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Clean examples of a lot of automobiles retain value longer
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Low mileage clean examples of a lot of automobiles retain value longer.
Replace 70% front tread conti's in spring, getting hard
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I need to replace 70% front tread Conti's in spring, getting hard.
Replace per year, or about 5k miles per oil/filter
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Porsche AG says average mileage/year for 90% of owners is between 6K and 9K, hence, most owners get two oil/filter changes per year, or about 5K miles per oil/filter change.
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The engine had only 73k (engine change was due to a piece of road debris knocking the oil filter housing off and running the engine dry, BTW).
Replace per year, or about 5k miles per oil/filter
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Porsche AG says average mileage/year for 90% of owners is between 6K and 9K, hence, most owners get two oil/filter changes per year, or about 5K miles per oil/filter change.
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I consider low mileage to be anything under 5,000 miles per year. For a 13 year old car, that means less than 65,000 miles in my mind. Porsches tend to be on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of use, so I might adjust that down to under 50,000 miles.
My car had 68k or so when I bought it last May. So that was just above Dennis's low mileage example, hold for Porsche cars. I now have 90,xxx and don't care
Anything under 50-75K miles for a car 10+ years old qualifies as "low" in my book, but it's a moving target.
Average miles driven annually is about 13K per year (see
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm
). So, divide the number of miles driven by the number of years old the car is, and then compare that number to 13,000. If it's REALLY low (say, 2,000) - I'd consider that low mileage...
The good ol' boys on the turbo forum say anything over 50,000 miles is HIGH mileage (and by implication, a piece of garbage). To qualify as LOW mileage, uh, I think their rule of thumb is under 30,000 miles.
And, I'm not being facetious.
But, FWIW, my '99 coupe had 148k on it when I sold it last year. The engine had only 73k (engine change was due to a piece of road debris knocking the oil filter housing off and running the engine dry, BTW). Anyhow, the car looked and drove beautifully. These cars age very well. I wouldn't be afraid of a 100k+ mile car.
I understand there is no good answer to this.
I was just curious to people's opinion.
Me - 4000 miles per year would be what I would be looking at.
That's about 1/3 of a normal years driving, as noted above.
Yes and no, but these cars actually are mostly driven and aren't just pieces of art in a garage the same way as some exotics are.
Do agree with your milage numbers though.
Unless its your DD, which is horrid, your going to have a hard time putting that many miles on an "extra" vehicle. Better to keep the 996 mileage as low as possible and use it for a every other weekend or so for fun. Will the lady wearing the beret be using it?
Yes - probably more than me!!
It won't be a DD, but it will be a good weather driver, and we have a lot of in Austin - along with mostly non-existent winters.
KK, not sure why I'm even posting...I typically ignore your negitiveness towards the 996. But what is horrid about DD'ing a 996?
Also a second car, "having a hard time putting miles on it"? Hell a road trip across state (Michigan in my example) 3 or 4 times a year and every Sat or Sun or both of driving, I'd be at at least 8k miles, in just the nice months.
One thing that appealed to me about 911's is that unlike most exotics these are meant to be driven. One episode of "What's my Car Worth?" featured a Ferrari 308 or 328 that was absolutely mint yet they tore it apart for halving such "high" mileage. It had 50k miles. A 30 years old Ferrari with 50k is high mileage? What's the frigging point of owning a car if you don't drive it?
My experience on german cars in general is I'd rather see 15K a year than 5,
They don't like sitting and having seals and bearings dry out.
Nothing leaks like a low mileage bug..
Engine/Windows/brakes.. ick..
Porsche AG says average mileage/year for 90% of owners is between 6K and 9K, hence, most owners get two oil/filter changes per year, or about 5K miles per oil/filter change. Regional differences are significant...with cars in the Northeast and upper Midwest averaging on the low side.
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My 99 C2 is going to hit 100k by the end of the year, but it's 20 years old so that comes to 5k a year which could be considered low mileage...but 100k on most cars would be considered not low mileage, so interesting situation.
Mileage is definitive in lifecycle, but maintenance is a requirement also. I'm on the yearly changes on a lot of things, Oil usually sees 1500-3000 mil year. I need to replace 70% front tread Conti's in spring, getting hard.
I've been using the Targa as my daily driver for past couple of weeks, It's been awesome, and wish I had driven it more this year.
I've got 38.5k miles on it now as a 2003. I plan on retiring in next few years and looking forward to putting some miles on it.
I've got some photo trip adventures planned. I can't wait, mainly for the retirement
I sold a 2000 MB SL500 w 29K miles on it to a golfing buddy to buy the 996.
Low mileage clean examples of a lot of automobiles retain value longer.
It's a call on mileage, 50-75K 15-17 yo Toyotas are few and far between.
Porsches and other higher end marques, more lower mileage examples out there. U have to be patient and be ready to jump when it comes by.
Look at the whole car, mileage, maintenance, bodywork and ownership records/attitude. I got lucky and found a gem. good luck.
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