Wow, didn't realize they sold out almost instantly!
That's a pretty common theme with Porsche. I know when the Boxsters first came out you had to pay a deposit with a dealer to get on a waiting list to be able to order one. If they didn't get a unit allocated you'd either get a refund or wait for next years model.
The people lucky enough to get their hands on one could flip it on the used market and make $10k+ over list.
^^^Like said above, the turbo cars didn't have the IMS problems...but the IMS issue is easily preventable in the 3.2's also. I did the IMS mod on my 02', and along with a new clutch and single-mass flywheel upgrade, I was done with it all under $2K.
That bearing is a strange bastard though....my car was close to 70K miles when we did the mod, and the stock bearing still looked brand new. I've got a buddy who has an 04' model that shit the bed with just under 30K miles on it. When it goes there is literally no warning at all...just a hard engine stop followed by a stream of oil...and even stranger, it usually happens at low RPM. I still think it's total BS that Porsche never fessed up nor did anything for most of those customers who were left with $20K+ repair bills.
70' Chevelle RagTop (Forever Under Construction)
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