I have owned 2 Porsches over the last 20 years. The 987 came out in 2005 and was replaced by the 981 in 2012. As I recall the 2.7 was offered until 2008 when a next gen 2.9 was offered.
It is without doubt a great car to own and drive. The only time you do not want to drive it is in the snow !
Porsches are expensive to own and maintain. I have a 2010 2.9 PDK owned from new. It has been a fantastic car. Always had it serviced a local official Porsche centre. Maintenance cost have been about £1k a year but now increasing. The service intervals are 2 years or 20k miles. Had mine serviced every 2 years. If you can find a specialist Porsche garage service cost will be a bit lower
PDK Gearbox failed at less then a year old, replaced under warranty been fine since. The early 987's had issues with the Rear Main Seal (RMS) which is an engine out job. Apart from regular servicing and changing brake discs and pads which I do my self have not had to many unexpected issues.
I would be very careful about selecting a 987, they are complex cars and any problems are likely to be expensive to fix. I would look for a full service history from an OPC. There is a lot of tat out there.
Edited by Cris_on_the_gas on 28/12/2022 at 09:39
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