Their variant of M96 motors have issues. RMS issues, intermediate shaft bearing issues. Cylinders like to d-chunk. To fix first two requires engine removal. Not fixing, or at least checking to see if bad, can result in needing ~8K engine core + labor to swap. D-chunking is possible on any M96 motor other than M96.7(GT2/3, Turbo), and common enough in the earlier year cars that alot of them were replaced with new factory cores.
If shopping for one, seriously inquire about service work to check RMS/INT bearing. Ask for receipts. Int bearings should be replaced regardless with the LN Engineering kit(I know Rick, good stuff). Just have to remove engine to do it(does not need to be torn apart)
You have been informed on the M96 woes :tongue
Otherwise a very good car.
968 are alot of fun. Good torque from the 3.0 four banger, six speed a good gearbox too. Can be made into a serious barn burner with some money. Google 968 Firehawk, or 968 RS/RS Turbo(one of the most rare P-cars ever). I’m always looking out for a lapis blue or cobalt blue on grey '94…