I have a 2000 Porsche 911 with 65k miles. I’ve had it for 3 years and always maintain it to good standards.Its my daily driver and I put on 15k mi a year. How long do you think this car will last me?
As long as you don’t skimp on repairs or oil changes and don’t drive the vehicle like a teenager, this car will last you a long time. I would consider switching to a synthetic blend oil and a good filter for oil changes. Change the air filter when it calls for it and give it a good bath every once in awhile you will be good to go. I stress don’t skimp on the usual things. Spend the extra $5 and get the good parts…
Cars only “die” because of a severe crash or people stop fixing them.
I have a Porsche 1999 996 (that year 911) with about the same miles as yours that I expect to keep indefinitely.
I also have a 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2, a 1974 VW Type 181 Thing, a 1978 Porsche 928, and 10 other cars.
I did not buy a collection, I bought cars I liked and have taken care of them. They all get driven.
The only reasons any of them won’t last is if I get in a bad wreck or I am unable to maintain them or pass them onto someone that can. All car collectors know this.
1999 and 2000 996 engines (3.4 litre) had some RMS problems. This engine was replaced with a 3.6 litre one in 2001. Has your car had this taken care of? (Porsche did it under warranty, if you asked.)
The Answerer who said “cars will last indefinitely if you take care of them” has it partly right. There are conditions to this. If you leave them exposed in harsh weather for years, it will take a toll that can eventually require you to replace body panels and make major structural repairs; also, it can require the replacement of exterior plastic and sealing rubber parts all around the car. This is more than I’d be willing to do; I consider a car “dead” if I must replace or repair large numbers of parts like this, or if I must entirely rebuild the engine.
Some people will talk about “reliability” exceeding 500,000 miles for their Ford or Chrysler or whatever. But when you ask, you find they’ve rebuilt the car’s engine four times. That is not 500,000 miles on a single car, in my opinion.
Porsche recommends an oil change every 15,000 miles or 1 year, whichever comes first (This varies a bit by year; the latest Service Bulletin on my 2005 says “15,000 miles or 2 years). Always do this and use the recommended oil – Mobil 1. My Dealership essentially refuses to do the change more frequently. I only put about 6,500 miles a year on the car, so that’s the mileage interval I’m achieving when I do the oil service once a year. People who want you to change oil every 3,000 miles are thinking of other oil in other cars than Porsches.
Do ALL of the recommended maintenance. Don’t scrimp by waiting or using inferior parts or supplies. These cars are almost bullet proof, but anything this complex will have small failures from time to time. Get it fixed immediately.
if you take good care of it (routine oil changes tune ups etc.) you could probably be buried in that car, porsche has a reputation for making reliable cars (you can take a shotgun to the side of an old 911 and it’ll bounce right off)
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To get a used engine, I often buy a wreck, sell the parts for what I paid for the whole wreck, and get the engine for free.
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If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.
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As long as you don’t skimp on repairs or oil changes and don’t drive the vehicle like a teenager, this car will last you a long time. I would consider switching to a synthetic blend oil and a good filter for oil changes. Change the air filter when it calls for it and give it a good bath every once in awhile you will be good to go. I stress don’t skimp on the usual things. Spend the extra $5 and get the good parts…
As long as you take care of it.
Cars only “die” because of a severe crash or people stop fixing them.
I have a Porsche 1999 996 (that year 911) with about the same miles as yours that I expect to keep indefinitely.
I also have a 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2, a 1974 VW Type 181 Thing, a 1978 Porsche 928, and 10 other cars.
I did not buy a collection, I bought cars I liked and have taken care of them. They all get driven.
The only reasons any of them won’t last is if I get in a bad wreck or I am unable to maintain them or pass them onto someone that can. All car collectors know this.
1999 and 2000 996 engines (3.4 litre) had some RMS problems. This engine was replaced with a 3.6 litre one in 2001. Has your car had this taken care of? (Porsche did it under warranty, if you asked.)
The Answerer who said “cars will last indefinitely if you take care of them” has it partly right. There are conditions to this. If you leave them exposed in harsh weather for years, it will take a toll that can eventually require you to replace body panels and make major structural repairs; also, it can require the replacement of exterior plastic and sealing rubber parts all around the car. This is more than I’d be willing to do; I consider a car “dead” if I must replace or repair large numbers of parts like this, or if I must entirely rebuild the engine.
Some people will talk about “reliability” exceeding 500,000 miles for their Ford or Chrysler or whatever. But when you ask, you find they’ve rebuilt the car’s engine four times. That is not 500,000 miles on a single car, in my opinion.
Porsche recommends an oil change every 15,000 miles or 1 year, whichever comes first (This varies a bit by year; the latest Service Bulletin on my 2005 says “15,000 miles or 2 years). Always do this and use the recommended oil – Mobil 1. My Dealership essentially refuses to do the change more frequently. I only put about 6,500 miles a year on the car, so that’s the mileage interval I’m achieving when I do the oil service once a year. People who want you to change oil every 3,000 miles are thinking of other oil in other cars than Porsches.
Do ALL of the recommended maintenance. Don’t scrimp by waiting or using inferior parts or supplies. These cars are almost bullet proof, but anything this complex will have small failures from time to time. Get it fixed immediately.
if you take good care of it (routine oil changes tune ups etc.) you could probably be buried in that car, porsche has a reputation for making reliable cars (you can take a shotgun to the side of an old 911 and it’ll bounce right off)
Jason is right.
I just wanted to comment that rebuilding an engine is no big deal.
Takes 2 days and a few hundred dollars in parts.
If one does not have the time, a salvage engine is a thousand or 2.
To get a used engine, I often buy a wreck, sell the parts for what I paid for the whole wreck, and get the engine for free.
Where did you learn about this? Can you give me the reference?
Forever if you continue to maintain it properly.
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If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.
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