1-owner 268k miles 996 with no failures!

Saw this 996 this morning, not mine but for those that say a 996 (and an early 996 at that) are unreliable here is a great testament: http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/4454774937.html Awesome!

impressive, though steep on the pricing imo

One only needs to read this: http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...e-call/page-13

Price is not fact only an opinion. I wonder what the market price of that car really is...

I just thought it was cool that one person enjoyed it that much, hasn't had any of the typical major issues and still has the original clutch. To me I wouldn't buy it for almost anything because you can buy an under 100k mile example in the teens so why buy this one? Just congrats to the owner, even if he gave it away he definitely got his $$ worth.

Wow. That is quite the achievement, although I have to agree that he is asking too much.

The really impressive thing is the original clutch. I don't think I have ever heard of a clutch going 268,000 miles. They guy has put about 17,000 miles a year on the car and claims to have all the maintenance records. Move evidence for my theory that most of the problems with these cars were cars that were either not properly maintained and or were not regularly driven.

As far as value goes, what would this car be worth with a brand new engine? I will take a SWAG and say $24,000. What would a new engine or proper rebuild cost? Could you get a rebuild for $12k? If so, I would guess $14K would be a fair price. You figure the engine isn't dead yet and might not die for who knows how long. If it is worth $12,000 with a dead engine, the engine running fine, even with 268K miles on it is worth a couple of thousand anyway.

Car drove 19k miles per year, obviously a commuter car. Surprise, surprise...a commuter Porsche has commuter miles and runs just fine. I. Every Porsche in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion...Every Porsche in the state of parked eventually parks its permantently.

If the variocam pads haven't been changed yet, they are about ready to wear through and casue some serious problems. That's about the first thing I would do to this car.

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You mean parking in my garage for months at a time, changing the oil every three years when I hit 5,000 miles and occasionally just driving the living **** out of it without so much as warming it up first might be a little hard on the engine? Well I never...

That's awesome. Honestly that's 200k more than I have on my car right now. If mine lasted to 268k with only wear and tear maintenance I wouldn't care if I could only get $5k for it.

That's amazing! Great looking too, wish there were more pics!

I think this is a $10K car. If the owner didn't change anything then evrrything is close to needing change. When an owner thinks bragging how little they spent on a car is a selling point, well, they are greatly mistaken.

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That's a good point. Come to think of it a low mileage roller might make more sense than this because seriously even if the motor holds out for another 100k you have everything else to worry about not to mention the overall condition in and out. A motor less 40k car that's mint in and out for $5-$7k would probably make more sense.

$12K at the most

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I agree. You could get the engine rebuilt for 9K and then budget five thousand for the suspension, clutch or anything else that might be about to go and have practically a brand new car for under 25K.

What about the transmission and the interrior......and at the end you have a $25K+ car that has so much mileage that is barely worth $15K.

Buy it, do the minimum repairs, drive it, and then try to trade it in at a dealership. Then PCNA will call and want to put it in a museum and give you a new 911 for it.

How can this be? Current dogma states that this car would have to be on it's 5th or 6th engine by now

I bet the driver-side bolster needs some work. Why aren't the forum guys who swear up and down that high-mileage 996's are THE BEST lining up to buy this one? Given the logic I see thrown around here from time to time, 268K miles ought to be worth a $10K premium.

LOL, touch�! Actually, I just dropped off at the shop this morning and getting seats reupholstered

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+1

I feel like the add is hoax, but there is some weird stuff on craigslist.

Another one owner, high mileage, no issues 996 near Seattle! Maybe there is something in the water here :-) https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/4474104882.html No affiliation. Here is the ad text - saved for posterity! Seriously - how about you just move on now! ---------------------------------------------------- 1999 Porsche Carrera C2 198,000 Miles - $19999 (Tacoma) condition: excellent 1999 Porsche 911 title : clean As the title says. One owner. All 198,000 original miles. Only serious buyers. I bought with cash and now you can have for cash at a fraction of my new car purchase. No wishful thinkers. If you have to second guess having a 911 with 198,000 original miles please move on, if you don't have 19,999.00 cash to burn for a toy car please move on. This is a toy and also a great daily driver. I used it well for my purposes and fun. All original clutch and engine. Never had any issues, standard maintenance done as per the manual and all has been good. All maintenance has been done and up to date. Please don't ask me about the IMS or RMS. It's been 198,000 miles and 15 great years so that should speak for itself. If you are concerned about that then you should move on to the next 911 you see. Thanks for looking. ----------------------------------------------------

Want those wheels

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Or driven by a Burk who drops the clutch instead of releasing it in unison with the engine revs. That's why this guy still has the original clutch. Because he knows how to drive a geared car. {PLUS he has probably done most of those miles on the Turnpikes/Highway/Freeway roads as against City Traffic.

If it's a 9 out of 10 in and out maybe $15k tops. Being a one owner car certainly adds to the value.

I took this shot about a month ago, just about to turn 210,000 today on my 40th anniv. 911, best car ever. Steve

^You're turning 10,000 mi. in a month?^ Phwew, that's some heavy mileage!

For me the point is that the car in fact did it. And that means any 996 has the possibility to do it. A guy with a 356 is about to turn one million miles. He has rebuilt the engine every three hundred thousand. No reason this 996 couldn't do the same.

200k miles is no big deal as long as the car is driven properly and maintained. They'll all do it unless you let some "Porsche genius" screw it up.

Hello Just turned 211,000 on my 2004 40th anniv. 911 still running strong.

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