Higher mileage 993's, How well are they doing???
#76
Race Car
I'm at 134500 and rock solid reliable. I drive like a 16 year-old, and do preventative maintenance religiously. My cost of ownership has been fairly high up until now, because of the slippery slope. Nothing has broken at all....
#78
As also asked by herman maire, those of you that have personally put a lot of miles on your car with no issues.....what kind of oil are you using? I know that the chemistry of oils has change over the years, but I am still interested.
#81
Here's a bit on that:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=459066
I'll have to look into it, sometime down the road.
BTW, how did the new brakes feel at 225K miles?! (maybe a better question would be; How did the old brakes feel at 225K miles?)
Thanks for posting all the details about your experience with the car.
#83
Racer
brakes at 225K felt fine...but at service, told near wear indicator and didn't want to push it.
new pads/rotors were/are a problem that seems to be getting better...there was a bit of a shimmy with braking from 60ish to 40...and I thought they may be warped a bit. in addition, when coming to a stop...they would 'ring'...not the typical sqeaks I've grown accustomed to with porsches brakes over the years...but more of a constant ring. seems to be slowly getting better.
yes...downshift quite a bit...to slow and so engine doesn't lug...like sitting close to 3800-4000. dropping down a gear usually seems to bump rpm's up around 1000.
new pads/rotors were/are a problem that seems to be getting better...there was a bit of a shimmy with braking from 60ish to 40...and I thought they may be warped a bit. in addition, when coming to a stop...they would 'ring'...not the typical sqeaks I've grown accustomed to with porsches brakes over the years...but more of a constant ring. seems to be slowly getting better.
yes...downshift quite a bit...to slow and so engine doesn't lug...like sitting close to 3800-4000. dropping down a gear usually seems to bump rpm's up around 1000.