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Nothing but normal maintenance & wear items replaced, been great!!
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I set my gas mileage calculator and left it for several months and came up with 22MPG...
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I have a set of Bridgestone Blizzak's not so much for snow, but the summer tires shouldn't be used below about 40 deg F.
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AND, if i fecking go to or call one more frekn "acclaimed porsche repair shop" for an oil change or a tire question, and have the guy or gal on the other end of the phone-start to tell me my car is about to explode, i'm going to VOMITT!!!!!
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i used to have an 964....bought it with 104.000 klms and sold it 4 years later with 485.000.
thats 95.250 klms/year.....
then i got a 993 with 65.000 klms and sold it 3 years later with 285.000 klms....
thats 73.000 klms/year.....
now i own a 996 and i am overing almost 45.000 klms/year...
and (may be I was lucky....) there were no unexpected repairs than normal servicing and parts replacement due to mileage such us clutch, shock absorbers, brake pads and rotor etc....
i used to have an 964....bought it with 104.000 klms and sold it 4 years later with 485.000.
thats 95.250 klms/year.....
then i got a 993 with 65.000 klms and sold it 3 years later with 285.000 klms....
thats 73.000 klms/year.....
now i own a 996 and i am overing almost 45.000 klms/year...
and (may be I was lucky....) there were no unexpected repairs than normal servicing and parts replacement due to mileage such us clutch, shock absorbers, brake pads and rotor etc....
I believe porsche is the ONLY everyday supercar......
I believe that all of you guys who use your 996 on a daily basis are getting the maximum out of your investment. I see so many guys who pay almost $90K for their 911s, only to see them languish in their garages. It's as though they are getting prepared to sell their cars as soon as they buy them. There's no question that low mileage 996s fetch higher resale prices, but consider how much they had to pay for each mile driven. I believe that some first time Porsche buyers have the mistaken belief that if they only drive their cars for a few thousand miles, that they will be able to sell their cars for nearly as much as they paid for them.
I have the enjoyment of getting into a 911 and driving a minimum of 75 miles each and every day. It just doesn't get much better than then that! I used to do the two car thing when I had a 993, but with the creature comforts of the 996 (real heat and air conditioning) it just seems stupid to take the depreciation hit on a car that sits in the garage. The 993 would only have depreciated about 1k - 2k more had I driven it every day and run up the miles.
DRIVE THESE CARS!!!!!!
Daily driver....100 miles/day ! 4 days/week. I drive my pickup once a week to remind me how great the 996 is.
Up to 30 seconds ago I though I was crazy....lot's of crazy people out there.
Harris you da man
I now have a new goal...I though Pieere in Switzeland with his TT was a high mileage guy.
My 2001 C4 Coupe had over 50,000 miles. My 2004 C4S Cab has 33,000 miles on it...
Driven daily to NYC... could not possibly think of a better daily driver.
My daily driver and only car is 2003 C4S. I'm still in my first year with the car. With a set of winter tires it's great in the snow. The biggest problem is that the midnight blue paint gets dirty very fast and it either raining, snowing, or too cold to wash the car most of the time.
'99 C2 with 45k. Daily driver. Kid to school and me to work almost every weekday. All weather. Track too. I can't think of a better way to spend the what would otherwise be the ugliest part of the day.
I bought my 02' 996 on Dec. 1st 2005 with 30,500 miles on it. After selling the M3, I thought I would buy a beater to be my daily but I just can't stop driving the Porsche. I drive mine everyday and can't bring myself to buy a junk car... I got spoiled quick.
Doesn't it seem like everytime you drive another car, you see a hot sports car or someone pimpin a civic and you really really wish you had your 996... that's my story anyways
I was going to buy a Mini Cooper S for my daily driver... I was on the one yard line and my wife talked me out of it.
Basically the Mini was about $25,000, so her logic was "do you think you'll need more than $25,000 worth of work on your Porsche if you dirve it every day?" that's not even factoring in the insurance cost of the Mini.
At the end of the day I didn't want a $100,000 car sitting in my garage so I could enjoy it on nice weekends.
Drive the snot out it, Porsche's love it when you drive them.
Daily driver. 18k miles in a little over 14 months. Currently have 56k miles and doing fine. Aftermarket suspension has made it a little harder to tolerate as an everyday car, but that will soon be changed.
Daily driver too... but I live 4 miles from work, so the car doesn't get the workout it might with you guys. On a busy day, I put 15 miles, and that's WITH a run to Starbucks.
My '02 996 Targa has been my daily driver for the last 2.5 years, and I now have ~32K miles on her. The glass roof eliminates claustrophobia on big trips or in traffic jams. And, any 996 owner will tell you the tranny and ergos are a pleasure. That said, it has its limitations; for me, they include i) too nice to drive the boss/clients in, ii) no back seat for my daughter and her high school friends, iii) no ability to transport a bike/gear without a noisy roof rack, and iv) not much fun in heavy rain and/or snow.
Just my $0.03...
-- M
The C2 is too frustrating for me as a daily commuter. My average speed (crawl) to work is 23 mph,
barely beating biking to work by 15 minutes. I am looking for a street legal electric car
as a commuter :->
Got my car Dec 14th with 24 miles on the odometer. I have driven it every day except the 2 weeks that I was away on vacation. I have 1000 miles on it now. UNfortuantley my commute to the office every day is only 2 miles. I need to move farther away from work ;-)
I am live in Houston so there would likely be traffic heading into downtown. I currently live just outside the downtown area. It would suck going 20-30 mph for any extended period of time.
mines not a daily (as I have more convenient means to travel by), but I've racked on miles like it is. 14k in one year. That's only weekend driving and she does not see any signs of winter....
Supposedly we are getting closer to being able to buy them in the US.
However, the target price is around 25k US$ which seems a bit much
for what it is (they are actually a slightly larger version of what you
see in Europe). However, they use gas engines, and all I really
need is a true electric car for commuting purposes. Found one,
but it's a bit pricey still:
http://www.acpropulsion.com/
I have a daily roundtrip commute of 130 miles when I am not traveling and my 1999 C2 does it . I average about 20,000 miles a year. This is Porsche number 7 for me and other than a 356C cabriolet they have all been daily drivers racking up high mileage. In all those years I have never had what I would consider to be a major mechanical problem in any of those cars. Compared to a lot of other cars I have owned, Porsches have generally been trouble free.
I drive my car almost daily - on really fine days I take the motorbike for a blast instead - I polish it almost as frequently (Zaino z6 takes five mins) and I take it to the track once a month where I drive it really hard and fast. The track is where I get best value from knowing what a Porsche really is and I am sure the car enjoys it too.
2004 C4S....Daily driver....although I travel so much it hardly gets used...
My wife has been told she can drive it but shes not alllowed to park it....
I have a 2002 C2 coupe that I bought new. I've got 105,000 miles on it. For a while, I was fairly sure I had the highest mileage 2002 Carrera in the world. But, I haven't driven it much lately so, I don't now if that's still true.
b-man
b-man, your my hero of the day. Right up there with Piere on the turbo forum, who has +200kl on his turbo. At just shy of 60k, it appears I have many more miles left!
I have a 99 stick shift C2 Cabriolet and suffer from Porsche withdrawel systems on the day that I dont drive it somewhere. My wife bought it for me as an early suprise 70th birthday present about 3 months ago. Then it had 45000 on the clock. Now it has over 50000 and I will be 70 tomorrow the 9th October. I have admired the 911 since the 60s and this is my first one. Daily driver and nothing below 2000 revs. I am so proud of the car. Here is a link to an album I made today on a photo shoot.
https://picasaweb.google.com/mikulmu...lueMarshLakePA
Happy Birthday Hurdigurdiman!! Love the pic where the sun is peeking out from behind the trees. Glad you finally are enjoying your first P Car. Theres nothing like that feeling! And, I like your license plate. Enjoy!
you can just tell these cars like to be used and driven hard. I always say the car, like the athlete needs exerscise. If you stick him in a climate controlled room instead of running about like he should be he's going to loose his edge. This is the first year of ownership of my 03'c2 . I've put six thousand miles on it since July.46000 to 51000 There is the voice inside that says your driving it too damn much and you should slow down a little, but the charms of my 996 keep me glued to that perfect leather seat, looking over the perfect dash, feeling all the power. I have to run my car is warmed up.
Yeah, these are great drivers
This morning I went on a drive thru the hills close to home around 6:30 am. Got back around 8:30 am with a big smile
Car is happy too
My wife and I switch back and forth so we each get to drive the 911 daily. I won't drive it through the winter though, too much salt on the roads in Iowa. For that I use my Ford F150.
Daily Driver here also! No major issues on my black 2002 996 C4 Cab. Just hit 100K miles on original engine two days ago. I have another car I could daily drive...but why?!
1999 C2 coupe 6M 80,000mi mark this month. (This car was "born" 12/98)
Daily driver since 2004 (purchased from original owner who had only put 6,000 miles on it in the first 5 years). Also many track events and long-haul road trips.
Still running on factory original:
Clutch
Brakes
RMS
IMS
'99 C4. 155k miles (new engine installed at 105k). I drive it almost every day, but don't have a far commute. I put about 8,000 miles a year on it. That includes a few track days (when I'm too lazy to trailer the race car). I've had it 4.5 years and couldn't be happier. There's hardly nothing I'd trade it for. And certainly not anything I'd trade it for that's even worth double!
Man, some of you guys have crazy low mileage on 10+ year old cars that were ~$80k new. I've never understood the garage queen mentality. It's like not ****ing your girlfriend because you want her to be in better condition for her next boyfriend.
I DD my C4S so I see what you mean about saving your girlfriend. On the other hand, if you knew you were going to trade up for a better one later but only if you took it easy on her, maybe you would be ok with it?
2003 now at 128000 miles. 60 mile commute to work mostly on freeway speeds. Rain, snow and extreme heat. Uses 2 sets of rear tires every 2 years (snow and dry)......Love this car.
Recently bought an '02 996 with 27k miles and using it as a DD. Love it. Selling my Mazda CX-9 (my "Mazdarati"), which I would keep but I have to rent an extra parking space and it seems like a waste given I drive the 911 all the time now.
i want to hear from all the guys who posted on this thread originally from 2006 as a daily driver(god i luv the rebirth of an old but true thread...of course that was b4 the melt down hit)....HEY GUYS, ARE U STILL DRIVING YOUR CARS DAILY AND HAS ANYONE HAD ONE BLOW UP YET??? I am an every other daily driver low miles guy here about to start driving more cause i sold my truck. AND, if i fecking go to or call one more frekn "acclaimed porsche repair shop" for an oil change or a tire question, and have the guy or gal on the other end of the phone-start to tell me my car is about to explode, i'm going to VOMITT!!!!! Sorry, i should start another thread, however i am not a negative person and will not start a negative thread. THIS IS WHY I BOUGHT THIS CAR. BECAUSE I FINALLY COULD AFFORD TO,(late bloomer) AND TO DRIVE EVERY CHANCE I COULD. BECAUSE IT IS SOOOOO FREKN FABULOUS!!! OK OK my rant is done.....NOW to be an everyday driver...can't wait!!! really want to hear from the original posters of this thread....thanks!!!
I have had my 996 C4S since 2008 and daily driven it since with no major issues (has 110xxxkm on it now). I have done plugs, O2 sensors, MAF, Coil Packs, Clutch kit, RMS, IMS Bearing, flywheel, Brake pads, rotors, caliper rebuilds all as general maintenance, no real problems. I once had a $12 T fitting for my cooling system break, axle seals, and a minor oil leak as real non maintenance problems
I drive it in rain or shine. Not in the snow or ice though. Did that once in 4" of snow....not fun in a C2 at all with summer tires. Was not supposed to snow that night and I got off a mid shift...the front bumper made for a nice snow plow though.
99 C2 120,565 miles, daily driver rain or shine, no drama, usual DIY repairs (water pump, belts, pads, tires, etc.) and maintenance, no RMS/IMS/AOS bull, trustworthy, dependable, beautiful...and ohhh what a blast to drive! I love this car and it has fulfilled every dream I've had of owning one since I was a kid (now 56). Life is just to short to own something this awesome, well made and engineered, and begs to be driven even for just a short run to the store to ever just let it sit in the garage and collect dust. Get it out there, drive it, love it, respect it, get it dirty, smash bugs with it...then give it a good wash and some TLC. You will never regret it. I don't ever want to be one that, in the end, would lay there thinking damn...I should have driven that more...what a waste!! Be happy...stop fretting...(s)miles and (s)miles to go!
00 C2, 140.5k kms, real 2nd car-to-work Daily Driver, but unfortunately commute is always too short. Clutch/FWheel, brakes & RMS done at 133k: IMS not done due to lack of awareness at the time, ... very unfortunate indeed ... but let's have faith!
My previous three 911s were daily drivers as is my current '99 Cabrio w/66K miles...no major mntce. issues...may do the Clutch/RMS/IMS/AOS thing next year; maybe not.
Time to put the hardtop on? Nope; not quite yet.
relinuca
I bought an '03 C2 Cabriolet with 12,500 miles on is as my 60th birthday present (have always wanted one and I figured what better time to get one). It is definitely a daily driver and now has 16,500 miles five months later. Whenever I drive my SUV, I find myself wishing I were driving the Porsche!
My sentiments exactly. Mines a 99 C2 cab. Use it daily. had 46000 on it when I got it a year last April. Has 60,900 on it now and hasnt missed a beat and I drive it like I stole it always over 2500 revs. Doing my own preventative DIY work where I can.
For most of the last six years, my '00 was a DD. I drove it winter and summer, in any snow up to the rocker panels, just like a German
I honestly believe that they're happier that way, that they last longer and are more reliable. No science to support that, but it's sure how it's always felt.
Agreed! It seems to me that a
vast
majority of the "ohmygodsomethingbrokewhyisthiscaralwaysintheshopdoyouthinktheIMSisbad?! ?!!?1?!" threads always have an ultra-low-mileage garage queen as the subject. You rarely see threads about reliability issues from those of us with 100k+ miles on our cars.
Food for thought, gentlemen. It's a machine, not a statue.
I bought my 98 coupe thinking it would be a toy to drive on special occasions but I just can't stop driving it! It's the best fun you can have sitting down. It's not my only car, but I drive 3-4 times a week.......because I can!
Daily driver for the past 9 months. Bought this 02 996 Coupe with 107,000 miles - now have 115,000. Upgraded in that time with new clutch and *** bearing, new windshield (I could barely see out of the old one when the sun shined on it), coolant hoses, AOS and most recently did the throttle pedal lubrication (easy, free and marked improvement in low speed modulation). Next will be engine and transmission mounts and radiator cleaning. The black paint on this car dresses up better than most new cars I see on the road. Pure driving enjoyment.
JDJones,
Could not agree more. I'm a driver, not a collector.
Cars, particularly sports cars, were meant to be driven and enjoyed. If I ever had the money to buy a Ferrari I'd rack up the miles there too.
The funniest example of this I ever saw was a guy who bought a 951 and showed it as a Concours Entry. It apparently won trophies too and was pristine. But, again, here is a car that was produced in pretty high numbers to be driven and enjoyed... He was selling it through Excellence a few years back for about half the original list price (which was around 55k). So, for all that effort, he missed out on about 15 years of driving a great Porsche. Crazy.
JKC
I just realized I have had my car for over a year now (May 2011). It had 29k miles when I bought it and just hit over 54k last month. I will not leave the house in the wife's truck unless absolutely necessary
I got mine with 32k miles on the odometer July 2010 and just hit 57k miles. I drive rain or shine and love every minute of it. I have driven in more than one SFL rain storm I probably should have not but car has performed flawlessly.
I purchased a garage queen in March 2011 with just under 20K miles, a 2000 C2. It now has 41K and it is driven daily. My only car, I don't consider my wife's Honda as mine!
Bought a 1999 in 2005 with 55k miles.
I drive it almost every day, I drive my truck when I know it's going to rain.
It now has 109k miles & I, too, drive it like I stole it.
Nothing but normal maintenance & wear items replaced, been great!!
I have a 2002 Carrera 4S in the Boulder CO area, and drive it almost every day except on really snowy days. Not much ground clearance. I have a set of Bridgestone Blizzak's not so much for snow, but the summer tires shouldn't be used below about 40 deg F. 68K miles on the car, no issues. Fabspeed Valvetronic mufflers, Fabspeed air intake, sounds great. Love it!
My 2005 C4S bought in early June 2010 with 9.5k miles has since been a daily driver all seasons with Blizzaks in winter. I put on about 10k a year and get oil changes every 7.5k. The car is perfect, completely stock with only Fister exhausts and dbl din Nav ( still have the CDR23). Rear tires get changed at abt 15k and fronts at abt 25k. Have been using Conti Sport Contact N2, adhering to recommended pressures 36F 44R. Only use recommended Mobil 1 0w40. I figure the constructor knows best. Currently 38k miles.
Drive one every day. 2004 C2 purchased in 8/2007 with 23k miles now at 75k, 2004 C4s purchased 10/2011 23.5k miles now at 35k. Dealer serviced for everything, oil changes not beyond 5500 miles, drive at least one of them every day, C2 has been my winter car with proper N spec winter tires, best winter car I ever had.
2002 C2 purchased 6 weeks ago with 77,000 miles on the odometer. Distance to (part time) work is 37 miles though San Diego traffic.
The 996 is a replacement for my 1980 911SC which died with 375,580 miles on it, daily driver for the last two decades. Only problem was that the SC was Cashmere Beige and now the neighbors don't know who is driving the "new" Porsche.
2002 C2 - Bought it a month ago, drove it home from New Jersey, new Recaro booster seat was waiting on the porch when I got back home, now I drive my 3-year old to and from preschool every day (he loves it - "Faster, Daddy, faster"), and try to pick up the other two kids (5, 9) from their school on cold days when they don't take the bikes. Looking for a set of snowtires/wheels to be able to have no excuse, the car was meant to be driven, I intend to use it any possible chance I get and do, including going to the grocery store, running down to Denver to visit family and running errands around town. Finding out that Seal Grey is the PERFECT color to own if you don't have the time to constantly be washing it, the dirt just does not show!
It's a Porsche, it's solid, I love driving it, and I think it likes to be outside being driven.
I did. Why not? I have an '84 911 Weekend car, and my wife drives a Cayman. My 996 is both my fun car (always) and my daily driver. I feel for the poor slobs in the boring lemming cars.
we have had our 2000 one week last night, we bought it with just over 60k miles, I bet it has 500 miles more on it when I go look at the odo this morning, my wife took it three of the five days to work this week, it was in the dealer for a day though getting film put on it (so that was one day she was in a rental)
Just picked an '01 996 cab,, (with hardtop), and 21,540 miles in New Jersey a week before Sandy. Great car and I drive it like I just robbed the 1st National Bank!
TOPGUN8
Bought mine August 2010 w/34k miles about to hit 60k and I drive it like I stole it and ended up at a Gran-AM race. If your going to park it in a garage and admire it buy a poster it's cheaper
After I get home from work, the grocery store, gas station...I still look back in the garage before I walk into the house. This has been going on for 5 years now.
I'm not sure if any of you are also BMW CCA members but in this month's Roundel (or was it last month?), in response to a letter about snow tires for an M135i, the technical editor comes close to chastising M135i owners for even considering taking their cars out in the snow (because of the salt). The editor rationalized his criticism on the basis that the M135 was produced in very limited numbers intended to be a collector car.
I understand preservation instincts and I avoid taking the Porsche out in the snow because I have other transportation that's more practical (and I haven't invested in a set of snows for the C4S) but I agree that cars were meant to be driven. My 996 is my daily driver from Spring to Fall.
-Eric
I have a 2002 C4S, bought new in 2002. Daily driver spring thaw through the first snow that accumulates , plus track duty 5-6 weekends a year the first 3 years. Slow conversion to a track dedicated car in that time, until now mostly a track car with occasional weekend use. So, in 2005, bought a Boxster to serve as a daily driver, and the faithful C4S with 63,000 miles on the odometer still leaves C2's, turbos and GT3's in the dust at the track
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first owned an 80 sc, daily driver through Denver winter. then last year had an 01 BOxster s with hard top and blizzaks. That mid engine car was unstoppable in snow and a blast while at it. now an 03 C4S.
I bought winter tires and ski racks for it BEFORE even purchasing the car. I love the look of other drivers when the C4S with blizzaks takes off without hint of wheelspin from traffic lights.
Oh, it also has two car seats in the back for my twins (reason the boxster was sold) and airbag deactivate bar on the front for my 5 year old son. So I guess it is a daily driver.
My 2000 C2 has been my daily driver since I bought it in April 2011. She WAS a garage Queen with only 20,000 in 11 years. I have put 24K miles on her since I purchased it.
Mileage in April 2011: 20,000
Mileage in December, 2012: 44,500
I have a 2002 C4 Cab and drive it every day. I try not to take it out in the rain because of having to wash and detail it but other tan that I'm out there. Everyone knows a clean car runs better - right?
That is a fact of life! Careful, I posted the same thing awhile back and all the engineers jumped in commenting on "drag coefficient relating to dust on a dirty car". I just think our cars prefer to be clean and thank us with a few extra HP's. Unlike my dog. She's pees in my closet after a bath.
I'd place my Porsche between a daily and a weekend. I travel for work, so sometimes for weeks im gone so my car doesnt get driven as much but heck only when I get the chance to see her I drive the porsche out of it.
I'm not saying I beat the hell out of mine but I definately drive it aggresively any chance I have - otherwise you might as well own a Minivan!
1st owner 13yrs= 40k miles
2nd owner (me) 6months= 8k miles
I have two cars, one for fun and one as a daily. The daily is a 2000 C4 and I love it. I have not had it that long but I've used it in sunshine, rain, snow, ice, etc. and it's been a great choice for me as a DD. It's my first Porsche and I think that as long as my kids fit, I'll try to have a 911 as a DD.
I live in the UK and here if you only drove in good weather you'd never drive at all!
I drive my c4s in rain, heavy rain, snow and ice. I can report that there is endless fun to be had is these conditions, particularly with psm turned off!
I use the c4s as my daily driver (I work all over the UK) and I love the way my working day beginsand ends, if it costs me some extra maintenance and a few stone chips I'm cool with that. I also have a 928 for long distance cruising, I love that two!
I've noticed there are lots of posts on here about the 996 headlights, I actually don't like the other 911 lights, too much like a bug for me, the 996 front end is much the better looking in my opinion; one of the reasons I opted for the 996. May add a sc at some point though!
Oh and my car is filthy most of the time, bar the thorough weekly wash!
Enjoy the holidays!
We bought our first 911 its the 2000 996 cab in the pic on left, in Nov -2012 it had 60,000 miles, she now has 67,500 miles, my wife drives 100 miles RT to/from work, it's been to fl and back a couple times now too. definitely not a garage queen (er king <g>)
My wife does. Until now. Engine failure. 996 C4S.. 83k km. Still driving it, but a scored piston has soured the experience. Could result in a big problem.
KrazyK...
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Regarding daily drivers... Do you guys prefer pumpernickel or rye? I am really leaning towards pumpernickel... Just saying...
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Daily driver. At 193k and just got a reasonably clean bill of health. Mechanic seemed to think the cars driven regularly were better off than garage queens. At least that is what I heard second hand.
JKC
2003 C2 Cab. with hardtop, summer and winter wheels and tires. Third P-Car after Boxster (wrecked this past summer....don't ask!) and 928 project car (lots of fun, but ready to sell). Just took hardtop off for spring weather enjoyment....like having two different cars. Fun driving around our small town...lots of looks and comments (mostly favorable). Makes you want to drive into the office each day!
Why do I? Because I like the car, it looks good, gets (relatively) decent gas mileage, has enough power to have some fun when I'm able to open it up, it's reliable, and 99% of the time the only "cargo" I need to carry is my work bag.
Agree with Capt. Obvious and will also add that cars were meant to be driven and enjoyed. Point of interest, I typically stay off the accelerator and drive pretty conservatively. I set my gas mileage calculator and left it for several months and came up with 22MPG... That is a blend of conservative city and highway driving. Not bad. Except premium fuel costs about a gajillion dollars a gallon.
JKC
My daily driver.
Quote from elsewhere:
"Owning a nice car and not driving it because you're afraid of the wear and tear is like being married to a supermodel and not banging her routinely because you want her to be nice and tight for her next husband."
It's not as if I'm lugging construction supplies, children, or other cargo to work. In that light, it actually makes the most sense to daily a tiny car.
Now, as for the "sports" part of the car equation, I'd rather not 6-10% of my hours awake be spent in a boring place if I can help it.
These cars are not too powerful, expensive, rare, or exotic to daily drive. Give me a 365 GTB/4 or a McLaren F1, and I'll debate them as a weekend car only.
I have a colleague who has a severe, degenerative medical condition. He's younger than I am (he's about 40), but his health will deteriorate over the next decade to the point of demise.
I convinced him to get rid of his gray Honda Civic Hybrid and into a pre-owned M3. You have to drive to work every day, and in his case, the clock is ticking a finite number of times. I have seen him smile more in the past six months than in the five years before.
I beat cancer (malignant melanoma that cost me half an ear and a neck full of lymph nodes) about 10 years ago. Prior to that, I was the penny-pinchingist worrywart on the planet. I'm still careful with what I spend, but once you've heard your doctors suggest not planning anything out past six months, your perspective changes. 15 years ago, my goal was to die rich. Every day for the past 10 years, my goal has been to die happy and with a clear conscience.
Drive the goddamn Porsche.
*edit* My daily goal isn't to die - but you get the point.
I am planning on doing a 996 daily driver. I have an SUV to tote around the kids. 99% of my time my wife and I go to/from work we are alone. Might as well have a P car!
i have 2000 996 with 101k miles. it still gets about 25 mpg on pure gasoline. i dont run ethanol unless i have no choice. its still in great shape although the cruise control recently failed. i know i'll probably be into a lot of maint & repairs soon but so far this thing has been really cheap to drive.
i have a pickup i can drive but i drive the Porsche everywhere unless the weather is bad or i have to go down dirt roads. i cant imagine driving around in an ordinary car while a 911 sits in the garage. i dont understand people who wont drive a car to preserve it for the next owner.
The only comment I have that is even remotely contrary to Capt. Obvious's post: F*** the gas mileage too. The more gas I'm using, the more fun I'm having. I came home from autocrossing my '96 Corvette with an average fuel economy of 4.5 MPG, so that's my MPG goal whenever I'm driving either fun car.
I realize that there are folks who are not fortunate enough to live so close to work that fuel economy really does matter - but I'm firmly in the "if you care about MPG, you're talking like a Prius owner" camp.
lmao reality check. Sure, I can see your point.
Porsche wont even sell the rubber trim piece seperate. Yeh that seems like a low price per headlight assembly.
I owned an X5 diesel for 2 years. I sold it after a "scheduled maintenance" trip, which BMW covers, resulted in the replacement of over $6K in parts.
The two M96-powered cars I've owned thus far - my 986 Boxster and my 996 - have cost me rotors, pads, 1 MAF, oil, filters, and some crush rings.
What's your deal? Why are you so argumentative?
No kidding. I've daily driven my 996 for seven years to and from LAX - 100 mile roundtrip - a couple of times per week or more. It had 37k miles on it when I bought it and it now has 145k miles and counting. I do MOST of the work on it myself, and it's honestly been no more expensive than any other car I've owned over the long haul. Yes, individual parts can be expensive, but I tend to buy the OEM parts rather than the Porsche-stamped identical parts, if they are available.
He has been this way ever since he bought his queen car 5 months ago and is now an expert kinda like the SNL character played by Jon Lovitt. New name should be KKlueless.
+1000000000000000 to all the DD
I was at a shop a while back and 348 pulled up and the license plate read
"he who dies with the most toys dies the happiest"
Your so funny as usual. Nope, I just dont drink the kool-aid of how cheap to maintain and practical these 996's are for a DD. They are anything but. Maybe you should spend more time reading JR's info than spouting your usual insulting nonsense.
A search shows that KK has been making friends here for a long time, so I'll back away slowly to avoid causing deleted posts (oh, wait...) and/or 2-week bans.
I've spent around 7K for maintenance over 5 years of ownership not including mods. I'm 60 miles away from 120K as a DD. I have to say you have no idea what you own. As far as insults you ain't seen nothin' but while bending over for JR with some DT40 maybe you will come to your senses. I guess my immaturity of being a 12 year old is shining through but that is how I feel when driving my car. Where is the screwing sheep emicon?
I'll say it again for anybody who may believe this guy I quoted above. I have been daily driving my 996 for seven years and 108,000 miles and have done almost all of my own maintenance, other than the REALLY big things. It has been very affordable. Any middle class person can afford one of these as a daily driver.
The 996 IS affordable as a daily driver. Sheesh.
You guys are missing the fact that he changes his oil after every start, and body panels don't get washed, they get replaced.
Car ownership is quite expensive with this route.
There are a lot of owners who DD these cars....but obviously they are wrong and KK is right...clearly that makes the most sense. Is it as cheap as a Honda...no. As 450 points out, a middle class person can afford these cars if they budget for them and turn their own wrench on the easy stuff. If you took it to the local dealer to have everything done, it would be expensive...but that can be said of lots of higher end out of warranty cars.
Just bought my 2002 with 42K miles and daily drive it now. The previous two owners were saving it for me.
Thanks to all those Porsche owners that keep their cars unused for people like me to buy a nearly-new 10 year old car!
im in NY and ive owned my 996tt for 3 years but only put 8k miles on it...until next month when i make a cross country move to orange county, CA. im selling my mk5 vw daily driver and going to have the turbo as my only car so it should see a whole lot more use along with my 2 cycles
Hi guys,
i am from germany and i own a 996 Targa 2002. I drive it all season. A Porsche wants to get driven. The car wasnt made for resting inside a garage for month. I bought it for my pleasure. Why restrict myself?
I love to drive it, especially on the autobahn
Cheers
Ghost
My 993 C4 has been my DD for almost 7 years - rain or shine.
Also, I drove it from the SF Bay Area to Montreal and back, and I drive it from SF to LA a couple of times per year.
The units of joy that I derive from doing this far exceed the downside (parking-spot-related stress, space constraints, wear and tear, etc.).
Harry
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