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Zedcat · 02-25-2013, 11:41 AM

Based on the reading and research I've done you're not safe at 79k. Can you afford an IMS upgrade and clutch in the near future? Not sure how much that would be sterling. I bought a 2004 S with 58k miles and a clean PPI. A week later sent it to a Porsche indie for the IMS upgrade. Clutch was about 3/4 worn so doing that too. One can mitigate the risk with IMS guardian, frequent oil changes and keeping revs up. I plan to keep mine a long time and take it to the track so did the upgrade. If you are handy you can do most of the maintenance jobs yourself- oil, filters, plugs etc. Generally though Porsches aren't cheap to run and deferring maintenance is risky. That said the 986 is a blast to drive. Good luck whatever you decide!

02-25-2013, 11:41 AM	#3
Zedcat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 29	Based on the reading and research I've done you're not safe at 79k. Can you afford an IMS upgrade and clutch in the near future? Not sure how much that would be sterling. I bought a 2004 S with 58k miles and a clean PPI. A week later sent it to a Porsche indie for the IMS upgrade. Clutch was about 3/4 worn so doing that too. One can mitigate the risk with IMS guardian, frequent oil changes and keeping revs up. I plan to keep mine a long time and take it to the track so did the upgrade. If you are handy you can do most of the maintenance jobs yourself- oil, filters, plugs etc. Generally though Porsches aren't cheap to run and deferring maintenance is risky. That said the 986 is a blast to drive. Good luck whatever you decide!