JayG

The tire pressures on the door are cold PSI, not hot PSI
Hot in normal driving is generally 3-4 PSI higher

David 23

I would make certain to get an alignment at the same time as new tires. You can insure more even wear on the new tires, and eliminate that as any cause of the problem.

docmirror

Seriously. I mean, lets throw parts at it. Now his tires have flat spots?

Well ok then. By all means, don't take it to a skilled person. Spend money, replace stuff, then declare victory.

808Bill

This sounds like a good plan...let us know how it plays out.

Anestheticg

dropped the car off and should have a list of recs in a day or so. IMSB is being done regardless 💸💸💸

stan23

1000% it's the tires. The front end feel on the 996 is very precise, and bald tires, or even old tires will exacerbate that effect. When I replaced the front tires on my car (the tires weren't even at wear bars, but was 10+ years old) I felt like I got a new car.

fpb111

Doc,
Just curious. How many different type/brand of tires do you run on your Porsche. How far past the wear bars do you run them? How old before you would change them due to "ageing out", 10, 15 years? Porsche recommends 6 in my Turbo manual.

OP has three different tires on the car.

"Front worn tires are both pirelli Rosso
back tire is pirelli p zero nero and another tire is pirelli all season plus."

Anestheticg

Alright so car is in the shop and man is this gonna hurt the wallet.
IMS/RMS
replace crankshaft seal
coolant.
Replace fuel filter, spark plugs, ignition coils, drive belt, air filter, spark plug tubes, and AOS
Tires- Pilot Super sport A/S 3+ balance and alignment
And somewhat importantly Cup holder install and get the radio working

no issues with suspension components. Brake pads are around half... When those need replacement will need to replace rotors and pads but I should be good for a while on that at least.

That whole thing about these cars being reasonable to buy but pricey to maintain is spot on. The porche tax is real but after this I should have a pretty solid 911

5CHN3LL

Apparently my reading comprehension blows. Can you point out which comment this was specified in? For once I'm not being a jerk - I just can't see where this is stated, but you mention it twice.

OP, remind me not to send you to the shop with my car and a credit card to get the wheels balanced. Dayum!

Anestheticg

tell me about it. I bought the car last week from someone I know through work. Price was fair(14k), car looked and drove great but I knew it hasn't been maintained to the level it deserved. I have a get it done attitude. Needed tires, that was for sure, also needed IMS for peace mind... everything else is being done because it had to except AOS, which was preventative and easy to get to doing the IMS

808Bill

You made the right choice and you should have confidence in your car now...A 911 for 14K should expect 5K in service I'd expect.

Astro

A Porsche 911 for $14K just cries out "problem" to me that someone wanted to dump. It sounds like you've identified all the repairs needed and will hopefully be enjoying the car soon. Good luck.

Anestheticg

a bit over 5k is exactly what the cost is and I believe I'm still on the right side of the equation for how much the car is worth and potentially is worth down the line given current mileage and how I likely won't put many miles on it. We'll see

RickMiller

I think you're on the right track. Long story boring, I had a similar situation with mismatched tires (somewhat self inflicted) and after 3 weeks of super annoying driving, I put 4 new super sports on and haven't looked back. Given that you needed new tires anyway, this seems like a good place to start.

Macster

Well, not to put too fine a point on this but many things you had done you should have ID'd as being necessary to do during your check out of the car and adjusted your price down to allow for the cost of bringing the car up to roadworthy condition.