New to me 2005 997.1 Cab
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I have an '05 that is a Dec. 2004 build and it's the earlier motor. The car had 20k miles when I bought it and it was like a new car other than some rock chips on the front end.
Like the OP, all the internet chatter about the IMS issue had me a little paranoid. I decided to go ahead and do the LN Engineering IMS replacement which set me back about $3k. Maybe I didn't need to do the IMS replacement, but the peace of mind was worth it to me. I plan on keeping the car for a long time so $3k over the years I'm going to own it makes it less of an issue.
IMO, just do whatever makes you comfortable and just go drive the car.
Like the OP, all the internet chatter about the IMS issue had me a little paranoid. I decided to go ahead and do the LN Engineering IMS replacement which set me back about $3k. Maybe I didn't need to do the IMS replacement, but the peace of mind was worth it to me. I plan on keeping the car for a long time so $3k over the years I'm going to own it makes it less of an issue.
IMO, just do whatever makes you comfortable and just go drive the car.