The ebay thread

[Sundayjumper]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283814759832

I’m worried this might have my name on it. How bad an idea is it to buy a non-running Porsche barge ??

[Zonda_]

It'll be the lpg system, it says they left it running and it conked out. My VR6 used to do it.

[Mito Man]

I’m curious as to what kind of fuck nugget you have to be to take a picture of a car, then do a piss poor photoshop of it on a black and white background! I thought it was a toy car

[Sundayjumper]

I’m curious as to what kind of fuck nugget you have to be to take a picture of a car, then do a piss poor photoshop of it on a black and white background! I thought it was a toy car

That’s BCA. The eBay lot have lifted the pics straight from BCA’s website !

[Sundayjumper]

It'll be the lpg system, it says they left it running and it conked out. My VR6 used to do it.

What was the solution ? Some brief research suggested a failed fuel pump is quite likely but I’d not really thought about the LPG side. Doesn’t it default to petrol if there’s an LPG fault ?

[integrale_evo]

I'm guessing the lpg controller switches the fuel pump off when it activates the lpg system so there could be a fault there rather that with the fuel pump itself?

[NotoriousREV]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283814759832

I’m worried this might have my name on it. How bad an idea is it to buy a non-running Porsche barge ??

Do it, do it, do it, do it!

[speedingfine]

Not eBay, sorry. But I've been staring at it for weeks now. How reliable are this era S Class?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... 0/10436477

[DeskJockey]

Not eBay, sorry. But I've been staring at it for weeks now. How reliable are this era S Class?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... 0/10436477

Only one way to find out...

[DeskJockey]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283814759832

I’m worried this might have my name on it. How bad an idea is it to buy a non-running Porsche barge ??

Do it, do it, do it, do it!

Exactly this.

[Sundayjumper]

Do it, do it, do it, do it!

Exactly this.

It looks like it would only be worth £3k tops as a runner, so in its current state it needs to be VERY cheap to be appealing.

I'll keep an eye on it.

£800.85 ?

[DeskJockey]

Do it, do it, do it, do it!

Exactly this.

It looks like it would only be worth £3k tops as a runner, so in its current state it needs to be VERY cheap to be appealing.

I'll keep an eye on it.

£800.85 ?

Seems a reasonable price.

[Rich B]

What would you do with it? You already have a 4x4 (that is arguably more interesting than a Cayenne).

[integrale_evo]

Yeah, but having a Porsche to tow your Porsche to trackdays would be pretty cool...

Personally I'd rather have a meaty petrol v8 than a diesel v10 too.

[Rich B]

http://www.zeperfs.com/en/duel1108-1082.htm

Very evenly matched on stats, I still think I’d go with the Toureg though!

[nuttinnew]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283814759832

I’m worried this might have my name on it.

If not that one...; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Caye ... 6016.l4276

[Sundayjumper]

If not that one...; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Caye ... 6016.l4276

Feck. That's quite scary. But also very impressed with the wood in the fuel gauge !

The Touareg was supposedly reckless, but apart from replacing most of the front suspension - not hugely surprising on a big heavy car with 120k miles on it - it's been good. Never broken down or refused to start.

[Sundayjumper]

What would you do with it? You already have a 4x4...

Dunno. Just seemed like fun, and I've got some time off work soon.

...(that is arguably more interesting than a Cayenne).

And better looking IMO. There's something odd about the front of the early Cayenne.

Yeah, but having a Porsche to tow your Porsche to trackdays would be pretty cool...

Yes, especially a matching Porsche ! Same colour & (near enough) same era.

http://www.zeperfs.com/en/duel1108-1082.htm

Very evenly matched on stats, I still think I’d go with the Toureg though!

That's a nifty website. Ta !

[V8Granite]

Isn’t it the 4.5 litre engines which had a lot of problems with bore wear?

If you have the time, it must be pretty tempting as that will be worth a decent amount in parts without getting too mucky.

Dave!

[NotoriousREV]

I was tempted by a cheap Cayenne until I read a buyers guide. Apparently there’s a billion things that WILL go wrong, any one of which will cost double the purchase price to fix. Apparently a lot of Indy Porsche specialists won’t touch them and recommend throwing them in the bin.

But a really, really cheap one? I’d still be tempted if I had the space.