afk

i agree to most everything posted here - Ive driven my car and enjoyed it ... but when Im told it has high milage - i just get pissed ...


so far my answer has been -- "OK - i hope you find a car to your liking with the options and milage you want. Good luck."

jdcolombo

I don’t know why someone would buy a car like a 911, then not drive it out of a desire to preserve resale value. That’s nuts. If you want to buy a collector’s item, there are plenty to choose from. A 1963 Jag XKE would be my choice. But I bought my 911 to drive. Every day I can. And when it goes over 100K, it will be a life well-lived!

John C.

afk

im driving mine -

BSO

The last thing I worry about is putting miles on my 991.2.

Knowing that if I had to look for a replacement, I'd never find one like it is a worry, but it won't stop me from driving it.

Wujohn

You have far fewer mile per year than mine (per year); get in your damn car and drive it! Don't save it for the idiot that'll buy it from you.

Really - it doesn't matter how many miles one puts on a car. Personally I will enjoy every mile I do and do not care what it is worth (relatively) when I sell it. I'll have wrung every ounce of pleasure and value from it and it will still be a great ride for the next owner.

atc1011

Just purchased a 14c2 with 61k on it. Not worried about the mileage. I want to drive it, like it’s meant to be. There will always be a buyer for a 911 at the right price. Enjoyment factor is worth money

HkPlinker

I could care less about mileage. I have bought all my Porsche cars to drive and enjoy every chance I have. I could care less how many miles I add to the odometer.
I didn't buy any of my 911s for resale value or what the next owner wants. I buy the color with the options and condition I want and I buy to enjoy with my wife (or just myself sometimes . . .) as I want, period.
I maintain my cars and keep them in "updated" condition. So, keep looking at your car in the garage, I'll keep buying oil, tires and brakes!

Bud Taylor

If i get extremely lucky and have 30 years on a clutch left 4x miles a year will mean i would be at 130k miles. Its all about planning, then I can transition to a pdk or electric to terrify pedestrians.

Franz Hayek

Or perhaps, it's the opposite. If a person stretches to buy a car, they may feel they want to "save" it and not add to its depreciation.

SConn

Yes, and while I believe this can be the case sometimes, a person who truly doesn't have a lot of money, could never afford a car like this to begin with, let alone have an extra car to use as a DD in order to "save" the other car.

911mhawk

Yep, bought my 12.5s in October 2018 w/56k on it because it was well equipped and less than one with 25-35k on it, and I planned to drive it a bunch so the depreciation was already partly done for me. Had records and the 2nd owner went beyond normal maintenance schedule, and so do I. Sits at 81k now and have had to do some $85 solenoid and a fresh battery, other than that brakes, oil changes, serpentine and tensioner, PDCC bottle. air filters, and plugs/coils. No problem doing all but the bottle myself, so they're a pretty cheap car to drive in many ways.

k_h_d

I am with what seems to be a smaller percentage. I drive the car anytime weather permits but I am not afraid to get it wet or dirty. I do keep it almost as good as a garage queen however. It’s my second fun car, but I put 9800 miles on a little over a year of ownership.

titan7

I have 3,982 miles on my 2017 Carrera that I bought new on 8/21/17. Yes I should drive it more.

atc1011

I agree you should. I don’t think I have the restraint to drive only 1k miles a year

Bxstr

Regarding mileage, if you go on BAT, you'll typically notice a very similar tone from buyers (or commenters should we say). If a 500 mile car that is 10 years old is listed, typically people say what a shame it is that someone didn't drive it more. But, these cars typically do very well, because you have a collector out there looking for those mint examples of cars they couldn't afford when they were new. If a high mileage GT3 was listed, you'll probably get a few comments saying that mileage is too high, or mentioning that it looks like it's rough due to the mileage. Most however will be very positive comments about how amazing it is that someone drove a car like that. Issue is, these are emotional purchases and the people actually looking to buy one have a mental block about buying one with more than a certain number of miles on them. Due to that, the number of people bidding may be smaller and obviously the price people pay will be much lower.

911's are a very different car from say a Ferrari where 5k mile 15 year old cars are the norm. With Porsche 911's, you get the business person that daily drives them, then the person that uses it only as a weekend car, then the person that has a collection of cars and due to that the car rarely gets driven. Due to that, mileage on them varies widely.

Personally, I always recommend to buy cars based on condition. Not on mileage. Mileage is just one indicator of possible condition, but with proper maintenance and clear film, a 50k mile car with clear film and regular maintenance can be better than a 10k mile car without regular maintenance and without clear film.

Full disclosure, my 911 is driven around 1-3k miles per year depending on the year, family, work, etc. It's a weekend car only, I am not taking it on road trips since I'd rather take my daily driver on longer trips. So it is mostly a Point A to Point A car. I take it out, drive it for a couple hours, maybe meet up with a friend, then take it back home.