    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    Maybe have the dealer hook up the computer to see if the engine had any rpm over-reving. Or that it was broken-in correctly? I.e., less than 4200rpm for 2000 miles, whatever.

    Of course, they'll probably say everything's perfect.

    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

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    MMD said:
    Found a suitable used Turbo with 1500 miles (1.5K) on odo.

    I shy away from used because I'm afraid the tires might have patches, or the engine has been beaten or run with wrong oil or some other time bomb. Even though warrenty is still good, seems like these high-strung cars should be bought new so you know exactly what's happening with them.

    A four-year period where all problems are known and covered seems like a big deal compared to the 2.5 to 3 years this somewhat unknown car comes with.

    Need help (yet again) with rational thinking on this used vs. new _Turbo_ issue.

    I'm very grateful for your thoughts.





    I shared the same concerns although the one I bought only had 200 miles. I did get the service guys to run the PWIS diagnostic that shows whether there were any over revs. There were none and they gave me the readout. Good luck with your decision.

    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    Depends.

    - Do you intend to sell the car before the waranty expires? If so, it shouldn't be such a worry. If you intend to keep the car for a long time, then you might want a new one.

    - How much are you saving? Is it worth it? Is money any of your concern? If not, and if it's not for the money, then get a new one.

    It's a hard one though.

    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    Any $150K+ commuter car is fundamentally discretionary....and one should be commensurately OCD re: car's options&color spec/newness/latest-tech, etc....

    Absolutely would never buy any car unless it's new; personally, refuse to even buy new cars that have been sitting on a dealer lot/showroom...

    Previously owned cars (even buy-to-flip cars w/<100mis) entail no lemon law recourse...and typically cannot get cheap, mfr-subsidized $0 down lease terms (which often entail more efficient sales tx, esp in CA)....and, if can't lease car economically, lose advantages of lease-gap insurance coverage....

    Have always spec'd my cars; taken deliv within day of arrival at dealer; and typically trade-in @5K mis or 6mos (whichever comes first)...

    Any cars that are exuberantly driven (no matter how carefully detailed/parked) will absorb brake/tire wear, clutch wear, poss wheel deformation, assorted stone chips, etc...I'm fully satisifed w/absorbing deprec costs so I can inflict all of that "patina" upon my cars before trade-in....

    Doubt anyone really knows what the decay curve of latest-tech sport tires/wheels/brakes/chassis components, etc is under use on normal, imperfect pavement public roads....presumably, part of why car fanatics are willing to absorb deprec costs of rapid turnover is to drive latest-tech new car in near-original-factory-spec mechanical condition during one's use period....

    Prefer to trade-in cars before any signif dealer svc is needed....suspect factory-spec assembly, robotic installation, etc is always preferred to any car manipulated even by a factory-authorized dealer for normal svc....let alone any silly aftermkt nonsense developed w/"extensive" R&D/safety testing on a few customer cars (if that)...

    Every 6-12mos there's always another interesting latest-tech car being launched by F/P/AMG...or one can simply get a fresh new copy of same car w/inevitably upgraded/debugged tech....

    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    Are you looking at a 996TT, I know of a nice one, '05 TTS 1200 miles, doctor driven(not me), 150k sticker...pm me

    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    I'd have no issues as long as pre-purchase inspection went ok. These are durable cars

    Re: Pre-owned TT. Good enough for you?

    I believe that if the price is good enough, it can be a good choice if you get in and out of cars frequently. If it's a keeper I'd lean towards new. Run the diagnostic test like someone else mentioned. You won't regret it.

     
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