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So, why put so many miles on my GT3? First, i have zero interest in preserving the value of this car. I bought it to drive it, track it, wash it, mod it and experience everything about it.
The weather was in the 60’s yesterday so decided to drive to Vail, going the back way through Breckenridge. It was about a 2.5 hour drive each way, with a few mountain passes, and tunnels on the way back. Here are some shots.
You are a lucky man to be living in Colorado. It is one of the best areas in the US for great roads . The scenery and beauty is an added bonus. The lack of guardrails has always amazed me. Is it because of the snowfall that prevents them from installing guardrails in some areas ?
I find it suprising at the concerns that are voiced over putting miles on these modern P cars . There seems to be a lot of owners who worry about the number on the odometer and think they are going to wear the car out. When we look back at all the previous generations of the 911 there are so many of them that have gone way past 100k, 200k and beyond. To me there is no reason to think that the current generation of cars will not go even longer than the previous generations. I would bet that the engineers have test motors that have been run hard for at least 100k miles plus, to see what fails. I would assume that Porsche does this for every new generation of their motors.
As to the car itself, they can last a lifetime if one wants to keep them that long. Just take a close look at any well kept 911 from 40 years ago.
We will soon see some of these .1 GT cars going past 100k in the near future. Maybe there is already a few that are getting close ??
You are a lucky man to be living in Colorado. It is one of the best areas in the US for great roads . The scenery and beauty is an added bonus. The lack of guardrails has always amazed me. Is it because of the snowfall that prevents them from installing guardrails in some areas ?
I find it suprising at the concerns that are voiced over putting miles on these modern P cars . There seems to be a lot of owners who worry about the number on the odometer and think they are going to wear the car out. When we look back at all the previous generations of the 911 there are so many of them that have gone way past 100k, 200k and beyond. To me there is no reason to think that the current generation of cars will not go even longer than the previous generations. I would bet that the engineers have test motors that have been run hard for at least 100k miles plus, to see what fails. I would assume that Porsche does this for every new generation of their motors.
As to the car itself, they can last a lifetime if one wants to keep them that long. Just take a close look at any well kept 911 from 40 years ago.
We will soon see some of these .1 GT cars going past 100k in the near future. Maybe there is already a few that are getting close ??
Yeah, we are pretty spolied here when it comes to roads and scenery. I have no idea why we have no guardrails on some roads. Just don’t screw up! As far as miles, i see no reason why this car won’t be running strong at 250k miles. Sure i will have put a new motor in it (4.2L!) and maybe a transmission by that time, but the car is built very high quality. It should hold up well.
Driving is the ultimate luxury of owning these cars.
02-19-2018, 05:56 AM
