SCMike

My experience exactly. Had a 981 Cayman GTS w/PDK, then went back to the Gen1 Spyder (twice, both w/PDK).

97NASD90

@russet I'm considering this spyder for my wife. I was curious if you could share your impressions on the condition of this particular car? The ad copy mentions extensive records/maintenance - was any of this available for review? Perhaps your PDK impressions also indicate a need for a pdk service and/or other maintenance. I'm located up in Montana so flying to SF is a bit of a commitment. Really appreciate any insight you could share.

russet

On paper I think this particular Spyder was surprisingly compelling. It's a one owner car who at some point applied PPF to much of the car presumably early in the life cycle. The PPF has aged to a point where I think replacement is in order (Minor peeling in places but no cracking that I saw), but the paint looks great. In terms of the way the car drove I wish I had the data points to know whether any behavior was specific to this example or Spyder's in general. My sense was it MAY benefit from some basic mechanical tune-up. If in doubt I would recommend arranging a PPI at one of the many Porsche shops throughout the bay, I was going to do one prior to purchase to confirm for myself that nothing was wrong. I've had good experiences with Porsche Burlingame and Carrera Motors in San Mateo. Personally if I had the garage space and lived somewhere with less traffic and more open space I'd buy this car in a heartbeat. Also I asked and they do not have the previous owner's service records unfortunately. The dealership mentioned replacing all the fluids and I believe did some other service work as well, I would make sure to ask. My line of thinking was worst case scenario with this example there may be some early upfront costs to get it cosmetically and mechanically how you want it (PPF replacement, PSE retrofit) but then it will probably be one of the cleaner Spyder's out there.