[tonythetarga]

Before you start with price you might want to ask questions about oiling. Did the car run with R compound tires? This can starve the main bearings of oil (side G loads) and they will be damaged. Does the car have the deep sump kit and updated baffles? If you are new to Porsche and don't know about 996's and the M96 engine, do a search on LN Engineering and do some reading on the IMS bearing too. The cost of entry into the 996 world is fairly cheap but you could be into a new engine worth more than the original purchase price. It will pay you to do some homework.