To buy or not to buy? 997 911
Discussion
Hi, long time lurker here.
Currently looking to upgrade my X Type to something a bit more....well, PH for want of a better phrase. The 997 911s look to have dropped to a fair price at the moment and having always liked the looks I'm sorely tempted, however the horror stories of IMS bearings and scored bores make me damned nervous, especially when it seems an engine rebuild will be ten k..... Something I really don't want to be in a position to have to shell out. Also on the IMS issue, is out better to go for high mileage or lower mileage?
Basically can any 997 owners share their experiences with the car and give me some overall pointers for what to look for and what I could expect to go wrong. I know the clutch will need changing at about 50k.
My budget for reference is c.25k.
Currently looking to upgrade my X Type to something a bit more....well, PH for want of a better phrase. The 997 911s look to have dropped to a fair price at the moment and having always liked the looks I'm sorely tempted, however the horror stories of IMS bearings and scored bores make me damned nervous, especially when it seems an engine rebuild will be ten k..... Something I really don't want to be in a position to have to shell out. Also on the IMS issue, is out better to go for high mileage or lower mileage?
Basically can any 997 owners share their experiences with the car and give me some overall pointers for what to look for and what I could expect to go wrong. I know the clutch will need changing at about 50k.
My budget for reference is c.25k.
Cheers thanks for the response...perhaps I'd be best off pushing for the gen2 model. Hmm.Really keen on the 997, just after mitigating risk as best I can. Go in eyes open etc. I see inspections by Peter Morgan come highly recommended.
Re warranties I note the Porsche one only covers you up to 8 years.....are there any others out there (worth the paper they're written on) that would be worth looking at?
Re warranties I note the Porsche one only covers you up to 8 years.....are there any others out there (worth the paper they're written on) that would be worth looking at?
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