996 Reliability Concerns
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From: Kittery, Maine
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From: Society Hill, SC
Let's see...
most common repair?
Horn bushings
Window regulator
Console hinge
Coolant tank and/or water pump
Mine has 80,000 miles and that's all I've had done.
The biggest fear? RMS or IMS failure...or speeding ticket
most common repair?
Horn bushings
Window regulator
Console hinge
Coolant tank and/or water pump
Mine has 80,000 miles and that's all I've had done.
The biggest fear? RMS or IMS failure...or speeding ticket
Chandler!
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From: Nashville, TN
If you have to ask....
Anyway... I have 65,000 miles on my 2004 C4S. It's been in the shop less than my wife's Lexus.
Pro
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From: SF Bay Area
Is this your first time on a car forum? Use at the search feature. All your questions have already been answered before.
What honda are you talking about? If you are looking at an S2000, they are a lot of fun to drive approaching/equaling the 996 in fun factor.
With the 996 comes more expensive maintenance costs, parts cost and labor rates. Compare the price of a brake job for example.
Do some searching, learn more about the 996, for example the differences between 99-01 and 02-04. then come back with some better questions.
As a rule of thumb, buy the newest 911 you can afford.
What honda are you talking about? If you are looking at an S2000, they are a lot of fun to drive approaching/equaling the 996 in fun factor.
With the 996 comes more expensive maintenance costs, parts cost and labor rates. Compare the price of a brake job for example.
Do some searching, learn more about the 996, for example the differences between 99-01 and 02-04. then come back with some better questions.
As a rule of thumb, buy the newest 911 you can afford.
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From: Pacific Northwest
u can't have it all in life.
true with cars. my 911 doesn't give me the peace of mind that my '99 jeep cherokee does with 121K miles. I have little doubt that my jeep will last another 200K and it's not uncommon to find other XJ Jeeps with the inline 4.0 with crazy mileage that run great. they also made hundreds of thousands of them for the US alone. great car. peace of mind. cheap to maintain. parts readily available.
as for the 911... i've had 0 issues save for 1 where the serpentine belt flew off due to a rusted bearing but that was more "user error" since the last owner had it sitting a lot after washes. not good. with that said, catastrophic failures occur more frequently in the 3.4 engines than on the 3.6s (not scientific, but i challenge u to find any real factual data along this front - there are none)... RMS/coolant tank issues seem to be fairly common (again more common on the 3.4s) ... and with the s2000 and e46 M3 i've owned prior... even on the message boards, there were no RMS/IMS/coolant tank equivalents. if there were, either the manufacturer fully addressed it (BMW replaced the rod bearings and extended a very nice warranty to affected engines) or it was so minor the car model grew out of it. porsche hasn't done anything other than replace the engine and since most of the 996s are out of warranty... there's no backup for u from the factory other than hoping for a remanufactured engine.
not so much in this case, but with that said x2, my car has the remanufacturered engine done up at 13K miles at a porsche dealership... i drive it often... i change the oil every 5K, i do some preventative maint, i read up on rennlist daily... i take care of the car and after 15K miles put on in 1 year.... running beautifully and the drive is intoxicating. i'd say and people will throw crap at me for this.... don't get the 3.4 engine. get the 3.6 and preferably get one that's been replaced by a remanufactured factory motor. crazy to think, but yea, it's a bonus to get a remanufactured engine in this world.
the jeep.... it's just peace of mind cuz i can park it anywhere and run over pretty much any curb in the urban jungle. as for the porsche, i wouldn't ever DD it. i like saving it for certain driving situations.
true with cars. my 911 doesn't give me the peace of mind that my '99 jeep cherokee does with 121K miles. I have little doubt that my jeep will last another 200K and it's not uncommon to find other XJ Jeeps with the inline 4.0 with crazy mileage that run great. they also made hundreds of thousands of them for the US alone. great car. peace of mind. cheap to maintain. parts readily available.
as for the 911... i've had 0 issues save for 1 where the serpentine belt flew off due to a rusted bearing but that was more "user error" since the last owner had it sitting a lot after washes. not good. with that said, catastrophic failures occur more frequently in the 3.4 engines than on the 3.6s (not scientific, but i challenge u to find any real factual data along this front - there are none)... RMS/coolant tank issues seem to be fairly common (again more common on the 3.4s) ... and with the s2000 and e46 M3 i've owned prior... even on the message boards, there were no RMS/IMS/coolant tank equivalents. if there were, either the manufacturer fully addressed it (BMW replaced the rod bearings and extended a very nice warranty to affected engines) or it was so minor the car model grew out of it. porsche hasn't done anything other than replace the engine and since most of the 996s are out of warranty... there's no backup for u from the factory other than hoping for a remanufactured engine.
not so much in this case, but with that said x2, my car has the remanufacturered engine done up at 13K miles at a porsche dealership... i drive it often... i change the oil every 5K, i do some preventative maint, i read up on rennlist daily... i take care of the car and after 15K miles put on in 1 year.... running beautifully and the drive is intoxicating.
i'd say and people will throw crap at me for this.... don't get the 3.4 engine. get the 3.6 and preferably get one that's been replaced by a remanufactured factory motor. crazy to think, but yea, it's a bonus to get a remanufactured engine in this world.the jeep.... it's just peace of mind cuz i can park it anywhere and run over pretty much any curb in the urban jungle. as for the porsche, i wouldn't ever DD it. i like saving it for certain driving situations.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Bend, OR
114,000 miles on my daily driver. No major problems, except for a few random little things, like a water pump a few thousand miles ago, coolant expansion tank (common replacement for early 996's). I drive it every single day and it never lets me down. I had a Honda CRX way back when, and it was much less reliable when it had this many miles on it. People can't believe that my car has 114k on it, because it runs so strong and tight, and doesn't burn any oil at all.
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u can't have it all in life.
true with cars. my 911 doesn't give me the peace of mind that my '99 jeep cherokee does with 121K miles. I have little doubt that my jeep will last another 200K and it's not uncommon to find other XJ Jeeps with the inline 4.0 with crazy mileage that run great. they also made hundreds of thousands of them for the US alone. great car. peace of mind. cheap to maintain. parts readily available.
as for the 911... i've had 0 issues save for 1 where the serpentine belt flew off due to a rusted bearing but that was more "user error" since the last owner had it sitting a lot after washes. not good. with that said, catastrophic failures occur more frequently in the 3.4 engines than on the 3.6s (not scientific, but i challenge u to find any real factual data along this front - there are none)... RMS/coolant tank issues seem to be fairly common (again more common on the 3.4s) ... and with the s2000 and e46 M3 i've owned prior... even on the message boards, there were no RMS/IMS/coolant tank equivalents. if there were, either the manufacturer fully addressed it (BMW replaced the rod bearings and extended a very nice warranty to affected engines) or it was so minor the car model grew out of it. porsche hasn't done anything other than replace the engine and since most of the 996s are out of warranty... there's no backup for u from the factory other than hoping for a remanufactured engine.
not so much in this case, but with that said x2, my car has the remanufacturered engine done up at 13K miles at a porsche dealership... i drive it often... i change the oil every 5K, i do some preventative maint, i read up on rennlist daily... i take care of the car and after 15K miles put on in 1 year.... running beautifully and the drive is intoxicating. i'd say and people will throw crap at me for this.... don't get the 3.4 engine. get the 3.6 and preferably get one that's been replaced by a remanufactured factory motor. crazy to think, but yea, it's a bonus to get a remanufactured engine in this world.
the jeep.... it's just peace of mind cuz i can park it anywhere and run over pretty much any curb in the urban jungle. as for the porsche, i wouldn't ever DD it. i like saving it for certain driving situations.
true with cars. my 911 doesn't give me the peace of mind that my '99 jeep cherokee does with 121K miles. I have little doubt that my jeep will last another 200K and it's not uncommon to find other XJ Jeeps with the inline 4.0 with crazy mileage that run great. they also made hundreds of thousands of them for the US alone. great car. peace of mind. cheap to maintain. parts readily available.
as for the 911... i've had 0 issues save for 1 where the serpentine belt flew off due to a rusted bearing but that was more "user error" since the last owner had it sitting a lot after washes. not good. with that said, catastrophic failures occur more frequently in the 3.4 engines than on the 3.6s (not scientific, but i challenge u to find any real factual data along this front - there are none)... RMS/coolant tank issues seem to be fairly common (again more common on the 3.4s) ... and with the s2000 and e46 M3 i've owned prior... even on the message boards, there were no RMS/IMS/coolant tank equivalents. if there were, either the manufacturer fully addressed it (BMW replaced the rod bearings and extended a very nice warranty to affected engines) or it was so minor the car model grew out of it. porsche hasn't done anything other than replace the engine and since most of the 996s are out of warranty... there's no backup for u from the factory other than hoping for a remanufactured engine.
not so much in this case, but with that said x2, my car has the remanufacturered engine done up at 13K miles at a porsche dealership... i drive it often... i change the oil every 5K, i do some preventative maint, i read up on rennlist daily... i take care of the car and after 15K miles put on in 1 year.... running beautifully and the drive is intoxicating.
i'd say and people will throw crap at me for this.... don't get the 3.4 engine. get the 3.6 and preferably get one that's been replaced by a remanufactured factory motor. crazy to think, but yea, it's a bonus to get a remanufactured engine in this world.the jeep.... it's just peace of mind cuz i can park it anywhere and run over pretty much any curb in the urban jungle. as for the porsche, i wouldn't ever DD it. i like saving it for certain driving situations.
Burning Brakes
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OT:tooloud where is that car from your avatar picture.