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Originally Posted by s131951
I really appreciate all insight. I have to say initially when I read Excellence's articles in 2011 on the $16,000 Porsches and the $15,000 986 S it was a little disheartening with the thoughts on the failures. They said it wasn't much to worry about, but in the same sentence they made mention again of failures. They made it sound as if the earlier 2.5s were the biggest culprits.
In any case, being picky doesn't help my search. I'd really love the triple black version.
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My 2c....
There are plenty of them out there. Be a little picky. When you find the one that you like, get a PPI on it and if it comes back ok buy it and drive it like you stole it. Even on the "newer" 986's the IMS failure rate is not unbelievably high. I know that I don't speak for everyone here, but we are talking about cars that are 10ish years old. Most ten year old cars are going to need some work, and if they weren't maintained will have a certain failure rate.
I kind of look at it like crossing the street. Yes I could get hit by a car. Doesn't mean I stop crossing the street. It means I look both ways first. Then if I still get hit...guess it was my time.
I would recommend getting an "S" model though. Unless you never plan on driving one, it seems as if there is a certain amount of "S" envy.