2015 Porsche Carrera 4 Coupe AWD

[edyvw]

I need opinion on this vehicle.
I am not that well familiar with details of Porsche vehicles.
This car has 3.4ltr naturally aspirated engine. My friend wants to get it used.
He lives in CO few months a year, otherwise he is in Europe. There he has 2024 911 turbo and guy who maintains his car told him 2015 3.4 NA engine still has issues with cylinders. I know we talked here about some of ghat stuff, but those of you more familiar with them, what is the take on this engine?
Especially you @RooflessVW.

 

[RooflessVW]

I need opinion on this vehicle.
I am not that well familiar with details of Porsche vehicles.
This car has 3.4ltr naturally aspirated engine. My friend wants to get it used.
He lives in CO few months a year, otherwise he is in Europe. There he has 2024 911 turbo and guy who maintains his car told him 2015 3.4 NA engine still has issues with cylinders. I know we talked here about some of ghat stuff, but those of you more familiar with them, what is the take on this engine?
Especially you @RooflessVW.

Bore scoring + DI problems. Nothing as serious as the M96/97

 

[edyvw]

Bore scoring + DI problems. Nothing as serious as the M96/97

Is bore scoring preventable or inevitable?
What DI issues? CBU or more mechanically?
Thanx for quick reply.

 

[RooflessVW]

Is bore scoring preventable or inevitable?
What DI issues? CBU or more mechanically?
Thanx for quick reply.

On a long enough timetable all issues are inevitable. Seems some engines have the issue and others don't/wont. CBU can happen, injectors are expensive, etc.

Reasonable oil change intervals with quality are the best you can do, as well as waiting until the engine is warm to hammer the throttle.

The 9A1 is 100% better than the engine that came before it. I'd happily own one. I happily owned my 996 but paranoid prevents some owners from enjoying their car.

I wouldn't go for a PDK. Those can have issues and seem to be where most 991 owners have expensive issues.

 

[edyvw]

On a long enough timetable all issues are inevitable. Seems some engines have the issue and others don't/wont. CBU can happen, injectors are expensive, etc.

Reasonable oil change intervals with quality are the best you can do, as well as waiting until the engine is warm to hammer the throttle.

The 9A1 is 100% better than the engine that came before it. I'd happily own one. I happily owned my 996 but paranoid prevents some owners from enjoying their car.

I wouldn't go for a PDK. Those can have issues and seem to be where most 991 owners have expensive issues.

Mucho gracias!

 

[meep]

My brother has a boxster. It is a beautiful bit of engineering. I think his is the 2.7. The dynamics of the vehicle are superb. What it doesn’t do well is sit. At all. He travels regularly for weeks or months at a time; it stays on a battery maintainer when he’s away. When hes at home with the car and DDs it, it just runs and goes. But the moment it sits up, things leak, and electronics seem to lose their mind. The leaks are labor intensive which means expensive - if he can’t do it himself. After 5-6 years, hes putting $4k into it in order to sell it.