1FlossedM3

Same man, finding cars with nice options (adaptive, sport chrono, manual) and are clean seems to be tough. I have found a few but they want top dollar. I thought my budget of $70-$74k should of pulled something clean by now. I'll just wait for the right car to pop up, nothing worse than overpaying.

fastcars1

No affiliation, but there is a white 997.2 2009 at Grand Prix in Portland at ~40K. I have a potential lead on a 2011 turbo, so this doesn't interest me, but it's a 3.6, with PDK, PASM, about 100K miles, on their site, autotraders, and seattle craigslist. The carfax may show some issues, like it's about on it's 4th sale, and there was rear end damage, which the dealer rep says was just a new bumper. If it were an S or with cleaner carfax, or more sport options, I'd probably be very interested.

fastcars1

Did the 2007 built 997's still have potential bearing issues?

1FlossedM3

I do not believe they suffer from this.

glayfan40

My recently traded in 2010 TT Cab PDK is listed by the dealership at $78,400 (gasp!), as a CPO car with 2-yr unlimited mileage warranty and a new set of tires.

Related post can be found here - https://rennlist.com/forums/997-turb...l#post14761182

Kg11

Do your due diligence with any car from Gran Prix. That place is less than forthcoming with respect to the condition of their cars.

Blu311

Here is a clean looking 997.2 Targa with 30k miles for $52k in the classifieds. https://rennlist.com/forums/vehicle-...-on-black.html

Looks like a decent deal... too bad it isn't a 6-speed or I would have called on it.


I agree with comments here about finding a reasonably priced car with no stories. In 2015 I purchased a no stories (not a garage queen, but no accidents and all documented service) 2009 base 6-speed with 60k miles for just under $40k, I sold it a year later for roughly the same amount and thought I would be able to find a better optioned lower mileage 'keeper' within a 6-12 months... its been nearly 24 months and prices seem to have gone up and its getting harder and harder to find a no stories car. Supply/demand is not in a buyers favor right now.

Airbag997

All M96 and M97 motors can have IMS bearing issues. Only 997.2 (2009+) 9A1 motors are immune.

srcn

'06-'08 failures are so low they are not worth worrying about and should not prevent you from buying a good car.

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...l#post12438217

1FlossedM3

Agree.

I believe this issue is blown WAY out of proportion on this site. Perhaps because we are enthusiasts.

My local dealer has never seen this failure.

Oregonian

The later 997.1's can, but much, much less common.

Airbag997

Listing my 09 C2S Coupe (PDK) on Rennlist Marketplace after I detail it net week if anyone wants an early jump. Selling because I'm getting back into two wheel road racing.

• 21k miles (21,053 to be exact)
• Rare Crème White over Cocoa Brown Full leather interior (Has front clear bra, which has some corners that aren't perfect)
• Both keys, all books, certificate of authenticity, and original Porsche CPO paperwork
• Only issue I had with the car was a bad Bose amp replaced by Porsche Chandler under CPO Feb 2017
• Car located in Phoenix, AZ area (No sales tax on Private Sales AZ)
• Purchased privately from a retired Physician in New Mexico with 12,400 miles on ODO July 2016
• Weekend car. Always stored on battery tender and garaged
• All stock minus Sharkwerks center BP, and fister cans (Sounds perfect and amazing IMO) still have factory center which is included. And clear corner front turn signals
• Car is extremely mint and clean, owned by OCD engineer. No dings, no scratches
• Originally a CPO Porsche
• No accidents, no track time, no paintwork, no stories, no smoking and or eating in it. Clean and clear title

• Replaced stone guards 09/2016 with XPEL
• 6yr/60k Service completed Sept 2016 (Including PDK service with new pan/filter)
• Brake fluid flush 1 month ago Porsche Chandler
• Oil/filter changed 500 miles ago
• 4 new Bridgestone Pole Positions as of 09/2016 (4k miles ago)
• I Added Porsche factory Paddle Steering wheel (still have original button PDK wheel which is included)
• I (Porsche Chandler) also Added Porsche factory Sports Chrono Plus (wartless SC+, which IMO is the ideal)
• Asking $54,900

bronz

^^^ Thats a beautiful car and a good deal

Airbag997

Thanks! Already a lot of interest. Will be posting a full for sale ad later in the Vehicle Marketplace tonight after I detail and take a ton of pics.

Aliti87

Base 997.2 6spd with under 50k miles. The price seems like a decent starting point for negotiations. I haven't called or done any further due diligence on the car, but it looks pretty clean in case somebody was interested. I do wonder how it ended up at a Ford dealer (ie what the trade was for).

https://cargur.us/lFxFY