987 3.4S with 83K miles - Anything to be wary off?
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I've been considering getting an 986 3.2S over the last couple of months but spotted a 987 3.4S advertised on PH and it's relatively local (100 mile/3 hours).
I was wanting low mileage, this one is obviously newer, an OK colour, but sits at 83K miles. Bit more money than I was intending, not sure if higher price means better car or not. Higher mileage can mean better maintained maybe? Will it be difficult to sell after a few years, with closer to 100K miles?;
Will ask about service history, clutch, IMS/RMS etc when I talk to the seller. Is bore scoring likely on the 3.4?
What's the thoughts of you guys, it's on PH listings but didn't want to post a link without owners permission.
Thanks
I was wanting low mileage, this one is obviously newer, an OK colour, but sits at 83K miles. Bit more money than I was intending, not sure if higher price means better car or not. Higher mileage can mean better maintained maybe? Will it be difficult to sell after a few years, with closer to 100K miles?;
Will ask about service history, clutch, IMS/RMS etc when I talk to the seller. Is bore scoring likely on the 3.4?
What's the thoughts of you guys, it's on PH listings but didn't want to post a link without owners permission.
Thanks
My 987.2 S is on 76k miles and drives great. That said I’ve spent on average £3 / year over the past few years on things like refreshing the suspension, crossover pipes, brake lines and a host of other maintenance items I’d expect would need doing on one of similar miles. It’s a manual so had the clutch and flywheel done too along with the transmission cables that frequently snap (there’s an upgrade kit that prevents it from the 981). If you can see the maintenance history and it’s got a long list of thing done then that’s a good sign.
It depends. There may be a lot of suspension, cooling system and air con things that need doing on a car at that mileage, if it hasn’t been done, even if the engine is solid.
The 3.4 in the 987.1 is a bore score engine. The IMS bearing is essentially a non issue. The bore score issue can be minimised by using better oil and a low temperature thermostat, along with not labouring the engine. Tiptronics suffer from bore score more than manuals for that reason. However, the issue can start from any point, but it usually starts or is obvious by 40k. That means any car from 40k up needs a bore scope and is just as likely to have it as it is at 80k. Some say that if a car doesn’t have it by 80k, it’s less likely to get it, but that isn’t the case so much, but it does show that it has been well looked after engine wise.
I’ve had a 3.4 987.1 from 75k up to its current 92k and the biggest expenses have been doing suspension things, plus it needs the obligatory coolant cross over pipes doing soon, which is a big job.
It didn’t have bore scoring at 75k and touch wood it seems that it still doesn’t at 92k.
The 3.4 in the 987.1 is a bore score engine. The IMS bearing is essentially a non issue. The bore score issue can be minimised by using better oil and a low temperature thermostat, along with not labouring the engine. Tiptronics suffer from bore score more than manuals for that reason. However, the issue can start from any point, but it usually starts or is obvious by 40k. That means any car from 40k up needs a bore scope and is just as likely to have it as it is at 80k. Some say that if a car doesn’t have it by 80k, it’s less likely to get it, but that isn’t the case so much, but it does show that it has been well looked after engine wise.
I’ve had a 3.4 987.1 from 75k up to its current 92k and the biggest expenses have been doing suspension things, plus it needs the obligatory coolant cross over pipes doing soon, which is a big job.
It didn’t have bore scoring at 75k and touch wood it seems that it still doesn’t at 92k.
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