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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I am looking at a 1999 996 C2 as a daily driver. Car has approximately 50,000 miles on it. Car appears to be in great shape, and I intend to have a PPI performed by a reputable dealer. The seller (a small independent lot) does not have maintenance records on the car. Any areas I should be particularly concerned about? How are these cars as daily drivers? The dealer is offering a Great Lakes 4 year/100,000 mile extended warranty for $1260 plus surcharge, but indicates that Great Lakes puts a $3,000 surcharge on 911's. Anybody know if this is true? Are these warranties from Great Lakes or others available independent of the selling dealer? Car is listed at $35,000, but I can probably get it for $32,000. Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated.

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I'd research on its warranty history. Bring VIN to any dealer and they can pull it for u. Also, do a carfax. U don't want a car w history. Carfax will tell u where the car was driven. Call up the dealers in the area for service (not warranty) history. Lastly, spend $250 to have it inspected by a Porsche dealer or specialist. For research, look up RMS, tranmission, coolant tank leak, MAF issues. These are common on all 996. Repeat RMS is bad.

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I agree with the PPI, but most dealers do not have access to or will not give you service records. Apparently they do not have a nationwide system, so unless you know which dealership the car came from and was serviced at, you will have to rely on the PPI. As for daily drivers, they are great. Good luck

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As far as daily driving, it's great except rear tires wear out quickly (12k-17k mi) and are very costly (about $400 each installed). This is bc it's rear heavy and also a RWD car. Other than that, car is very reliable, comfortable and relatively efficient (17-21 mpg). GL w your search!

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