General Used 981 Questions
06-08-2020, 01:28 PM
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Another question, perhaps for the people here and other people that might not have replied yet:
What are your average running costs per year for maintenance? Any additional details such as whether you go to the dealership or an indy, whether you weekend run or daily drive, and the service intervals you have hit would be highly appreciated.
What are your average running costs per year for maintenance? Any additional details such as whether you go to the dealership or an indy, whether you weekend run or daily drive, and the service intervals you have hit would be highly appreciated.
06-08-2020, 11:55 PM
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Hi all,
- I've read that the 981 is surprisingly reliable, especially when compared to the previous generation 987s, but was looking to get some more recent feedback from people with higher mileage ones and the issues they might have encountered.
- e.g. I found a 2016 Cayman with 81k miles on the clock; is there anything that would be overly concerning about buying one with mileage like that if I plan to keep the car for at least a few more years?
Anything I should know about earlier year offerings compared to later year offerings? Or anything that would significantly steer me away from earlier year models compared to the later ones? I read about some headlight delamination and windshield laminiation issues, were those common only in early year models or throughout the 981 generation?
And there are lots of 987's and 981's running around over 100k miles now - mostly reporting no issues at all. My 2009 987.2 is regularly mistaken for a new Porsche with a guessed price tag of around $90k. I find that pretty funny figuring I paid a small fraction of that for the car.
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06-10-2020, 01:22 PM
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06-10-2020, 01:33 PM
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06-10-2020, 04:13 PM
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To help you with the annual maintenance cost question: Owned my 15 BGTS for almost exactly one year. Car was certified (a must for me) at purchase with 12K miles, which included spark plug change which timed-out at 4 years from new. Car now has 20K miles so I just had the 5 year maint done at the Porsche dealer, which is a minor service that included oil and filter, air cleaners, convertible drain tube cleaning, and general checks. Cost was $465. So far that’s is all. Most of what was done could easily be DIY. I also changed out the Stock F1 tires as soon as the rears wear bars showed (About 17000 miles), because they were loud and I was eager to put MPSS 4s’s on the car. That was about $1700 All in.
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