996 C2 interest

[Henners84]

Hi, I don't think I am the only one (after reading a fee more threads) that the 996 is now beginning to look cool again (particularly the 996.1 in my opinion. I am therefore seriously considering one but I am slightly stuck about who to enquire about with for a good one. After owning a noble m12 before (amazing machine) but the experience was ruined slightly by always having the feeling at the back of my head that it could get very expensive very quickly, I would very much value the peace of mind that (say) a Hartech rebuild or warranty would provide. However are there similar companies that you would also trust with a rebuild or any other good warranty packs? I understand the 3.4 is slightly less likely to be affected by ims failure or bore score but I still would like the piece of mind. Also, with the forums littered with posts on ims rms and bore score, are there any other things I should be looking out for?

In terms of spec I am definitely looking at a c2 (not a c4),needs to be manual and a coupe with black/dark interior. Mechanicals need to be upto scratch but not so bothered about miles or bodywork as it will be driven and in London. I may upgrade brakes, exhaust and suspension over time so a tip top original is probably not the best car for me. Looking for something honest.

Thanks in advance for any help provided.

Henry

[Henners84]

Two lovely examples there in the blue and in the white! I had discounted the C4 just because I am not a fan of 4WD in general, particularly how it tends to affect the steering feel. But if someone can tell me otherwise I could be tempted to try and C2 and C4 back-to-back. Thanks all for the advice so far - I'll be speaking with some of the specialists you mentioned this coming week...

[Henners84]

So I went to view a car today - a 2002 C4S (so not the C2 I thought I wanted nor the C4 others in the thread recommended I looked into!). However I do like the way the C4S looks and seeing as I want to keep the universe of potential cars as broad as possible I thought I'd have a look despite being a bit more than ideally I'd like to spend. The car has done just shy of 100k miles but has a brand new engine (supplied directly from Porsche) and clutch along with a lot of history of recent work completed. Bodywork was clean and interior was ok (for the age). The engine sounded strong and the chassis felt tight (it didn't feel a 100k mile car in my opinion). My question is, how should I be viewing this as a 100k mile car or not given the fact it had a new engine c. 6 months ago? Would you be concerned or pleased (given the IMS and bore score issues) that the car has a new engine? Anything in particular I should be checking? I plan to contact the dealership that fitted the new engine to find out a bit more about the backstory.