Waddumean, that I'm biased? Naaah.
Yes just about if you don't do a big mileage and you don't get unlucky with a major fault. The 997 only needs servicing every 2yrs and a service should cost £4-500 at an independent. You should get about 25mpg out of a Carrera 2 and insurance should be less than £1k pa if you're a middle aged fart. Even depreciation shouldn't be too excessive if you buy well. The big risk is that you experience a major failure but you can mitigate against that by buying a car with a good warranty and then paying to extend it every year. Life is short, go for it
Can't disagree, although I prefer modern designs, but the current Porker has presence, and does it for meWaddumean, that I'm biased? Naaah.
Frinstance, I just looove some Zagato designs.
And they are based in Milan, that happens to be north of Turin...
But jokes aside, name me one single Porker (or anything else from another German builder, for that matter) that is more stunningly beautiful than a DB4 Zagato, if you can.
And I mean, not just back in the days, but also now, half a century later.
Yes just about if you don't do a big mileage and you don't get unlucky with a major fault. The 997 only needs servicing every 2yrs and a service should cost £4-500 at an independent. You should get about 25mpg out of a Carrera 2 and insurance should be less than £1k pa if you're a middle aged fart. Even depreciation shouldn't be too excessive if you buy well. The big risk is that you experience a major failure but you can mitigate against that by buying a car with a good warranty and then paying to extend it every year. Life is short, go for it
Henry I appreciate that you have a great deal more experience than me on 911s but I did say it depends on mileage and luck. I've had 2 x 996s and 3 x 997s over about 12yrs , all bought used, but they've all been weekend cars and I probably don't do more than 5 - 7k miles pa with the occasional track day. Hand on heart, the worst problems I've had to pay for myself have been replacing a battery and changing a couple of suspension links. The only time I've had to invoke a warranty was to deal with a failed spoiler raising mechanism on my last 997TT. The last service for that car was done by JZM and it cost less than £400. I avoid being ripped off by OPCs for servicing at all costs since a bad experience at Hatfield when they tried to shaft me (a not unusual experience I'm told). I tend to sell on after 2yrs or so and if I'm lucky, I can avoid buying any new tyres and I've never had to buy any brakes. As for depreciation, I sold my last 997T Gen1 back to the supplying dealer, Cridfords, for about £9k less than I had paid for it 2 1/2yrs previously so I thought that was pretty good
...are you for real? You won't tell us next that the Quattroporte isn't such a better looking car than the Panamera after all, or will you?
LOL, is that a technique for not letting swmbo know that this is the car you are after, just in case she would look around here?
) For a fast everyday car, AMG or Audi RS.
Do you mean an R129? I would call that properly fast, rather than just quickish!
All I know is that once you've tried any kind of 911 Turbo its impossible to go back to a naturally aspirated one
