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Perfectlap · 12-22-2013, 08:39 PM

3.4 d-chunk failure possible. 3.6 d-chunk failure rare, ditto for 3.2 S. Boxster. Although I'm not sure if a 3.4 averaging 5K miles is low enough mileage to be the typical example of this failure. Still that's on the low end of mileage for a 14 year old car.

Turbo too much understeer. tail steps out... even more understeer. Don't see how gobs of understeer is an 'upgrade'.

One is fully a grand touring. The C2 is only taking first steps toward that eventuality.

I would look for 996 C2S from 2002-2004 with the IMS already addressed.

If you can swing it, a CPO 997.2 is better.

A guy I know of who has more Porsches than there are days of the week once told me, "I never buy Turbos from Porsche out of warranty."

12-22-2013, 08:39 PM	#12
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	3.4 d-chunk failure possible. 3.6 d-chunk failure rare, ditto for 3.2 S. Boxster. Although I'm not sure if a 3.4 averaging 5K miles is low enough mileage to be the typical example of this failure. Still that's on the low end of mileage for a 14 year old car. Turbo too much understeer. tail steps out... even more understeer. Don't see how gobs of understeer is an 'upgrade'. One is fully a grand touring. The C2 is only taking first steps toward that eventuality. I would look for 996 C2S from 2002-2004 with the IMS already addressed. If you can swing it, a CPO 997.2 is better. A guy I know of who has more Porsches than there are days of the week once told me, "I never buy Turbos from Porsche out of warranty." Last edited by Perfectlap; 12-22-2013 at 08:52 PM.