Soon to be a Porsche owner

[Bmod986]

I am not sure about the price range on the 987 models but if you are sure that they did the services at beverly porsche I am sure you can call them up and have them tell you the cars service records. Also If you do purchase the car I think they can make you copies of its records if you service the car there. Do you have any other cars that you are looking at?

On top of that check the suspension. The miles don't matter as much as long as the car was properly maintained. High milage means it didn't sit around all day letting things corrode. It also means that the suspension is probably rocked. Along with the motor and trans mounts.

And from all of us welcome to the forum. You will get most of your questions answered here and good guesses as well.

[BYprodriver]

Do not buy the car until it passes the smog check the seller is legally obliged to do to transfer title. If the muffler was not properly installed, (which is difficult to do on 987s) it won't pass smog.Make sure the PPI checks the DME for over revs!

[southernstar]

In fact, the 2005 may have the more problematic single-row IMS bearing (although, at least that bearing can be replaced without an engine tear-down, unlike other 987's with the larger bearing). I would certainly do whatever I could to get the service records, as Bmod suggests. A high mileage car with an excellent service history would be of much less concern than a high mileage car with a questionable service history. It seems to be a buyer's market right now, so take care - at that mileage there are a number of things that could be due for replacement and you must keep in mind that repairs on these cars can be very expensive.

Brad