MerlinRS

Hello

I have been searching for a Cayman S for two months now and haven't found one yet that did it for me. I came across two interesting examples this week.

Car 1)
- 2006 Cayman S
- 46'500km / 28'900 miles
- Only had 4'500 km / 2900 miles done in the first five years and no service between 2006 - 2011. From there on it has been serviced every two years.
- 38'900$ listing price, owner would let it go for 36.

Pros:
- Low mileage, less corrosion underneath than most 10+ year old Caymans





Cons:
- The boot / trunk panel gaps differ in size (poor alignment, damage..?)




Side by side comparison panel gap

- Excessive grime on wheels and rust particles on the brakes



rust particles on the brakes

- Expensive
- Corrosion on the exhaust





Car 2)
- 115'000 km / 71'500 miles
- Had bore scoring in cylinder 5 and 6, therefore a new upper motor (hull motor) has been done by the official Porsche Center. The repair amounted to 20'000$, luckily it was covered by the Porsche Approved Warranty.
- The new engine has been just replaced and is in the run in phase now.
- 25'500$

Pros:
- Low Price
- New engine
- Serviced every two years
- Comes with 13 months of Porsche Approved Warranty
- Interior is in great condition


Cons:
- Corrosion underneath (Is it just minor corrosion or is there corrosion in the sheet, the wheel arches or is any paint bulging?)


Minor rust or severe corrosion?




- Oily brakes & oil behind the brakes where the transmission is




- How did bore scoring affect the car and how will it affect resale?
- High mileage
- Corrosion on the exhaust





- Stone chips on the front part





Overall paint condition is decent for a 115'000km car


On Saturday, I will look at one more car and then hopefully choose one that has a good price and a good condition! Please let me know what you think of these two cars and how I can evaluate the severeness of rust / corossion for future inspections.

Thank you very much for your help.

Pep!RRRR

fronesis47

+1

MerlinRS

Thanks! So I don't have to worry about the colour underneath the car? I thought that it's rust...

Is the new engine / the previously occurring bore scoring an issue?

Thank you.