Future Porsche Owner - 05 or 04 - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Nepete · 01-23-2011, 05:41 PM

The 2004 is a Certified Pre-Owned through a Porsche Dealer with the 2 year or up to 100,000 warranty. Dealer does not have history of maintenance. Car has had 30K service. The 2005 has no maintenance history from Carmax. Not wild about the red color of the 2005. The low miles and warranty are swaying me towards the 2004. I know I will have extra expenses right away like winter tires. If the 2005 was a different color and I had more history on the car it would be a no brainer.

SeaNile31 · 01-23-2011, 05:58 PM

I would avoid Carnax type places and look form either delaership or private party. Having maintainance records is very important. There are a lot of cars on the market and I wouldn't rush into buying a car. Take your time and find exactly what you want.

70Sixter · 01-30-2011, 08:18 AM

My view is that the 04 is the most developed 986 and the 05 is the newest 987. I'd look at 06 or later if you can. As Bruce Anderson says, "Buy the best car you can afford."

SeaNile is right, it is a buyers market.

Nepete · 02-02-2011, 06:28 PM

Thank you for the input. I now have my sights on a 2006 model. I plan to keep this car for several years. How much is too much mileage to have on a used 2006 model?

scottjk · 02-09-2011, 02:22 PM

Keep in mind that the IMS bearing design changed in late 05, I believe, so if that gives you cause for concern just realize that with the later 05 you don't have the option of upgrading the IMS bearing without a completely tear down.

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Nepete · 02-11-2011, 04:24 PM

What does a complete tear down cost in lieu of a IMS bearing upgrade?

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Originally Posted by scottjk

Keep in mind that the IMS bearing design changed in late 05, I believe, so if that gives you cause for concern just realize that with the later 05 you don't have the option of upgrading the IMS bearing without a completely tear down.

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mikefocke · 02-12-2011, 12:25 PM

Too many times Porsche used old on new parts just because...or the car has a replacement engine...so while we can generalize the only way to be absolutely positively sure is by examination.

The IMS replacement is normally done at clutch replace time along with the RMS (Rear Main Seal) update. So in round numbers for a stick shift car, $2k. For a 3rd gen IMS design such as an '07 surely is...the same parts and labor would be around $4.5k. But depends on what the labor rate is and how you buy the parts. And there are those who do it all themselves or with help from a friend.