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  1. TheBigEasy

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    #1 TheBigEasy, Sep 5, 2011
    Hi all,

    I'm looking at a 2006 Carrera S with 67,000 miles. The CarFax is clean. Anything I should look for specifically? Do these have any major engine / transmissions that arise after a certain point? If well maintained how long will these run well for?

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. SrfCity

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    #2 SrfCity, Sep 6, 2011
    You can have the dealer pull the ecu data log during a PPI to see if the thing has been thrashed and redlined for excessive periods. Have that car PPI'd for sure.
     
  3. TheBigEasy

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    #3 TheBigEasy, Sep 6, 2011
    Will do for sure.
     
  4. Mattyrae

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    #4 Mattyrae, Sep 8, 2011
    PPI's cost about $120 for a normal one, if you want the full deal, a Pre-Owner Certified inspection will run you $350-$360.

    I would try to get a Carrera S with the 3.8 liter engine, not sure if those came out in 2007 or 2008?
     
  5. James_Woods

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    #5 James_Woods, Sep 8, 2011
    What transmission does it have?

    I bought a 997 similar to that with around 44K miles at the time (a couple of years ago) and we now have around 68K miles with now issues on the conventional 6-speed. Literally no service issues other than oil change/regular maintenance.
     
  6. rkuo

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    #6 rkuo, Sep 12, 2011
    Rear Main Seal.
     
  7. James_Woods

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    #7 James_Woods, Sep 12, 2011
    Really? My porsche technician swears that this was taken care of after the first few years of the 996...
     
  8. CMartin348

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    #8 CMartin348, Sep 12, 2011
    huh... my technician says it's common all the way up until the 997.2
     
  9. GuyIncognito

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    #9 GuyIncognito, Sep 12, 2011
    RMS was a problem on early 997s, but largely fixed by '07; however, it can still crop up. everything I've heard is that you know you have an RMS problem within 30k miles, though.

    also avoid any car that has excessive oil use; those cars usually go kablammo eventually.
     
  10. kosmo

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    #10 kosmo, Sep 12, 2011
    yes, Oil consumption issues.
     
  11. Bullitt44

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    #11 Bullitt44, Oct 13, 2011
    if you are on the original clutch a new one might be in the cars near future.

    They are great cars just do a complete PPI as mentioned and service history is
    huge. If the car has been well cared and no serious past issues, go for it!
     
  12. badges2

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    #12 badges2, Oct 13, 2011
    Does that go for older 996's as well (the 30K mile comment)? Knock on wood, but my 2000 996 hasn't dripped a drop and it's going on 60K. I must say though, it does take away some fun of driving the car with that hanging in the back of my mind all of the time.
     

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