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cayenne · 10-12-2008, 01:09 PM

Just purchased a 2002 S model this past week over in the Chicago area. 1 owner (Trade-In on a Z06), always garage kept, and only 8K miles... Absolute mint condition. No service records per Carfax. Drove it back from Chicago to Virginia this week with absolutely no issues, and put just a little under 1,000 miles on her.

I knew that the maintenance was going to be expensive over the long run and had planned on that... What has surprised me after reading on the boards is the massive amount of engine failure threads. I planned on maintenance costs, but not $10K+ engine replacements.

Is this actually as bad as it seems to someone that just purchased their first Porsche, or am I overreacting and getting myself worked up over nothing?

10-12-2008, 01:09 PM	#1
cayenne Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8	Hoping it was a good purchase Just purchased a 2002 S model this past week over in the Chicago area. 1 owner (Trade-In on a Z06), always garage kept, and only 8K miles... Absolute mint condition. No service records per Carfax. Drove it back from Chicago to Virginia this week with absolutely no issues, and put just a little under 1,000 miles on her. I knew that the maintenance was going to be expensive over the long run and had planned on that... What has surprised me after reading on the boards is the massive amount of engine failure threads. I planned on maintenance costs, but not $10K+ engine replacements. Is this actually as bad as it seems to someone that just purchased their first Porsche, or am I overreacting and getting myself worked up over nothing?