996 TT, really worth it?

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05-13-2015 | 07:20 PM

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3k a year on this car for maintennace and unseen "events" is preposterous. unless you dont drive it lol. hell i spend 2k a year on rear tires!

incredible.

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05-13-2015 | 07:45 PM

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I get ~12k miles out of my rear tires. I don't always need to change the fronts at that point. The last time I replaced my tires I replaced all four (in Jan 2013), and the total price, including on-car high speed balance and tax, was $2,125.00.

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05-13-2015 | 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuxiemama

I've been in all sorts of racing cars and street cars and yada yada and owned and driven lots of different things.. currently have a 2015 Audi A3 (same as a GTI but 400 lbs heavier and AWD).. it is an avg car.. also have part of a 650S Macca which already has issues, it is quick but the dual clutch thingy does not excite me... I had an old E39 540i which I drove literally to death, an F360, Aussie racing V8s and a little 2005 996 Turbo S which is ****ing epic and the most fun thing I have ever owned. I have recently driven the new R8 V10 (slow), 991 TTS (fecking quick but meh), all the A3-A6 Audis (meh), Huracan (nice but understeer meh), F458S (nice but meh expensive), Mustang GT (POS), C7 vette (nice but meh)... tuned GTR (huge fat *** heavyweight but uber quick, meh)

I am not nice to cars and give my things the bash and mash on a daily basis.. my 996 TTS is FBO and is really tough and any 996TT for mind is the cheapest form of entry into a potential super car

Exhaust, tune, clutch, fueling upgrade for E85 and you will have 650+ bhp on tap

or just exhaust and tune and you have a 530 bhp car = JOY or even just an exhaust will net you 500 bhp

Sorry, my long winded point is **** a new car, buy the 996 Turbo... it is far more engaging and exciting to drive

GL

This is a lot more encouraging haha. 3k~ year on maintenance is not a lot. I spend like $1500 a month modding my golf.. LOL

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05-14-2015 | 01:56 PM

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This is a lot more encouraging haha. 3k~ year on maintenance is not a lot. I spend like $1500 a month modding my golf.. LOL

My costs (outside of mods I have done) in exactly 1 year of ownership

1. New coils and plugs $351
2. Wheel alignment (hunter) $250
3. Oil change and extra oil etc $450
4. Toyo tires = $1050
5. Tire fitment etc = $217
6. Insurance = $1250
7. Coolant and Pentosin and fluids = $125
8. State inspection etc = $40
9. Brake fluid and stainless steel brake line etc = $150
10. Outside labor for above approx $1100

So around $5,000 for the year (outside of my mods like RWD, Ohlins, E85, FP, Injectors, mafless, Eurodyne tune etc)

and

I expect to got through 3 sets of rears and 1 set of front tires a year using the R888s herein.

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05-14-2015 | 05:13 PM

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The total maintenance cost on my 996 Turbo over the last year was less than $120; the cost of one DIY oil change.

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05-14-2015 | 05:22 PM

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The total maintenance cost on my 996 Turbo over the last year was less than $120; the cost of one DIY oil change.

approx. miles a year are you driving??

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05-14-2015 | 05:24 PM

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This is a lot more encouraging haha. 3k~ year on maintenance is not a lot. I spend like $1500 a month modding my golf.. LOL

The heck $3k a year is not a lot for maintenance. Don't confuse maintenance with modifications. These are two totally different things. A large expenditure for maintenance should not be expected once you have your car sorted.

That's why my spreadsheet separates modifications, which are discretionary, from maintenance which is required. I don't consider upgrading a component that is functioning as designed or changing a bumper for a new design as maintenance. Also, my maintenance spreadsheet is divided into planned and unplanned. It's the unplanned maintenance that pains the budget. I can plan for tune ups. An unscheduled alternator replacement is totally different.

I've spent less than $1000 in the last five years on my SC. Same over the last two years for my M5. I spent a couple grand after I bought this TTS in December, but I'm hoping it now falls into the standard cost like Dock describes.

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05-14-2015 | 06:02 PM

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approx. miles a year are you driving??

It really varies every year. My 996 Turbo is not a daily driver, and I have four other vehicles in addition to the Porsche that also need driving. I travel for a living (by air) and don't drive at all many days (no driving for ~12 days on a typical work month).

This past year I put something around 5k miles on my 996 Turbo, but some years I have put way less than that on it. I bought the car new in January 2002, and have since averaged a little over 3400 miles/year.

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05-14-2015 | 06:24 PM

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You absolutely bought the wrong car if you are spending $3k a year on regular maintenance.

By the way - insurance isn't maintenance.

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05-14-2015 | 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dock

This past year I put something around 5k miles on my 996 Turbo, but some years I have put way less than that on it. I bought the car new in January 2002, and have since averaged a little over 3400 miles/year.

Hoo boy! Contact me when you want to sell! I'm looking for a good 996tt w/6MT sometime in the next 3-12 months!

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05-14-2015 | 07:02 PM

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Dock wont sell.

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05-14-2015 | 07:05 PM

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You absolutely bought the wrong car if you are spending $3k a year on regular maintenance.

By the way - insurance isn't maintenance.

I thought we were talking about cost to own

My bad

I have spent over $17k total but that includes mods and maintenance

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05-14-2015 | 07:08 PM

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Hoo boy! Contact me when you want to sell! I'm looking for a good 996tt w/6MT sometime in the next 3-12 months!

Thanks for the offer, but I won't ever sell my 996 Turbo. When I can't drive because of either mental or physical reasons (hopefully that is a very long time from now), the car goes to my son.

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