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Originally Posted by PierceZ
Hi all I'm looking at a high mileage 996(110,000), because everybody says that they are prone to engine failure how much is a new engine/ or rebuild? I've tried to search this but never really found anything. Maybe I'm bad at search. The other thing I've seen people talk about is like a buyers guide. People say there are some good ones on rennlist, but I never seem to find them. Does anyone have any links. Are there any other things to watch out for?
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With the price of 996's dropping through the floor, it would be my recommendation that you look for a lower mileage and new 996. I just picked up an '06 997 with 27K miles for under $42K and saw A BUNCH of nice late model 996's (02-04) for between 20-35K.
TRUST me when I tell you you want a newer car that hasn't been driven by the devil. When you start paying someone else to work on these cars, you are financing their childrens college education at 75-$95 per hour.
If you are hell bend on an older 1st Gen 996, try LA Porsche Dismantler at
http://www.ladismantler.com/index.php?page=cat_list&cl=14&cat=2913 they are the largest source of Used Porsche Parts on the Web.
Good Luck....
J