Need some eyes to check an S4 in Miami

The key thing is the owner says the engine is 'knocking'. So I'm wanting to find out what that is. Serious, not serious, so I can factor in the cost of fixing that to see if it's worth me buying the car. The owner is not a 928 enthusiast & is just wholesaling the car it seems.
So, I want to know what that is before I commit to buy. The rest seems good on the car.
Thanks,
Howard

howdog928;3183 wrote: The key thing is the owner says the engine is 'knocking'. So I'm wanting to find out what that is. Serious, not serious, so I can factor in the cost of fixing that to see if it's worth me buying the car. The owner is not a 928 enthusiast & is just wholesaling the car it seems.
So, I want to know what that is before I commit to buy. The rest seems good on the car.
Thanks,
Howard

What this means to me, is that you need an experienced mechanically inclined person to review this. I spun a rod bearing on my 928 race car and to the uninformed it could easily have sounded like a minor issue.

So, what I suggest you are looking for, is a shop or person in the Miami area capable of doing a basic PPI, correct?

howdog928;3169 wrote: Last one I had agreed to buy an 86 in Ft Worth, paid $400 deposit and arranged to go back the next week to pick it up (3+ hour drive). When I get there, no car & the guy has disappeared off to Florida!!! No call, nothing.........

That really sucks. I hope you are pursuing legal action. That F#@& shouldn't get away with that!

I really hope you can find someone to help you Howard.

WyattsRide;3185 wrote: That really sucks. I hope you are pursuing legal action. That F#@& shouldn't get away with that!

I really hope you can find someone to help you Howard.

Unfortunately if you can't find him, you can't really pursue it in small claims court, and $400 would be barely a down payment on attorney costs, so not really an option there. Not to mention that usually someone who absconds with $400 knows more about how to get away with it, then an honest person knows about recovering it.

Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net;3184 wrote: What this means to me, is that you need an experienced mechanically inclined person to review this. I spun a rod bearing on my 928 race car and to the uninformed it could easily have sounded like a minor issue.

So, what I suggest you are looking for, is a shop or person in the Miami area capable of doing a basic PPI, correct?

Yes, exactly Stan. With James' help we have a guy to look at it at the weekend & in the meantime I have scoped out 2 possible shops 15 mins from the car that can do a PPI. I'll wait to see what our guy says at the weekend & if still uncertain, will then get a PPI.
Thanks.

WyattsRide;3185 wrote: That really sucks. I hope you are pursuing legal action. That F#@& shouldn't get away with that!

I really hope you can find someone to help you Howard.

Yea, thanks. I haven't done anything yet. If I don't hear back from him within a week I'll report to the police, but like Stan says, not sure if there's really much I can do about it. costs me probably $60-70 just to go there & back, so almost pointless really doing too much.

Maybe we can get a group to go up sometime and toilet paper & egg his house, lol. Anyone want to come?

Otherwise, I'm just getting on with finding a real 928 for me to upgrade to.