zander35

Hello all.. I'm new to this forum but have been reading posts for several months and am looking for advice on a used car I've been planning on buying. It's a 2006 Carrera S with just under 7k miles on it. The warranty will expire in December. From the photos I've seen the car looks brand new, and has basically been a garage queen. I've already got a deal worked out with the owner and thus far the only thing that's been preventing me from picking it up is the ridiculous amount of snowfall in the mid-atlantic this year.

Well I just re-ran the carfax and noticed that it lists that the transmission was out of the car this past fall. The previous owner said he was very surprised by that and doesn't know anything about it, so I called the dealer where the work was done, and they said they replaced the RMS. Seems really odd to me that the car would need an RMS after 6k miles, and also that the owner wouldn't know about it. Should I be worried about the car? Should I be worried that the owner is dis-honest. He seems like a really decent older guy who doesn't know much about cars. Could the dealer be shady and just drumming up warranty work?

Thoughts?

Bob Rouleau

I would not worry about it. RMS leaks are usually detected and corrected early on. They don't seem to be milage related. The good news is that once fixed the tend to stay fixed except on certain GT3's which use a totally different engine from the 997 you describe.

simplysql

true, the RMS is fixed and will probaby not cause future problems. It would concern me that the current owner did not mention it - surely he knew - and I'd wonder what else he was being less than upfront about....

Clifton

If the guy selling the car is a car enthusiast, then I would be a little skeptical. However, I bet to him it is just a car and the deal fixed a thing-a-mah-bob when it was in for oil change.

Given how comon RMS replacement is, I would not give it much thought beyond that.

jca3

While the RMS might not be concern, I'd be worried about a car that's only had 1,750 miles per year. My mechanic advised me that the "garage queens" are the cars that see the most problems. Do you know the history of these miles? Did it go long stretches without use? How often were the fluids changed out?

911FM

May be good to perform a PPI? And get service records...


FM

LlBr

Depends on the garage, maybe. Warm dry garages in warm climates would be a plus, no?

RMS is not a problem. Last I heard Porsche will fix that RMS three times. If it still leaks: you get a "new" engine. Warranty period is extended too.

mickfluff

do the PPI is a must, good advice

George from MD

DEFINITELY do a PPI. At a place you choose.

At Law

It's kind of like a girl you've been dating who looks good on
the outside, but she gives head a little too well.

Keep looking--you have a few hidden skeletons in that closet.

PHX 911

[QUOTE=At Law;7322033]It's kind of like a girl you've been dating who looks good on
the outside, but she gives head a little too well.

No such thing - find a different metaphor...LOL

LlBr

[QUOTE=PHX 911;7322064]Perhaps these two "metaphors" will work?

At Law

[QUOTE=LlBr;7322094]I think those two "metaphors" were done at home.

djlod

LOL. I was drinking water, and almost spit it out all over my macbook.

Edgy01

If you buy that car you will have a lot of driving to do to check it out fully before the warranty expires the end of this year. It's my belief that many issues with these cars are never discovered and sorted out by their owners because of a lack of use. Ultimately, someone will have to pay for the repairs, but if done after the warranty period it gives the vehicle a false report of no failures. 6000 miles since 2006 borders on vehicle abuse.