mattie_k

Compared to some other European sports cars the 996 is cheap! And easy to diy and parts are plentiful.

5CHN3LL

My annual repair budget:



Give or take. I think I've spent about $300 so far this year.

Note that "maintenance" in my household excludes ALL unnecessary impulse buys - like Fister mufflers, intakes, etc...that stuff is all accounted for under "rounding decisions I hope the wife doesn't find out about."

Rubik

Except, when you need an engine.

mattie_k

Ever priced a F car engine, or rebuild?

The belt service alone kept me from a 348.

islaTurbine

I've put about $6000 into my first year of maintenance costs. But nearly all of those are items that I'll never have to touch again, or at least not for a long time. I sleep at night by saying that.

Spark plug tubes, spark plugs, Kenwood head unit, cam plugs, AOS, fuel filter, oil cooler, LN IMS, clutch kit, tires, transmission fluid, clutch/brake flush, coolant flush, 997 shifter, wheel alignment, cowl drain TSB, serpentine belt, cabin filter, air filter, engine mounts, alternator, starter/alternator y-cable, and battery.

To do list: transmission mount, water pump, low temp t-stat, and maybe the chain tensioners.

Someone is gonna get a pretty nice ride someday if I ever decide to sell her.

Rob996

The question is so difficult to answer, luck and driving style will have largest impact. I used. My 996 for about a dozen days a year, and the consumables increased with speed.. Twice as much from green to black..

It's way cheaper than a GT3

lvc2

3 years and 33,000 miles. New alternator, AOS, misc water hoses,plugs, belt,oil changes. Total about $3,500. About $100 per month.

porschedog

Using Mobil 1, I was changing the oil annually when the 996 was a weekend toy. Now that the Jeep Overland has gone to the scrap heap in the sky and the 996 is my DD, I'm planning on changing it every 5-6,000 miles. The GT3 won't (hopefully) see that many miles in year, so it will be getting an oil change annually or after a DE event.
Total $$ per year? No freaking clue, as I try not to look too closely. Again, now that the 996 is the DD that may change.

lingpoen

maybe because I several vehicles...I just don't spend money on this car...which has never seen more that 3k miles on the oil. new ignition switch, radio/nav, various hoses, breaks, rotors, all liguids changed, oil all the time, water pump, T-stat...alignment. drive it-

lingpoen

well, I mean not a lot of money-

rpm's S2

Funny, but I replied to this thread five years ago. Since then I've certainly spent money on the car, but mostly in maintenance items like tires, motor mounts, plugs, and oil changes. The only real "repairs" the car has needed was a small oil leak, a water pump and thermostat, and both window regulators. In the end, much less than I ever anticipated. Once you get past RMS/IMS and a few other potentially catastrophic things, these cars are darned reliable. It's a Porsche, so nothing's cheap, but it is very reliable for what was originally an $82,000 sports car.

dporto

"but it is very reliable for what was originally an $82,000 sports car."

What exactly is that quote supposed to mean? The implication to me is that an $82,000 sports car is not supposed to be reliable? Please elaborate...

wyovino

The amount of money you spend on proactive maintenance is proportional to how frequently you read this forum.

dporto

^This^ is true!... By the same token, if you're at all handy/mechanically inclined, you can save an awful lot of $$ by diy'ing with info gleaned from these pages...

islaTurbine

Agreed. I've spent about $6k this year on maintenance and tires and such, but I've also probably around $3k by doing a lot of work myself.