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Old 06-27-2018, 11:12 AM
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Go for the 987.

986 has IMS issues. It will break at some point.
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Old 06-27-2018, 11:25 AM
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This was the car.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...ble/1355140203

Really left a sour taste. The lady did not know much about IMS but had it serviced annually with new AOS, brakes, and tires
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Old 06-27-2018, 05:33 PM
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I think 986 plus cost of ims replacement is still a great bargain
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Old 06-27-2018, 07:04 PM
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How much does an IMS replacement cost these days anyway? I remember they were an upwards of $5000 early on, but have come down a lot now.
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Old 06-27-2018, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
How much does an IMS replacement cost these days anyway? I remember they were an upwards of $5000 early on, but have come down a lot now.
$1725 USD
We need our $ to stop declining
https://lnengineering.com/products/i...s-my97-01.html
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Old 06-27-2018, 08:57 PM
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Ouch. Plus, what, about 8 hours of labour @ $110/hour? Yikes.
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Old 06-27-2018, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
Ouch. Plus, what, about 8 hours of labour @ $110/hour? Yikes.
Conversely, you can easily find a 986 with the IMS done.
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Old 06-28-2018, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bud Fox
This was the car.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...ble/1355140203

Really left a sour taste. The lady did not know much about IMS but had it serviced annually with new AOS, brakes, and tires
There will be other cars...

Conversely, you were going to back out of one of the cars I assume... (you said you left deposits on 2 cars in the original post)
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Old 06-28-2018, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by petee_c
There will be other cars...

Conversely, you were going to back out of one of the cars I assume... (you said you left deposits on 2 cars in the original post)
Yes with complete transparency
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Old 06-28-2018, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bud Fox
Have deposits on two cars and buying one next week.
You placed deposits in 2 cars with the intention of buying 1. Am I reading this correctly? Was it your plan to walk away from one deposit?
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Don't forget with the 987.2 you have to factor in the cost of updating the shift cables which cost anywhere from $500USD for the Numeric Racing one or OEM which are few hundred more.
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Old 06-28-2018, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Smitten
You placed deposits in 2 cars with the intention of buying 1. Am I reading this correctly? Was it your plan to walk away from one deposit?
One was private while the other was a dealer.

The dealer took my deposit knowing I was working on another deal privately.

I had leverage as the car was on the dealer lot for 3 weeks
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Originally Posted by ekam
Don't forget with the 987.2 you have to factor in the cost of updating the shift cables which cost anywhere from $500USD for the Numeric Racing one or OEM which are few hundred more.
Is this a must-do mod?

Based upon your research, at what km do the stock cables fail?
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Old 06-30-2018, 08:45 PM
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Picked up the 987.2 today. No regrets
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[QUOTE=Bud Fox;15113923]Picked up the 987.2 today. No regrets[/QUOTE


Congratulations!
Enjoy it!
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