Price Check - 06 Cayman S with blown engine

[Rusty Heap]

This car sprung up 4 sale locally.


Very clean 06 Cayman S 6 speed rims / tires / coil-over suspension

blown motor at 45K miles. still waiting on story if it was IMS or....

he wants $9000 for roller chassis and title.


Insert a rebuilt $10K engine and have a sweet $20,000 car?









Ad says:

The exterior of the car is probably 9 / 10 with metallic black paint and super-rare, Fikse Profil 10 single block 19” alloy wheels painted Hyper Silver. There are no door dings or other paint blemishes other than the inevitable rock chip or two and the wheels are in amazing shape. The stock suspension has been replaced with adjustable height, adjustable compression Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers ($1950) that, as currently adjusted, give the car a low stance and solid, not-too-harsh ride. The stock exhaust has also been replaced by a Brumbacher exhaust ($2100) that makes an amazing wail when the car is in the higher rev zone. The car sits on good condition rear and brand new front Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 N-spec tires with a slightly wider-than-stock tire out back (29530R19) that gives the car a unique rear footprint.




For $9000, this could be a worthy project.


insert Wife Death Factor, about a 8.5 out of 10 . Anyone know a good divorce atty?



thoughts?


it'd be my forth Pcar, so I know the drill.....

[BRLuecke]

Not trying to be too negative, but I wonder if you can really do a rebuilt engine for $10k.
Don't forget stuff like new clutch and pressure plate "while you are there".
The early Caymans are under getting cheaper these days.
But....my 2007 is a great drive.

[tonythetarga]

$10 is for a used engine. Rebuilds are more like $18k

[stealthn]

Looks really nice, but I would want to know what happened first, then up your budget by 10k.

I would try to through a 911 engine in, but that’s just me

[Jcooper]

If you don't jump on it I might be interested. I'm in Edmonds area, but can't find listing anywhere.

[husker boxster]

You'll have to watch the "extras" b/c they'll blow your budget - new clutch, maybe new flywheel, new water pump, plugs, coils, etc. You can jump very quickly up an extra $2-3K. When you're done (assuming you can do your own engine install), you'll have a car worth $24K, which is close to what you'd spend on one already in that condition. So from a profit / loss perspective, you'll break even.

My guess is this was track car based on the mods. If it was, it either suffered from oil starvation because of too many Gs or threw a rod bearing from too many trips to redline. Neither would be a deal breaker when contemplating purchasing it to repair.

[JackDidley]

I think it depends. Do you really want the aftermarket suspension and exhaust ? If so thats a big plus. You could end up with a nice car for a good price.

[pdxfj]

If the engine would make a good core, you can get a rebuilt long block from Vertex Auto for around $13k.

The folks I have found who are running their engines have had no complaints about them.

[mikefocke]

Seems too high priced for me. Uncertain if you have anything of the engine rebuildable. Can't test drive the rest of the powertrain. Don't know the clutch condition. Etc. I can't see more than 4-5k in value considering the risks.

[Jeff Alton]

Could be a good project. Re evaluate your 10K engine budget. Those wheels appear to be the rare and no longer produced Fikse Chroma 1 piece wheels which are beautiful.