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Originally Posted by birdmanx1
Nice Christian!!! In for pics when you get your 996 Turbo  |
Thanks Bird! Just need to find the right one for the right price.
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Originally Posted by cossie1600
Just remember that you will still be paying for maintenance and repairs for a $100K car.
It's the same reason that I am hesitant about a 2010 X5 diesel at the moment.
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I plan on doing basic maintenance work myself as I love working on my own cars when it's something within my abilities or at least close enough that I feel comfortable giving it a shot. Parts prices are actually surprisingly reasonable for smaller stuff, but you're right you will pay out the nose for bigger things.
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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront
i'm a big fan of the 996 turbo's. like you said, compared to the 993 you get a lot more bang for the buck. i'm not sure why the 993 has held it's value the way it did. perhaps there were less turbo models sold in those years? 964 turbo's (especially the 3.6L's) are a great car too but they don't have the AWD. either way, good luck with it! 911's are pretty awesome cars, no matter what generation you get |
Thansk HK! I agree, they have huge bang for the buck and with an intake, exhaust and tune can net 120 extra hp. I've even found some X50s in the 30k range and those are even more potent. But they can also be built up to be monsters!
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Originally Posted by KaienZ34
A 30K offer on a used Z? Take it and run, you could always come back to the Z later on like you have said. I sold my other 09 370 in the beginning of 2010 for only 28K, it was PG touring sport 14k miles perfect shape.
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I was really surprised, then again it was cleaner than all their new Zs and I bought it there so they know the car. 30k is WAY more than I was expecting, but they also have some customers looking for my exact color/interior combo so that might be helping.
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Originally Posted by ANMVQ
Funny how everyone is saying go for it. Just IMO I cant stand them.. Maybe just where I am but I would NEVER buy one, In MA everyone one I see the guy driving just looks like a donkey, The drive the car live an Azz weaving in and out of traffic all the time and like own the road, The are ( Full of themselves) and act like HEY I have a PORSCHE!! I plus I see to many of them, I see more Porches here than I see Z and G's. Just me tho I know.
Sorry man,
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I honestly am seeing less and less 996 Porsches in socal as everyone and their mother has either a boxster or 997 now. I don't see too many douchy 996 drivers out there but the Porsche mentality is definitely there when you talk to them!
But I learned not to care, I don't act like that and enjoy the car more than I care about what other people think about me... within reason of course!
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks
As a DD, I wouldn't do it. As a second car, sure why not.
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I drive less than 5k miles a year so I won't be piling on miles at least, which definitely helps on maintenance costs versus the average person at 12k miles a year. The 996 non turbo models all seem to have consistent problems while the turbos are completely unaffected by the normal 996 troubles. I feel like it is most important to look for well cared for turbos since a lot of the enthusiast owners will have taken care of the problem areas already.