Florida man sues Porsche, claiming his ‘new’ 911 GT3 worth $281,940 was previously used as a technician trainer – Jalopnik

When you buy a new car, you usually expect it to be new. It may have been delivered to the dealer with a handful of miles on the odometer and picked up a few more after a test drive or two, but you’d be pretty upset if a dealer sold you a new car that turned out to be used. You’d probably be even angrier if the car in question was a Porsche 911 GT3 that cost you $281,940. And yet, Automotive News reports that a Florida man is suing Porsche Cars North America, claiming his 911 GT3 was previously used to train technicians.

According to the lawsuit filed in Seminole County Circuit Court in Florida, Abdul Azizi purchased a 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 with 34 miles on the odometer from Porsche Warrington in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Porsche Warrington reportedly told Azizi that the car had been used for “display and marketing purposes” and that it had “solely been used to promote the brand and familiarize Porsche dealer staff with the features of the new model.”

But while some of the ‘staff’ certainly used the car to familiarize themselves with the new model, the wording does little to suggest what actually happened. Azizi claims his car was originally sold to the Porsche Technology Apprenticeship Program and used to train future technicians. How many times it was taken down and put back together no one can really say, but ‘a lot’ sounds like a pretty good guess.

Attempts to repair the car’s problems reportedly failed, with the lawsuit claiming that the car was “out of service for the better part of a year – and Azizi has not driven it since early 2025, let alone had full use and enjoyment of it.” He was also able to obtain possession of the car from Lemon Law, but is currently appealing the arbitrator’s decision because it did not include financing costs or sales tax. In a statement, Azizi’s attorney Jacob Abrams told Automotive News:

As alleged in the complaint, Porsche improperly assigned for sale to consumers a vehicle it used to train service technicians in the Porsche Technology Apprenticeship Program and conspired with its co-defendant dealer to conceal the vehicle’s prior use.

We look forward to exposing this unfair practice and proving that defendants are liable for significant damages to our client.

How this case will play out for PCNA is anyone’s guess, but based on the data we currently have available, things aren’t looking good for the dealer at the very least. After allegedly telling Azizi that his car did not come with a window sticker, he returned home to find it in the glove compartment, complete with the words “PCNA CAR NOT FOR SALE” stamped on the front of it. Oops.