The car is still for sale so I'll leave it up to the seller to disclose the issues. I'm just very glad I invested in a good PPI.

 

This post actually had the information I was looking for. Not to hijack, but it was relevant to my experience with my 997.1 Turbo, w/ black paint. I'm the 2nd owner of this vehicle and today I brought it in to a reputable paint correction shop where they took initial measurements on the paint and it was consistently @ 2.8-3.2 mils all around. VERY LOW! I was already aware that these cars have a very soft coat but was looking to see what is the actual coating when delivered new? This post showed a gentleman having 4 on his paint prior to the correction, which seems to make sense since my vehicle has had about 2-3 corrections over these last few years from the 1st owner (as was also suggested by the shop I went to today). I am going with the ceramic finish once they are able to complete their 2-stage paint correction (and yes, they feel confident that there is still enough clear coat / finish for another and hopefully final paint correction). However, no sanding of the paint is recommended for a few of the deeper scratches on the car. So for anyone going through a paint correction on their 997...this should provide helpful info!