997 TT - Total costs last 20k miles = £425 Cheap motoring...
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Just had my 997TT daily driver serviced - 20k miles since last one six months ago and service came to a very reasonable £425. Only other expense has been fuel at 27 mpg and insurance at £500 for the half year. No faults, no problems and no worries (may need to do the tyres soon...) - now at 68k miles and still feels tight and reliable.
Big thanks to Tech9 for their continued great service
A very happy chap!
Big thanks to Tech9 for their continued great service
A very happy chap!
Sorry, agtlaw - didn't mean to appear smug; I am aware it's depreciating rather rapidly, just posting to say I'm rather chuffed with the car.
I have a 100 mile daily commute and regular longer runs - hence the reasonable mpg. At weekends it drops to a more pistonhead appropriate level. As an everyday car these things are unbeatable.
They seem to soak up abuse:
I have a 100 mile daily commute and regular longer runs - hence the reasonable mpg. At weekends it drops to a more pistonhead appropriate level. As an everyday car these things are unbeatable.
They seem to soak up abuse:
mr_tony said:
What age / year is your Turbo?
How is it to live with day to day?
Manual or Tip or PDK?
2008 tiptronicHow is it to live with day to day?
Manual or Tip or PDK?
Incredibly easy to live with - comfy and relatively quiet and not a single failure to start or breakdown. It's no GT3 by any means but on a day to day basis over big miles it represents a far more practical proposition. I can even fit my teenage kids in the back with a bit of whinging.
W12JFD said:
2008 tiptronic
Incredibly easy to live with - comfy and relatively quiet and not a single failure to start or breakdown. It's no GT3 by any means but on a day to day basis over big miles it represents a far more practical proposition. I can even fit my teenage kids in the back with a bit of whinging.
Thanks!Incredibly easy to live with - comfy and relatively quiet and not a single failure to start or breakdown. It's no GT3 by any means but on a day to day basis over big miles it represents a far more practical proposition. I can even fit my teenage kids in the back with a bit of whinging.
Great to know it's a decent daily proposition.
I'm seriously considering dropping my daily 7 series hack for one, so I would use daily for a commute, and press it into service as weekend fun transport for the family (me, mrs t and a 6 month old) when it's not really necessary to take the truck.
W12JFD said:
Sorry, agtlaw - didn't mean to appear smug; I am aware it's depreciating rather rapidly, just posting to say I'm rather chuffed with the car.
I have a 100 mile daily commute and regular longer runs - hence the reasonable mpg. At weekends it drops to a more pistonhead appropriate level. As an everyday car these things are unbeatable.
They seem to soak up abuse:
What's that old nail next to it?I have a 100 mile daily commute and regular longer runs - hence the reasonable mpg. At weekends it drops to a more pistonhead appropriate level. As an everyday car these things are unbeatable.
They seem to soak up abuse:
Zyp said:
What's that old nail next to it?
550 Maranello - former daily driver for five years when I did lower miles. A very different proposition on useabilty and costs to say the very least!! Towarrds the end it consumed cash like a Berlusconi hooker (but attracted same level of attention). Now sold after I stopped getting a thrill from it.How to does it compare from purely driving experience to the 997 tt
W12JFD said:
550 Maranello - former daily driver for five years when I did lower miles. A very different proposition on useabilty and costs to say the very least!! Towarrds the end it consumed cash like a Berlusconi hooker (but attracted same level of attention). Now sold after I stopped getting a thrill from it.
[quote=kazino]How to does it compare from purely driving experience to the 997 tt
Chalk and cheese - matches every German v Italian cliche you can think of and then some more
550 very loud and very, very tail happy, span rear wheels in third gear in dry and fourth in wet.
997 very quiet and very planted and doesn't require the driver to have gladiator balls when pushing on.
Chalk and cheese - matches every German v Italian cliche you can think of and then some more
550 very loud and very, very tail happy, span rear wheels in third gear in dry and fourth in wet.
997 very quiet and very planted and doesn't require the driver to have gladiator balls when pushing on.
gladiator balls haha. I think one would need them for the Ferrari running costs too from all that I've been reading about them.
Enjoy the turbo in good health
Enjoy the turbo in good health
W12JFD]azino said:
How to does it compare from purely driving experience to the 997 tt
Chalk and cheese - matches every German v Italian cliche you can think of and then some more
550 very loud and very, very tail happy, span rear wheels in third gear in dry and fourth in wet.
997 very quiet and very planted and doesn't require the driver to have gladiator balls when pushing on.
Chalk and cheese - matches every German v Italian cliche you can think of and then some more
550 very loud and very, very tail happy, span rear wheels in third gear in dry and fourth in wet.
997 very quiet and very planted and doesn't require the driver to have gladiator balls when pushing on.
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