Highest mileage 996? Who's got the highest mileage car?

I posted something like this in the air-cooled forum, but I wanted to see some good examples of the 996s out there that are running strong. It seems that for some reason other forums have been bashing the 996. Maybe it was the rare examples of engine failures. In any event, let's prove that these cars can run just as reliably as the others. No, I don't own a 996, but I've driven one and was very impressed... Rules: If you have an original car, original engine, please say so. If your engine has been replaced or rebuilt, please specify the mileage before rebuild, but you can obviously still post the total mileage. After all, there is a difference between a car with 90,000 miles and an engine rebuild versus a car with 80,000 miles on the original engine. But both are respectable!

53,000 02

65,000 2000 996 c2 Arena Red coupe

49,000 2003 996 C2 CAB ARTIC SILVER

79k - 2002 996 C4S Diagnosed as "Solid" at recent major service.

99 57K

1999 c2. 80,600 miles. New engine at 79,900. Trying to put enough miles on it before the next POC event.

Not me, but I have a buddy that's in sales with 180k on a 2001 C2 same motor. On his second tranny.

85k on my '99 996.

78k on 2001

105,000 Original miles engine and trans.

2001 C2 68k original

1999 C2 65K orginal

1999 C2 61K everything original.

2000 C2 84,044 miles today original motor and tip trans with wrong fluid used

someone call up pierre, he managed to put 250,000kms on original turbo engine/turbos/clutch... me, i'm a girly man with only 48000kms, but in my defence...a lot of those were track kms

121,000 miles......and still running STRONG!!!! 60k miles on new motor.

I have a 99 all original with 83,200. Has been VERY solid.

'02 C2 with 69k on original engine and tranny. New cats under warranty, 3rd gear synchro is maybe getting a little tired.

What are the symptoms?

99 C2. 67,000 miles. Original everything but clutch. Runs well.

Occasionally it feels a little crunchy if I change quickly from 2nd to 3rd. Usually that only happens if the car is cold, or twice when I've changed my mind mid-shift and gone 1st->3rd with the revs badly mismatched having originally planned to go to 2nd. I guess the lesson is to avoid changing my mind mid-shift! As for the shift when cold, it feels just like an old VW GTi I had, which had a very crunchy shift in the mornings after 120k miles

2001 Turbo, 49k miles Lots of boost bong hits left

2002 C4S, 52k miles. everything original.

1999 C2 Tiptronic-65,000 miles: original engine and trans. Arguably, the most reliable car I've ever owned.

I started to get a little nervous after reading all the "new engine after 30K and 3 rd new engine" posts but now I feel a little better. Its obvious you have to run these to make them happy! 99 C2 62K on original motor

It would be interesting to set this up as a "how many miles on your 996" poll with various mileage categories.

Mine has lots of miles - still running very strong! I think the odo is in miles, but I changed the digital readouts to Km. (USA car running in Canada) 133,000 Miles

My 2000 C2 has 61K miles ... original engine and transmission. Clutch replaced, RMS, IMS done. Nothing else.

Turned 60k yesterday afternoon. The car seems to run better and has less interior squeaks to I first bought it when it only had 33k miles 3 years ago.

2002 C4S 58,450 Everything Original

99 c2 30,900 mi as of today - have yet to replace anything and car runs great

70,500K, but car is in shop with tranny issues

2000 C2. 47,500 miles and the car runs perfectly (and it's dry as a bone underneath).

03 C2 28000 Miles.

2003 C2 14,000miles

The is an '02 for sale in Santa Cruz California with 105,000+ Andy http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/246128505.html

2001 58K and original RMS..

2003 C2 45,000 Had 114k on my 964 before sale (all original)

I've got 97,000 mls on original engine. 99 c4 cab 3.4ltr. Also under OPC extended warranty scheme.

Just cracked 50k.

going on 94K on original motor. supercharged at 73K. recent compression and leak down test came out normal and no RMS leak replaced clutch master and slave cylinders, clutch, lwf and coolant reservoir tank.

2000 c2 cab-13,549 miles....I know, I need to drive it more!

why post? sorry to be an *** but this thread is about high mileage cars.

99 with 53k miles. No problems ot leaks. Had to replace coolant tank otherwise all original.

99 with 62k...everything original except coolant reservoir. very minor RMS when purchased which is now gone (don't ask).

Great thread.

52K Miles, all original but for the ignition switch. I say drive 'em like they're going to be outlawed tomorrow and BB is going to come and take them away.

'o2 c2 53k, replaced alternator at 52k, just replaced front brakes and tires all around. No other problems except the oil sending unit which I've been told is an easy fix and will be worked on soon

2000 996, 38K no significant problems and no leaks. Not a lot of miles but a daily driver for 7 years (short commute for the first 5 years). I'm on my third windshield due to rock damage on the Houston freeways.

'99 996 C2 - tight as a drum and runnin' strong w/29K...

2002 C2 coupe with 125,700 miles I'm the original owner and it still has the original engine, transmission and clutch. No RMS problems. (But, I just found out I'm going to need a new engine sometime soon because of a broken variocam solenoid and worn valve guides. Sometimes it runs like crap and feels like it is only firing one bank of cylinders . . . ) b-man

105,665 miles on my 2000 carrera everything original except for two o2 sensors and a maf. i need to get a new clutch soon too other then that shes been perfect. (knock on wood)

The valve guides being worn reminds me of the old air-cooled engine problems. Can you just rebuild the top end, or do you need to get a whole new engine?

100,000 miles on my 99 C2. All original and running strong - doesn't burn even one drop of oil between changes. I drive it pretty fast and don't putz around like a grandma.

99 C2: 49,000 on chassis 11,000 on replaced engine.

I could just rebuild the top end but, with the solenoid problem and who knows what else (piston rings?), it makes more sense to get a new engine and get another 100,000 miles with no problems. The ironic thing is that everyone thought the water cooled engines would last longer than the old air cooled engines (based on a 30 year old design) because the technology/engineering should be much better now. But, it appears the opposite is true. Oh yeah, I had the water pump disintegrate at about 94,000 miles. b-man

85k km on a 2000 Carrera 4 - everything original and running strong

Enough with highest mileage cars! Who has the LOWEST mileage 996?

You need to start a new thread for that.....

Let's see about that - mine's got 1900 and climbing (very slowly....)

1,900 miles on an '04?!?! That's nothing to brag about. For heavens sake man put down the keyboard , pick up the keys, and go for a drive!

1900 miles? thats abuse and the Porsche police should take your car away... and give it to me!

Got it 10 mos ago with 1100 miles, so I've put 800 miles on it - see, I do drive it

1999 C2 50K miles, only known repair is the leaking coolent cap, oil changes and tires thats about it so far.

70K on an 02 with a new tranny just installed. Purchased car in oct 04 with only 14K miles.

'99 996 with 91,000 on chassis, 16,000 on new engine. New left front lower arm at 78,000, tha's all!!

I bought my 99 with 58,000 & no 6th gear. Put in a used tranny & going strong now with 73,000 miles ~14 months later. PO put in new clutch at 50,000 miles to try to fix tranny problem. I did have to replace the coolant tank, but no biggie. Loving it!

2000 cab 62000 miles original motor

Original owner, original engine - 98,000 miles

'99 Ocean Blue Cab Daily driver 43500 apple