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Old 11-17-2011, 06:29 AM   #1
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06 S vs. 07 S vs. RS60

This RS60 has the black top actually... I'd wait on the 09s but man, it is a long wait. I originally set a budget of $30K and have been creeping it up. But most 08s I have found are at least $40K and closer to $44-45 right now, and 09s are up in the 50s. Definitely a stretch.

Sounds like the RS60 though would be the way to go from above. With 16 months of warranty left, that is a nice safety net as well.

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This RS60 has the black top actually... I'd wait on the 09s but man, it is a long wait. I originally set a budget of $30K and have been creeping it up. But most 08s I have found are at least $40K and closer to $44-45 right now, and 09s are up in the 50s. Definitely a stretch.

Sounds like the RS60 though would be the way to go from above. With 16 months of warranty left, that is a nice safety net as well.
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In a similar vein, I bought a CPO '06 2 years ago as my "starter Porsche", because the one I wanted was too far out of reach. I'll drive it until a '10 Boxster S in in my price range.
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:27 AM   #4
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My choice would be the RS60 for the following reasons: 1) It's under factory warranty which you might be able to extend. 2) It has a number of very nice options that would cost a fortune to add later an item at a time. 3) It's unique in contrast to the others. As for the 09-2012 not having an IMS? From what I'm told not only does it still use a similar bearing but only by splitting the cases can said bearing be serviced.
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Old 11-17-2011, 09:19 AM   #5
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My choice would be the RS60 for the following reasons: 1) It's under factory warranty which you might be able to extend. 2) It has a number of very nice options that would cost a fortune to add later an item at a time. 3) It's unique in contrast to the others. As for the 09-2012 not having an IMS? From what I'm told not only does it still use a similar bearing but only by splitting the cases can said bearing be serviced.
2006-2008 still have IMS and have to have case split to replace 2009-2012 do not have an IMS of any kind, thank God.
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Old 11-17-2011, 11:53 AM   #6
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2006-2008 still have IMS and have to have case split to replace 2009-2012 do not have an IMS of any kind, thank God.
Again, this isn't what I'm being told, the new engines use a bearing it's bigger, beefier and hopefully has more than 30k in it. Surface rust on the rotors and hats is unfortunately common.
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Old 11-18-2011, 01:23 PM   #7
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Again, this isn't what I'm being told, the new engines use a bearing it's bigger, beefier and hopefully has more than 30k in it. Surface rust on the rotors and hats is unfortunately common.
Not sure who told you this, but the DI engines from 2009 on don't have an intermediate shaft. The cams run off the crank. So no IMS bearing.
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At the risk of resorting to cliches, you only live once . So go for it !
+1, get the RS60 and enjoy it fully for (at the very least) as many of those 16 remaining warranted months as possible. Be the top red or black, those are some fine looking special models.

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