Longevity Porsche 997 2s?

[997gt3]

Well done on purchasing your first Porsche. Once you have Porsche in your blood its hard to consider anything else in the future.
The 911 is truly a special car and i'm glad you're enjoying it.
I've had 3 Porsches now, all pre-owned and i've always wanted a brand new Porsche - lifelong ambition etc.
So that's why i've ordered a new one, not just any new one but a 997GT3
It's basically a shit load of money for me, especially in relation to my annual salary and i know it will depreciate more than my 3 previous Porsches put together.
BUT, i'm going to enjoy every minute of ownership, not bother too much about values and hopefully keep it for a very long time. As you said, you only really 'lose' money on a car when you come to sell it.
What price can you put on utter excitement and enjoyment!

[w1how]

Things do go wrong with 997's(mines been ok so far though apart from a few squeaks).I have read about other peoples problems at great length and would say that the best piece of advice I could give you is make sure you renew the extended warranty every year!(costs around £850pa and can be extended to around 9/10 years)

[Geneve]

I've got three 911s - one is 33 years old, one is 18 years old and one is brand new. The earlier cars still look, perform and feel fantastic.

Like aeroplanes, 911s should last forever if they are properly maintained and looked after. I know someone who bought a new 911 'Club Sport' back in 1988 from his local OPC. He uses it everyday and it's now done well over 400,000 miles. Still looks great and drives perfectly.

[Homer J]

Geneve said:

I know someone who bought a new 911 'Club Sport' back in 1988 from his local OPC. He uses it everyday and it's now done well over 400,000 miles. Still looks great and drives perfectly.

Has this car appeared in one of the Porsche mags? Seem to remember reading about a Club Sport with high 300 thousand miles on it.

Think the owner said it had a rebuild at 150-ish thousand and that's been it, apart from regular servicing.

[Geneve]

Homer J said:

Geneve said:

I know someone who bought a new 911 'Club Sport' back in 1988 from his local OPC. He uses it everyday and it's now done well over 400,000 miles. Still looks great and drives perfectly.

Has this car appeared in one of the Porsche mags? Seem to remember reading about a Club Sport with high 300 thousand miles on it.

Think the owner said it had a rebuild at 150-ish thousand and that's been it, apart from regular servicing.

Yes, but the engine was reconditioned at 300,000 miles, I think. It was still on original clutch IIRC.

Most unusual consumable was front windscreens - had about five.

[chrisw.]

Or, buy a 996 GT3 from one of the many who are trading up to 997 GT3, and enjoy all the mecanical race bred advantages with very low depreciation.

There aren't so many more GT3MkII's than GT3 MkI's --- and a MY2000 MKI is still worth only £12k less than a MY2004 MKII.

Pay your £850 to Mr Porsche for the extended warranty, and you are in financial clover.

[911fan]

I am 4 months into 997s ownership and relishing each time i get in it. You mentioned protecting it in the winter. Am i silly in keeping it outside and using and riving it like normal in the winter? it gets cleaned every 2 weeks to showroom standard. what else should i be doing in winter?

[968csreading]

Nice car to have as a first Porsche.

Its a shame you dont want to use it in the winter, I can understand why but given the choice I would want to use it all year round.

I was chatting with a friend the other day and we were saying what fantastic value for money these cars are. (If only I could afford one)

[Davey S2]

911fan said:

I am 4 months into 997s ownership and relishing each time i get in it. You mentioned protecting it in the winter. Am i silly in keeping it outside and using and riving it like normal in the winter? it gets cleaned every 2 weeks to showroom standard. what else should i be doing in winter?

Just make sure its well waxed (Zymol Titanium is good for winter cars) and try and hose off the wheels, disks and underside if you can when the gritters have been out.

[ballcock]

911fan said:

I am 4 months into 997s ownership and relishing each time i get in it. You mentioned protecting it in the winter. Am i silly in keeping it outside and using and riving it like normal in the winter? it gets cleaned every 2 weeks to showroom standard. what else should i be doing in winter?

I'm just a basement 996 man , but I can see where you're coming from .. The car's so special , I want to cosset it , but the temptation has to be resisted.. My car is enduring it's second winter out doors and is a daily driver. It hasn't let me down :reachesforwood: yet,and the paintwork is comparable to any '06 cars I See on the road. I DO keep a good layer of wax on it , the rest is up to the gods!!

[968csreading]

I know it doesnt compare but my 968 is used all though the year and seems to attract every ounce of dirt. I keep it well waxed and it seems to do the trick.

I used to use it everyday and for business and it used to change from red to black. The lack of year wiper, electric windows and heated mirrors is a real pain in the winter.

The cars are built so well and the paintwork is of a good quality so there should be no reason to worry I reckon.