sraz786

Gents,

I am very fortunate to own probably the closest thing to sex on wheels. Also, with the 991 GT3 being a PDK and e-steering, I have decided to keep my .2 RS for life and hand it down to my son eventually.

Question:
I want to keep this car forever but also drive the hell out of it. It will be 95% street with the occasional track day. When I say long term reliability, I'm talking hundreds of thousands of miles, spanning 15-20 years. There are older 911s still around and Porsche's reputation for reliability gives me hope that this might be possible. I'm thinking of an engine refresh every 150k, trans refresh if needed, car will go no where near salt...what else?

Thoughts?

TRAKCAR

Love your comitment

Izzone

Change water pumper hoses, they leak eventually

stuttgart46

I would suggest that you just stay on top of any maintenance that comes up. If something rattles or breaks, fix it immediately. I know this may sound like common knowledge but I think a lot of people become complacent and ignore things instead of fixing them. This can really add up if you're going to keep the car long term.
I love your commitment and I look forward to seeing your write up in 20 years about how the car has done over the past 200K miles.

Serge944

"Keep it forever." Famous last words. I said the same thing about my 996 4.0!

sharkster

it's do-able but you need to be aware of some of the pit-falls and issues... coolant pipes, pressure plate and I can list a few more. Take care of it and fix a few things and it'll last a good time indeed.

w00tPORSCHE

You say "I'm thinking of an engine refresh every 150k". Oh Boy. It takes a very long time to put that many miles on a car. Very nice intentions though. We all wish you the best. These cars are very well engineered. I would not worry about the longevity. The weakest link is the owner who always has the urge to get into something different after a few years.

sraz786

Thanks for all the input and support.

So far coolant pipes, water pump hoses, pressure plate. Sharkster, you mentioned there were a few more? I guess time will tell since these cars are still relatively new.

There is nothing that can take the place of this car currently (with the exception of the 4.0). I don't ever see myself upgrading to a 4.0, if anything, wait until Shark Werks comes out with their upgrade for the 3.8 RS

The trend I'm seeing with newer cars which I'm sure will persist is more driver aids, less driver feel. Cars are becoming numb. I want to be able to teach my son what a true driver's car feels like.

tcsracing1

treat it like a cup car.

it can be tore down and built back up in 16 hours.. every time.

911GT3

Ahhh--LOVE IT! Real cars!