A few blond questions i know but i am bout to spend a lot of cash. Need some advice please.Have owned a boxster and moved to a bmw 3 series last year. What a mistake!!. This has made me appreciate the porsche even more. Have decided to spend about 40K on a 996 C4 cab tiptronic. i do about 20K miles a year and am a bit nervous about a number of things. is this a relaistic price for a 2000/2001 model?. How many sets of tyres will I get through on 20K miles a year?. 50% of this milage will be motorway?. The models i have looked at have between 40K and 50K miles.how much will the average 48K service cost me. Should i spend another few grand and look for a newer model ?. Have read a lot about the engine seals on earlier models, what are the symptoms of a leaky seal!!! and where exactly should i look ?. How much should i be prepared to lose on the car in total, excluding fuel and insurance over two years ?. How do i make sure i don't get ripped of ?. Anything i should know/look for with the Tiptronic gearbox. Does this add to the servicing costs?. these questions are very long winded but if i get all the answers i may be able to own my dream car. Please help Migration info. Legacy thread was 14970
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Jackie The 48K service is the big one - I got them to do that prior to buying the car, costs about £500 even at a specialist. As you will see on this forum its well worth getting a PPI done to look into all known and unknown issues, like Oil Seals etc. Tyres - You will get through 2 sets of rear at least and one set of fronts. The Tiptronic does not make any difference to servicing and some ways makes it cheaper as you won't paying out for a new clutch. Once again as for not getting ripped of get a specialist to do a PPI Migration info. Legacy thread was 14972
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