Hi all,
A bit of a lurker in the past ... I was looking into buying a 911 about 4 years ago. My budget is limited to around 25k. It will be a weekend car - I already have a reasonable company car (BMW 330d) which isn't lacking in horsepower but ...
In looking at 911s I was firmly in 996 territory and bottom end 997. I started to read about intermediate shaft failures and decided that life was too short to buy into potential issue. So I went back to buying motorbikes ...
I have had my head turned by the Cayman ... the biggest issue was whether I can fit in one, but having sat in one, I now know I can.
However it is looking like a resist to the 996/997 woes. Scored barrels / IMS issue etc.
Still looking at 25k ...
So 06/07 Cayman S - however that does appear to be the troublesome engine. The car will be used for high days and holidays and track days ....
So questions about the 3.4:-
1) Is it really a mobile grenade?
2) The examples I am looking at are 40-50k. If there are issues with scored barrels will it have happened before this and been sorted , or does it happen anytime during the life of the car?
3) I see borescope mentioned a lot. It seems like a must have. How much does it cost / how quickly can it get done?
4) I am assuming that the borescope on is a snap shot of now - it will tell you that the car has got scored barrels. But I guess the issue could happen at ant stage in the future as well - or does the car get to 40k and if it hasn't happened by then, the future looks bright?
I have been looking a a green one in Ascot. Obviously the salesman was great about saying "don't believe everything you see on the internet" .... but then, he would say that , wouldn't he ...
So I am coming to the expert hive mind, so you can break me in gently ...
Thanks
A bit of a lurker in the past ... I was looking into buying a 911 about 4 years ago. My budget is limited to around 25k. It will be a weekend car - I already have a reasonable company car (BMW 330d) which isn't lacking in horsepower but ...
In looking at 911s I was firmly in 996 territory and bottom end 997. I started to read about intermediate shaft failures and decided that life was too short to buy into potential issue. So I went back to buying motorbikes ...
I have had my head turned by the Cayman ... the biggest issue was whether I can fit in one, but having sat in one, I now know I can.
However it is looking like a resist to the 996/997 woes. Scored barrels / IMS issue etc.
Still looking at 25k ...
So 06/07 Cayman S - however that does appear to be the troublesome engine. The car will be used for high days and holidays and track days ....
So questions about the 3.4:-
1) Is it really a mobile grenade?
2) The examples I am looking at are 40-50k. If there are issues with scored barrels will it have happened before this and been sorted , or does it happen anytime during the life of the car?
3) I see borescope mentioned a lot. It seems like a must have. How much does it cost / how quickly can it get done?
4) I am assuming that the borescope on is a snap shot of now - it will tell you that the car has got scored barrels. But I guess the issue could happen at ant stage in the future as well - or does the car get to 40k and if it hasn't happened by then, the future looks bright?
I have been looking a a green one in Ascot. Obviously the salesman was great about saying "don't believe everything you see on the internet" .... but then, he would say that , wouldn't he ...
So I am coming to the expert hive mind, so you can break me in gently ...
Thanks