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  1. scycle2020

    scycle2020 F1 Rookie

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    #1 scycle2020, May 5, 2004
    for those of you with 911 experience, would you buy a well kept high milage (20k miles a year,mostly highway)996 coupe that is out of warranty.... are the newer 911 as bullet proof as the old ones... this would be a daily driver
     
  2. racerx

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    #2 racerx, May 5, 2004
    research the RMS situation especially for cars out of warranty. Why not a late 993?
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  3. scycle2020

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    #3 scycle2020, May 5, 2004
    i had a 993 for many years, the 996 is a liitle less niosey for everyjhihgway commutes,plus, the late 993 goes for more than earily996s
     
  4. Kds

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    #4 Kds, May 5, 2004
    Not unless I had a really good 3-4 year extended warranty to cover me.

    Early 996's had a lot of problems.....many of which manifested themselves in the engines and transaxles. These engines, as you may already know, are not like 993 and earlier engines that can be repaired and disassembled by the individual cylinders.....etc......
     
  5. wfo900

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    #5 wfo900, May 5, 2004
    Have a PPI done to be sure but those cars are pretty damn bulletproof and FUN
     
  6. El Wayne

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    #6 El Wayne, May 5, 2004
    Had my early 996 (Sept '98 production) for 5 years. Put 75000 very hard miles on it and changed the oil a total of 3 times that I can remember. Never had a problem. Come to think of it, you're not buying my old car, are you?:D
     
  7. Mitch Alsup

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    #7 Mitch Alsup, May 5, 2004
    A 996 driven correctly can (and do) last as much as 250,000 miles. A 996 driven incorrectly can be a write off at 40,000 miles.
     
  8. Texas Forever

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    #8 Texas Forever, May 5, 2004

    So tell us. What is the right way. I have a 2002 TT Tip. It is very easy to drive. See the pedal on the right? Push it until fear overwhlems you. Then push the pedal on the left. What am I doing wrong?
     
  9. CTEV2

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    #9 CTEV2, May 5, 2004
    ...and there's a good reason why this is true.
     
  10. scycle2020

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    #10 scycle2020, May 5, 2004
    thanks kds...which year did they straighten out the problems?btw, my cousin has a 1985 911 cab,he has put 270000 miles on it... still in geat shape with no engine rebuild and he red lines on every shift, every trip to the corner grocery is a f1 race for him!!!!!
     
  11. scycle2020

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    #11 scycle2020, May 5, 2004
    mitch , what are your tips for correct driving in general and specifically for a 911?
     
  12. Kds

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    #12 Kds, May 5, 2004
    scycle2020.....

    Well.....I wouldn't buy one unless it was a 2001 or newer, or if the owner and a PPI could show me that their were "NO" problems with syncros or the engine.

    PCNA replaced "A LOT" of 996 engines in the 99 and 00 cars, and denied "A LOT" of warranty claims on transaxles..........you've probably gone to www.rennlist.com for advice but my service contacts at the Porsche dealers I know very well have also verified this for me.

    Just my .02 Euros......
     
  13. scycle2020

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    #13 scycle2020, May 6, 2004
    thanks kds, very informative
     

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