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Not to be a contrarian on this thread, but that's actually some pretty legitimate oil consumption. Consumption might stay just like that for the next 50K miles, or it might slowly get worse, or it might suddenly get worse. Nobody knows. But I daresay that no knowledgeable buyer is going to pay $33K for a 993 with 90K on the odometer that in the near future is going to need a top end rebuild and a clutch. Again I hope you don't take this the wrong way -- I'm just giving the most honest assessment I can, given my recent experience in the market.
That said, I don't know anything about the CA market and for all I know any excellent-condition 993 will fetch above $30K. Now I'm really curious to see what your car sells for Robin. For the sake of your Ferrari ambitions, I hope it's a lot.
that's actually some pretty legitimate oil consumption
Well, that's the big debate, isn't it? I'd be willing to bet that most mid-high mileage 993s that have seen DD or commuter duty--where they're regularly started cold, run for 1/2 hour or less then shut down--will burn a quart every 800-1500 miles. It's "normal", it's "within spec", etc., but to a non-enthusiast buyer, that'll make them shy away or offer less.
Best approach is to do what the PO of my car did: just say, "Nah, never burned a drop of oil."
As near as I can tell, my car has been two other people's DD since day one. Now it's my daily driver, just turned over 121,000, burns 1/2 quart every 2500 miles.
I'd be willing to bet that most mid-high mileage 993s that have seen DD or commuter duty--where they're regularly started cold, run for 1/2 hour or less then shut down--will burn a quart every 800-1500 miles. It's "normal", it's "within spec", etc.
The problem with 993's and oil consumption is that there is no such thing as "normal" or "typical." When I was in the research phase before making my purchase, I talked to a couple of well-respected techs who have worked on hundreds of 993's, and they said the same thing: that the 993 motor is hands-down one of the worse motors Porsche ever built in terms of quality control and that they've seen them need valve guides at 25,000 miles on up to 200,000 miles, and everywhere in between. It's not a total crapshoot -- most 993's seem to need guides somewhere between 60K and 100K -- but the predicting factor appears to be how the valves and guides were installed at the factory. Some of these cars drove off the assembly line burning a lot of oil. My $.02.
08-15-2007, 06:12 AM
