Porsche 911 (997) – occasion video & advice

Posted on 28-04-2016 to 16:00 by CasperH – 76 Comments”

Where should you look for when buying a Porsche 911 from the previous generation want to buy?

The Porsche 997 was the 911, the 996 had to be forgotten. That meant that after one generation is skipped, just back round headlights on the 911 came in 2004. Also the interior was quite taken in hand, with a good quality was made.

In 2009, the 997 is refreshed with a new version of the boxermotoren. In addition, the 997 is available with the seven-speed counting PDK gearbox: a dual-clutch automatic transmission that is much faster and sportier then the Tiptronic automatic transmission from previous models. The alternative to the vending machines was always a manual zesbak. Also the appearance was changed slightly in 2009. The new generation 997 was the easiest to recognize on the front bumper with larger air intakes, different headlights and nicer interior.

We treat in this aankoopvideo the naturally breathable variants, with the exception of the GT3’s, since we already have treated in a advice. The least powerful variant where this article applies, is the 911 Carrera (340 hp). The most powerful variant is the Carrera GTS, Speedster / Sport Classic: this all had the decision of 408 hp. All variants except for the Speedster and Sport Classic were available with all-wheel drive. What body styles are concerned, there was a choice of a cabriolet, a speedster, a coupe and a Targa, but the Targa is nothing more than a 911 with a glass roof.

Offer on marketplace
On Marktplaats.nl are currently about 85 cars to purchase within the aforementioned criteria fall. This is about a quarter of a cabrio. More than half (approximately 60%) is equipped with a automatic transmission. Fun colors are rare, the categories of white, grey and black are together good for over 90% of the offer.

If you are not too high demands you can from 35.000 euro a Porsche 997 drive. The prices for the better copies up to about a ton for GTS and low mileage. The outliers are the Speedster and the Sport Classic. These are cars that, because of their limited-edition prints are highly popular to investors. At this moment, they are not to be found on Marktplaats.nl but prices above € 300,000 are no exception.

If the price is too high, but you do have some friends who also like to have a Porsche to drive? Then you can ‘m also together lease.

Pros

• Probably the most usable sports car on the market
• Guaranteed Fun
• Exclusivity
• Fine driving characteristics

Issues

• Service history. That should be in the car seat, and that must be balanced. With receipts from Porsche centres or recognised specialists.
• Between the gearbox and the engine is the RMS (Rear Main Seal): this seal is a small bit of oil sweat, but not dripping. If this is the case, there must be a relatively expensive repair to be done. Not in parts but in labor.
• The first 997’s (model year 2005, often built in 2004) suffer from a problem with the IMS (tussenaslagers). These are prone to wear and tear and may have too much clearance, make sure that you block in the soup. There are fixes for that as a preventive measure. Hereby, the bearings are replaced by firmer ones. It is important to realize that a lot of motorcycles this fix have had and that the risk of problems is very small. Replacing a block is expensive, and that has probably the ghost stories promoted. There is talk about problems with 5% of the 3.6 engines, the 3.8 has less problems and with the facelift Porsche made the problem self-resolved.
• Although the two aforementioned problems (IMS and RMS) and a lot of ghost stories opelveren, the biggest problem is probably “Bore Scoring”: damage to the cylinder wall due to poor cooling. Quiet warmrijden (not idle on temperature!) and cool down is essential for the pre-facelift 997. If this is not done, this can be excessive wear of the cylinder liners as a result. If the car oil is consumed, or if the left exhaust pipe is dirty, and the right clean is wrong. A ticking sound from the engine is another signal that there are problems. There are modifications (related to cooling) that have this problem can help prevent. Please consult a specialist.
• Note that the motor quietly runs at an idling speed. At a long stop bags lying parts in their rubbers, which can also ensure there are no leaks arise. A restless engine running is usually a hint towards that problem.
• Sometimes ratelt the heat shield, this is a pretty simple fix.
• You buy a car with manual gearbox, keep in mind that you have the clutch all the way down have to pedal to get the engine to start. We have just a schaamtevol time saved with roadside assistance.
• On the versions with a wider ass: check if there is any stone chips on the front fenders. Often there are transparent beschermstickers on the hips to avoid this, by the way. Those stickers have the tendency to yellowing, which is especially for white cars are very dirty looks.
• The convertibles are a lot less stiff than the coupes, for the real drivers is a coupe the better choice.
• Porsche makes specific demands on the tyres (the so-called N-numbers), check that the tires on the car in the correct encoding. If there is not, says something about the previous owner. Namely, that he reduced on maintenance.
• You go for a PDK, you should be aware that the pins better than buttons in the steering wheel.
• Porsche cars eat batteries. You can put a car, for example, in the winter, make sure that you have a trickle charger connected to a battery to prevent.
• If you want to be sure of your case: Porsche offers at all Porsche centres, pre-purchase checks. Or if you’re even more assurance: buy a Porsche Approved Used car to a Porsche Center. Then you get by default at least 12 months warranty and will be available for repairs, for example, only original Porsche parts used. Note: this warranty is only available on cars up to ten years old. For the earliest 997’s you will be at the negotiating table.

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Gallery: Porsche 911 997 Carrera GTS

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