High milage 991 Turbo
Discussion
randlemarcus said:
If it drives, get it bought. The length of your ownership may be short, may be long, but you won't regret it.
Cheers, its still a nervous buy! I am looking at the theory of less hours per mile on motorways V more hours per mile driving in cities. If you get my drift?speedbumps hater said:
Cheers, its still a nervous buy! I am looking at the theory of less hours per mile on motorways V more hours per mile driving in cities. If you get my drift?
There is no getting away from, the engine, drivetrain, wheels, bearings and suspension will all have done 3 times the normal work load of a similar age car. The radiators, windscreen and paintwork might have been blasted by potentially 3 times more stones.You might save £40k on purchase price, but running costs could be £5k to £10k more a year than a car with a 1/3 of the miles, however deprecation will be none existent, as a few extra years and tens of thousands of extra miles will make little difference to value.
If it has been serviced correctly (OPC every 20k miles), I imagine quite a bit of maintaine and consumable items will have already been swapped out, such as discs, pads, the odd bush and mount.
In summary if you willing to face up to the odd big bill, I think it would make a great buy - I look forward to a thread in a couple of years time about a 200k mile turbo s
speedbumps hater said:
Cheers, I need someone to hold my hand on this one!!!
It might be worth getting an inspection, that way you will get an idea of the condition of some of the components, stuff that could otherwise cost you thousands in the first year of ownership.I bought a 130k mile 993 4s many years ago, cost me thousands in bits. However it was great knowing adding miles made little or no difference to the value. Equally only having £20k in the car meant it got driven much more 'as intended' than wrapped up in cotton wool.
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There is no getting away from, the engine, drivetrain, wheels, bearings and suspension will all have done 3 times the normal work load of a similar age car. The radiators, windscreen and paintwork might have been blasted by potentially 3 times more stones.
You might save £40k on purchase price, but running costs could be £5k to £10k more a year than a car with a 1/3 of the miles, however deprecation will be none existent, as a few extra years and tens of thousands of extra miles will make little difference to value.
If it has been serviced correctly (OPC every 20k miles), I imagine quite a bit of maintaine and consumable items will have already been swapped out, such as discs, pads, the odd bush and mount.
In summary if you willing to face up to the odd big bill, I think it would make a great buy - I look forward to a thread in a couple of years time about a 200k mile turbo s
Thanks for your input. Discs replaced last year (horrendous price). No expense has been spared on servicing. I probable won't cover anymore than 3k per year so by the time 2030 comes along it should get back to average milage. It would be a great challenge for the car to achieve 200k.
My other theory is: If they can keep aeroplanes from the 80's still flying with regular service, then surely with a few engines, gearboxes and heavens knows what else. What could possibly could go wrong
There is no getting away from, the engine, drivetrain, wheels, bearings and suspension will all have done 3 times the normal work load of a similar age car. The radiators, windscreen and paintwork might have been blasted by potentially 3 times more stones.
You might save £40k on purchase price, but running costs could be £5k to £10k more a year than a car with a 1/3 of the miles, however deprecation will be none existent, as a few extra years and tens of thousands of extra miles will make little difference to value.
If it has been serviced correctly (OPC every 20k miles), I imagine quite a bit of maintaine and consumable items will have already been swapped out, such as discs, pads, the odd bush and mount.
In summary if you willing to face up to the odd big bill, I think it would make a great buy - I look forward to a thread in a couple of years time about a 200k mile turbo s
Thanks for your input. Discs replaced last year (horrendous price). No expense has been spared on servicing. I probable won't cover anymore than 3k per year so by the time 2030 comes along it should get back to average milage. It would be a great challenge for the car to achieve 200k.
My other theory is: If they can keep aeroplanes from the 80's still flying with regular service, then surely with a few engines, gearboxes and heavens knows what else. What could possibly could go wrong
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