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Brucelee · 08-19-2005, 06:22 AM

Re: the transmission. It is an all new unit for the 987, sourced from Japan. So, history on the 986 trans will not be useful to you I think.

That said, the trans and clutch on the 986 seemed to be troublefree for the most part.

It was the dreaded RMS that many complain about.

I do agree with the comments on how the interior was redone on the 987, I did not like the direction they took on that. Of course, that is subjective.

The car popping out of second sounds to me like a bad syncro. This usually happens on cars with tons of miles on them, not a new car.

Please keep us posted on what this turns out to be.

Best of luck.

08-19-2005, 06:22 AM	#5
Brucelee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 8,083	Re: the transmission. It is an all new unit for the 987, sourced from Japan. So, history on the 986 trans will not be useful to you I think. That said, the trans and clutch on the 986 seemed to be troublefree for the most part. It was the dreaded RMS that many complain about. I do agree with the comments on how the interior was redone on the 987, I did not like the direction they took on that. Of course, that is subjective. The car popping out of second sounds to me like a bad syncro. This usually happens on cars with tons of miles on them, not a new car. Please keep us posted on what this turns out to be. Best of luck.