996 hasn't even slightly blown up shocker! ;)
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Just thought I'd put something positive on here for a change.
My enjoyment of the car was starting to wane a bit, and paranoia set, in after all the stories of engine failure here on PH.
Happily though I've just had a cracking drive on the twisty bits and remembered what a great car it is, helped certainly by some fettling yesterday by those very nice people at Nine Excellence and Ken's advice to just enjoy it and stop worrying.
Of course now I've tempted fate I'll be expecting trouble with my RBS, shafting of my bores and scoring of my intermediate whatsernames!
My enjoyment of the car was starting to wane a bit, and paranoia set, in after all the stories of engine failure here on PH.
Happily though I've just had a cracking drive on the twisty bits and remembered what a great car it is, helped certainly by some fettling yesterday by those very nice people at Nine Excellence and Ken's advice to just enjoy it and stop worrying.
Of course now I've tempted fate I'll be expecting trouble with my RBS, shafting of my bores and scoring of my intermediate whatsernames!
Tailor_Mike said:
Mines my daily hack and hit 175,000 miles last week and is still on the original engine and gearbox.
Its a 996 gen2 2002 3.6 C2.
Total 911 are featuring it in next months issue. combo feature about my actual car and what type of 911 you can buy for 10k.
You can follow my running reports here http://www.project3000.co.uk
That's brilliant news and a great blog.Its a 996 gen2 2002 3.6 C2.
Total 911 are featuring it in next months issue. combo feature about my actual car and what type of 911 you can buy for 10k.
You can follow my running reports here http://www.project3000.co.uk
Looks pretty much identical to mine- perhaps the black 2002s were the best!
It seems like most of the horror stories have happened at relatively low mileage. My indy feels that most of the failures have already happened hopefully, so those of us with slightly more leggy cars (mine has done 72k) can maybe relax a bit??
So let's hear from some more high mileage owners to cheer ourselves up.
So let's hear from some more high mileage owners to cheer ourselves up.
Great to hear so many positive thoughts on these great cars and thanks to Baz for his very expert opinions. Can't blame you for a bit of marketing en route.
Clearly some of these engines don't have the bullet-proof reputation of earlier models but the low purchase cost and minimal depreciation, now that the 996s have reached the bottom of the depreciation curve, make them very good value in my opinion, provided you accept that they will never be as cheap to run as a much newer hot hatch or coupe of similar value.
I am determined to enjoy mine and stop worrying about the relatively small risk of catastrophic engine failure because I've always wanted a 911 and love the marque and the ownership experience.
If you don't fancy a bit of risk get a hot hatch still in warranty......
Clearly some of these engines don't have the bullet-proof reputation of earlier models but the low purchase cost and minimal depreciation, now that the 996s have reached the bottom of the depreciation curve, make them very good value in my opinion, provided you accept that they will never be as cheap to run as a much newer hot hatch or coupe of similar value.
I am determined to enjoy mine and stop worrying about the relatively small risk of catastrophic engine failure because I've always wanted a 911 and love the marque and the ownership experience.
If you don't fancy a bit of risk get a hot hatch still in warranty......
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