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Originally Posted by Kirk
I agree with this attitude. An old co-worker of mine used to have an older 911. Driving along one day he dropped a valve and crunched the engine. The car sat for 6 months at an independent shop before they could even get to the rebuild. When it was done it sat for months more as the owner lacked the funds to pay for it! Finally he lost the car and ended up selling it cheap to a friend. A couple years later I saw him again and he was driving another 911. Hopefully he learned his lesson, I know I learned something from him.
I don't sweat the engine problems with the 986 or 996 (I have both). If the 3.2L 986 dies, I'll get a 3.4L to replace it. If the 3.6L 996 dies, I'll get a 3.8L to replace it. I set aside an "engine replacement" fund when I first started buying and playing with Porsches. Plus at $6K or so for a used replacement engine, it's not like I don't have three or four credit cards I could just buy it with. This is why I didn't buy a Ferrari F355 when I was looking earlier this year. I got the 996 instead. A used Ferrari engine is $20K+! Now THAT would scare me, but $6K for a used engine or $10K for a Raby rebuild does not scare me, so I lose zero sleep over our supposed engine problems.
I also lose zero sleep over the resale values. That is only a factor if you are looking to sell your car. I'm not, I won't be for many, many years. So who cares?
Kirk
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That's a great attitude. I also have no worries. Have had my 01 for 8 years, and the only thing I've ever replaced so far are a worn motor mount, a leaky coolant tank, and a failed water pump. Engine so far still strong at 60k miles. I figure that after enjoying the car for 8 yrs, even if the engine were to go kaplunk now, I already got my money's worth. As for the $6-$10k replacement cost if the engine does implode, that's still a heck of a lot cheaper than buying a new car, and it's great not having any car payments, so I'm keeping her for a while.
Also, I know most people now do not recommend using Mobil 1 anymore, but thing is, I know a guy who has over 150k miles on his 986, and he's only used Mobil 1 for the life of the car and he's only done oil changes at the 15k mile interval!! Another one (MarcW), has over 200k+ miles on his 986, and also has used Mobil 1 exclusively (although sticking to an aggresive oil change schedule..every 5k miles I think), so I figure that for me, changing my Mobil 1 at 10K intervals (in between the both of them), my engine should not implode ever!
