Buying Advice & Tips for 997 Gen1
Discussion
anonymous said:
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Im sure your right good well cared for cars have gone bang but generally the normal principles apply, i seem to recall something about the ramdom structure of some material in the coating can generally cause this so nothing to do with how the car in treated, but in general if the car is looked after and measures, which i think are worth it taken, oil, rads, temp sensor etc then you must have a better chance. The bores will go oval slower and generally last longer.....bigkeeko said:
Top end respected specialist dealers still sell gen 1 cars.
Why? Because they aren't as bad as the scaremongers make out.
I had a bump on my elbow a couple of years ago. According to the internet I had weeks to live.
True. But a very well respected indy said to me "we keep our fingers & toes crossed when we sell Gen 1 997s & pray the new owners don't have any issues. Owning one of these is like Russian Roulette." They see a lot of these with engine issues. It's not a rare isolated issue. It's not scaremongering - its a matter of making sure your eyes are wide open. You only have to have a look at the extension & ongoing research Hartech are doing. Why? Because they aren't as bad as the scaremongers make out.
I had a bump on my elbow a couple of years ago. According to the internet I had weeks to live.
Andrew911 said:
True. But a very well respected indy said to me "we keep our fingers & toes crossed when we sell Gen 1 997s & pray the new owners don't have any issues. Owning one of these is like Russian Roulette." They see a lot of these with engine issues. It's not a rare isolated issue. It's not scaremongering - its a matter of making sure your eyes are wide open. You only have to have a look at the extension & ongoing research Hartech are doing.
This, I didn't really believe the 'scaremongering' until mine went pop. I was very lucky as I only had it for a week and the dealer gave me my money back. It is a disgrace that Porsche bury there heads in the sand.
I did speak to a local specialist at the weekend, as part of my continued research and his comments where if he didn't know the car or I know the car well that it should have a scope inspection.
So if I do pursue a 997 then this is a cost of scoping I will need to factor in.
I guess I won't need to do this with a very late 996 or would I?
So if I do pursue a 997 then this is a cost of scoping I will need to factor in.
I guess I won't need to do this with a very late 996 or would I?
I've only been on here for a few months and I'm already looking for an exit route out of this marque,Apparently the one owner 997gen1 that I spent so much time looking for is a grenade,e relevant of the fact that the 1 owner of whom was a 64 year old female business exec who hadn't managed to get the car out of range 1 and the low mileage and full OPC history doesn't in fact mean d idly squat because if it doesn't blow up on Friday it might or probably will explode on a Sunday afternoon sometime in October maybe or definitely or if or when I forget to warm it up or pull away too quickly or god forbid overtake anyone without checking the car is exactly at 80dg Im going to be totally screwed
anonymous said:
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So what you're saying is that you were pleased you purchased a car with a duff engine? If so, I'm pleased for you. I wouldn't be. I'm happy with the brake pedal feel of the cars I own and also the way they handle and the feedback and feel they offer both through the steering wheel and the driver's seat. I haven't bought a car and felt the need to change the sizes of the wheels and tyres and bleat about it across the internet and the printed page. But I'm talking balls so I'll 'sod off' now as you so eloquently put it. ;-) cp81 said:
I did speak to a local specialist at the weekend, as part of my continued research and his comments where if he didn't know the car or I know the car well that it should have a scope inspection.
So if I do pursue a 997 then this is a cost of scoping I will need to factor in.
I guess I won't need to do this with a very late 996 or would I?
3.4 is a better bet if you want to lessen your chances of being affected by the bore scoring issueSo if I do pursue a 997 then this is a cost of scoping I will need to factor in.
I guess I won't need to do this with a very late 996 or would I?
Get an inspection,. If all clear then enjoy the car. You can normally hear from the engine if there are problems with it. If these cars were so problematic, then 9 year old cars would not be selling for up to £28-33k at the moment. These cars are built to be driven. Get the best spec and lowest mileage you can afford and enjoy....
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