[AKnowles]

I see a lot of posting like this. snd the answer - as always - is it is worth what you are willing to pay for it and/or what the owner is willing to sell it for. KBB reports a value of $17,500 - $20,000 at best. You have to decide what you have to put in it to make it drivable. I'd suggest a PPI first, then use that to determine how much money you'll have to put in to it then deduct that from the purchase price.

While a lot will say an IMS is a requirement for price of mind, you should do a bit of research ont eh engine (get the number) and see if it has a double or single row. If it has a double row the chance of early failure is about 1%. Overall, the value is about 5% although Porsche published some higher numbers for single row bearings. Up to 10% I beleive.

FWIW, I have a 99 and will replace the IMS bearing when I get the clutch replaced. I'll follow that up each time I get a new clutch and will just throw the bearing price in as well and consider it a wear item.