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Originally Posted by Marine Blue View Post
It's true that the 2008 and earlier 911 / 987's had IMS but failure rates seem to be very low for the 07/08's.

The 09 received the DFI engine which is still in use today and appears to be reliable although there is talk about carbon buildup on the intake.
+1 - unless it was a smoking deal and the color combo I wanted, I'd look for a '09 or newer. There are too many of the M96/97 engines crapping out these days. I had a friend brag about how reliable his 997 ('05) had been, minimal maintenance, etc., and of course the IMS let go and destroyed the engine shortly thereafter (around 70k miles).
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