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Too bad it isn't about flipping cars to lose money, I'm really good at that.
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This wouldn't happen if you didn't drive a peasant car like an Audi...
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[14-05, 14:59] FastAnna You tiny bra wearing, gigantic son of a bitch
[15-05, 10:35] FastAnna Yeah I was dreaming of those big titties in that tiny bra
a set of sticky tires and a LSD, and it'll be nice for someone without the 911 tax!
A LSD from Guards is $2895usd. Shipping, exchange ($1.30 for round numbers), and taxes at the border = $4506cdn. Then add labour, at least $1250 (this is not a complete pumpkin to re/re - this is simply a diff that must be installed in the housing and setup) plus taxes. Total $6k cdn for the LSD alone.
Porsche tax is the real deal. I went through this process for my BMW and it was still over $4k cdn by the time it was all said and done.
-Mark
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I believe that it's less of an issue but was still an issue for the first gen M97 motor and if it needs to be changed the cases have to be split unlike the M96 that could be accessed by dropping the transmission and clutch.
Still, I wouldn't let that stop me from buying one of those cars for the right price.
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IMS bearing is a non-issue for the M97 in the Cayman S.
I believe that it's less of an issue but was still an issue for the first gen M97 motor and if it needs to be changed the cases have to be split unlike the M96 that could be accessed by dropping the transmission and clutch.
Still, I wouldn't let that stop me from buying one of those cars for the right price.
Its good to be aware of any potential issues but the failure rate (1% or less) is minuscule enough that it shouldn't affect your purchase decision if the car isn't showing signs of IMS bearing failure when a proper PPI is performed by a qualified Porsche specialist (metal particles in the oil filter, etc). Then as long as you maintain the car diligently (don't follow the recommended oil change intervals because the factory intervals are too long) and don't abuse the car you're more likely to total your car than to have an IMS bearing failure in the M97. I sleep well at night.
The real danger is in the M96 engines in the Boxster and 996... those cars I would not buy unless the IMS bearing was fixed or the price is low enough.
I'd be more worried about the the E92 M3 rod bearing issue or the ringland stuff with the STIs than the IMS bearing in a Porsche Cayman S.
I hear bore scoring is also an issue with 987.1 Cayman and Cayman S. (06-08) and the problem is worse if you track it due to oil starvation issues with the stock oiling sytem.
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