Whats your 996 cost you in last 12mths?

Im interested in finding out about maintenace costs for a 996, i thought a good way would be for people who already drive them to tell me what they had spent in the last year to keep the 996 on the road. If i do decide to get one it will only cover about 8k per year and id say half of that will be sat on motorway. (30mpg possible at 70mph??) So if you would be so kind to state 1) 996 model inc age 2) mileage done in the 12 months 3) cost in repairs inc what has needed doing. thanks in advance for info PS will prob do a clutch per year as "wife" will be driving it and only passed 8 months ago

5K in necessary work approx. 10K including playing / mods/ etc 996 GT3 Mk1

Thanks for reply Jeff. What did the 5k go on??

New rads, servicing, suspension bits, list goes on. CAn't remember but did recently tot it all up to find 10K worth of receipts.

Thanks for info.

1.) 996 GT2 (2002) 2.) 10,000 miles (in 10.5 months since I bought it) 3.) Costs: £700 minor service £1300 on tyres (replaced whole set then an extra rear as one picked up a nail two weeks after fitting ) £4000 ish for items replaced under warranty (air-con condensors, strut, pulley + investigating leaks etc) So if I didn't have the warranty it would be £6000 not including insurance and fuel - dread to think how much fuel it's had in 10k miles. As it stands it's cost £2000, not bad for a car that will out accelerate a lot of ferraris and lambos.

Around £3500 in the last 12 months. Rads. Coolant flush. Service (OPC). Tyres. Bumper paint (stone chips). Pads. And a few other things I can't remember ! But I have only done 2800 miles - :wack: MK1 GT3 :thumb:

Thanks for info. Funny how its been all GT owners so far. Would you say the GT costs more than compared to other models on maintenance?

Costs 996 C2 Tip 1998 About 12k miles pa. Spent about 2.5k. Rear tyres, 2 services, wheel alignment, drop links (4) and control arms (2) and a switch for the gearbox. Previous year was biggy, gearbox rebuild,services etc about 6k. Current mileage approx 119k I think the moral is, if you can't budget 2 or 3 grand a year for maintenance stay clear !! PS. 70mph on the motorway is incredibly hard to do, not far over tickover !

1) TT Tip 2) 6 months, 3k 3) Rads, 48k service, gearbox oil change, discs and pads. So far about 3k with tyres to come

1) Targa Tip 03, 50k miles 2) 7-8k, school runs + motorway commute. get about 22mpg 3) an absolutely bloody fortune! warranty - £1500 geo - £250 (or something like that) rear tyres - £350 new alloy wheels - £800 new rear tyres - £500 minor service - £300 front disc + pads - £550 front trailing control arms - £500 steering lock mechanism - £250 - what's that, about 6k? On top of this I need to do the following: a. Replace rear plastic PU (about £800) b. Fix squeaky seat (probably another £200 in labour) c. Fix electric seat mechanism (probably under warranty) d. rear disc + pads - £500

996tt 12 months Major service £800 Discs and Pads £1600 Rads x 2 - Warranty Rear seal - circa 2k - under warranty (and £200 off the service cos engine out!!) Warranty - £1300 Theme = get a warranty

996 Carrera 4 2001 Manual 10k miles (90% city driving) Minor service, water tank, 1 rear tyre, warranty ... so about 2k

996 c2 1992 Service cost £700 inc a few minor bits 1 x rear tyre £250 kwik fit Done 12,000 miles That's it So, £950 However, Strasse in Leeds has told me I will shortly need new calipers and pads at a likely cost of £800 or thereabouts - I'm just waiting for the pad wear light to come on and then I'll take it in and do that work. I also bought a warranty at a cost of £800 from warrantywise. All those things then in 18 months of ownership amount to £2500 ish. I think in that time depreciation has probably "cost" me around £10k though but I'll worry about that when I change it

er sorry it's 2002 !!