Ron

Is there a minimum number of miles per year average that a 993 should be driven so as to keep everything lubricated and for acids corrosion and like not to build up in the combustion chambers? By way of example could an 18 year old 993 Have potential problems mechanically if it had only been driven has been driven a total of 2000 miles in 18 year.? Are other things to be concerned with on a low mileage 993 items such as oil gearbox hydraulic fluids be changed yearly regardless of mileage driven during the past year and also should the car be driven using ethanol mix or 100% gasoline if available?

geolab

In my case, the biggest danger is the wifey.
the rest is peanuts. fluids yes, gas remove old with pump from trunk access , filters

quacktoduck

the possibility that you might not drive it as well with such low miles. just a thought.

mathfuzzy

^^^ This!

If you're planning to use the car, don't buy a super low mile car.

Having said that, mine had a little less than 4k miles when I bought it last fall and it's bone dry and runs beautifully. The PO drove it regularly, just not very far. In other words, it didn't sit for any extended period. I've put 1,600 miles on it since then and it's been flawless.

Were I in the market for a different 993, I'd be looking for a no-stories car with low (less than 50k, ideally) miles but not super-low, serious investment grade miles. I don't love having to be mindful of the odometer. I do, on the other hand, love the experience of having, effectively, a new 993.

Mr.Woolery

I'd be wary of dry rot, seal/gasket issues, that sort of thing.

bcameron59

+993

tcsracing1

dry rot. seals and gaskets.

Low mile cars look pretty, but could be engine rebuild candidates which sucks after paying a kings ransom for a low mile car.

mike5876

buy one with miles and drive the hell out of it i just bought a really nice 1997 carrera S with 175000 miles i love it i drive almost every day alternating between my 1980 SC with 160k miles and my 1977 930 turbo and my 2015 z51 corvette i work at champion porsche and id take an old car over the new stuff anyday!

stubble88

I'm no expert
But I would think a higher mileage car would have had a lot of things kept up and updated
And multiple owners would have done this every time it changed hands.
I just bought mine with 170k miles. And I am very impressed with how solid it still is. Leaks oil. But that's it. New rear axels. Clutch and who knows what else was done. Didn't have any paper work. Plus the price for low miles is crazy right now. Higher miles seem harder to find for sale.

IainM

I'd say 1500 miles per year minimum. Less than that you don't really know the true condition of the car.

There's a lot of parts that decay over 20 years whether you drive the car or not. The 2kmile garage queen needs all that work done before you can safely drive the car.

Its all in the documentation I guess but I don't see a high premium for low miles cars

...if you want to drive it.

Onami

I've owned at least a dozen very low mile collector cars over the years and outside of some very minor oil leaks...nothing! Just bought a 25 year old Harley with 6,200 miles - nothing! These threads drive me nuts as most who comment have never had a low mile car

six gun

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Well said !

XavierLaFlamme

You bought a low mile car as an investment, right? So you are probably not thrashing it every day and want to keep it low miles. How do you know what will happen to it if you don't actually put real miles on them yourself? Conjecture meets conjecture. That is my conjecture. Haha.

Debt collectors, tax collectors, insurance collectors. Collectors...
--Michael

quacktoduck

My comment was more about the mind state of the presumed owner and their need to keep the car low miles. honestly our cars are not what we would call daily drivers i drove mine about 4k miles last year due to driving it across country from virginia to seattle and to canada twice from seattle.

vincer77

A 2000 mile car outa stay a low mileage car.