I'm just thinking forward about what to expect for repairs on my 2010 BS 6 speed. I'm at 57k now, with 10 years of ownership from 28k on. No track, but moderately aggressive use in New England back country. No commuting, etc, minimal poor weather. So far, my "repairs" (excluding actual maintenance) amounts to rear brakes at about 44k, and replacing the ignition switch module in dash. I see some fairly extensive lists of repairs in some online for-sale ads, some of whch I read as dealer ripoff, but clearly some failures. Any inputs from others who are putting miles on ther 987.2's appreciated. I know a bunch of stuff is inevitable on any good car, so not getting cold feet, just rough planning. Thanks
Starter at around 110000.
AOS
and crispy
AOS
hoses in the 90's
Coils/plugs at usual interval.
Suspension refresh around 115000
I'd go cross country tomorrow with her.
Just sold my 2010 non-S, 6speed... had it from about 70k to 122k... starter was recently replaced.
Battery
of course, a while ago. MAF went soon after I bought it. Otherwise, smooth sailing.
Have you done plugs/coils? Would def do that soon if it has been a while (I hear 4 years is recommended). Also waterpump (recommended before 80k, so you can go longer).
Do some basic restoration of seals on doors and such (Gummi pfledge is recommended, but anything similar is better than nothing). Brakes, when needed.
Beyond that, ever done coolant, brake fluid, and/or steering fluid flushes? I would budget for those... and an air-lift for the coolant. Don't waste your time (or the shop's) without it.
As you said, none are critical right now, and are basically normal car maintenance. Some of these are often forgotten (flushes for example).
I would suggest replacing the drive belt, tensioner and associated pulleys as well as the coolant pump. Also check the shift cables. My 12 CSBE cable broke at 30k.
Mine had cables done before I bought it.
Did belts and tensioner.
Skipped water pump but will likely do all the rubber plastic bits and water pump this winter.
You have a lot of good suggestions above. Probably worth keeping an eye on your power-steering hoses. The steel end links that are crimped onto rubber hose are prone to leaking at about 15 years.. or a lot of miles. And worth perhaps doing all the cooling system hose connection O-rings when you do the water pump. I did my water pump at around 60,000 miles - it still looked perfect when it came out, but I wanted to be able to get to 100k miles without being concerned about it. Some of the things that might need doing are environmentally influenced. Rubber deteriorates with ozone exposure, it used to be that any car from the LA basin would have rotted rubber in about 3 years. That is largely not the case now - thank emission controls. But - exposure to salt can cause corrosion of things like brake lines - and suspension bits. Worth checking those annually if it's a year-round car in a snow-belt region.
I bought my 2009 CS two years ago (2024). It already had 141,000 miles on it and no service history prior to the dealership I purchased from. I've since put another 23,000 miles on, been to both coasts, and done 9 track days. I intend to keep doing things like that till either it or I physically can't anymore.
Here are the notable items I've needed to do since owning it:
door latch switches (dancing windows)
clutch slave cylinder (old slave burst while driving)
clutch plate (wasn't actually bad, but I was already in there, and eventually it would have needed it)
coolant hose (started piddling on the floor)
AOS (oil dripping from air system, dark exhaust)
vacuum lines (were crunchy and broke while working on AOS)
plenum actuators (were crunchy and broke while working on vacuum lines)
cv axle boots (splits and cracks)
These are things done by the dealership I purchased from:
headliner
power steering hose
transmission mounts
Up next is suspension. After my 4000 mile trip followed immediately by a track weekend this summer, the front suspension has gotten very squeaky. Nothing is sloppy, but I suspect I'll get a lot of benefit from a refresh.
If you look through the lists above, 90% of it comes down to the fact that rubber and plastic in a high stress/high temp environment eventually start to fail and need replaced.
