Cant believe how many miles some of these cars have on them! Dreaming on eBay, and some 996 variants with 150k plus. Got to be ticking time bomb, surely?!
The 996 had a few issues too. There is a company called Hartech who do good stuff re reliability The second gen 997 addressed the problemsStill getting a lot of car in any sort of 911 imo
The 996/986 engine just have one problem and that’s the IMS bearing failure! If you change the oem bearing for a better reforced unit then you has car that makes 400000km with good mantinence!
IMS and bore scoring were common on older pork engines, Hartech near Bolton have a good rep as do others for addressing these issues. Current pork models have 20k service intervals so reliability must be up.
The 996 3.4 (early ones) can be very problematic and even the 3.6 can suffer IMS and RMS failures. Am not a great fan of the 996 anyway for the same reason as most, the front light arrangement, so would go for a 997 every time. If you're considering a 997, I personally would go C2S to get the 3.8 lump with the other added extras that are thrown in. The C4S is a great car cause you get the wide body but I don't think it drives as well as the 2WD versions. It all depends on budget bradders, but for mid to late 20's, my choice would be 997 C2S which ran from late 2004 to 2009 (Gen 1) but I would go for 2006 - 2009 as the very early ones can have issues also. I have owned three 911's, C2S, C4S and Turbo, and for my money, the C2S was the best of the bunch. The turbo is epic for pure speed but something of the whole 911'ness is lost a little with the 4WD systems. Good luck mate, they are generally bomb proof every day user cars. Avoid the main dealers for an older model and stick with a good independent as the savings are huge, and you don't get conned into buying discs, pads and other consumables every 5 minutes.
From what I have gathered you are very unlikely to get IMS issues on higher mileage car since it would have already gone if it was going to go. The low mileage examples of all models keep mega value but there are stacks of cars out there with astronomical high mileage that are still being driven hard and with no problems at all. Its one of the biggest reasons I went for the Porsche as I like to use my toys.
Which is what made me ask the question. eBay is full of 996 variants with 100-150k on them, in great looking condition bodily. And at £11k makes a nice rarely-used toy as affordable as a bike would be. Dreaming rather than buying but 8 am keen on another car to spread my mileage and have a bit of fun in.
Save your cash for one of these instead? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-41915072/iron-man-flight-sets-first-world-record
Yeah it's bloody brilliant! Although the fourth pass over the water wasn't so great... This would be the greatest toy ever!
My 997.1 C2S is on 110k and counting... I periodically check the bores and it's alright in there. Mind you, I warm my cars carefully before hammering them and am pretty religious with servicing etc. No problems yet, however I remain vigilant. Hartech have a good rep' for engine rebuilds it seems should one be needed. And use OE quality bits, cheap brake discs can warp etc. Then you end up doing the job twice.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...-drives-a-725000-mile-1976-porsche-911-turbo/ Porsche is past building its one millionth 911, and that's kind of a big deal. With demand for 911s being higher than ever, it seems that no matter how much demand there is for SUVs, four-doors and mid-engined models, Stuttgart's iconic rear-engined sports car is here to stay. Part of that success lies in Porsche's quality standards. 911s don't break too often, and when they finally do, it usually doesn't take a rocket scientist to fix them. That's why 70-percent of all 911s ever built are still on the road, and that's why you can find unicorns like this 930 with more than 725,000 miles on the clock. https://blog.caranddriver.com/with-1-million-miles-on-the-clock-this-porsche-356-is-no-garage-queen/
