Jeremy Hazeltine

Recently sold my 996. despite its flawless time with me, the 996 black cloud always loomed in my head. Just always felt like it was just waiting for the right opportunity to break my heart. Now its gone �� And i'm considering moving to a 997. I know the ims is stil an issue in a 997, but one i have been chatting with, has had the engine warranty replaved at 30k miles (now has 56k). When porsche swaps a motor, do they address the issue? Or just put another time bomb in?
Also this is an S, so is the 3.8 any better or worse than the 3.6? Other issues?
Heres the car
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Porsch...hZ~LuZ&vxp=mtr

Austin997.2

If you go to a 997.2 no more IMS issues.

SoCal C2S

997.1 2006+ no IMS issues as the larger bearing in place from Porsche.

TheBruce

A 2007 with an IMS failure is extremely rare. Do you know the backstory behind it? Was it being tracked?

The 2005 MY still had the old smaller IMS bearing from the 996, but 2006-2008 have the new larger bearing. These had an extremely low failure rate, like 0.5%. I’ve asked multiple mechanics and only 1 saw a single 2006+ IMS failure and that was a track car. I’ve never seen any confirmed 2006+ failures in the forum either. This might be “the one”.

Anyway, I would get as much info as you can on the issue. This may hurt your resale. Most people won’t look at it. Others will think it’s a super bargain.

My experience is $42k for an S with <45k miles is about right. This is trading a bit high but with the engine swap it could fetch 15-20% less.

2006+ are extremely reliable. If you feel the owner is transparent and you can knock the price down, this looks like a nice one. If not, there are plenty out there you can get for that price range, and the prices will be dropping over the winter.

okbarnett

its got several thousand $ of Champion porsche mods.

sandwedge

Very rare but even the larger bearing does fail on occasion. Links below to one -06 and two -07 failures.

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...ml#post8924078

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...ml#post9067592

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...ml#post9677220

TheBruce

Nice mods but they indicate the car was likely tracked.

Para82

Keep in mind 2005 is the only production year of the 997 where the IMS can be replaced with the ceramic LN Engineering upgrade. 2006-2008 would require a labor intensive engine tear down.

cosm3os

I would suggest that if you could not take the cloud over you head with the 996, you don't want to be in any Porsche. Or, you can buy a 997, log off the interwebz, and drive the **** out if it. Enjoy the experience, whatever happens, happens.

halperin45

Definitely get a 997.2 then.

Lowcountry

I bought a 2007 C2S 6MT this past June with 28,000 miles on it for 43.5. The car was essentially flawless. Seat leather/bolsters in great condition, etc. I think the car you're looking at is overpriced for that many miles.