I bought a Porsche on ebay without knowing anything about it

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited October 2013
    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    Update:
    I'm changing my mind and saying that the photos possibly represent the same car because the window is rolled down in one of the photos, thereby exposing the rubber weatherstripping. No matter what, this thread is the most entertaining of all the threads on CP!

    Dang, I was just about to say that since I went to re-look again.

    I defer again to the fact that PFB isnt known to have the most steady hands (broken binding post) or feet (broken PJ screen) so the pics are going to be inherantly blurry :razz:

    All in jest PFB.

    Glad your enjoying, try not to wreck it or if you do, at least post a bunch of pics of it....
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited October 2013
    Congrats on the nice looking ride!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited October 2013
    Oh dear God who cares? Some of you need to get a life all'ready. If the single most important thing in your life is whether some poor shmuck on the forum does or doesn't own a Porsche then there you have way too much time on your hands :))


    Not that I truly give a happy crap if PFB actually owns this or any other car out there but odds are he likely does, think about it for a minute if he was actually lying about this whole thing he could have posted pics long ago from pics found online.


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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited October 2013
    I think I will just leave this here...

    [video=youtube_share;FsqJFIJ5lLs]http://youtu.be/FsqJFIJ5lLs[/video]
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2013
    Plus the fact that Tony could always just contact the buyer from the ebay listing I sent him and confirm everything?
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    I think I will just leave this here...

    [video=youtube_share;FsqJFIJ5lLs]http://youtu.be/FsqJFIJ5lLs[/video]

    Thats the best last post ever for this thread lmfao, I think russel tossing the spear represents me posting pics of the actual car and the tray of silver drinking goblets being was the naysayers.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Its actually auto and manual thats porsche calls 'triptronic'. Basically next to the drive I can just slap it to the left and then do the gears bymyself on the steering wheel.

    No, it's an auto. Tiptronic, not triptronic.

    It's an automatic with the ability to interfere electronically with the shift patterns (which is a LOT slower than leaving it in sport mode or a real automatic). Tiptronic is a joke, a bad one too. If it had DSG or PDK like the new ones then maybe I'd brag about it. Otherwise it's useless except for holding a gear in passing. A real manual has a clutch in there somewhere, which you don't have.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2013
    So now that he finally has his car - how long until the transmission falls out?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,015
    edited October 2013
    nguyendot wrote: »
    So now that he finally has his car - how long until the transmission falls out?

    ohh....ohhhh, bets ?

    5 bucks says by Christmas ? If he can first avoid those Dakota wandering poles they have everywhere.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2013
    nguyendot wrote: »
    No, it's an auto. Tiptronic, not triptronic.

    It's an automatic with the ability to interfere electronically with the shift patterns (which is a LOT slower than leaving it in sport mode or a real automatic). Tiptronic is a joke, a bad one too. If it had DSG or PDK like the new ones then maybe I'd brag about it. Otherwise it's useless except for holding a gear in passing. A real manual has a clutch in there somewhere, which you don't have.


    So your saying....... you drive a minivan with a stick shift?
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited October 2013
    snow wrote: »
    oh dear god who cares? Some of you need to get a life all'ready. If the single most important thing in your life is whether some poor shmuck on the forum does or doesn't own a porsche then there you have way too much time on your hands :))


    not that i truly give a happy crap if pfb actually owns this or any other car out there but odds are he likely does, think about it for a minute if he was actually lying about this whole thing he could have posted pics long ago from pics found online.


    Regards snow

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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    So your saying....... you drive a minivan with a stick shift?

    Not sure how you deduced that from my paragraph, Sherlock. You need to go back and work on your comprehension skills.
    Also, that would be "you're saying" not "your saying".

    I have driven many Porsche Boxsters, including the first one sold in this state way back in 1998. The Tiptronic function is terrible, the manual is much better.

    I drive something that can actually as you put it: "get behind the wheel and kick some **** at the lights"
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited October 2013
    Porschefarmboy

    Thanks for the pics, enjoy.
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited October 2013
    enjoy your car....finally this saga comes to an end~~~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,870
    edited October 2013
    Nightfall wrote: »
    This is clearly a hard top

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    This is clearly a soft top

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    You are seeing the hard edge to the soft top in the first photo. The photo is poor, so you can't see the texture of the canvas, but they are the same car.

    BTW, Even though I think an automatic trans in a Porsche is blasphemy, I think he will be better off. It will keep him from dumping the clutch at stoplights and ruining the car.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2013
    Congrats on the car!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,015
    edited October 2013
    billbillw wrote: »
    BTW, Even though I think an automatic trans in a Porsche is blasphemy, I think he will be better off. It will keep him from dumping the clutch at stoplights and ruining the car.


    Bingo.....spot on.
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  • EndersShadow
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    edited October 2013
    billbillw wrote: »
    It will keep him from dumping the clutch at stoplights and ruining the car.

    I disagree. I firmly believe that if it can be done PFB can do it :wink:...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,015
    edited October 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    I disagree. I firmly believe that if it shouldn't be done PFB will do it :wink:...


    Fixed that for ya pal.

    Seriously PFB, congrats on the car, enjoy.....try not to kill yourself, or anyone else for that matter.
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  • EndersShadow
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    edited October 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Fixed that for ya pal.

    Seriously PFB, congrats on the car, enjoy.....try not to kill yourself, or anyone else for that matter.

    Appreciate it Tony... that phrasing works better :smile:
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited October 2013
    Even worse than dumping the clutch he could be out there doing neutral drops. O.O
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    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Here is the view from sitting with the front dials

    This one is absolute proof that it is not his car. Notice the pants! No skinny jeans here!

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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited October 2013
    A sportscar with an automatic...next you're gonna tell me that Obamacare is a good thing. *facepalm*
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,015
    edited October 2013
    madmax wrote: »
    This one is absolute proof that it is not his car. Notice the pants! No skinny jeans here!
    .

    Hey....well in a convertible, ya have to air out the....um....Boys. Carpenter pants are great for that. You haven't lived until you drive a convertible with the top down, naked, in a Dakota winter.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,338
    edited October 2013
    Tony u crack me up

    Remind me to bring my own chair while doing a listening session with your Legacy's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2013
    If I bought a manual then how would I hold my glass wine?
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited October 2013
    Easy...buy wine in box, fit bracket to roll bar, route hose from wine box to mouth.

    Keep up...us BMW folks have perfected douchery dangit.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,466
    edited October 2013
    Enjoy it while you can PFB. Winter is FAST approaching up there, so please heed the advice of preparing the car now for a long winter slumber. If you plan on driving it through the winter, I doubt you will be driving it for very long. These cars are NOT known for their handling in wet weather, much less three feet of snow, and the salt will absolutely ruin the car in short order.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    If I bought a manual then how would I hold my glass wine?

    Sports cars aren't for multitasking.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited October 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    If I bought a manual then how would I hold my glass wine?

    Have your wife continue to driver you?!?

    Congrats on the car! I would have opted for a manual though. But I guess baby steps are in order here.
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