996 Buying Advice

[hilly10]

Hi Guys
Looking to dip my toe into 996 land. The budget will be around 16k tops. Will only be doing 3k miles a year most will be in the summer. You hear horror stories bottom oil seal goes around 80k and its a big bill. Can you guys just give me ballpark figures on the items below. Seen a private sale 996 2002 71k miles its had a service new pads discs, and everything works as it should. £15450

1) Service costs at an Independent Specialist

2) New clutch cost

3) discs pads etc

4) Anything else you experts feel relevant

Thanks in advance Paul

[hilly10]

BEP said:

Must admit I've toyed with buying an early 996 for 18 months now, but the general 'they'll break your bank in a flash' stories have put me right off...
Part of thinks 'are they really that bad' ?? but then I'm not wild on taking a £10k gamble with an added £10k bill if it is..real shame tbh

I have to admit this is where I am at. I went to see a car at a Porsche specialist this morning, it looked very nice bodywork was superb for a 1999 car, there was also all the service stamps etc from new. I just cannot get past the mileage at 86k is that to much. I plan to keep the car 5 years then get rid by then it will have over 100k, the figure most people dread, and stop dead in their tracks when reading the advert.

My heart says go on do it you only pass this way once and at 60, time is running out. I certainly do not want to start ownership at 65.