HOW MUCH DOES IT REALLY COST TO DAILY DRIVE A 996 PORSCHE 911 C4S? I WAS WRONG!!
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2018
- Part 1 of 2 videos. In this part I talk about the true costs of owning a 911. I was a little off the mark in my last video and the costs of ownership over 3 years have ended up being a lot more than I had anticipated. Still does it make financial sense to drive one everyday as opposed to a brand new hatch back? Find out!
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If you take it to a dealer, expect to get shafted. The Porsche dealer is in the business of selling 100k+ cars and over prices its services as people who can afford the new car generally have a load more money, these cars are dead easy to work on as they were designed for the track and things like brakes and suspension components to be replaced on the fly, same goes for servicing. With just a £70 jack, a £200 Halford full socket and spanner set you can do 90% of the jobs on this car. If you really don't like doing your own work then find a decent Porsche specialist, most charge £300 to service a 996 and £500 for a major. Also working on your own cars In my experience make you much more comfortable with the car.
first rule of expensive cars...stay away from main dealers, find a good independent...example...BMW Z4 after a new ABS pump fitted the car needed "coding" to remove warning lights and match the part to the car....main stealer £150 in all day, Plough Motors, Boldon T&W, £25 and 10 mins for a perfect job.
Only someone with money to waste takes a 20 year car to a dealer to fix everything that is “wrong” with the car. Spent 10k on a 20k car? Mine has 85k and I sent 15k to buy it, owned it for 3 years and spent about 1000 all in for brakes and oil changes I did myself not including one set of tires. Mine is 99 cabriolet.
You've just hit the nail on the head - no depreciation. Covers a lot of maintenance. I had a 964RS i bought for 20K in 2000. Thought id done well selling it in 2004 for 24K ! Had i known..
that's a very interesting point that despite some of the higher maintenance costs appreciation (or atleast lack of significant depreciation) more than makes up for it when you compare it with alternatives.
Great video, thank you for sharing
You have no idea. My 2003 C4S. 3 owners and 59k. Purchased for 20 k 2019. Full porsche service , water pump oil change for gearbox. then complete need for new brake pipes, then a new exhaust 5k, then bore scored!!!! All work now done. Now a great car. Bill....18k. I have had thre previous 911's all 996's none of them were cheap to run. the car was with a specialist having the work completed for 18 months! I love 996's , god knows why? Would I do it all over again? Would I f!!!
Good video. Thnx. Like from Norway
Will it cost less to maintain if it’s a weekend/special occasion car?
Costs are always higher than you expect when you tot it up. I have a b5 s4 and i thought i hadnt spent too much on it and i worked out i have spent 6k in 6 months. Quickly spirals out of control. (That 6k is turning into around 9k by the end of the year)
Very interesting thanks
Great video, and one that has saved me the effort of buying one of these cars. £10k for 3 years motoring is preposterous. Thanks for sharing.
Worth every penny I say
Don’t be under any illusions that a 10/ 15 year old 911 will be cheap to keep PROPERLY maintained,
wellllll, you took it to the dealer, what did you expect?
And there was me thinking the Lotus was expensive! Wow!
what a wife! she is a keeper
Thanks for a great honest post. I was in the market for a 996 C4s but with prices pushing well over £20k for a private sale and over £25k from trade I went for a straight Carrera 4. If you are patient there are good ones around and from my experience they are not selling anywhere near as fast as many will have you believe. I negotiated and paid £14k for a 2000 my C4 with many desirable extras, 71,000 fully documented serviced miles, from a PCGB member knowing that I had paid £10k less than I would have paid for the C4s (and by the way there are even more C4s for sale than top condition standard Carreras), with the comfort of knowing that I had money in the bank should I encounter an unexpected large maintenance bill.
Did you get a pre-purchase inspection before you bought? Would it have made a difference anyway? Do you think it's just because it's such an old car with quite a few mile on it? I was tempted to buy a Boxster 981 or 2009 onwards 987 S but i'd rather take an MX-5 if it's going to be a money pit. Boxsters aren't going to appreciate any time soon I don't think. Would be good to have a health check before you buy!
Yes but the hatchback with the cross to do a dime for several years :)