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It would be really cool to get the list of recommended repairs (the items the $5K number was based on).
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Interesting note: The tech mentions the lack of any ignitions "beyond" range 2 - but the 996 ONLY has 2 ranges. Range 1 ignitions occur when you bounce the car off the rev limiter during exuberant acceleration and are mostly of an indication of whether the previous owner(s) beat on the car a little; range 2, which the subject car had a few, are downshift over-revs that can cause serious engine damage.
While it's easy to armchair quarterback stuff like this, what seems like a subtle distinction could actually be crucial information. A 996 with a couple hundred range-2 ignitions fairly recently is potentially much worse off than a 997 with the same data point. If you've ever watched a YouTube video of some boy racer accidentally downshifting his Integra from 5th to 2nd instead of 5th to 4th, you know what a type 2 ignition is and what it can do to a car.
It would be really cool to get the list of recommended repairs (the items the $5K number was based on). I suspect that the RMS/IMS weeping was the largest single item, and until the transmission comes off, you don't really know which (or both) is needed. Since this was supposed to be a project car, I assume the buyer(s) are handy with a wrench, and the 996 owner in me is curious how much of that $5K could have been addressed with a weekend, a couple of deliveries from Pelican, and a case of beer...
WOW!!!!!!! that 1991 Porsche looks exactly like our 996, no wonder the air cooled community hate us. Well this confirms this days any one with a smart phone can be an automotive journalist without going to school
Hi All - one of the Porsche dealership across town from me has the exact spec I wanted for a 2011 997.2, only two owners, and only around 35K miles (really low which scares me). However, since its a Porsche Dealership selling, of course there's a bit of a premium added to the cost of the car. How does an independent PPI work? would dealer let me take the car to an independent PPI shop, or someone come with me to the dealership. Just Need some peace of mind before I purchase.
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