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  1. Thanks for the advice Phil. I was originally looking at 996's but after reading about the issues they have I thought an 05 997 would be a better buy. I guess I'll have to go one notch higher and start looking at 06's. I read that some of the 05's have the larger IMS bearing - does this mean they would be just as reliable as an 06? How can one tell if an 05 has one of these engines?
  2. Thanks for the info. Yeah, I doubt I could get an "S" in my price range. I don't know how much more the 2005's were when new but I know for 2010 its around $12,000 more for an "S." Does "Carrera 2" denote the "S" model? I just meant a base model Carrera 2WD. I can definitely increase my budget if need be. I'd rather get a fair deal on a great car than a great deal on a fair car. I just don't want to overpay, I see some sellers asking $7k or so over kelly blue book and then I read about forum members getting crazy good deals so I'm not sure what to think.
  3. Hey guys, Not sure if this is the correct forum but I am currently in the market for a 2005 997 Carrera 2, 6 speed with mileage in the high 30s (maybe even low 40s). Ideally I would like to spend 38-40k. Does this seem like a reasonable budget for this year/mileage (I am in SoCal)? I looked at one today, it had 38,000 miles and I got him down to 38k (from 41) over the phone which he seemed fairly firm at (maybe he would have done 37k). But after driving 2 hours to see the car it turns out despite his assurances of "absolutely no paint work" the front bumper had been horribly repainted (long hairs in the paint, TONS of fish eyes - I could do better work with a spray can) and the right fender and trunk had been reasonably repainted (some fish eyes, etc.). I though 38k was probably too high considering I'd have to put an additinal ~2k getting everything repainted professionally and at that point I would still have a car with a repainted front end so I walked away from the deal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been in the market for very long so I have yet to get a good feel for pricing. I do have access to Manheim - does anyone have an idea how the Manheim prices should correlate to private party values? Thanks!
  4. Hey guys, I'm in the market right now for an 03-04 996 with <50,000 miles. Is there a sticky or thread on the forum with a "new owner checklist" that goes over the problems these cars typically have and what to look out for? I looked and so far haven't found one. If anyone could lend any info or point me in the right direction that would be great. SO far just by reading through the forums I have become well aware of the RMS issues but would like to learn more to be a well informed buyer. Also, I should probably post this in the regional forums but if anyone knows a good place for a PPI in SoCal please let me know. Thanks.
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