Hey guys,
Looking seriously at a very attractively priced C2S with 104,000 miles on it. The car has also had the following done to it to date along with regular maintenance:
- Coilover suspension Bilstein (for PASM) with corner weighting
- GT3 Tie rods
- Aftermarket Air intake
- Aftermarket Exhaust
- Short shifter kit
- pagid yellow break pads
- track approved break fluid
- new hatch for hood
- new battery
- Carrera 997 5 branch 18's wheels OEM + Bridgestone Potenza tires

Getting it for a great price, have a PPI scheduled on Friday where we will do a compression and leakdown test and may also have the oil sent to a lab to ensure no pending IMS issue. Anything else I need to worry about?

 

How much $ if you don't mind me asking

 

I would assume between 25K to 32K.

 

You should see if he has the stock air box. All of my research has lead me to believe it is superior to aftermarket.

 

That is a lot of miles on a car like this. I have quite a few at 74k. With that many miles I would plan on things going wrong. A typical slush fund for a car like this is 5k in reserve at all times. But if you engine goes (the biggest ticket item with higher mileage) you would need more like 10-15k.

If the PPI with a compression test shows good results and the price is good then I say go for it.

 

I saw a 2005 with 100k near Detroit that was going for 29K, so I would assume some where in that area. Good luck and show us a few pictures

 

Very good guesses on price. PPI going down tomorrow, may even do the oil test to send it out to a lab.

Where do you guys think value will be in 4 years for this car?

 

That all depends on the condition of the car and how many more miles you put on it.

For a clean lower mileage (40k) 2005 in 4 years I would guess mid to high 20k value.

Add in well over 100k in miles tho and you could be looking at lower 20s even high teens depending on the condition of the rest of the car.

My guess is that most cars wont go much below mid $20,000 for quite some time.

 

My car has now 100K miles. it looks/feels brand new.

 

don't think 997's that are cared for won't see teens...ever...? i'd hang one on my living room wall at that pricing...yeah, i don't even know anyone with a wall that big, but, really, teens? its a porsche, and a 911 and only a few years young...

 

what is the highest mileage c2s to date?

 

My 96 F250 has 238k mi, 99 Civic 202k mi. No problems on each, ever except for normal stuff. Why does everyone think 75k + mi on a 911 is high? You spend $100k + on a car of this quality and I need to worry if I am going to make it past 75k mi! This is ridiculous. And if you paid this kind of money for a car and not expect to get any mileage out of it your either stupid rich or retarded. The car will be fine well beyond 100k. Quit worrying about it!

 

I hope you are correct - but I can tell you that more $ does not = more reliable - more excitement yes!

 

Here is an ad from German "car ebay" mobile.de
1/2005 911 with 250 some thousand km which is about 150 thousand miles

http://www.mobile.de/cz/zna%C4%8Dka/...172977111.html

 

The modifications you describe clearly indicate track use, and not just ocassionally.

For those friends who own dedicated racing appliances, the rule of thumb is a complete engine rebuild after every 24 hours of track time (about 8 race weekends).

While your decision to send fluids out for lab analysis is commendable, do a little more research, scoping internals, etc.

Caveat emptor.