Another COA thread, got mine and have questions |
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Another COA thread, got mine and have questions |
bbrock |
Mar 24 2018, 10:40 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I got my COA yesterday and have a few questions that I will contact PCNA about, but thought I'd run these by the experts beforehand to make sure I don't ask something silly.
1. I supplied the transmission # but COA shows "not confirmed." Does this mean they have no record of he original # or does it mean they don't match? I think I have all the receipts from PO (2nd owner) on this car that start in 1976. Seems unlikely that the tranny was replaced after only 3 years. I was thrilled to see they did confirm the matching engine # (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) 2. Paint code: My Karmann tag lists L96D silver metallic as the paint code, COA lists Silver Metallic/80. Is that just the Porsche code for the same color? 3. Options: COA just states "US Equipment." My car seems to be a bit of an oddball and the main reason for ordering the COA was hoping to confirm it. It is a '73 2.0L WITHOUT appearance group (no vinyl pillars, chrome bumpers, or fog lights) but it DOES have Performance group options (front and rear factory sway bars, center console, and fuchs wheels (all 5 of them)). Shouldn't that show up on the options list? I did consider the highly unlikely chance that appearance group equipment was removed when the car got some body work and poor quality respray (probably in 1978), but there were no filled holes for the bottom roof pillar trim when I stripped the car down. That seems pretty good evidence the car never had roll bar vinyl. Any special documentation I should send when contacting PCNA? Photos of factory sway bar mounts maybe? |
IronHillRestorations |
Mar 25 2018, 03:11 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,719 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None |
+1 on 914Sixer's comment. PCNA used to supply accurate info on older cars. The new "COA" is a joke. Basically it's just a revenue stream for PCNA. They used to be like $40 and were pretty accurate, now it's not unusual to get wrong information.
What are the now $125? |
DRPHIL914 |
Mar 26 2018, 12:56 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
+1 on 914Sixer's comment. PCNA used to supply accurate info on older cars. The new "COA" is a joke. Basically it's just a revenue stream for PCNA. They used to be like $40 and were pretty accurate, now it's not unusual to get wrong information. What are the now $125? $100 - just sent in for mine, filled it out etc also sent in printed out picture of the original sales receipt(bill of sale) and the window sticker with all the options, mine is a 75 with appearance group and special order color L99k(copper Metallic) will be interesting to see how that plays out. probably not worth the $100 if they cant even verify my engine and transmission are numbers matching, |
bbrock |
Mar 26 2018, 05:08 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
+1 on 914Sixer's comment. PCNA used to supply accurate info on older cars. The new "COA" is a joke. Basically it's just a revenue stream for PCNA. They used to be like $40 and were pretty accurate, now it's not unusual to get wrong information. What are the now $125? $100 - just sent in for mine, filled it out etc also sent in printed out picture of the original sales receipt(bill of sale) and the window sticker with all the options, mine is a 75 with appearance group and special order color L99k(copper Metallic) will be interesting to see how that plays out. probably not worth the $100 if they cant even verify my engine and transmission are numbers matching, I'll be interested to see what yours says. I sent them an email about mine this morning. Mostly want to confirm that transmission number "Not Confirmed" just means they don't have a record of the correct number. I wish I had sales receipt and window sticker, but I do have all the receipts from the PO I bought the car from and who bought it herself when the car was only 3 years old. Unless the original owner blew up the transmission when the car was just a baby, this transmission is original. We'll see what they say. And yes, it's the most expensive sheet of paper I ever bought. $125 for non-PCNA members. Ridiculous. But at least it's an official document that at a minimum doesn't contradict the equipment on the car. I also tried to track down and contact the dealership where my car was originally purchased in PA. That was fun since the old Porsche-Audi dealerships have been dissolved, renamed, split up, or what have you. I managed to find and email address for the most promising existing dealer and shot them a message as a hail Mary to see if they had any old sales records. I didn't expect to hear back from them and so far I have not been disappointed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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