I have been reading a lot about the 993 forums, but I get fixed reviews about should I get a very low milage 993 like 20,000 or something like 70,000, all well maintained and maintenance, with a valid check sheet.
So, whats its the best choice here. THANKS!

 

Low mileage needs all the maintenance too. The maintenances have an expiration date if you will. Oils have detergents that break down over time, Regardless if the car hardly ran. Tires get flat spots, rubber and plastic things dry rot. You get where I am going, right. Basically what you are going to want is documentation and a good clean title with a good clean bill of health (PPI).

Recently our 996 was due for some things. Even though it only has 20K miles and its 9 years old it still needed things that were due based on age.

 

thank you so much!

 

Higher mileage with records and a good PPI would be my choice for a driver. Good mods are always a plus!!

Low mileage cars will be pricier and may need things as Chris mentions above. Will also loose more value as as the mileage increases.

Just look until you fine the right car, you'll know.

 

Low mile cars are great. But they still need all the oil changes & other maintenance done. You will pay a premium for it, & then loose that money as soon as you drive it.

High miles with records will be a good car, but things will be worn, & some things will need to be taken care of. But you will have no issue driving it, & you will not really loose any money as you drive it.

Best bet is get a car around 50kmi, with records, they have been driven, but not much, & will be a good buy.

Ultimately get the best car you can afford. Then take care of it & it will take care of you.

 

Bobo,

I think your definition of "high mileage" is far too low. A 70K mile 993 is hardly a high mileage car. My '95 993 has 68K miles, and it looks and feels like a "low" mileage car -- nothing rattles, nothing squeaks, nothing looks or feels worn, etc.

 

LOW .... less problems

 

On a 5 year old car yes, on a 15+ year old not it may no be the case. Unused cars can have all kinds of expensive problems.

 

I got 2 cents - I use to think that lower the miles the better, but through the years I have learned that documented records are the most important thing. When a car has too low of miles I am really skeptical because of the following reason, was the car not driven because it was a lemon and had issues which prevented the user from being able to fully enjoy the car, was it a restored wreck (carfax doesn't fully tell history). Also, 993s, I love them, have the secondary air issue which can be the reason the car has low miles, couldn't pass inspection so wasn't driven. And, the cost to truly fix this can be extremely expensive. Record and history should be most important factor, with miles not too high, but also not too low.

 

Fine the best taken care of car you can find for the money and don't worry about the miles. My 993 has 120+ on it now. I bought it with 25k on it and still daily drive it now. Only "breakdown issue" I've had was the alternator died at around 110k. Other then that the car and been rock solid reliable and still drives like it did when I bought it. No squeaks or rattles, nothing. But I have always been sure to take very good care of it and that I think is the key.

 

thank everyone!!! these info really help!

 

I'd sooner have a well maintained low mileage example over a well maintained high mileage example.

 

To be honest, and you can take my opinion however you want, but I have owned a lot of Porsche over the years, and I would strongly say ignore mileage.

I have had a high mileage 964 (160k) and a low mileage one (35k), and the low mileage one, just like nearly all the low mileage "older" cars I have owned, have turned out to need more maintenance than the high mileage ones.

Anything rubber turns to crap in older high mileage cars, whereas on the higher mileage car those same rubber components have probably been replaced.

These rubber components being aged make them handle poorly, just my opinion.

I would be more interested in if the car has had regular maintenance, a stamp in the service book for every year, even if the car went nowhere that year.

I know a guy with a 993 turbo, lovely car, about 50k on the clock, but he has only had one oil change in the last 10 years. Last month he offered me his car, I told him I would not touch it because of the lack of routine servicing. If it had ANY mileage, but had regular servicing I would have bought it in an instant.

 

That has nothing to do with it being a low mileage car. Find one like that that has been well maintained and it'll be better than the one that was well maintained with 160K on it. Miles behind you are just that...they're not miles in front of you.

Another thing with high mileage cars is that they've likely had many owners and lots of weekend warriors working on them. I've read more than enough threads about stripped this and snapped off that. I'll stick to my unmolested, low mileage and trouble-free well maintained example.

 

A low mileage car sounds great in theory... and it will probably be okay for you if you plan to do like the previous owner and just stash it away. BUT, if you plan to drive it regularly or daily, you're more than likely to have more problems due to all of the components and rubber lines and gaskets and o-rings that have been sitting. Happened to me... I bought a low mileage Turbo and then I started driving it and low and behold I ended up replacing just about every topical component on the dang car. Once I had done that it was super reliable as I drove it just about everyday. So if it's higher mileage and has good records...it's most likely going to be less problematic.