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Old 01-02-2013, 02:57 PM   #8
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I guess it depends on your mileage. I had zero, well almost zero repairs up until the first 10 years and 70K miles. I was swearing it was the most reliable car I'd ever owned. Then it was if the parts were engineered to go all at roughly the same time.

I suppose if you haven't put a ton of mods and money into the car get a 2006 S if you don't want to wait for an IMS-free 2009 S to come down some. In the other thread Jake Raby qualifies the 2001-2005 engines to have been the more problematic ones.
I followed the Porsche rule of upgrading every other series and sat out the 987 altogether.
Too bad the 981 is only just now coming out since I never, ever, buy new. Which means I'll be waiting a while for that depreciation.
With no monthly check to write the bank and a car that still gets compliments on every other drive, I'm in no rush.
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