Porsche 911 997.1 Daily Driver

Porsche 911 997.1 Daily Driver

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adean22

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240 posts

29 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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After doing up an MG TF over lockdown that I bought myself for my 21st birthday (insert headgasket jokes here) and then using it as a daily, I decided it was time for something a bit nicer and prestigious for use everyday.

This lead to a few months of weighing up various different cars including e92 M3's, Maserati Granturismos and various other sporty dailys.

No Matter how much I was looking I kept going back to looking at Porsche 911 997.1s.

Cut long story short I am now the Owner of a 2007 Atlas Grey 911 (997.1) Carrera 2 S. Iv owned it for just over a week and I'm loving it so far. The cars sitting at over 90k miles ( a bit on the high side I know) but with myself doing 15-20k miles a year I just couldn't justify taking the depreciation of racking up the miles on a lower mileage example.

The car has a sunroof, alcantara headlining, sports chrono package, heated seats so spec wise is a pretty nicely specced car, not to mention the colour and wheels which are both stunning



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Edited by adean22 on Monday 25th October 11:26

adean22

Original Poster:

240 posts

29 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Here's a better picture showing the car

Edited by adean22 on Monday 25th October 11:41

Gecko1978

9,600 posts

156 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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At 22 impressive I am 20 years older and still never had a 911. Enjoy and drive safe

DanoS4

863 posts

193 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Well Done smile

Drive safe and don't forget to get the standard 996/997.1 checks done. Repair costs *can* be ruinous (my engine rebuild was 5-figures).

Preventative maintenance is key smile

And most importantly, ENJOY smile

Dan

AJB88

12,263 posts

170 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Nice!

I got a 981 Cayman S at 28 and was told by the guy who handed me the keys (not the sales man) that I was too young for the car. Loved it.

Keep looking at 996/997.

Gad-Westy

14,520 posts

212 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Excellent! That's a really nice looking example. I must admit I've never liked those wheels (from the turbo right?) but I know I'm in the minority and the colour is fantastic.

SiT

1,163 posts

200 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Well done, a good achievement at such a young age! I am 20 years older and 53 cars in and just starting to look at a 997 to see me through a big birthday and on a trip to watch Le Mans in June!

Lots of scare stories with these, however I think they need to be put into context. Your choice for a higher mileage example makes a lot of sense.

Don’t see these doing anything tremendous in terms of depreciation even if the used car market has gone a bit bananas, after all it’s a 911.

You also protected yourself against the IMS issue as you are post 2006 so one less thing to worry about.

I love the car, spec and colour but not a fan of the turbo wheels, even on a turbo to be fair. Each to their own and look forward to seeing your journey with it.

Si

LordHaveMurci

12,034 posts

168 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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One of the best colours for a 997 smile

Sorry but also not a huge fan of those wheels.

Great car, great achievement, enjoy.

ChocolateFrog

24,847 posts

172 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Nice.

I'd imagine the costs to do 20000 miles a year will be considerable, fair play to you.

The age thing is mostly borne out of jealousy/envy. I'm sure plenty are crashed by middle aged bankers.

When I bought my Bandit 1200 as my first bike after passing my test I got some patronising spiel about taking it easy off the seller, after 10hp for 2 years the ride home was a giggle. My brother had a VX220 Turbo at 21 too.

ballans

788 posts

104 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Excellent, really pleased you are enjoying it.
The wheels and colour look great!

d_a_n1979

8,083 posts

71 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Wow; well done OP smile

When I was 22 (back in 2000) I owned a Ford Escort 1.3 'FlyMo' special) laugh

Great car; enjoy it thumbup

adean22

Original Poster:

240 posts

29 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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ballans said:
Excellent, really pleased you are enjoying it.
The wheels and colour look great!
It makes the commute to and from work an absolute dream, thankyou yet again and don't worry, I'll take good care of her!

Mr.Jimbo

2,082 posts

182 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Incredible achievement - fair play to you. Can I ask what the insurance is like?

10 years on (32) here and admittedly the 997s I'm looking at are GTs but still, I've never had a 911!

Enjoy it

adean22

Original Poster:

240 posts

29 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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LordHaveMurci said:
One of the best colours for a 997 smile

Sorry but also not a huge fan of those wheels.

Great car, great achievement, enjoy.
Thanks, before viewing the car I wasn't a fan of the wheels in the pictures, but iv got to say, in person the wheels are stunning and come across a lot better than they are portrayed in photos.

adean22

Original Poster:

240 posts

29 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Mr.Jimbo said:
Incredible achievement - fair play to you. Can I ask what the insurance is like?

10 years on (32) here and admittedly the 997s I'm looking at are GTs but still, I've never had a 911!

Enjoy it
Iv just started getting quotes for my renewal and its coming in around £1.5k, may sound a lot to some people but when others my age are paying the same for a fiesta ST, I think that's a pretty damn good price.



adean22

Original Poster:

240 posts

29 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Gad-Westy said:
Excellent! That's a really nice looking example. I must admit I've never liked those wheels (from the turbo right?) but I know I'm in the minority and the colour is fantastic.
Thanks , the colour (Atlas grey) was something which really made the car stand out and appeal to me .Iv managed to find the original build sheet using the serial number and iv learnt that it was specced with the turbo wheels from factory (which until looking into this wasn't something I was aware could be done)

adean22

Original Poster:

240 posts

29 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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ChocolateFrog said:
Nice.

I'd imagine the costs to do 20000 miles a year will be considerable, fair play to you.

The age thing is mostly borne out of jealousy/envy. I'm sure plenty are crashed by middle aged bankers.

When I bought my Bandit 1200 as my first bike after passing my test I got some patronising spiel about taking it easy off the seller, after 10hp for 2 years the ride home was a giggle. My brother had a VX220 Turbo at 21 too.
There's no doubt that the costs will be rather high, even if nothing breaks (14 year old car so lets be honest, things will break and it will be dear when it does break)



But life's too short for me to drive around in a boring car and wish I was in a 911

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J4CKO

41,274 posts

199 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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ChocolateFrog said:
Nice.

I'd imagine the costs to do 20000 miles a year will be considerable, fair play to you.

The age thing is mostly borne out of jealousy/envy. I'm sure plenty are crashed by middle aged bankers.

When I bought my Bandit 1200 as my first bike after passing my test I got some patronising spiel about taking it easy off the seller, after 10hp for 2 years the ride home was a giggle. My brother had a VX220 Turbo at 21 too.
Also, especially with a bike its perhaps the seller having a conscience and not wanting to hear you have managed to comprehensively and messily dead yourself in the hour after taking a few grand off you for it ?

Sometimes its borne of experience and a duty of care rather than jealousy or envy, a feeling of responsibility.

I have three sons in their twenties, two of which drive and I try to provide guidance and support their decisions whilst trying to avoid them making mistakes. I supported my eldest getting a Fiesta ST at 20, not the fastest car but it was a lot of money and its still almost 200 hp and enough to wreak havoc in. But he had worked hard and proved to me he wasn't a tit, same with his Golf R.

Depends very much on the individual, the OP sounds eminently capable of owning and driving a 911, some others at that, or any age I wouldn't trust with a moderately powerful vacuum cleaner.

You do sometimes see the green eyed monster, I won a car at 18 (Golf GTI) and saw it then, got a 944 Cab and got the inevitable mid life crisis comments, sometimes its just banter, often concern but you know when someone is expressing envy by and large, generally will be more from your peers.

Lovely car, enjoy !

Chunkychucky

5,941 posts

168 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Congrats on the new car! Look forward to updates and as to whether it throws any bills up, given the way 997s have dropped I should think they've probably cropped up on a few people's radars they were previously out of reach of.

Love the body colour, only thing for me is I always hated those wheels and thought they ruined the look of the 997 Turbos when Porsche released them, however it's your car so as long as you're happy cool

krisdelta

4,566 posts

200 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Lovely colour and lovely car - I'm a big fan of the wheels! You're right, life is too short to be dreaming, if you can be doing. 997's drive beautifully, I've had the pleasure of pushing them on-track and there is precious little like it. Enjoy.