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dghii · 11-30-2011, 12:41 PM

I have a 2000S I purchased in July 0f 2008 with 76K miles. I am just about at
100K right now and the car is great. I made sure to change fluids and do the 90K maintenance to the car in the last year. Although I like the looks of the 987's, I am happy with my car and will continue to drive it for the forseeable future. The car is sqeak and rattle free and uses no oil.

The mileage doesn't scare me. When I bought my car ($15K) a few years back, I figured that worst case, the engine blows, I sell it as a roller and I'm out $11K (and very pissed!).

Same equation applies now except I figure my car is worth about $11K so every day, a catastophy costs me less!

I have had to do a few things to my car outside of routine maintenance,but with the help of the various forums, I've performed all the work myself. List includes; coolant tank, ignition switch, CV boots and rear wheel bearings.

BTW, as a data point, I saw an '01 S on the Atlanta CL site back in October with 154K miles for $7995. I actually called on the car but it had already been sold.

Addtional data point; I picked up a 'by owner', 2 owner 1998 base car with 117K miles this summer for $4800. The car was very dirty and behind on routine maintenance but was basically not bad at all. It needed a top and the power top would not work.

I drove the car for a month while bringing all the maintenance up to date and doing a few repairs. The car was a blast! I replaced the top and frame as an assembly, along with a new top relay, ignition switch and motor mount.
A coworker saw the car shortly after I had purchased it and told me that he'd buy it when I was done with my repairs. Sure enough, I sold him the car and he and his wife love it!

11-30-2011, 12:41 PM	#26
dghii Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,498	Interesting thread... I have a 2000S I purchased in July 0f 2008 with 76K miles. I am just about at 100K right now and the car is great. I made sure to change fluids and do the 90K maintenance to the car in the last year. Although I like the looks of the 987's, I am happy with my car and will continue to drive it for the forseeable future. The car is sqeak and rattle free and uses no oil. The mileage doesn't scare me. When I bought my car ($15K) a few years back, I figured that worst case, the engine blows, I sell it as a roller and I'm out $11K (and very pissed!). Same equation applies now except I figure my car is worth about $11K so every day, a catastophy costs me less! I have had to do a few things to my car outside of routine maintenance,but with the help of the various forums, I've performed all the work myself. List includes; coolant tank, ignition switch, CV boots and rear wheel bearings. BTW, as a data point, I saw an '01 S on the Atlanta CL site back in October with 154K miles for $7995. I actually called on the car but it had already been sold. Addtional data point; I picked up a 'by owner', 2 owner 1998 base car with 117K miles this summer for $4800. The car was very dirty and behind on routine maintenance but was basically not bad at all. It needed a top and the power top would not work. I drove the car for a month while bringing all the maintenance up to date and doing a few repairs. The car was a blast! I replaced the top and frame as an assembly, along with a new top relay, ignition switch and motor mount. A coworker saw the car shortly after I had purchased it and told me that he'd buy it when I was done with my repairs. Sure enough, I sold him the car and he and his wife love it!