MTN

I am in the market for a 997 CS. I found one with a X51 powerkit where the dealer said that the owner had an IMS failure and had Porsche replaced the engine and paid extra for an engine with the X51 powerkit. I aked the dealer to take some paint meter readings for me and here is what the dealer came back with .

lf fender-4.0 / 4.2 , l door-4.2 / 4.3 , l rear qtr – 4.1 / 4.1 , roof – 4.1 / 4.4 , r rear qtr – 4.3 / 4.3 , r door – 3.8 / 3.8 , rf fender – 3.9 / 3.9 , hood – 4.3 / 4.6

1. Should I be concerned that paint work had been done on the right door and rf fender? Do the low readings indicate that these panels have been replaced?

2. How would you feel about the engine replacement with the X51 powerkit if there is paperwork to backup the work done by Porsche?

Thanks in advance for the feedback.

MTN

Linnm

I would want to see some Porsche paperwork I had heard that Porsche would not do that. (and I have been lied to many times during my life also)

j beede

Could be a fun car to own. When it comes time to sell, the next buyer will likely have the same (similar) questions and concerns.

What is it about this car that interests you? There are tons of low mileage, clean 997s entering the market daily. The nice ones don't last long--so don't delay when you come across a car that fits your bill. It took me a while to figure this out.

ElectricChair

These numbers look good to me. I would be concerned with readings above 7 mil.

DougM

I recently purchased a car that had many mods by the original owner, including adding an x-51 kit. After getting the car I realized that it actually had a replacement x-51 motor. I was thrilled. More powerful than the original and the motor has 45k less miles than the car. Unless you are going to store a low mile car in a time capsule hoping that it may go up in value in 20 years, who cares about a replacement engine....unless they swaped a used non S moror for a S motor.
Look through this board. Many buyers here purchase a base or S car and then immediately start spending thousands to achieve power that the X-51 package already has.