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996 Bound...........I wouldn't really consider Jim's response a "negative" one. He is just letting you know about the potential problems that might be lurking with these early 996's. There are a lot of good people here on Pelican who are genuinely looking to help and to give good advice. We are not looking to make you feel bad with your purchase, but want you to be aware of what to look for and what to potentially expect. We are just a sincere group of enthusiasts looking out for other enthusiasts!
As far as the silver '99 with the new engine you're considering........it really sounds like a nice car. $19K is on the high side for an early model, high mileage car with a tip, but the new engine and suspension does make it very appealing and of course brings the value up (as racer had mentioned). As you had asked in your first post about the value, I don't think a new engine really hurts the value any since these cars are not collectible yet and nobody is really concerned about matching numbers. If this were a 356 or an early 911S or similar, the non matching numbers would definitely be a negative. Maybe in 50 years the replacement engine will be a concern, but for now I would consider it an increase in value.
I'm not trying to be negative or nit pick, but I think in any purchase you have to be critical and check out as much as you can. Looking at your scanned receipt, it just gives the part number and it says "Eng 3.4 litre" at a price of $8K It does say "new engine" on the right top corner, but it's with a different handwriting and different color pen. Probably not a concern, but since there is no dealer invoice/receipt maybe you'd like to verify with Porsche that in fact it IS a brand new engine?? I would obtain the engine number and call Porsche themselves. The engine number is on the bottom and stamped out in what looks like a computer dot matrix style numbering. I know this was done in '05, but a new dealer engine @ $8K seems a bit low on the price to me. I know that a new 3.4 litre engine 2 years ago retails at $13K from the dealer. Overall though, $10,500 for a brand new engine including labor sounds like a pretty decent deal!
As far as the tip transmission.......I agree, you can get a replacement for relatively cheap. I've seen some good used ones as low as $500 from people converting their cars to manual. However, $2000 can easily put you at $21K which is close to the price of that perfect silver one you found at $21.5K, in which you mentioned you didn't want to spend that much on. Once again, not trying to be negative, just something to think about.
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