Would you buy a 987 that was tracked 4x?

[SeaNile31]

Low mile 987 (under 10K miles) in great shape and was tracked 2x in 08, 2x in 09 and zero since. Brake fluid was changed to amber fluid and checked out fine.

This is a privately owned car, well cared for, has aftermarket exhaust and owned by the 2nd owner since 1500 miles.

I like the car and the options but should the fact that the car has been tracked 4x be an issue? I assume the track issue will lower the price, even if a little bit.

Thanks.

[tnoice]

Have a PPI done, but I would not be apprehensive of 4 track times. These cars need their exercise and legs stretched every so often. Happy shopping.

[SeaNile31]

I know nothing about tracking a car but is the car pushed to it's extreme the entire time? Is it something that in 4x would amount to 3000 miles or more like a few hundred miles? Would a PPI be able to tell if there were any tracking issues?

06 S, 10K miles, tracked 4x asking $34900. What to offer?

The 05 S at Subaru dealer has 20K miles and price of $26900.

[mikefocke]

1. The 2006 has the IMS that can't be easily/cheaply upgraded. Drop the engine, split the case, ship the entire IMS, etc.
2. There is tracking and there is tracking. A DE under some controls on speed is one thing. A real competitive race is quite another. Was the proper service done before each event? After?
3. A PPI that looks at over-revs could tell you something about how the car was treated.

I'd rather have a driven hard, fanatically maintained car than one babied and where the service was ignored. And 4 track days may be trivial.

[ekam]

Cars that've been to the track are usually better maintained than cars that sat.

[Steve Tinker]

Mike's item #3 would be the killer for me - the 987's can be scanned for 5 levels of overrev (ignitions), while the 986 can only be scanned for 2 levels.
Any indi who does the PPI can print off the overrev picture - if the car's DME has registered level 2 and above, I think Porsche will invalidate any warranty anyway.....

[SeaNile31]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

1. The 2006 has the IMS that can't be easily/cheaply upgraded. Drop the engine, split the case, ship the entire IMS, etc.
2. There is tracking and there is tracking. A DE under some controls on speed is one thing. A real competitive race is quite another. Was the proper service done before each event? After?
3. A PPI that looks at over-revs could tell you something about how the car was treated.

I'd rather have a driven hard, fanatically maintained car than one babied and where the service was ignored. And 4 track days may be trivial.

And based on these comments I don't see much of a reason to pay a premium for an 06 S with 10K miles and an aftermarket exhaust over an 05 S with 20K miles and stock exhaust (and more dealer service because of the miles).

When I compare the two cars I am interested in they have the same options (Bose, xenon lights, pcm w/o pasm, sport chrono package, heated seats, etc,. Looks like the 05 S wins out....

[Jake Raby]

I'd rather have a car thats been tracked.