You don't need to take it to the dealer for service if you have CPO. I do my maintenance and my car is CPO. Just, document the work and save the receipts. Congrats on your new ride!!

 

Going by the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be about senior citizens.

I must be getting old!

Congrats on your Porsche and happy birthday!

 

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Congrats!

 

Only speed, as much as you can afford.

Happy birthday!

 

Congrats on the car, looks nice. Hard driving is no problem as long as you increase the maintenance cycle (dealer, indy, DIY). As for driving fast, do some research and find a good track oriented club in your area and get yourself on the track - COTA or TWS are reasonable options. You'll learn a lot about your car and yourself, and you'll happily drive home at the end of the sessions at PSL. Enjoy.

 

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EnergyTrader - where in Houston are you? I have a few recommendations for independents and more than willing to help you work on your car if you want. I understand the 997.2 are different from the 997.1, but some things will be relatively easy and/or the same on each car (e.g. brake fluid). Let me know if you're interested. I learned a bunch from this forum and saved a bunch DIY. I'm near the Galleria.

 

1. No, BUT, if you cannot find a good indy mechanic who works on these cars in your area, then maybe stick to deaer
2. Absolutely not an issue and probably good for the engine to get the temps up and get rid of crap in the engine. Ensure oil temp is up and you're good
3. Just don't garage it for extended period of time, and if you're drive is mostly stop-and-go, take it out on the HWY on some hard runs, to get upto speed, your #2 item above should take care of this

Overall, these cars are actually fairly reliable, just maintain, drive, and wash it, and you'd be good to go!

 

1. Use your common sense on whether to go to the dealer vs. Indy. I mean that if you don't do the basic stuff yourself, why would you pay big bucks for a brake flush or oil change at the dealer when a good Indy charges half. OTOH, if you find a pool of liquid under your car or have some ominous codes start flashing, the dealer might be the better route.

2. I think you should be more concerned about over revs than speed in the 80 to 100 mph range (see most recent Excellence for a good article on over revs).

3. How hard you drive your car is dependent on your ability and surroundings. Just remember, it's a rear engined car and, regardless of PSM/PASM, it handles a bit differently and can/will bite you if your not paying attention (as in your **** end will become your front end or you will go to steer and nothing will happen)

Have fun and enjoy!

 

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80-100...you might go ahead and shift to 4th. :-) At 80 in 6th, just pressing slightly on the throttle will get you to 110 quickly without any drama. Other than everyone else driving 30-40 mph slower, the car itself feels like it's JUST getting started at 100.

Seriously, if you get a chance to see a track event up close, like a Grand Am style race, do it! Most top GT teams are running direct injected gts engines now...and they run the **** out of them! Redlining every shift for 2 hours at a time. I don't think anything we're doing to these cars as civilians is hurting them much. The only thing feels uncomfortable to me, in my manual, is launching the car. The few times I've attempted it, the grip is so crazy with 305's, breaking the tires loose takes more aggression than I'm comfortable with.

Almost forgot....CONGRATS!!

 

I don't understand this thinking. If you have documented proof that the proper service work was performed in the proper time frame, then there is no reason why the vehicle will have a voided warranty.

Heck, lots of people perform the work themselves and keep the receipts...

 

As a Porsche owner/driver for my 6th decade now, I can tell you that a Porsche does much better when driven often, rather than allowed to sit under a car cover in a garage. Also, when you do take it out, drive it a sufficient distance for it to warm up to good hot temperatures. Never drive these things short distances or you will impact negatively your service life. These cars talk back to us. When you fill the oil fill port and you see a whitish sludge inside there you are being told that you are not driving it enough to burn off the condensation that accumulates in all engines. Today's Porsches are the least demanding of all Porsches ever built when it comes to service. Simply keep up with fluid changes, filter changes, and adjustments of things like serpentine belts and brake pads and you will be fine. Also, do not fail to periodically check the torque of critical parts of the suspension. These cars will loosen up over time and that is a routine part of service maintenance, often forgotten by owners.

 

I only drive it 3-4 days a week and maybe 10 miles around trip. My office is 1.5 miles from my home.


Guess I need to drive it more often - which should not be hard at all. I really enjoy the car