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Looked at a 75K mile '05 today. Definitely needs a clutch. Other than that, it's just hummed along for the current owner who has put 50K on it in 2+ years. For mid-teens seems fine for a beater/runaround car.
Anyone else been putting normal car miles on his? Anything other than the usual that's due to crop up?
(As I've never posted over here, I can say that I'm 30 years with 911s and have owned two Porsche specialty shops up to about 15 years ago. Never owned a non-front engined water cooled Porsche, but would jump on into the learning curve.)
Looked at a 75K mile '05 today. Definitely needs a clutch. Other than that, it's just hummed along for the current owner who has put 50K on it in 2+ years. For mid-teens seems fine for a beater/runaround car.
Anyone else been putting normal car miles on his? Anything other than the usual that's due to crop up?
(As I've never posted over here, I can say that I'm 30 years with 911s and have owned two Porsche specialty shops up to about 15 years ago. Never owned a non-front engined water cooled Porsche, but would jump on into the learning curve.)
Been putting miles on my 02 Boxster. 232K miles since I bought it new in Jan 02.
These cars were made to be driven. Too bad so many end up being parked instead of being driven.
My 02 is not a 987 of course, but I think you'll likely have the same luck with a 987 as I've had with my 986. The engine's pretty close to the same.
Nothing major's gone wrong. Wheel bearing, water pump, couple of AOS's, clutch interlock switch, brake light switch, passenger door lock, coolant tank, MAF, couple of O2 sensors, fuel pump, windshield (rock cracked it), plastic rear window (split one cold day). Replaced the OEM battery a year or so back.
One converter's worn out, trips check engine light every week or so of late though usually once warmer weather hits the converter works better and I don't see the CEL during the summer months.
Car on original engine and clutch. Best car I've ever owned. Liked it so much I bought an 08 Cayman S then lost it to an accident 3 weeks later and replaced it with an 03 Turbo with 9500 miles. I've added nearly 25K miles in the year I've owned the car. Another 996 Turbo owner has put over 250K miles on his car and still runs fine. Not much as gone wrong with it either.
Just take care of the car and it will take care of you.
Looked at a 75K mile '05 today. Definitely needs a clutch. Other than that, it's just hummed along for the current owner who has put 50K on it in 2+ years. For mid-teens seems fine for a beater/runaround car.
Anyone else been putting normal car miles on his? Anything other than the usual that's due to crop up?
(As I've never posted over here, I can say that I'm 30 years with 911s and have owned two Porsche specialty shops up to about 15 years ago. Never owned a non-front engined water cooled Porsche, but would jump on into the learning curve.)
My CPO Cayman S PDK came with 23k miles in August of 2013. As of today I’m nearing 145k. Only problem was the low pressure fuel pump. The seamless longevity is thanks to BGB Motorsports here in Ormond Beach. I enjoy every minute behind the wheel.
We have 87k on our shop 2010 Cayman S; everything seems to be humming along just great! Even the paint, minus the front bumper, looks great. We need to get new wheels as the PO didn't have the best taste IMO.
2006 987.1 Base, 186K, running excellent! I'm with Macster on driving and taking care of it, you will get a nice return. Being a 911 guy, I'm pleasantly surprised every time I drive the Boxster.
Got 71k miles on mine which isn't necessarily "high" for a 2009, but in the 2 weeks I've owned it, car feels really healthy. The clutch was replaced at 64k miles, and some other consumables like the rotors/pads have also been replaced. Don't expect much to worry about and will address issues as they arise.
2009 987.2 Cayman S - Purchased with 92k on it, sitting at 95k right now. Car sure doesn't seem like it would be 10 years old with this kind of mileage for how it looks and drives.
06-12-2010, 08:45 PM
"High" mileage 987's?
