The best time to buy a Porsche 997 for £20k ...NOW

[fastgerman]

Looks like somebody has been trimming this thread - why?

Link to Peter Morgan:

'Cylinder bore scoring on 996/997/Boxster/Cayman

Q: Should I worry about bore scoring on a 997?

A: The reality of this problem is quite different than some (with vested interest in the repairs) would have you believe. There have been a small number of failures, but these appear to have been confined to the larger engined or powerkit models (997S, Cayman 3.4, 3.6 996 X51 for instance). It does not appear to affect so much the 3.6 997, the 320hp 996s, 986 and 987 Boxsters and Cayman 2.7. It does not affect the Turbo or GT models, which have a different engine.'

http://www.porscheinspections.com/qanda.php#Cylind...

Edited by fastgerman on Friday 3rd July 13:01

[g7jhp]

fastgerman said:

Looks like the top specialists are on the hunt for 997's:

'Strong sales mean we currently require new stock.
We buy all Porsches from the 1980's to the current day, in particular 997 model 911s (2004 onwards)'

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

911 Virgin

They probably have to kiss a lot of frogs!

[YoungMD]

You look back over time, porsche problems at time of early production, like engine etc etc don't put people off for long as cars get older people either think issues have been sorted or the remaining cars are fine. The things that helps 997.1 prices are that they really are very nice cars. Imo they feel enough like an older 911 but look great, the only thing I think is that you need to take care of them, thermostat radiator for engine and get one with interior still in good condition, some even with less than 50k on them have shot leather.....

Compare 997.1 to 997,2 especially for a spec'ed car and the 997.1 is great value probably even if you throw in a rebuild

[g7jhp]

YoungMD said:

You look back over time, porsche problems at time of early production, like engine etc etc don't put people off for long as cars get older people either think issues have been sorted or the remaining cars are fine. The things that helps 997.1 prices are that they really are very nice cars. Imo they feel enough like an older 911 but look great, the only thing I think is that you need to take care of them, thermostat radiator for engine and get one with interior still in good condition, some even with less than 50k on them have shot leather.....

Compare 997.1 to 997,2 especially for a spec'ed car and the 997.1 is great value probably even if you throw in a rebuild

True, if you're referring to the 964 but the issue had a proper resolution.

The 997.1 is far more expensive to fix.

Which older 911 do you think drives like a 997.1?

[YoungMD]

Had a 3.2, 964 and 993, 997.1 isn't the same but in my opinion much more similar than a 997.2 or newer ones.

I know the 997.1 is the devil on this site but actually a good one with work done and bores checked is a very nice proposition, although if a wanted a daily drive I would have a 997.2 or probably a Cayman. And sorry but 964 wAs not a great car, a pain to do anything on, my 3.2 was far better and the 993 even better but imo the 964 was a very pretty car and the best looking, and with time and classic status that becomes more important.............let's see.....

[appletonn]

rubystone said:

So early 996s...'98-99...are good news?...time to buy another one then...

I bought an early '98 manual 3.4 C2 3 months ago & apart from praying to the god of chocolate engines every night, I love it!

Proper mechanical feel to it (cable throttle - none of that new-fangled electronic nonsense here!) & feels surprisingly more like my old 964 to drive than I expected, with great steering & nice 'analogue' feel to ot

[uktrailmonster]

YoungMD said:

Had a 3.2, 964 and 993, 997.1 isn't the same but in my opinion much more similar than a 997.2 or newer ones.

It's all in your head, which is fine as it's your decision. But the 997.1 is nothing like an air-cooled 911. In fact it's very much like a 997.2 to actually drive. Not surprising really considering it was just a facelift. But hey if a change of lights and an upgraded sat nav makes you feel totally differently about it then great. Nothing wrong with a 997.1 if you prefer the look (as you clearly do) and they are of course cheaper as long as the engine doesn't let go.

[YoungMD]

You're right but everybody has there limits and LED lights and a sat nav that is actually useful in a porsche just makes them too similar to an Audi for me 😀

[uktrailmonster]

YoungMD said:

You're right but everybody has there limits and LED lights and a sat nav that is actually useful in a porsche just makes them too similar to an Audi for me ??

Yep, just like an Audi. Both have 4 wheels and a steering wheel. I agree with you on the working satnav though!