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I don't have a Porsche, but I'm eyeing a Cayman GTS and hoping to get one soon.

Figured I'd create this community so that others can join and post. :)

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[–] upsurge 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just got a 996.2 manual. Believe it or not, I found it on craigslists. Passed PPI with flying colors, 20 years of service records, and had all of the features I was looking for.

Annoyingly it’s had to have some  maintenance since I bought it that couldn’t be caught in a PPI. A coolant hose burst and just had all six coil packs and plugs replaced as at least one burnt out.

PPI doesn’t catch everything but can give you a good piece of mind. Have some money set aside for repairs, it can be in good shape but time will damage things like rubber hoses.

[–] _MoveSwiftly 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow, craigslist? I'm going to have to look.

That's not too bad though. Doesn't seem so at least. Were you able to purchase an extended warranty on it for the PDK? That's what I'm worried about.

[–] upsurge 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No warranty, it’s a 20 year old car. It’s a manual but the clutch and gearbox felt good and strong. It had service records for a replaced clutch a few years ago as well.

[–] _MoveSwiftly 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I meant a 3rd party warranty. That's my concern, especially in covering for the PDK.

[–] CBRich 1 points 1 year ago

PDK wasn't available until the 997.2. Older automatics were torque converter style, called Tiptronic.