430 buyers guidance

Hello everyone - first post from me. I live in NYC and have been driving various Porsche Turbos and GT versions over the past few years. Almost pulled the trigger on a 2008 F430 recently but decided to do some more research first.

I think I've got a good sense for normal operating costs assuming all goes well so I'm not going to ask about brakes, tires and clutch replacement costs.

But I have a few specific questions:

- Manifold issue seems to be a common one. Does it make sense to specifically seek out a car that had the manifolds replaced already? Were the replacements more or less reliable or same? Is that really that much of a common problem that I should be concerned about it?

- Is it a concern when a car has 4-6 owners already? Why do some people keep these cars for less than a year in many cases? Sellers of course say they traded up right away.

- What's the sweet spot with regards to depreciation / mileage / wear of consumables? I feel like I shouldn't shy away from a car that went through the first clutch replacement and has some mileage - could be cheaper and better than low mileage vehicle that's in half way cycle of clutch and brakes. Thoughts?

- If I chose a mid teens mileage model over one with let's say 5-7.5k, how much discount should I get in current market and what about resale with 25k on the clock? I'm not worried (that much) about depreciation but not being able to sell at all over certain mileage thresholds.

- With the 488 around the corner, it becomes the second last model very soon. Is that already priced in? With 458 prices slowly coming down that should affect 430s as well no? has it already?

Are there any other known issues other than manifolds? Apart from maintaining the clutch and keeping an eye on battery life, this seems to be a pretty durable car from what I'm reading online. Any other major common repairs that could come my way?

I look forward to some guidance what to watch out for. I understand some of these questions have been addressed in various forms but those cars approach the 6-8 year age range now and I'm curious what the current market looks like and where the pitfalls are.

 

You're right and I read tons of stuff about the headers before posting. My specific question, however, was if the replacement actually fixed the issue in the long term. In other words, is the replacement part any different and really solves the issue? I may have missed it but I couldn't find a specific answer to that.

The reason I'm asking is because I may specifically seek out a car that has "upgraded" headers but this whole thesis could be off if the new parts are the same and essentially subject to the same issue. If it fixes the problem then a low mileage car with original headers may not become my first choice.