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Old 07-18-2025, 04:45 PM   #1
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About to buy - with a newly replaced IMS

Hi guys, im looking for a little advice. I am currently looking at getting my first Boxster and Porsche. I plan on it seeing some daily driving but getting it to have fun with, backroads, track days, and possible some longer trips. The car that I am currently looking at is a 99 and the seller is in the process of doing the IMS, RMS, oil separator and clutch. The reason for all the work for the sale is, the guy buys and sells cars and the IMS was apparently making noise when he got it. I went to look while the work was being done and the car looks pretty clean underneath for 95kmiles on it. I saw the old bearing that came out and it was intact, but had a little play in it with mild grittiness to its feel. There was no signs of it had been puking out metallic goo that I've seen in pictures, tho it could have seen some break clean. An LNEngineering kit was being put in.

Is this level of "on the verge of failure'" a concern and I should run away from the deal, or if it drives well when done, I should jump on it as its priced well for having all this work done and the overall condition is good?
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