High mileage 996tt cars
06-06-2008 | 11:54 PM
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I also don't understand why people are scared of high mileage cars. My '88 has north of 160k, the wifes '90 has almost 140k. We put over 15k per year on ours (she's put on 15 in less than a year).
These cars were made to drive.
I'm working on a 26k '86 at the shop, it needs a head gasket and various other things because it wasn't driven.
These cars were made to drive.
I'm working on a 26k '86 at the shop, it needs a head gasket and various other things because it wasn't driven.
06-07-2008 | 10:02 AM
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Chuck,
I do alot of driving - I have a long commute to and from work daily and also drive fairly long runs on the weekend. For 3 or the 5 years I've had the car it was driven through downtown Boston traffic at peak cummuting hours - ie stop and go for at least an hour in each direction - the clutch isn't goning to take much worse of a beating than that - I also track the car 6 - 10 times a year depending on commitments for the family and work. One thing I try and do is rev match when shifting - I've never been really good at heel and toeing but do throttle blip all the time. One other thing I have is a nice 10 minute ride to the house at 62 MPH - highly patrolled section of highway - the engine gets a nice cool down period every day. To be honest when we pulled the clutch out and I looked at I was first like geez - it really doesn't look that bad - no stress cracks at the spring retention plate and no wear on the flywheel - I hemmed and hawed about replacing the clutch plate at that time but decided not to just on principal and see what it's really got in it for longevity - two bearings, a rear main and I think shaft seal, some grease on the shaft and wah-lah - off an running like new again!! The mechanic who mic'd the clutch is a 25 year veteran Porsche mechanic whom I trust 100% - he's one of a few that I know with the knowledge he has about these cars.
Again T2 knocks on wood!! T2
I do alot of driving - I have a long commute to and from work daily and also drive fairly long runs on the weekend. For 3 or the 5 years I've had the car it was driven through downtown Boston traffic at peak cummuting hours - ie stop and go for at least an hour in each direction - the clutch isn't goning to take much worse of a beating than that - I also track the car 6 - 10 times a year depending on commitments for the family and work. One thing I try and do is rev match when shifting - I've never been really good at heel and toeing but do throttle blip all the time. One other thing I have is a nice 10 minute ride to the house at 62 MPH - highly patrolled section of highway - the engine gets a nice cool down period every day. To be honest when we pulled the clutch out and I looked at I was first like geez - it really doesn't look that bad - no stress cracks at the spring retention plate and no wear on the flywheel - I hemmed and hawed about replacing the clutch plate at that time but decided not to just on principal and see what it's really got in it for longevity - two bearings, a rear main and I think shaft seal, some grease on the shaft and wah-lah - off an running like new again!! The mechanic who mic'd the clutch is a 25 year veteran Porsche mechanic whom I trust 100% - he's one of a few that I know with the knowledge he has about these cars.
Again T2 knocks on wood!! T2
06-08-2008 | 12:29 AM
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I have never understood all the fuss about high mileage P cars. Look back at some of the early air cooled cars and you can find lots of examples of high mileage cars out there still running strong, and those cars have the potential to run hot. I fully expect a tt to go well past 100k before a top end. I would not hesitate for a minute to buy a higher mileage tt, as long as it had been well maintained,was not heavily modified and showed good compression and leakdown numbers. These motors are built to last, especially when left in stock trim.
Elliot
06-08-2008 | 01:03 AM
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+1 on both of mine 
Most of the cars which have been used to illustrate the longevity of the engine
have been purchased, maintained and driven by the original owner.
As long as all "regular" maintenance have been done religiously, then most/all
P cars are "bullet proof". Conventional wisdom is that the higher the mileage and
the more numerous the owners, the more chance for abuse/neglect.
I also don't understand why people are scared of high mileage cars. My '88 has north of 160k, the wifes '90 has almost 140k. We put over 15k per year on ours (she's put on 15 in less than a year). These cars were made to drive.
I'm working on a 26k '86 at the shop, it needs a head gasket and various other things because it wasn't driven.
I'm working on a 26k '86 at the shop, it needs a head gasket and various other things because it wasn't driven.
have been purchased, maintained and driven by the original owner.
As long as all "regular" maintenance have been done religiously, then most/all
P cars are "bullet proof". Conventional wisdom is that the higher the mileage and
the more numerous the owners, the more chance for abuse/neglect.
06-08-2008 | 09:34 AM
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I think Pierre's story is here
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-turbo-forum/222023-went-for-a-new-clutch.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-turbo-forum/222023-went-for-a-new-clutch.html
06-09-2008 | 01:48 PM
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I think much of the fear comes from the problems the early 996 NA cars had ...
I also don't understand why people are scared of high mileage cars. My '88 has north of 160k, the wifes '90 has almost 140k. We put over 15k per year on ours (she's put on 15 in less than a year).
These cars were made to drive.
I'm working on a 26k '86 at the shop, it needs a head gasket and various other things because it wasn't driven.
These cars were made to drive.
I'm working on a 26k '86 at the shop, it needs a head gasket and various other things because it wasn't driven.
06-10-2008 | 06:47 PM
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Dreamtripper: I think you're right...the majority of the anxiety comes from the early 996's and the even earlier 2.7 Litre engines. I know that when I had the 3.4L 996, I read all sorts of horror stories about catastrophic failures in intermediate shafts, intermix etc etc. I'm happy to be a TT owner now....much more reliable and no where near the bad stories.
