Porsche 996 Owner's Review: Highs, lows and costs revealed!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- The 996 is the most affordable way into Porsche 911 ownership, which is one of the reasons why CarGurus editor Chris Knapman decided to buy one. In this video, Chris provides an update on three years of 996 ownership, including what's gone wrong, what's gone right, and how much it's all cost.
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I bought my 996.1 C2 new and almost 23 years ago. I still absolutely love it. Having recently retired, I’m now intent on doing all its service work myself and have made a good stab at that this year. My sons fit very comfortably in the back when I got it and they have since been driving it occasionally for years now. I have no intention of selling it and I still just love looking at it.
Having had my 996 for 17 years, I can tell you that I love my car just as much today as I loved it 17 years ago.... And it doesn't rattle. But yes it easily costs me £1000 a year, probably closer to twice that now... But it has appreciated since I bought it and even if it hadn't, I would still do it. I still think my ownership has been cheaper than buying a 3 series (330, 335) BMW new at the same time provided I sold my car
I often think of selling my 996.1 C4 with the aero kit and sport design wheels (same as on your car) and then I look at it and can't stop smiling at how pretty it is.
I believe that the secret is to buy a well sorted car to begin with. I bought my manual C2 from FGP 4 years ago. The car has cost me two minor services (major due next year) and two rear tyres, total cost less than £1000. A car which is a little more expensive at the start of ownership is a huge saving in the long term. If you spend under £15k to buy a car you'll probably spend easily £5k to get it up to standard, and that's not upgrading and add ons. Buy well, save money.
Hey Chris really nice clip
I can't remember last time I seen a test drive in the rain
And an owner enjoying their own car!
Cheers from Dublin
Great info! So glad you are enjoying it.. special cars. I also like how you have left it alone. Keeping it classic 👍👍👍 I am enjoying 05 997. I love it to death but sometimes I think about selling it for a cayman 🤔
Great rreview, thanks Chris. I had a 996 Carrera 4 a few years back. A great car to drive and even more reassuring for all-year use with 4WD. The thing that make me sell it on was the lack of secure luggage space for computer and photographic equipment. With 4WD and an optional larger fuel tank, the front boot was really tiny.
I've had my year 2000 C4 for 20 years and I still love it, although I don't use it as much as I should. My daily drive is a Mercedes E Class, which is a great car in many ways and very calming to drive. But the Merc has a scary lack of traction in the wet, which is a huge contrast with the sure-footedness of the Porsche, which is amazingly reassuring, so long as you don't go absolutely nuts
Absolutely love the man maths
I'm on my second 996 a turbo this time amazing machine ❤😊
Thanks for sharing your 996 experience 😀.
I’ve owned both a 996 Carrera and a 996 GT3. The Carrera is way more usable as a daily driver. The GT3 is a beast but I sold it primarily because it was a horrible daily driver.
The brakes are designed that way buddy...they are not as assisted in order to give the driver more control over the braking and a to give more of a racy feel,,,the 997 was made with more assistance so less pressure was needed by the driver....the brakes are excellent but the driver has to do most of the work on the 996 and the 986 boxters
I appreciate the love of 911's, few cars evoke that emotion that only a proper drivers car can. However the bills scare me a little. When something big fails, that will be $10/20k+, nearing the value of the car. So I get it that a drivers car is the order of the day, though for my money I would have gone Audi TTRS / VW Golf R, manual, and called it a day. These are a bit easier to live with than a 911. To each his own all the same. 911's are a special car.
Did you install 997 GT3 short-shift kit ?
It cost me roughly the same amount of £4000 for running my 987.2 Cayman, Porsche ownership is expensive but the experience is worth every penny for any car enthusiast.
Great insight 😊
How tall are you? It looks really cramped whilst you were driving
I'm in about 75k
Good on you - she's a keeper
Good £7,000 in running costs.
Stop making these so appealing as I haven't got one yet 😅
Headlights are a ten minute job that costs £10.00
Porsche are money pits .. if you get lucky it will just be very expensive other than ruinous..
If you can wrench on your own cars they are quite reasonable.
Exactly….had mine for 3+ years and do my own work and source my own parts…not that bad when compared to other similar cars and it doesn’t tank in value every year..
@@glenns2801 exactly. My 996 is probably worth more than what I payed for it 3 years ago. Men who can fix their own cars are rewarded. Boys who pay for oil changes are punished.
They are absolutely NOT money pits, just do your research and find an honest local mechanic. Never take any vehicle to the dealership for service unless it's something only they can do, i.e. key setting. If you don't mind spending the big bucks, sure take to dealership, but it's by no means necessary