resigner said:
5% sounds about right, and more importantly, there is bore score which needs a rebuild, and then there is bore score which doesn't get worse and is perfectly fine.
Don't believe the scaremongers, including some dealers (some idiot at RPM Technik who is in modern classics this month saying "don't touch Gen 1 cars, they have to many issues, we don't touch them" for example).
I have a 2007 C2S Manual Cabrio. Awesome car. Has been well looked after. I don't thrash it until it's warmed up, and change the oil every year, instead of the 2 year service. Get a good one, or one which has already had a rebuild, and enjoy an immensely talented car. Get in now while you can still afford a decent one. Prices have been climbing for a while. Mine was £30,000 almost 3 years ago. I couldn't replace it now for less than £35k.
You want, manual, C2S. PSE, Heated Seats, Sports Chrono all all nice but not essential.
It's about condition, not mileage so much. Don't be scared of a good looked after higher mileage car. You should probably get any car checked properly for Bore Score, and try and get a newer IMS car, post late 2005 (check the engine number range!)
it's about time someone really knowledgeable put this all in a pinned thread along with the engine numbers!
Phew perfect saves me writing exactily the same :thumb: OP spend less time reading the scare stories remember only the few its happened to rant on the net no one says " drove my 997 today and em well ur nothing went wrong "
the vast vast majority of these cars are sound.
Dont listen to the "they will all need a rebuild at some point" every single car of every marque will need a rebuild at some point in the next 50 years, its a stupid weak arguement and serves no purpose other than to worry potential new owners .
The 996.2 has the same potential issue so you cant negate it by doing that .
you can reduce the risk even further than 5% by buying a 3.6 997.1 manual either post March 06 or check the engine number to ensure its the newer IMS bearing , I can post that engine number info if you need it.
What is it you want from a 3.8S that a 3.6 997.1 won't offer as we may be able to point you right on some things .
I had my 997.1 for 4 years brought it on 45k sold it on 89k have it borscoped and it was clean as a whistle.
As resigner says most cylinders will get normal age related score thats not the same as borescore caused by the coating off the liners coming off but it is often misdiagnosed as so by people who are not specialists in the field , this only adds fuel to the fire about borescope.
What you MUST do is get an independant PPI and borescope to be sure your getting a good car then follow the risk minimising proceedures widely discussed
millers 10w50 nano oil, let, fully warm up under 3000rpm before hooning.
and then just relax and enjoy 911 ownership like the many many thousands of 997.1 owners do.
I still ended up writting a novel despite resigner covering half of it already.
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