Maybe it’s the new year. Maybe it’s the rising prices.
Whatever the reason, we’ve had a few people ask us lately: What does it really cost to run an air-cooled Porsche 911?
You can dive deeper into the ownership experience of our 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera right here, but call thi…
$5000 plus routine service to drive 18,000 miles. Granted, the car does have 130k+ miles and any car will need work at that mileage.
But since all I own is junk, I don't know if that is good or not.
Well, the car went 130,000+ before it needed those heads redone. Figure it's now good for another hundred thousand or so. I'm very okay with that.
After having Mercedes and Porsches and their eye-watering repair bills I am back to British cars (Morgans and Triumphs). Awhile back after driving the last rebuild for 60,000 miles I broke a crankshaft in my TR3. I went all the way through the engine and installed a new clutch. The carbs & cooling system were okay. Put in all back together in about 6 weeks of partial weekends for about $2500. Compare that to a $5000 "routine service" on a 911. I would like to have a newer 911. I just don't want to pay for the maintenance and repairs.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
Understood! Beautiful car BTW!
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