Slim987

congrats. I believe those 2.7L cars are 5speed manual instead of 6speed. Enjoy and show pics!

sectachrome

zstokes, I hope you've been able to test drive some cars before jumping into this auction so that you're sure what you want. The car on BaT is really nice, but it looks like its heading well over $30k. It's a rare spec, but its still a .1 base and you're well into S or .2 territory at that point. That car will likely need things like spark plugs, belt, and trans flush due to age and it doesn't seem clear if that's been done recently or not. Not to mention the new brakes you said it needs.

Again, it looks really nice. But you originally came here looking for a .2 S which has 75 more hp than this car so just make sure you're not making an overly emotional decision.

zstokes

I have a hard limit, and I will not go above it. Fairly close now, but still some wiggle room. I am definitely not trying to set a 987.1 BaT record. A .2 S would be lovely but that's another 10k realistically, more than I'm willing to spend right now.
There are plenty of other fish in the sea. If I hook and land this one, great. If I have to keep fishing for a while, also great.
Thanks for the comments, I do appreciate that.

oofie810

What happened to the 987.2 base?

zstokes

We traded initial emails. I did pull the Carfax and it has had 6 owners, half of them from snowy climate. Means nothing in an of itself, but not ideal. Also not optioned very well, but acceptable.

Buying sight unseen and shipping across the country is something I feel like I need to dive into a bit more.

nesposito

Take your time. You will find what you want. I've been buying these cars for 35 years and it always seems to work out. I would never buy sight unseen. Get on a plane and do the deal. It's worth the extra money.

zstokes

Indeed. The pricing on that auction I was in just went nuclear-silly.

I think I'm going to just relax into a nice search for exactly what I want.

catnap

Were you looking at this one on The Mart? 2010 Cayman

I've had my eye on that. Any other red flags besides what you mentioned? Thanks.

I've got the same issue in that I'm on the west coast in Seattle. Wouldn't mind flying out for a good car, but really want to learns as much as possible before hand.

zstokes

Good eye - that's the one.

I can't think of any red flags at all other than the high ownership, but I don't think I'm going to be buying sight unseen. My OCD is not going to let me do that. And I'm not going to fly across the country for a Silver Cayman.

I think I'm going to sit tight, drive some more cars I've been thinking about, and if my Ruby Red or Porsche Racing Green 987.2 car with dark interior comes up, I'll make plans. This has been an enlightening experience, and the market for these cars is nuts right now.

PhillyNate

You should certainly buy the car from the other thread if possible but cars in winter climates should not be a deterrent either. My Cayman started life in Indiana and you can STILL eat off the underside of the car 11 years later.

kiznarsh

I was watching that Ruby Red on BaT as well and surprised it went that high for a 987.1, though the low mileage definitely was nice. But it also seemed like a flip with just a 5-month ownership period.

kiznarsh

I haven't made an ad yet but I'm selling mine (my thread's on the first page). I flew up to Seattle in 2017 for an E39 M5 and drove it down the coast...great experience! Of course, that wasn't during a pandemic but shouldn't be too bad these days.

catnap

I was reading that. I'd be interested. I'll PM you.

lain09

If you look at the past few 987.1 it seems BAT listings get ridiculously high for off colors or super low mileage ones. 40k for a 987.1 Macadamia brown or for one with 5k miles. I feel the comments down play a lot of the 987.1 issues too, base or not.

PhillyNate

I wholeheartedly agree.