Considering a '99 996 as my DD/track toy?
10-21-2008, 02:47 PM
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I owned a 99 C5 and it was great. C5s are very refined and powerful. I would disagree that a C5 is faster than a 996. A Z06, that is different. I definately would agree that a C5 is much less expensive to race. Overall, I would never trade in my 996 for any C5 or even a C6 (though they are much faster).
But overall, I think most people on here will prefer a 996 over a C5.
As a DD, a 90K 996 can need an engine relatively soon. If you get 120K on a 996, I think you did OK, so you should take into consideration that at anytime a 90K 996 may need a 10K engine replacement.
But overall, I think most people on here will prefer a 996 over a C5.
As a DD, a 90K 996 can need an engine relatively soon. If you get 120K on a 996, I think you did OK, so you should take into consideration that at anytime a 90K 996 may need a 10K engine replacement.
That's seriously discouraging.
10-21-2008, 03:58 PM
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If you believed everything you read on an Internet forum than they last engined needs to be replaced at every maintenance interval 
On my 86 911 I never even think about the engine failing, on my last 951 I drove it to 200K miles and it was still strong.
There are high mileage 996's on the road.
On my 86 911 I never even think about the engine failing, on my last 951 I drove it to 200K miles and it was still strong.
There are high mileage 996's on the road.
10-21-2008, 05:19 PM
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There was a local exotic dealer here in MD with a 90k miles 1999 carrera 4 cab for 18k!! those 99's are silly bargains....
http://www.prestige-motors.com/detai...127l1223568565
http://www.prestige-motors.com/detai...127l1223568565
10-21-2008, 05:33 PM
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If you believed everything you read on an Internet forum than they last engined needs to be replaced at every maintenance interval
On my 86 911 I never even think about the engine failing, on my last 951 I drove it to 200K miles and it was still strong.
There are high mileage 996's on the road.
On my 86 911 I never even think about the engine failing, on my last 951 I drove it to 200K miles and it was still strong.
There are high mileage 996's on the road.
The point is that you should not be that surprised if it needs a new engine over 90K miles IMO. That is why I purchased a lower mileage one, with a warranty.
10-21-2008, 08:02 PM
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Were talking about 996s. How many 996s do you know that went over 120K miles on the same engine? I am sure that there are some, but I would bet not many.
The point is that you should not be that surprised if it needs a new engine over 90K miles IMO. That is why I purchased a lower mileage one, with a warranty.
The point is that you should not be that surprised if it needs a new engine over 90K miles IMO. That is why I purchased a lower mileage one, with a warranty.
The actual point is that you can pick up a 996 with a replacement engine at a better deal than one with an original engine that you may or may not have to budget for an engine replacement in mind.
