Cayman · 2005–2008
What owners spend on a 987.1C
Based on 64 completed service records logged by 6 owners of the Porsche 987.1C, converted to US dollars.
Median per record
$254
Median per year
$6,373
6 cars with multi-record history
Records
64
Documented spend
$147,738
Most logged jobs on the 987.1C
| Job | Records | Median cost |
|---|---|---|
| Oil service | 12 | $101 |
| Paint & detailing | 5 | $1,500 |
| Brakes | 4 | $350 |
| IMS / RMS | 3 | $2,032 |
| Interior | 3 | $798 |
| Tyres & alignment | 3 | $1,219 |
Where the money goes
Share of the 40 987.1C records that have a category set.
Service & repair80% · median $122
Modification20% · median $1,332
Known issues to budget for
Documented weak points for this generation, with reference repair costs from the Elferlog registry.
Air-Oil Separator (AOS) Failure
White smoke on startup, rough idle, increased oil consumption
IMS Bearing Failure
Metallic debris in oil, grinding noise, catastrophic engine failure
RMS Leak
Oil leak from rear main seal
How these numbers are made
- Every figure comes from service records Porsche owners logged on Elferlog for their own cars. This is what this group of owners paid — not a market average, and not a manufacturer estimate.
- Only completed work with a recorded cost is counted. Planned work, AI suggestions and fuel fill-ups are excluded.
- Owners log in their own currency. Amounts are converted to US dollars with a fixed reference rate table, so the numbers stay stable between visits rather than moving with the FX market.
- Medians are used everywhere, not averages — one engine rebuild should not decide what an oil service costs.
- A figure is only published when at least 5 records from at least 3 different cars support it. Anything thinner is shown as “not enough data yet”.
- Categories are shown as a share of records that have a category set, not of every record.
- No personal data, no individual car and no owner is identifiable from this page.
More on this generation: 987.1C variants, specs and documented cars.