993PET

For all the high mileage fans on here:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...sion-more.html

raspberryroadster

will defer to those more knowlegeable, but just seems to me - regardless of all rebuilt/replaced mileage at a point in time becomes an issue (metal fatique??).....and certainly has limited appeal, no?
when does a car become a part out contender?

race911

$19K firm, huh? That's laughable. (Though I do contend there's a floor to the price of pretty much any 911 that runs and is straight.)

Indycam

521k at 60 mph = 8683 hours , 8683 / 24 = 362 days , if I am doing the math correctly .

521k at 30 mpg = 17,366 gallons .
One gas tanker truck = 9000 gallons

521k / 30k = 17 sets of tires ?

I was just reading a story about a guy looking for a cessna 150
he said the 5000 hours was in the past thought to be a lot of hours
but that 10000 hours is now what he was finding .

993PET

When I was an Offshore Helicopter Pilot in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 1990's, I flew a 1970's Bell 206 Jet Ranger with over 20,000 flight hours on it! It had been refurbished several times.

JF

Sal 965

Probably a bit of a "Triggers broom".

For those not in the UK there is a sketch where trigger claims he has had the same broom from new but has only replaced the handle three times and the brush head four times.

I'm sure at that mileage there won't be much original car left.

Henry964

My car at 101k miles seems a young and very healthy 964 compared to this veteran

Lil bastard

First, 19k is waaay too high for a car w/ this mileage.

And, it's not just the mileage, but also the type of mileage. I'm beeting that a considerable amount of the mileage is track mileage.

This car's gonna need additional repair as there are many many things not mentioned in the repair list which are eventually gonna go south.

Still, any car is worth looking at before tossing it out of hand.

But, in this case, you'd also need to compare it too any other 964 that could be bought for the neighborhood of $19k.

Cheers!

Greg964

Wow that is really impressive. I have heard of Mercedes and BMWs with that kind of mileage but not a Porsche. From an economic standpoint I am not sure spending the value of the car on an Andial 3.8L rebuild makes sense but you gotta love the dedication!

raspberryroadster

thanks.....trying to understand how that relates to porsche with plus 500k miles on same frame / chassis....(and not sure where most people can average 60mph today....between stop & go so can your hour / day /yr calculations be touch off....so seems if average commute 16-20 miles takes 30 plus minutes....so whats that ?? at 8 mph to 10 mph 50,000 hrs.?? , and we all know for a dd, stop & go, stuck in traffic is a killer, whereas for a week end tourer highway driving is ideal..)....in any event whats that got to do with this car & the price, engine - all new or rebuilt (except chassis, body) so
....my only issue for the price of this car.....mileage is a bit of an "off" to i think 90% of the readers.....so if everything has been been redone on a 500,000 mile car, why not buy for virtually same price or a little more a car with say 75,000 miles & a new clutch - same price?

timothymoffat

I'd very much like to drive a Porsche with that kind of mileage just to see how it feels.

Indycam

It hard to run up that sort of mileage at 8/10 mph in stop and go ,
and there is not much stress/damage to the shell at 8/10 mph .

Irv's 2.8 million mile volvo
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/01/i...million-miles/

2,800,000 / 60 = 46,666.6667 hours , 46k /24 = 1,917 days

raspberryroadster

thanks, i like it.....so for my car (both me & 1st/original owner) mostly highway/weekend touring....
110,000km, average say 110km/hr., 1000hrs., less than 42 days running time....!

Indycam

What was the cruise speed ?
If it was 100 mph that would be 20k X 100 ? 2,000,000 miles ?

Helicopter = A loose formation of flying parts ?

Indycam

42 days is nothing !
Its like brand spanking new !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwLmm...eature=related