How many Porsches have you owned and how many miles did you drive them?
#46
04-04-2014, 11:33 PM
1995 C4 black black
Loved it as first P car, sold to pay employee payroll
2006 C4S cab
Grey on terra cotta
Sold because of divorce
2012 TTS white coupe blk interior
Taking delivery Sunday
Loved it as first P car, sold to pay employee payroll
2006 C4S cab
Grey on terra cotta
Sold because of divorce
2012 TTS white coupe blk interior
Taking delivery Sunday
#47
04-05-2014, 06:28 PM
1986.5 944 - Purchased brand new and drove 30K miles (from what I can remember lol!)
1988 911 Targa - Traded in the 944 and drove 17K miles over 3+ years. Was a 2nd car and not driven in the winter.
2014 C2 Cab - Hope to keep a while and put on some miles... My only car in FL.
1988 911 Targa - Traded in the 944 and drove 17K miles over 3+ years. Was a 2nd car and not driven in the winter.
2014 C2 Cab - Hope to keep a while and put on some miles... My only car in FL.
#48
04-06-2014, 06:24 AM
In retrospect yes I would have kept the 997. I just don't love the 991. I think it was a huge mistake to shrink the engine to 3.4 when I questioned the regional Porsche rep as to why this was Done I was told it was because of emissions. using that logic why would the 3.8 motor also have gotten smaller? I'm selling to get an 09 turbo
#50
04-09-2014, 04:02 PM
Let's see:
1971 911T
1975 914
1984 911 Turbo Look Coupe
1989 928 S4
1995 993 coupe
1997 993TT
1999 996 coupe
2000 Boxster S
2001. Boxster S
2001. 996TT
2012. 991S
2015. Macan Turbo
Some we're daily drivers and I have no clue anymore on how many miles I drove them but
it was a lot, rain or shine.
Why else own one if you're not going to drive it?
Never owned one with the idea of saving it for the next driver.
Nothing against garage queens.
Each to his own.
1971 911T
1975 914
1984 911 Turbo Look Coupe
1989 928 S4
1995 993 coupe
1997 993TT
1999 996 coupe
2000 Boxster S
2001. Boxster S
2001. 996TT
2012. 991S
2015. Macan Turbo
Some we're daily drivers and I have no clue anymore on how many miles I drove them but
it was a lot, rain or shine.
Why else own one if you're not going to drive it?
Never owned one with the idea of saving it for the next driver.
Nothing against garage queens.
Each to his own.
#51
04-09-2014, 04:51 PM
Great post! But there are two disturbing points. One, these cars aren't driven enough. I totally agree that if you get a Porsche it's to be driven. Two, because they haven't been driven much, I put less into people's comments about how reliable they are. They may be reliable, but very few people seem to have 60k+ miles on their cars to comment on the long term reliability. Just some thoughts. I'm on my first P-car. Hopefully, many more in the future.
#52
04-09-2014, 05:08 PM
I'm on my 3rd Porsche, two 997 Turbos (one cab, one not) and now a Cayenne GTS. I've averaged about 10k miles a year or so on all of them.. The Cayenne will probably top out closer to 12k.
I got rid of other cars like my NSX's specifically due to the ability of being able to daily drive a Porsche. Love it.
Next on my list is a 50th Anniv 991 or Targa S... or some other 991.. not sure yet. Waiting to catch the depreciation on the GTS.
I got rid of other cars like my NSX's specifically due to the ability of being able to daily drive a Porsche. Love it.
Next on my list is a 50th Anniv 991 or Targa S... or some other 991.. not sure yet. Waiting to catch the depreciation on the GTS.
#53
04-10-2014, 12:45 AM
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Wow
!! Awesome!! I hope I could do this on mine (first one!!)
2013 C4S (Jan 2013 - custom ordered, brand new) -- 8,500miles!! Just LOVE it!!
!! Awesome!! I hope I could do this on mine (first one!!)2013 C4S (Jan 2013 - custom ordered, brand new) -- 8,500miles!! Just LOVE it!!
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#55
04-10-2014, 05:03 AM
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Rep Power: 85 Great post! But there are two disturbing points. One, these cars aren't driven enough. I totally agree that if you get a Porsche it's to be driven. Two, because they haven't been driven much, I put less into people's comments about how reliable they are. They may be reliable, but very few people seem to have 60k+ miles on their cars to comment on the long term reliability. Just some thoughts. I'm on my first P-car. Hopefully, many more in the future.
At 128,000 miles on the clock, it needed some work. The synchros were re-placed in the transmission, and also the valve guides and cam chain tensioners. I also had the car re-painted while the engine and trans were out. But that was it! Then I proceeded to abuse it all over again for about another 100,000 miles and the car STILL didn't give it up. I was even on the original suspension, and brakes/rotors. I finally traded it in on a brand new Mazda RX7 (mistake) as my girlfriend at the time was constantly complaining about the lack of air conditioning in the car. The 1st gen RX7 was an anemic disappointment and lasted less than a year, then I picked up a '73 911T and started abusing that one ... lol.
These are tough cars and you can hammer them. Unfortunately they have become so expensive that most people (myself included) are not going to blast down a fireroad at 60 mph kicking up gravel and mud with trees on either side. That's a bit insane in an $ 100,000 car. But the car can do it and do it well.
I just sold off my 2007 Aston Martin Vantage that required a $ 5,500 new clutch at just 4,200 miles. On that old 911E I owned - that car still had the original clutch in it with a quarter million miles showing. That's the difference and that's why I came back to Porsche - they don't require pampering - its a semi-exotic you can drive the wheels off of if you want.
Last edited by drcollie; 04-10-2014 at 07:09 AM.
#56
04-10-2014, 05:51 AM
I drove my first 911 (a 1970 E model) well over 200,000 miles and I was hard on it, constantly abusing it with speed runs, autocrosses, with very little maintenance. It was never garaged, did hundreds of stop light races, and I would even drive it in the National Forest on fire roads as fast as I could get it to go after I saw Porsche started using the 911's as rallye cars. I did stuff to that 911 that would curl everyone's hair here today. No one told me I should pamper it so I drove it like one would a $ 1,000 beater in the Baja 1000.
At 128,000 miles on the clock, it needed some work. The synchros were re-placed in the transmission, and also the valve guides and cam chain tensioners. I also had the car re-painted while the engine and trans were out. But that was it! Then I proceeded to abuse it all over again for about another 100,000 miles and the car STILL didn't give it up. I even on the original suspension, and brakes/rotors. I finally traded it in on a brand new Mazda RX7 (mistake) as my girlfriend at the time was constantly complaining about the lack of air conditioning in the car. The 1st gen RX7 was an anemic disappointment and lasted less than a year, then I picked up a '73 911T and started abusing that one ... lol.
These are tough cars and you can hammer them. Unfortunately they have become so expensive that most people (myself included) not going to blast down a fireroad at 60 mph kicking up gravel and mud with trees on either side is a bit insane in an $ 100,000 car. But the car can do it and do it well.
I just sold off my 2007 Aston Martin Vantage that required a $ 5,500 new clutch at just 4,200 miles. On that old 911E I owned - that car still had the original clutch in it with a quarter million miles showing. That's the difference and that's why I came back to Porsche - they don't require pampering.
At 128,000 miles on the clock, it needed some work. The synchros were re-placed in the transmission, and also the valve guides and cam chain tensioners. I also had the car re-painted while the engine and trans were out. But that was it! Then I proceeded to abuse it all over again for about another 100,000 miles and the car STILL didn't give it up. I even on the original suspension, and brakes/rotors. I finally traded it in on a brand new Mazda RX7 (mistake) as my girlfriend at the time was constantly complaining about the lack of air conditioning in the car. The 1st gen RX7 was an anemic disappointment and lasted less than a year, then I picked up a '73 911T and started abusing that one ... lol.
These are tough cars and you can hammer them. Unfortunately they have become so expensive that most people (myself included) not going to blast down a fireroad at 60 mph kicking up gravel and mud with trees on either side is a bit insane in an $ 100,000 car. But the car can do it and do it well.
I just sold off my 2007 Aston Martin Vantage that required a $ 5,500 new clutch at just 4,200 miles. On that old 911E I owned - that car still had the original clutch in it with a quarter million miles showing. That's the difference and that's why I came back to Porsche - they don't require pampering.
great story
#57
04-10-2014, 10:18 AM
I drove my first 911 (a 1970 E model) well over 200,000 miles and I was hard on it, constantly abusing it with speed runs, autocrosses, with very little maintenance. It was never garaged, did hundreds of stop light races, and I would even drive it in the National Forest on fire roads as fast as I could get it to go after I saw Porsche started using the 911's as rallye cars. I did stuff to that 911 that would curl everyone's hair here today. No one told me I should pamper it so I drove it like one would a $ 1,000 beater in the Baja 500.
At 128,000 miles on the clock, it needed some work. The synchros were re-placed in the transmission, and also the valve guides and cam chain tensioners. I also had the car re-painted while the engine and trans were out. But that was it! Then I proceeded to abuse it all over again for about another 100,000 miles and the car STILL didn't give it up. I was even on the original suspension, and brakes/rotors. I finally traded it in on a brand new Mazda RX7 (mistake) as my girlfriend at the time was constantly complaining about the lack of air conditioning in the car. The 1st gen RX7 was an anemic disappointment and lasted less than a year, then I picked up a '73 911T and started abusing that one ... lol.
These are tough cars and you can hammer them. Unfortunately they have become so expensive that most people (myself included) are not going to blast down a fireroad at 60 mph kicking up gravel and mud with trees on either side. That's a bit insane in an $ 100,000 car. But the car can do it and do it well.
I just sold off my 2007 Aston Martin Vantage that required a $ 5,500 new clutch at just 4,200 miles. On that old 911E I owned - that car still had the original clutch in it with a quarter million miles showing. That's the difference and that's why I came back to Porsche - they don't require pampering - its a semi-exotic you can drive the wheels off of if you want.
At 128,000 miles on the clock, it needed some work. The synchros were re-placed in the transmission, and also the valve guides and cam chain tensioners. I also had the car re-painted while the engine and trans were out. But that was it! Then I proceeded to abuse it all over again for about another 100,000 miles and the car STILL didn't give it up. I was even on the original suspension, and brakes/rotors. I finally traded it in on a brand new Mazda RX7 (mistake) as my girlfriend at the time was constantly complaining about the lack of air conditioning in the car. The 1st gen RX7 was an anemic disappointment and lasted less than a year, then I picked up a '73 911T and started abusing that one ... lol.
These are tough cars and you can hammer them. Unfortunately they have become so expensive that most people (myself included) are not going to blast down a fireroad at 60 mph kicking up gravel and mud with trees on either side. That's a bit insane in an $ 100,000 car. But the car can do it and do it well.
I just sold off my 2007 Aston Martin Vantage that required a $ 5,500 new clutch at just 4,200 miles. On that old 911E I owned - that car still had the original clutch in it with a quarter million miles showing. That's the difference and that's why I came back to Porsche - they don't require pampering - its a semi-exotic you can drive the wheels off of if you want.
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