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What do you guys think? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/06-56-PORSCHE-CAYMAN-98... I’ll be going from an 05’ Boxster 987 S so wondered if this might seem a bit weedy by comparison? Also does this look like a good buy at this price, considering the spec and FSH? Cheers! Looking forward to getting a Cayman

The coolant leak was first flagged in the March 2019 MOT. Would you run a car for 2.5 years leaking coolant? The last MOT has an oil leak. The advert doesn't say if that's been fixed.

These are very good and well made points! I had noted the oil leak, but hadn’t considered that lengthy coolant window.

kbj149 said: What do you guys think? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/06-56-PORSCHE-CAYMAN-98... I’ll be going from an 05’ Boxster 987 S so wondered if this might seem a bit weedy by comparison? Also does this look like a good buy at this price, considering the spec and FSH? Cheers! Looking forward to getting a Cayman look at the state of it! + budget tyres. The whole thing is a money pit. There are FAR nicer examples for sale. If that is "Stunning Condition" I'd hate to see what 'good' looks like from that dealer. Edited by julian987R on Sunday 22 August 23:51

Never buy from Wales

Nope. Wouldn’t touch that with a barge pole. The ad says it’s been well looked after cosmetically. No it hasn’t. What else are they fibbing about?

CoolHands said: Never buy from Wales Why?

julian987R said: kbj149 said: What do you guys think? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/06-56-PORSCHE-CAYMAN-98... I’ll be going from an 05’ Boxster 987 S so wondered if this might seem a bit weedy by comparison? Also does this look like a good buy at this price, considering the spec and FSH? Cheers! Looking forward to getting a Cayman look at the state of it! + budget tyres. The whole thing is a money pit. There are FAR nicer examples for sale. If that is "Stunning Condition" I'd hate to see what 'good' looks like from that dealer. Edited by julian987R on Sunday 22 August 23:51 Those front fogs look either broken or misty (or maybe one of each?). And nothing spells immaculate like a cracked front number plate!

CardiffTam said: CoolHands said: Never buy from Wales Why? Yeah, why?

Keep looking, that's a money pit awaiting a new bank account to empty.

Well that certainly looks like a bag o s te. I'd steer well clear...

Could have sworn I replied to this yesterday but both mine and post I replied to (someone who said they'd actually viewed the car) disappeared. Anyway, consensus was to get a really good well looked after 2.7, with say 60-80k miles, in the current market is going to cost more like £14-16k, even privately.

WayOutWest said: Could have sworn I replied to this yesterday but both mine and post I replied to (someone who said they'd actually viewed the car) disappeared. Anyway, consensus was to get a really good well looked after 2.7, with say 60-80k miles, in the current market is going to cost more like £14-16k, even privately. You aren't going mad, I read those messages.

WayOutWest said: Anyway, consensus was to get a really good well looked after 2.7, with say 60-80k miles, in the current market is going to cost more like £14-16k, even privately. I picked up a 70k mile 2.7 two years ago for £14k that looked '"well looked after". I'd say you are correct on that pricing but check, check again, then check your checks again before you hand over your cash! Mine had recently had a new clutch and coolent pipes re-done. Wheels were unmarked, paint looked good and brake disks were new. Was a rare spec with some nice options and a good quality aftermarket exhaust fitted. I got too excited and bought it THEN had a local indy inspect it and give me a list of jobs that needed doing (my intention was to do them myself). Age related deterioration issues. Coil Pack were cracking - I replaced them, easy job. Anti-Roll Bar Bushes perished - I replaced them, bit of a pig as the brackets had corroded into the rubber. Damper Bump Stops and topmounts knackered - I replaced them but was a bit nerve racking! Drop Links and outer tie rods at the front - I replaced them but if they are stuck you will swear ........lots! Front coffin arms and associated bits - Got my indy to fit My advice would be to budget £16-18k. Get the best car cosmetically that you can then either replace worn out parts that will need doing at the bottom end of the scale or buy one with evidence that everything has been done in that last 2-3 years at the top end of the scale. Mine was hiding a very bad respray where the lacquer started to peal after 6 months and some monumental 'bodge' cheap fixes and just lazy spannering on the exhaust mounting and other bits. If doing it again I would only buy an older car from an enthusiast with evidence it had been cherished or else its just a constant unearthing of 'problems'.

53x11 said: I picked up a 70k mile 2.7 two years ago for £14k that looked '"well looked after". I'd say you are correct on that pricing but check, check again, then check your checks again before you hand over your cash! Mine had recently had a new clutch and coolent pipes re-done. Wheels were unmarked, paint looked good and brake disks were new. Was a rare spec with some nice options and a good quality aftermarket exhaust fitted. I got too excited and bought it THEN had a local indy inspect it and give me a list of jobs that needed doing (my intention was to do them myself). Age related deterioration issues. Coil Pack were cracking - I replaced them, easy job. Anti-Roll Bar Bushes perished - I replaced them, bit of a pig as the brackets had corroded into the rubber. Damper Bump Stops and topmounts knackered - I replaced them but was a bit nerve racking! Drop Links and outer tie rods at the front - I replaced them but if they are stuck you will swear ........lots! Front coffin arms and associated bits - Got my indy to fit My advice would be to budget £16-18k. Get the best car cosmetically that you can then either replace worn out parts that will need doing at the bottom end of the scale or buy one with evidence that everything has been done in that last 2-3 years at the top end of the scale. Mine was hiding a very bad respray where the lacquer started to peal after 6 months and some monumental 'bodge' cheap fixes and just lazy spannering on the exhaust mounting and other bits. If doing it again I would only buy an older car from an enthusiast with evidence it had been cherished or else its just a constant unearthing of 'problems'. Likewise I had a big list of stuff that (thankfully) the last owner had done just in the previous 2 years - new clutch, new discs and pads all round, drop links, crossover pipes, aircon pipes and rads, AOS, new Michelin Pilot Sports. It got me thinking that many of these £12k examples will be more like £16-18k examples once they are brought up to scratch. Or in truly "Tip Top" condition as they say in the trade

Wouldn’t touch that with a barge pole! The reason it is being sold with a coolant leak is because it is a £600-800 fix, that will require a lot of new Porsche only parts and dropping the front subframe. That combined with the budget tyres does not equal a car that has had thousands spent on maintenance as it says. Money pit.

they say, "buy the owner", follow that advice. hope that they are old. i'm old...old people pay other people to take care of things for them, because they can't afford to deal with breakdowns. in fact they can't even bend down to look at what's causing the screeching sound under the car, the fan belt or the next-door neighbor's cat they backed over. it hurts too much. look at them. are they clean, is their house clean, their driveway clean, clean shaven, look at the shoes, the inside of the garage, is it neat? is the car clean, inside and out, the windows too. the engine bay... go on a day the trash is set out on the street and check if they've set their trash out. don't want to buy from some lazy slob that procrastinates on taking the trash out. if the engine bay is clean on a cayman it is a very good sign. records...have they got them, are they regular and from the same service center? if so, that's good. do they have pets? are THEY clean and well behaved? look at their other cars. do they have a two car garage with an empty space in it? if so, the car may have been garaged. don't believe a word they say about anything. be nice, but don't believe anything they say about the car or anything else for that matter. if given the chance ask a neighbor how they treat their belongings. (neighbors can't wait to dish the dirt on the people next door, but keep them on topic they'll be telling you about their neighbors love life before you know it and nobody want to hear that about old people, right?) it may be false so ask the seller about the neighbor that told you bad things about the seller. if they dis the neighbor don't believe either of them. don't even think about buying a car that's in a crummy part of town. only go to the nicest part of town and even then make sure it's not the crummiest part of the nicest part of town. in fact i you have to choose, choose the nicest part of the crummiest part of town over the crummiest part of the nicest part in town. ya know what i mean? ...you get the idea, buy the seller. get a good carfax on the car too, if possible. and if you get a good feeling buy the car at the price offered. don't dicker. you may think you're saving money, but in the long run you've just proven that the seller, if he drops the price, was trying to gouge you. better not to know. ... on second thought forget what i said, except what i said about old people and neighbors (that's good advice) buy what you want, in the long run it won't make any difference anyway. Edited by hueyhoolihan on Friday 27th August 21:36