2008 Cayman S 2700 Miles purchasing advice
12-19-2022, 09:22 AM
#16
Instructor
No word? Maybe he didn't get it.
My 2 cents, bought mine in 2018 with 56K on it. Drive it daily about 2 hours RT (120miles) to work and back 2-3 times a week. Puts a smile on my face every morning around 4:30AM when I start it and know there is nobody on the road! Has 126K miles now and has been very reliable. Change oil every 5k miles with Driven DT40 oil.
One additional thing I would recommend besides serpentine belt and oil is to check the coils. Original ones tended to crack. 3 out of 6 of mine were cracked. There are replacement coils with thicker heads on them. Not sure if this is an issue with a car with 3k miles, but something to look out for. IMS isn't really an issue on these. Bore scoring can be, but seems to be more on tracked cars or ones in colder climates. Hoping my engine lasts another 100K but if it doesn't, I will be replacing it with another as I don't plan on letting this car go. Just too much fun.
My 2 cents, bought mine in 2018 with 56K on it. Drive it daily about 2 hours RT (120miles) to work and back 2-3 times a week. Puts a smile on my face every morning around 4:30AM when I start it and know there is nobody on the road! Has 126K miles now and has been very reliable. Change oil every 5k miles with Driven DT40 oil.
One additional thing I would recommend besides serpentine belt and oil is to check the coils. Original ones tended to crack. 3 out of 6 of mine were cracked. There are replacement coils with thicker heads on them. Not sure if this is an issue with a car with 3k miles, but something to look out for. IMS isn't really an issue on these. Bore scoring can be, but seems to be more on tracked cars or ones in colder climates. Hoping my engine lasts another 100K but if it doesn't, I will be replacing it with another as I don't plan on letting this car go. Just too much fun.
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cavediver32043 (12-20-2022)
12-19-2022, 01:03 PM
#17
No word? Maybe he didn't get it.
My 2 cents, bought mine in 2018 with 56K on it. Drive it daily about 2 hours RT (120miles) to work and back 2-3 times a week. Puts a smile on my face every morning around 4:30AM when I start it and know there is nobody on the road! Has 126K miles now and has been very reliable. Change oil every 5k miles with Driven DT40 oil.
One additional thing I would recommend besides serpentine belt and oil is to check the coils. Original ones tended to crack. 3 out of 6 of mine were cracked. There are replacement coils with thicker heads on them. Not sure if this is an issue with a car with 3k miles, but something to look out for. IMS isn't really an issue on these. Bore scoring can be, but seems to be more on tracked cars or ones in colder climates. Hoping my engine lasts another 100K but if it doesn't, I will be replacing it with another as I don't plan on letting this car go. Just too much fun.
My 2 cents, bought mine in 2018 with 56K on it. Drive it daily about 2 hours RT (120miles) to work and back 2-3 times a week. Puts a smile on my face every morning around 4:30AM when I start it and know there is nobody on the road! Has 126K miles now and has been very reliable. Change oil every 5k miles with Driven DT40 oil.
One additional thing I would recommend besides serpentine belt and oil is to check the coils. Original ones tended to crack. 3 out of 6 of mine were cracked. There are replacement coils with thicker heads on them. Not sure if this is an issue with a car with 3k miles, but something to look out for. IMS isn't really an issue on these. Bore scoring can be, but seems to be more on tracked cars or ones in colder climates. Hoping my engine lasts another 100K but if it doesn't, I will be replacing it with another as I don't plan on letting this car go. Just too much fun.
Last edited by Apex1; 12-19-2022 at 01:07 PM.
12-20-2022, 10:47 AM
#18
Instructor
No word? Maybe he didn't get it.
My 2 cents, bought mine in 2018 with 56K on it. Drive it daily about 2 hours RT (120miles) to work and back 2-3 times a week. Puts a smile on my face every morning around 4:30AM when I start it and know there is nobody on the road! Has 126K miles now and has been very reliable. Change oil every 5k miles with Driven DT40 oil.
One additional thing I would recommend besides serpentine belt and oil is to check the coils. Original ones tended to crack. 3 out of 6 of mine were cracked. There are replacement coils with thicker heads on them. Not sure if this is an issue with a car with 3k miles, but something to look out for. IMS isn't really an issue on these. Bore scoring can be, but seems to be more on tracked cars or ones in colder climates. Hoping my engine lasts another 100K but if it doesn't, I will be replacing it with another as I don't plan on letting this car go. Just too much fun.
My 2 cents, bought mine in 2018 with 56K on it. Drive it daily about 2 hours RT (120miles) to work and back 2-3 times a week. Puts a smile on my face every morning around 4:30AM when I start it and know there is nobody on the road! Has 126K miles now and has been very reliable. Change oil every 5k miles with Driven DT40 oil.
One additional thing I would recommend besides serpentine belt and oil is to check the coils. Original ones tended to crack. 3 out of 6 of mine were cracked. There are replacement coils with thicker heads on them. Not sure if this is an issue with a car with 3k miles, but something to look out for. IMS isn't really an issue on these. Bore scoring can be, but seems to be more on tracked cars or ones in colder climates. Hoping my engine lasts another 100K but if it doesn't, I will be replacing it with another as I don't plan on letting this car go. Just too much fun.