997 Turbo S

[AndrewEllinas]

Hi,

I'm after some advice please.

I currently have a 2004 996 Turbo and have an offer on a 2010 997 Turbo S.

Is there anything I should know before I commit?

My 996 Turbo is pretty much bullet proof and, as I am someone who suffered a complete IMS failure in a fastidiously maintained 996 C4, I am very keen not to have a repeat of anything that serious. Is the 997 Turbo as robust?

Am I correct in thinking that the ceramic brakes are very expensive to maintain?

Thanks in advance for you advice.

Andrew

 

[Booman]

I was in the market for a Turbo S last year, found a black 2010 model that I really liked, but before committing I had the car inspected, which threw up one of the front PCCB's damaged as shown in the pici. A replacement disc was £3.5k to the dealer, who expected me to pay for it, as they would have been out of pocket on the deal! I got my deposit back & the car was subsequently sold back into the trade, I just hope the next buyer had an inspection done.

They are great cars, but that near miss put me off, if you go for it, get an inspection carried out, could save you a small fortune, caveat emptor!

es

 

[Lancerlot]

Have the rotors carefully inspected and measured for wear. Check the condition of the brake pads and have them replaced if they are more than 50% worn.

Check that all the electrical equipment works and both the 4 and 6 year services have been carried out, including ignition plug renewal.

Other than this, the car should be bomb-proof and good for many thousands of miles of happy motoring. []

Regards,

[font="comic sans ms,sans-serif"]Clive[/font]

 

[Gordon Attar]

They seem to be of the same standard.

Very hard to damage discs, gravel drives not recommended as it usually down to gravel traps at track days. Pads are more expensive than standard but worth it for no brake dust! You are looking for chips and scratches on the discs. Last time i checked it was £3k +v for one disc and £8k+v for 4 but that includes calipers and ancillarys.

I would always go for ceramic cars if available for small premium if you like the spped as they stop them faster than you can believe.

 

[Bikeracer1098]

Have the rotors carefully inspected and measured for wear. Check the condition of the brake pads and have them replaced if they are more than 50% worn.

Check that all the electrical equipment works and both the 4 and 6 year services have been carried out, including ignition plug renewal.

Other than this, the car should be bomb-proof and good for many thousands of miles of happy motoring. []

Regards,

[font="comic sans ms,sans-serif"]Clive[/font]

Clive

what is the ignition plug renewal?

Thanks

 

[Rotorhead]

Ceramics on a road car should be a cost saving. I've had them on my last five Porsches with no issues, just the benefits, and the expectation that the discs will last 100,000mls+

Pads are a similar price to those on irons, but some say they are softer (to protect the discs), so may need changing slightly earlier.

 

[garyw]

Have the rotors carefully inspected and measured for wear. Check the condition of the brake pads and have them replaced if they are more than 50% worn.

Check that all the electrical equipment works and both the 4 and 6 year services have been carried out, including ignition plug renewal.

Other than this, the car should be bomb-proof and good for many thousands of miles of happy motoring. []

Regards,

[font="comic sans ms,sans-serif"]Clive[/font]

Clive

what is the ignition plug renewal?

Thanks

Spark plugs to you and me []

 

[Lancerlot]

Ceramics on a road car should be a cost saving. I've had them on my last five Porsches with no issues, just the benefits, and the expectation that the discs will last 100,000mls+

Pads are a similar price to those on irons, but some say they are softer (to protect the discs), so may need changing slightly earlier.

With torque vectoring, I found the rear pads were wearing quite quickly (around 13k miles for my first set) so keep an eye on these.

As I mentioned previously, I changed pads at around 50% wear since I didn't want to run them too thin when on tour and risk damaging those expensive rotors. They were supplied by my local PC as I was unable to find suitable replacement pads elsewhere. I did contact Pagid, who are the OE suppliers, but was informed they were contracted to solely supply Porsche for that particular material and to be fair, they only ever gave less than their best once and that was when I was being chased over an old military road up in the Scottish Highlands by a certain indecently quick McLaren! []

Regards,

[font="comic sans ms,sans-serif"]Clive[/font]

 

[HoraceM]

c Re the plug change. On checking out the 4 year (major) service cost on my 2010 turbo at PC Silverstone, I was quoted approx. £1,200, but a guy in the background shouted "Don't forget the it's plugs as well on a major" - "Oh yes, then that'll be around £1,800"

Strange to feel actually pleased at spending "only" £900 on a service at an independent. Also strange is that the plugs looked just like ...... errrr plugs!

ATB

 

[clarkes]

I don't know if the S cost that much more to service than a standard turbo but I paid about £1250 including plugs at my OPC (but around £2400 with extended warranty.

 

[Bikeracer1098]

c Re the plug change. On checking out the 4 year (major) service cost on my 2010 turbo at PC Silverstone, I was quoted approx. £1,200, but a guy in the background shouted "Don't forget the it's plugs as well on a major" - "Oh yes, then that'll be around £1,800"

Strange to feel actually pleased at spending "only" £900 on a service at an independent. Also strange is that the plugs looked just like ...... errrr plugs!

ATB

Thats not right, it's £1200 ish including changing plugs. Still got the receipt.

The shock for me was that the 6 year service minor + brake fluid + PDK clutch fluid + air filter etc was also nearly £1200!! When I was expecting a cheap service

 

[tscaptain]

Not bad at £600 per year..... ? Compare that to Mclaren/Ferrari/AM etc![]

 

[Lancerlot]

Absolute bargain for a 530 BHP high performance sports car! []

Regards,

[font="comic sans ms,sans-serif"]Clive[/font]