What to expect of a 150K miles 996?
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Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978
Yes, that run on the parkway will help, but you're still going to have to make sure you change your oil more often than the next guy. Water will accumulate faster in your engine than in most engines.
Does this apply to any car, or just high performance engines?
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There are always times when I move the car from the driveway, to the garrage. Turn it on, move it, turn it off. That goes for every car I've owned. I guess added up, these quick drives are why you change the oil on a Honda every 3k miles!
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I am new to Porsche and love driving my car "spirited" but afterwards, I always wonder if I am mistreating my car. I've bounced if off the red line a couple of times in the past 6 weeks but if I want to play a bit, I will shift at around 6,000 RPM. Is this bad. The service guy at Porsche told me that this was what the car was designed to do. Still can't help but think I could be hurting my baby. By the way, I have a 2004 40th Anniversary 911.
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Originally Posted by DEW
I am new to Porsche and love driving my car "spirited" but afterwards, I always wonder if I am mistreating my car. I've bounced if off the red line a couple of times in the past 6 weeks but if I want to play a bit, I will shift at around 6,000 RPM. Is this bad. The service guy at Porsche told me that this was what the car was designed to do. Still can't help but think I could be hurting my baby. By the way, I have a 2004 40th Anniversary 911.
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Just got back from the dealership to get a shot of oil on the clutch pedal spring (it was creaking). Confirmed that these cars run much better when driven. Told me to keep on driving it.
I can tell with my car that it is a lot faster and more responsive now that I drive it everyday.
I can tell with my car that it is a lot faster and more responsive now that I drive it everyday.
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Originally Posted by AndyK
On a side note, I am having my basement finished, and I will have to drive the 996 to the station and keep it there because the garage and driveway will be used as a storage zone. Will driving for a mile, parking the car, and driving it home, daily, for a month be worse than leaving it in a neighbor's driveway, idle??
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On my Honda Accord, I drove that thing for 176,000 miles with zero problems. Abused the hell out of it. Of course, got the Porsche and drive it all the time, so the Honda sat, and sat, and sat. Overall it sat for 6-7 months probably with very little usage. Then winter came along (and I don't like driving Porsche in the rain - gets too dirty) and I had all sorts of problems with the Honda. I don't recall everything done, but it was this belt and that belt.
So, I think it's safe to extrapolate this to all cars - they are meant to be driven and will last much longer if they are.
So, I think it's safe to extrapolate this to all cars - they are meant to be driven and will last much longer if they are.
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Totally and I find it funny how guys think the ultra low annual mileage cars should somehow be preferred. And they willingly pay for it. We're talking like 3000 miles a year. That's a lot of time twiddling its thumbs doing nothing.
My car averaged 500 miles a month with the previous owner - I'll bump that up to 800-1000miles per month.
My car averaged 500 miles a month with the previous owner - I'll bump that up to 800-1000miles per month.
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Originally Posted by AndyK
There are always times when I move the car from the driveway, to the garrage. Turn it on, move it, turn it off. That goes for every car I've owned. I guess added up, these quick drives are why you change the oil on a Honda every 3k miles!
But it's not just the engine. It's also hard on the battery, it's hard on the spark plugs, catalytic converter, and especially, the muffler. For example, your engine will give off about 1 gallon of water for every 1 gallon of gas you burn. If you don't get the muffler and exhaust system hot enough, that water will sit in your metal exhaust system and rust and rust and rust...
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Originally Posted by DEW
I am new to Porsche and love driving my car "spirited" but afterwards, I always wonder if I am mistreating my car. I've bounced if off the red line a couple of times in the past 6 weeks but if I want to play a bit, I will shift at around 6,000 RPM. Is this bad. The service guy at Porsche told me that this was what the car was designed to do. Still can't help but think I could be hurting my baby. By the way, I have a 2004 40th Anniversary 911.
When you are exercising your body, you are doing it a favor. If you get your heart rate up and lungs pumping, blood flows and you are pushing your body to perform. Push it a little harder, and it's even better for you, provided you don't have medical condition. But push it past your limits, and you can overheat or do some damage to yourself.
Same with the Porsche. Get it warmed up properly, put the good quality gas & clean oil it in, and push it and get engine moving quickly and pumping fast. It is fine to run it up to 100%. But do not go above 100% by crossing the line. Things such as over revving it or holding it at redline for an extended period of time (10 minutes) is bad. Also, do not shift too quickly, and do not drive your car over large potholes, bumps or gravel. Another thing, don't lug the engine (under 1500 RPM).
Otherwise, full throttle and full brake, once you are in gear on smooth, flat surface, run the car up to 100% as many times as you like.
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Originally Posted by Benjamin Choi
murphy i'm thinking you take care of your 911 better than yourself ![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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