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@WNGD wrote- "But judging by the look of the vehicles in the background, this dealer likely wouldn't err on the specifics and exaggerate HP"

Dealers like this do it all the time- they're dealing with a crowd where a lot of people have more money than brains, some really don't know much about cars in general, just need to hear certain buzz words to get their interest and don't always care if their descriptions are technically correct. You and I both know it does not have a "911 chassis", and a "944 suspension all around" makes it sound that much more exotic (again, probably wrong as being an IM it probably has a 911 or 914 front end- either a much better suspension than the 944 stuff for a rear engine'd car) but that sort of thing is what the crowd who frequent this type of dealership wants to hear. It will be bought sight unseen and will end up in another multi car collection where it will be driven a few times a year until the owner gets tired of it (what- it needs a mechanic how often? it leaks in the rain?) and shuffles it on, maybe even by the same dealer. The car was previously part of a collection and the owner only put 6,000 miles on it in 6 years, 1,000 miles at one time in a vintage car rally. The old owner never spent enough time with the car to really get to know and appreciate it- another case of too many toys.

A number of years ago there was a similar discussion here about a replica for sale online, with the seller (again, a higher end car lot) not really knowing much about the car. I emailed them asking to clarify a few things and after a couple of back and forths (with no real info divulged) was told that everything in the ad was correct, that was all I needed to know and unless I was truly interested in buying the car to stop bothering them. I of course emailed the guy 2 more times (what else do you do in the middle of the night when you can't sleep?) just 'cause I could. I don't know if I'd posted my first time yet or had just started as an active member (I lurked occasionally for 4? years before my first post) so didn't report anything. Al

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