993 as a daily driver?
#16
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Drive it short distances...Drive it long distances...Drive it every chance you get...Don't wait and don't rationalize...If you want a 993, get a good one and drive it...Sooner is better than later....(Yes, mine is my DD).
#18
As long as you warm up the car properly every time you use it, you should be golden. After all, its a Porsche, they are well built and will do beautifully long term. I use mine every day, come rain or shine!
Life's short. Enjoy your 993...or when you die, I can guarantee you somebody else will.
Life's short. Enjoy your 993...or when you die, I can guarantee you somebody else will.
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My C4S is my DD in nice months. I got it last May, and drove till crap started getting put on the roads in mid November. My last commute was 30+ minutes, for the next 2 years, it'll be less than 10 minutes.
That being said, regardless of the outside temp, I start up and let idle for a minimun of 10-15 minutes everything I have ever owned. If I do that at both ends of my 10 minute commute, it'll be almost 30 minutes of run time. I'm not real worried.
I suggest driving it regardless of distance, purpose, or need.
Using my 993 as my DD absolutely guarantees me two joyous moments per day...driving to work, and driving home.
God I love that car.
Spring can't come soon enough here.
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I use mine as a DD. It puts me in a good mood. You bought it to drive so drive it.
This is a well made piece of machinery; not a piece of Baccaret Crystal that one takes out for dinner with Grandma.
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Drive it , mine has been a daily driver since 97, as we have winter here I would be the last to store and the first out... yes there is maintenance but the pure joy.....
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Daily Driver 1995 Cab....
I use my 993 cab for a daily driver having shifted over a few years ago from my 2003 C4S, which I put 70,000 miles on as my previous daily....before selling it, as I was out of warranty, which was needed for that car, i.e. IMS ticking time bomb..
I use snow tires on separate rims from December 1 to April 1st each year....great in the snow........
Only wish the 993 was a Carrera 4, even better handling in poor weather....
Car has been solid, no issues except regular maintenance......love the 993....
I use snow tires on separate rims from December 1 to April 1st each year....great in the snow........
Only wish the 993 was a Carrera 4, even better handling in poor weather....
Car has been solid, no issues except regular maintenance......love the 993....
#23
Start mine in the cold; let the engine go through it's surge cycle then drive off, but careful not to rev over 2500 or so; if the trans is stiff from the cold I shift gently until it loosens up.
By the time I get where I am going on short trips I start to get some cabin heat, and maybe a little oil temp.
15 years, counting on 15 more.
By the time I get where I am going on short trips I start to get some cabin heat, and maybe a little oil temp.
15 years, counting on 15 more.
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Thanks. I am just reading Adian Streather's "The Essential Buyers Guide Porsche 911 (933). All good. Learning some good things. It's got me geared up for doing the initial 15 min check.
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I'd use a Leaf...or a bicycle
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Mine has been a DD since purchase in 2002, during which time it's covered 55K miles. Although I'm now a consultant and work from home, most of the time my daily commute was 20-25 minutes. The trip was mostly on back roads and just enough to reach operating temperature. Summer, winter, snow, rain, whatever. Can't think of a better way to start/end the work day.