opus

I have been looking around for a 964 C2. I have seen some high mileage ones - around 100,000-125,000 miles with engines that have been rebuilt. I have seen some lower mileage ones around 50,000 - 75,000 with no engine rebuilt. Assuming they are the same price, all else equal, which one am I better off going with?

I guess another way to put is... high mileage with known maintenance history, well maintained cars versus low mileage with unknown maintenance history. Which one would you go with?

I know I need a PPI on these cars.

Eric Kessel

It all depends on who rebuilt the engine.......... imho..........

sundog

At 100K or abouts, there are a lot of little bits that can start to go. Heater blowers, suspension, etc. If the rebuild was done at a good shop, and you KNOW the real reason for the rebuild then that's good. Just make sure that there has been other maintenance work performed regularly.

Good fishing!

springer3

Condition and history are more important than total mileage or status of engine rebuild. A significant fraction of rebuilds are botch jobs, so a rebuild on the engine can be a negative.

Figure about 5 cents per mile for engine maintenance and overhauls. Use that to adjust the sale price for cars with vastly different mileage. Add back 1 or 2 cents per mile for the miles on all the other systems. Stay away from any Porsche that appears to be poorly maintained - catching up is almost impossible.

When I did the math, it was easy to justify a little extra to get a garaged low-mileage car. After close to four years, I have had no expensive problems. Service and repair costs are running $1000/year - in the normal range for any 16-year-old car, and a tiny expense by exotic car standards.