[racer]

While the failure rate of the later cars is smaller than the M96 engine, it is a potential concern. Sadly, I've had two friends with 997.1 cars (one a base, one an S) and both have had engine replacements. The car the OP mentions is low miles (24K miles in 11 years?) which many report, low mileage, less frequent oil change examples are usually the ones that have more issues. As an "investment" I would not bother. As someone already mentioned, "late" engines need the engine dropped and case split for an IMS solution.

The "real" market is what someone will pay for it. 997.2 cars are falling under 40K lately it seems (yes, higher miles).. but I wouldn't spend $31 on a .1 if I could find a .2 for $5k more.