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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
"in by 20K miles out by 50K".
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This fits my 01S. I bought it when it was 4 yrs old, a CPO w/ 15K mi on it. In the 2.5 yrs I owned it, the following was replaced:
rt rear wheel bearing
lft front bushing
RMS
pwr steering pump
driver's window regulator
And that's what I can remember. I was getting to know my service advisor quite well. The first 2 items listed weren't covered by CPO either. Owned the car 1/2 yr after CPO expired and was scared to death of the next item that would break because it would be on my dime. But the issues I had were typical 986 issues, which you read about all the time on this forum. I was lucky and didn't have the coolant tank failure or cables snapping or rear windows cracking, which are also typical to the 986. Traded it in w/ 48K mi.
Bought the 08 S LE (that's what I traded my 01S for) new and have owned it almost 6 yrs. It had the 2 issues I listed in the earlier post. Not bad for 6 yrs and 35K mi. One of the best cars in terms of quality and reliability I've ever owned.
Bought an 07 Cayman S with 17K mi that had 1.5 yrs left on the CPO. I put 18K mi on it and never had to take it to the dealer in the almost 2 yrs I owned it. I did 2 DEs with it.
Bought my 08 Cayman S Sport with 7400 mi and it had 9 mo left on CPO. In the 10 mo I've owned it, I've put 8K mi on with 0 problems. I've done 3 DEs this yr with it.
Based on my experience, these three 987s have been way better cars than the one 986 I owned. To reiterate from the earlier post - a total of 51K mi and 2 problems in 9 yrs of ownership vs 35K mi, 5 issues, 2.5 yrs of ownership. The 986 wasn't a lemon because the majority of forum members have had the same issues. The 987s are not perfect - the one main issue is the water pump. But I can live with that vs the constant crap that keeps breaking on a 986.
Your mileage may vary.