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Old 08-07-2014, 09:10 PM   #1476
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price seems alright...why not look for one from a private sale
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Old 08-07-2014, 09:36 PM   #1477
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Looks Suspiciously cheap for the year
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That black 964 I posted on August 3rd? (Theft recovery in Summerland, 25k)
It was relisted August 6th in Richmond for $29,999. Quick flip.

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Old 08-07-2014, 09:44 PM   #1479
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What a shame. (enthusiast) Car flippers have a special place in hell waiting for them if I had my way. It could have been a way for a true enthusiast to get a deal on a car he'd love forever, or at least a long time.
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Old 08-07-2014, 11:32 PM   #1480
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I can't hate on a guy for hustling to make a buck. I'd do the same. He pulled the trigger when "true enthusiasts" didn't.
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these new pics look so much better.. looks almost like a different car
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Old 08-08-2014, 12:55 AM   #1482
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Always wanted to own a 5 series manual transmission
this one fits the bill.
what do you think revscene? nice price or crack pipe?

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The engine should be quite reliable, since it's the same one as the 330i.
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Old 08-08-2014, 05:43 AM   #1483
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Edit: saw your post said it was originally 25k.

Kinda seems like a lot of work for a potential ~3k profit (after tax and assuming both sell for near list).

I would guess the thieves took it for a ride the car hasn't forgotten.

Mind you, 3k is 3k for a nice drive to the interior and back with a little paperwork..
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I don't think someone would flip it for that price... it would have cost them $3k in taxes to buy at $25k... and they are ASKING $30k and nobody pays ask price on CL... I seriously doubt they would risk that to make <$2k
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Old 08-08-2014, 01:42 PM   #1486
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I don't think someone would flip it for that price... it would have cost them $3k in taxes to buy at $25k... and they are ASKING $30k and nobody pays ask price on CL... I seriously doubt they would risk that to make <$2k
Car was sold for closer to $21500
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Car was sold for closer to $21500
Damn! That is a helluva deal even for theft recovery. Did you talk to the original seller?
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What a shame. (enthusiast) House flippers have a special place in hell waiting for them if I had my way. It could have been a way for a true Vancouverite to get a deal on a house he/she and his/her family would love forever, or at least a long time.

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Old 08-08-2014, 03:24 PM   #1489
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Are you guys kidding? It's simple economics...supply and demand. Are you saying that if you had the chance to make a quick $5k because you saw something under market value, you wouldn't make that money?

Back when the PS3 (and PS2, actually) first launched, I had access to 10 of them, bought them all and flipped them all within a day to nerds with too much money that needed to play the crappy launch titles immediately. Made almost $10k without ever opening a box. Is that wrong? I care so much less about how much someone else wants a car than $5k in my pocket because at the end of the day, people on Craigslist are just strangers.

If no one wanted it, no one would be able to flip and drive prices up. The market evens itself out.
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I don't think someone would flip it for that price... it would have cost them $3k in taxes to buy at $25k... and they are ASKING $30k and nobody pays ask price on CL... I seriously doubt they would risk that to make <$2k
You kinda contradicted yourself there by assuming someone paid 25k then following up with "nobody pays ask price on CL" .. I based my statement on asking prices and figured roughly 3k could be made for a day in the car and some paperwork.

That is, of course, if the buyer is willing to purchase for 3k more than the sellers total cost. And with a rebuilt, that's riskier than without the rebuild status.

My guess was the 3k profit wasn't the goal here, the car has some skeletons as a result of the theft and the buyer is trying to get as much back as he can by asking more than what he paid after tax.

If it really is a flip and they paid $21,500 as suggested here, thats just over 23k after tax and if he can get 28k or so, 5k is pretty good for a days work.
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It could also be a case of "if I can get XX I'll sell it, otherwise I'll keep it and enjoy it"
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Been eyeing an e46 m3 on the market for the last couple weeks, but unfortunately money will be going somewhere else
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Are you guys kidding? It's simple economics...supply and demand. Are you saying that if you had the chance to make a quick $5k because you saw something under market value, you wouldn't make that money?

Back when the PS3 (and PS2, actually) first launched, I had access to 10 of them, bought them all and flipped them all within a day to nerds with too much money that needed to play the crappy launch titles immediately. Made almost $10k without ever opening a box. Is that wrong? I care so much less about how much someone else wants a car than $5k in my pocket because at the end of the day, people on Craigslist are just strangers.

If no one wanted it, no one would be able to flip and drive prices up. The market evens itself out.
I don't know, I've always been the guy that would give up the girl to the friend that really liked her, even when she liked me, or the guy that would give away his old snowboard gear to the person that needed it, instead of selling it. Maybe I'm an idiot, or maybe I just wish people were a little less greedy. The world would be a lot less shitty if people would let people get what they really wanted instead of looking it as a way to capitalize on what that person wants. Either way, I'm going off topic, but greed it what is going to destroy us as a species. It already has. I'm not saying money doesn't matter, because it does, but I'd rather someone be really happy than me fuck them for a few bucks.
Anyways, heres a 964 that doesn't carry any stories for less anyways.
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/cto/4572395090.html
Just for fun, heres the worst porsche buy of the century.
http://victoria.craigslist.ca/cto/4595445412.html
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The engine should be quite reliable, since it's the same one as the 330i.
code is the same but everything else is different due to the dynamic drive and bunch of other stuff.
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Car was on the market earlier this year, but it looks like the owner had the guys at Blitzkrieg take care of it with the engine overhaul (and then some.)

At $28K, it's a good buy. Or pony up a bit more for a late model 996 or 997.1.
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Car was on the market earlier this year, but it looks like the owner had the guys at Blitzkrieg take care of it with the engine overhaul (and then some.)

At $28K, it's a good buy. Or pony up a bit more for a late model 996 or 997.1.
Looks like an automatic, so I don't think it would be a good buy. And it's also concerning that he spent all that coin on a rebuild and to sell it after only 1500km
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Looks like an automatic, so I don't think it would be a good buy. And it's also concerning that he spent all that coin on a rebuild and to sell it after only 1500km
Good eye. I didn't see it in the photos until closer inespection.

I would think he's just trying to salvage what he can financially. It's normally easier to sell a car that is in working condition than not, especially the Porsche market.
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I suppose so. If it was manual with clean title for $28k it would have been sold already
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Maybe a good buy for someone
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