Considering an 05 Carrera S
10-07-2010, 05:16 PM
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Nevermind- I Passed on this......Interestingly as i read this post I got a call about an 2005 Carrera S with 4,800 miles fully loaded at a pretty good deal. My question is would it be worth purschasing if I replaced the IMS on it right off the bat? or should I keep looking guys? Thanks for the input.
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10-07-2010, 05:51 PM
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05 without IMS replaced is not that great of an option... if cost of IMS replacement is priced into the car, then I'd say go for it.
10-07-2010, 05:59 PM
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Good God the paranoia generated on this board by profiteering fearmongers and then propagated by rumormongers, is out-of-control insane! I bought my '05 with 20K on it, now it has 30K. Despite the constant stream of fearmongering on the internet I've had nearly two years of trouble-free enjoyment of this car. Recently I was at the dealership where I bought it, and there was my car's twin brother there for routine service...also an '05, same color combo...except with almost 55,000 miles on the original engine. It will take me five more years to rack up that mileage. To listen to you folks I should run right out and spend $2.5 grand to get a retrofitted part that has no long-term high-mileage track record.
The OP says the car he looked at had its engine replaced due to IMS bearing failure, but for all we know it could've been one of the other failures often mistaken for IMS bearing failure. Or it could've just been than the engine blew from being mistreated and poorly maintained. Given the described condition of the car, that's not so hard to fathom.
The OP says the car he looked at had its engine replaced due to IMS bearing failure, but for all we know it could've been one of the other failures often mistaken for IMS bearing failure. Or it could've just been than the engine blew from being mistreated and poorly maintained. Given the described condition of the car, that's not so hard to fathom.
10-07-2010, 06:13 PM
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count me in on the positive for the new engine....my 997 recieved a new engine at 37K miles under CPO warranty...with reinforced IMS...also got new headers and other stuff....
whats not to like
whats not to like
10-07-2010, 07:25 PM
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The OP says the car he looked at had its engine replaced due to IMS bearing failure, but for all we know it could've been one of the other failures often mistaken for IMS bearing failure. Or it could've just been than the engine blew from being mistreated and poorly maintained. Given the described condition of the car, that's not so hard to fathom.
The owner said he took it in to the dealer for a RMS issue, but they told him that the IMS bearing was also bad.
Also when we took it for a ride, the car had been sitting for the whole day, and he immediately took it out to the highway and redlined it in 3rd gear. No wonder his previous engine didn't last very long...
The more I think about this car, the more I realize I should pass on it.
10-07-2010, 10:31 PM
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Good God the paranoia generated on this board by profiteering fearmongers and then propagated by rumormongers, is out-of-control insane! I bought my '05 with 20K on it, now it has 30K. Despite the constant stream of fearmongering on the internet I've had nearly two years of trouble-free enjoyment of this car. Recently I was at the dealership where I bought it, and there was my car's twin brother there for routine service...also an '05, same color combo...except with almost 55,000 miles on the original engine. It will take me five more years to rack up that mileage. To listen to you folks I should run right out and spend $2.5 grand to get a retrofitted part that has no long-term high-mileage track record.
The OP says the car he looked at had its engine replaced due to IMS bearing failure, but for all we know it could've been one of the other failures often mistaken for IMS bearing failure. Or it could've just been than the engine blew from being mistreated and poorly maintained. Given the described condition of the car, that's not so hard to fathom.
The OP says the car he looked at had its engine replaced due to IMS bearing failure, but for all we know it could've been one of the other failures often mistaken for IMS bearing failure. Or it could've just been than the engine blew from being mistreated and poorly maintained. Given the described condition of the car, that's not so hard to fathom.
