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michaelburt25
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Oct 16, 2013, 10:43 PM

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Hello, I am currently considering investing in a 1984 Porsche 944 with 130,000 miles. Unfortunately there is no spark in the car. The current owner did not have a key so he stripped the key switch reading online that the key switch is a common problem and rewired a push button switch. This got the car to roll over, but still has no spark. He believes it could be the alarm system that could be the problem, but I am unsure. Also he has never got it running. What could be the reasons for no spark & should I possibly invest?

nickwarner
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Oct 17, 2013, 2:38 AM

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Porsche makes a nice car if you have a Porsche pocketbook. If it were a vehicle that had been worked on by someone who knew what he was doing it would be one thing, but this guy did a hack job on the wiring of an exotic sports car which all parts for it carry an exotic price tag. I work on cars for a living and I wouldn't touch it if it was given to me.

michaelburt25
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Oct 17, 2013, 8:04 PM

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Thanks for the advice, I definitely don't really have the money to pay for what problems this car may bring. It is a beautiful car in great condition, I just wished he would have done a little more research before tearing apart this car, but I suppose it was his to do what he wants.

Once again thanks for the advice before I got myself to deep into it.

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Oct 18, 2013, 1:10 AM

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Thanks for asking for advice before getting into it. So many people come here after buying someone else's disaster and we have to give them the bad news. I hope you find yourself a fun car within your price range that isn't cut up like that.I'd bet it was a real nice car before that got got his hands on it. Now its like a beautiful woman with VD. You love the look of it, but you know you're going to get burning if you hop in.

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