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Message: Adding to Guenter's excellent advice...
Changed By: grant
Change Date: November 19, 2015 08:21AM
Adding to GunhGuenter's excellent advice...
Change Date: November 19, 2015 08:21AM
Adding to GunhGuenter's excellent advice...
First, congrats.
1. The 2012 is the last of the previous generation ("987.2") car. That's good and bad, but know that the newer "981" (2013+) cars are more desirable and IMO, better in every way. That said i love my FIRST generation (986) boxster from way back when. Just be aware and use it in negotiations.
2. Being a "987.2" (revised 2nd gen) it has the newer, DFI motor with no IMS and better oiling. This alleviates most of the motor issues of the older cars.
3. Caymans are just awesome. The handling is sublime.
4. Its a sports car. It will make noises and transmit vibrations. Drive my track car and see what real noise is about :-) But with those noises comes feel and performance. if, on the other hand, its truly "rough" something could be wrong.
5. On the above, unless you are a master mechanic and familiar with P-cars, pay the $300ish to have a good, local expert put the car on t lift and go over it stem to stern. best money you'll ever spend. If the seller doesn;t like it, you just learned something.
6. With cars, these cars last a LONG time. We have several here with > 200k on them, and some of those see the race track regularly. From inside the fence.
Grant
1. The 2012 is the last of the previous generation ("987.2") car. That's good and bad, but know that the newer "981" (2013+) cars are more desirable and IMO, better in every way. That said i love my FIRST generation (986) boxster from way back when. Just be aware and use it in negotiations.
2. Being a "987.2" (revised 2nd gen) it has the newer, DFI motor with no IMS and better oiling. This alleviates most of the motor issues of the older cars.
3. Caymans are just awesome. The handling is sublime.
4. Its a sports car. It will make noises and transmit vibrations. Drive my track car and see what real noise is about :-) But with those noises comes feel and performance. if, on the other hand, its truly "rough" something could be wrong.
5. On the above, unless you are a master mechanic and familiar with P-cars, pay the $300ish to have a good, local expert put the car on t lift and go over it stem to stern. best money you'll ever spend. If the seller doesn;t like it, you just learned something.
6. With cars, these cars last a LONG time. We have several here with > 200k on them, and some of those see the race track regularly. From inside the fence.
Grant
Original Message
Author: grantDate: November 19, 2015 08:20AM
Adding to Gunher's excellent advice...
First, congrats.
1. The 2012 is the last of the previous generation ("987.2") car. That's good and bad, but know that the newer "981" (2013+) cars are more desirable and IMO, better in every way. That said i love my FIRST generation (986) boxster from way back when. Just be aware and use it in negotiations.
2. Being a "987.2" (revised 2nd gen) it has the newer, DFI motor with no IMS and better oiling. This alleviates most of the motor issues of the older cars.
3. Caymans are just awesome. The handling is sublime.
4. Its a sports car. It will make noises and transmit vibrations. Drive my track car and see what real noise is about :-) But with those noises comes feel and performance. if, on the other hand, its truly "rough" something could be wrong.
5. On the above, unless you are a master mechanic and familiar with P-cars, pay the $300ish to have a good, local expert put the car on t lift and go over it stem to stern. best money you'll ever spend. If the seller doesn;t like it, you just learned something.
6. With cars, these cars last a LONG time. We have several here with > 200k on them, and some of those see the race track regularly. From inside the fence.
Grant
1. The 2012 is the last of the previous generation ("987.2") car. That's good and bad, but know that the newer "981" (2013+) cars are more desirable and IMO, better in every way. That said i love my FIRST generation (986) boxster from way back when. Just be aware and use it in negotiations.
2. Being a "987.2" (revised 2nd gen) it has the newer, DFI motor with no IMS and better oiling. This alleviates most of the motor issues of the older cars.
3. Caymans are just awesome. The handling is sublime.
4. Its a sports car. It will make noises and transmit vibrations. Drive my track car and see what real noise is about :-) But with those noises comes feel and performance. if, on the other hand, its truly "rough" something could be wrong.
5. On the above, unless you are a master mechanic and familiar with P-cars, pay the $300ish to have a good, local expert put the car on t lift and go over it stem to stern. best money you'll ever spend. If the seller doesn;t like it, you just learned something.
6. With cars, these cars last a LONG time. We have several here with > 200k on them, and some of those see the race track regularly. From inside the fence.
Grant