11-04-2007, 05:26 PM
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i say go for it, id probably get one too when i get married and have kids...more room, still a Porsche...
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11-13-2007, 02:22 PM
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Location: mandeville, la
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OK, I found one 996 I am interested in, with only 1 problem... mileage..
My box is a 2000 with 40k, the 911 is a 1999 with 75k. I can buy it from the guy for 25, with litronics, 2003 bumper/lights upgrade, 19 inch wheels. The value seems right, but the mileage makes me nervous. For the price of a warranty, I can buy a newer car. Is 75 too many? It seems more likely to have normal wear problems like clutch, brakes, ect.
The speed of the 911 is tempting. But, I love my boxster and I know I won't be putting the baby in it. Maybe I should wait for a few cayman s to hit the streets, and get speed and handling.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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11-13-2007, 02:40 PM
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You might as well drop the speed aspect right now....it never ends no matter what you drive. Go check out 6-speedonline,996 Turbo section you will see what I'm talking about.
75k is kind of high but there are some pros to it. Most of the major problems like an engine failure or 2nd gear issue should have shown by now. So you really wouldn't have to worry about an extended warranty.Your worried about the clutch? Come on now,these are sports cars,your gonna drive them fast and your gonna have wear and tear items wear out. Look at the clutches on these cars,they seem to go at any time. Some people get 30k out of a clutch some get 150k,you never know which way it will go.
Whatever you do get a PPI so you know what to expect with it.
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11-13-2007, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by maxferran
OK, I found one 996 I am interested in, with only 1 problem... mileage..
My box is a 2000 with 40k, the 911 is a 1999 with 75k. I can buy it from the guy for 25, with litronics, 2003 bumper/lights upgrade, 19 inch wheels. The value seems right, but the mileage makes me nervous. For the price of a warranty, I can buy a newer car. Is 75 too many? It seems more likely to have normal wear problems like clutch, brakes, ect.
The speed of the 911 is tempting. But, I love my boxster and I know I won't be putting the baby in it. Maybe I should wait for a few cayman s to hit the streets, and get speed and handling.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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Find 1 with lower miles. that seems to high for me
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11-13-2007, 03:29 PM
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Well, not worried about clutch per se, but it was a good example of the type of maintenance that is present at 75k. What about total engine failure due to RMS or another sneaky pest? The small things that go with owning cars is fine with me, but I do not want to have to replace a 12k engine on a car that costs 12 more.
Drop the speed thing? heh, that would be my only motivation to trade cars.
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11-13-2007, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by maxferran
Well, not worried about clutch per se, but it was a good example of the type of maintenance that is present at 75k. What about total engine failure due to RMS or another sneaky pest? The small things that go with owning cars is fine with me, but I do not want to have to replace a 12k engine on a car that costs 12 more.
Drop the speed thing? heh, that would be my only motivation to trade cars.
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A RMS does not cause a engine failure. RMS just drips a little oil. Your thinking of a IMS failure,once that happens the engine is blown in a couple of seconds. Like I said,the engine failure happen at low mileage so at 75k your in the clear(from what I've seen).
By the way,RMS leaking tends to happen if the car sits,i.e. low mileage babies.
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11-13-2007, 04:53 PM
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Well, this one is out anyway, I did a carfax and its had 2 serious wrecks. I think I will leave this alone for a while, I would be nuts to get rid of my car in the shape it is in.
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11-13-2007, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by maxferran
Well, this one is out anyway, I did a carfax and its had 2 serious wrecks. I think I will leave this alone for a while, I would be nuts to get rid of my car in the shape it is in.
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How could you tell from the Carfax that it was a serious wreck?
Carfax is garbage when it comes to anything anymore. I ran it on my car,said the car was in for 'vechile repair',I had the dealer that worked on it look it up.....they replaced a brake light. I even matched it up with a receipts that came with my car.
Carfax=pointless(unless used for ownership purposes)
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