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I have changed the oil and filter, the air filter, and fixed little odds and ends.
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How good are the 996s for daily drivers? I can only afford a 1999-2001. Im having trouble figuring out if I want to spend the money on a new car with a warranty or a newer Porsche...I have a 944 turbo now as a weekend car but I want something more refined and newer for a daily driver�I live right down the street from where I work so long commutes are not a problem. How many of you use your cars for daily drivers? Also�is it possible to do oil changes yourself?
I have been using my '99 Cab as dd for almost 3 years. Excellent creature comforts and do have a few twisties I can take home. Usually get 20 mpg no matter how I drive. Oil change is no big deal Apple
I have an 04 996 as my daily driver. I get pissed off when I have to drive anything else. It isn't the most practical thing all the time, but I did not buy it to be practical. If you like it buy it and drive it every day. I would not change the oil myself for a number of reasons. The most obvious one is that I have no where to do it at my house. There are others as well. I am sure someone qualified to chance their own oil would be fine doing it.
I drive my '99C4 as a daily driver and love it. A friend on mine drives a '01TT as his daily ride. Changing oil is so easy to it yourself. It also helps if you have access to a lift which I do.
Call around to some of the shops in your area to check out prices.
They are great daily drivers, even more so than my 993. I'll drive it up until the snow flies in December.
At least the oil change is easy on a 996. I never bothered to even try on the 993. Way too much work, and more oil to catch. You need a second elbow on your arm to get to the 2nd filter. If you don't have a place to do it, that would be a reasonable reason to get it done.
I've been driving my 996 (which is my only car) daily for six years. Recently I bought a motorcycle in order to weave through the brutal traffic, but the 996 is highly recommended as an all around daily vehicle. The more you drive it the better it treats you.
if you do a search you'll find all kinds of topics with "issues" to look for on carreras... 2 of the biggest and most common are Rear Main Seal leaks and coolant system/tank leak.
I commute 40 miles each way in SoCal in my '02 C2. It's a great daily driver, and merging onto the 405 always improves my state of mind in the morning
Potential issues that you should do a search for:
- RMS failure. General opinion seems to be that regular use reduces the likelihood of seals failing
- Front control arm replacement
- 10k life for rear tyres goes with the territory
I personally think a 996 stinks as a daily driver - UNLESS - you have roads on your way that let you enjoy the car.
Sitting in traffic, rowing the 6 speed, being in a Porsche, is not all it's cracked up to be. You're worried about parking it, worried about some *** on a Harley clipping your mirror, and you've got no space to make a grocery store run.
Unless you're a single guy who lives in an area with great roads and little traffic, I'd use something else.
It's some hills in northern Nevada, taken by one of the marshalls in May during the
Neveda Open Road Classic
. I guess we were doing around 115mph at the time
Race decals look cool, so I took some more photos the next day when I got home to Redondo...
To bring this thread-jacking loosely back onto topic, how many other daily drivers could do this? Maybe M3 and M5, but not a lot of others.
I have a 2000 C2. Here are it's current roles:
Daily driver.
Road-Tripper.
Track Car (DE only).
Speed Demon.
Sunday Stroller
Grocery Getter (um, not a Costco/Sam's car though).
Fiancee/Wife Hauler (no kids yet).
Pet Transport.
And a few others I'm sure.
I don't have any reservations or regrets using this car for everything - it is pure joy to drive. I didn't get it to look at. I got it to drive.
-td
2000 C2, bought it with 38K purchased 17" wheels and put Dunlup M3's on for the winter. It now has 50K in 15 months of driving. Use it as often as I can.
I have changed the oil and filter, the air filter, and fixed little odds and ends.
It's just another car as far as I can tell, but one that's a lot more fun to drive.
I'm with you right up to the last part. To me, it's still worth it. The rest of it is pretty much psychological. I have to row the shifter in my Mini, too, but the reason it's not as egregious is that I don't feel burdened by its wasted potential. The Porsche tortures me in city traffic just as you say, and then pays me back tenfold on the rare occasions I can let it loose. Kinda like my wife, come to think of it...
It's a fantastic daily driver. I too never drive it in rain if I can help it. The one time I did drive in the rain was a horrific downpour. Probably the hardest rain I've ever seen. The P-car handled it like it was nothing but a light dizzle. No hydroplaning at all. I just don't like the thought of getting it wet.
