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potential 996 owner needs help...
yrydr replied to yrydr's topic in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)
Thanks very much guys... Really appreciate your help and input... I'll update with my progress while going thru with this search phase :thankyou: -
Hi everyone, I was going thru the forum for the last couple of days and have seen that there are a lot of useful info for a guy like me who is just in the verge of deciding to go for a 996 or not. I am an ex 1984 3.2 carrera owner and loved the car at that time... So now I want to go back to Porsche again... I have a couple of questions and would appreciate your feedback. 1. Apparently everyone here is aware of the fact that 996s have a serious engine problem. Not necessarily all the cars of course, but proportionally a large number of 996s are coming with trouble. My budget is pretty limited so it is not enough for a later model but only a car manufactured between 1998-2001. Is there any difference at all between a 1999 and 2001? 2. Is it feasible to assume a car that has 120,000 kms on it, is a safer bet (at least thinking that it didn't have any problems till now and at least the only problems I would have might be standard 10 year old 120,000 kms car problems but not an engine, RMS, etc problems)? 3. I am not a mechanic at all. I have only an average knowledge on engine, etc. What would you recommend me to look for while checking the car itself? Also if I have a test drive, what should I be expecting (an/or not expecting)... 4. Except for above, what else would you recommend? I really do appreciate all you feedbacks in advance. Demir