Do you drive her daily?
Almost daily, except really sh*tty weather and winter time (no snow/salt for this turbo). Put a little over 10k miles in a year (9 months really since it's stored for the other 3) 
-Awais

-Awais
Damn, that's a lot of miles! Good for you man! Any engine or turbo rebuild yet?
I've only had mine since August 15, but I've already put 4,000 miles on it. I drive it to work every day (33 miles one way). I don't even have another car to drive if I needed it. I have a pickup truck, but it has been out on loan to my Mom for the last year or so.
I drive mine almost every day. Sometimes I drive my truck into the office because the Beltway here isn't so friendly to cars around here. So many trucks with rocks to throw
I didn't buy mine to sit in the garage though. It makes a move out at least once a day.
I didn't buy mine to sit in the garage though. It makes a move out at least once a day.
Switch off every few days, usually don't go 2-3 days without driving it. I too have owned too many cars that weren't driven, at 1 point I had 2 "Weekend cars' and realized how ridiculous it was to own a depreciating asset I didn't enjoy frequently, now that I have the 996 I love driving it as much as possible.
I'm starting to think my X5 and 996TT is the perfect combination of cars for driving/using frequently. Both love all weather, have a great feel to them, and serve their own purposes. If I'm getting groceries or going out with friends I take the X5, heading to dinner or out on the town the 996 is a blast.
I too have owned too many cars that weren't driven, at 1 point I had 2 "Weekend cars' and realized how ridiculous it was to own a depreciating asset I didn't enjoy frequently, now that I have the 996 I love driving it as much as possible.
I'm starting to think my X5 and 996TT is the perfect combination of cars for driving/using frequently. Both love all weather, have a great feel to them, and serve their own purposes. If I'm getting groceries or going out with friends I take the X5, heading to dinner or out on the town the 996 is a blast.
I too have owned too many cars that weren't driven, at 1 point I had 2 "Weekend cars' and realized how ridiculous it was to own a depreciating asset I didn't enjoy frequently, now that I have the 996 I love driving it as much as possible.
I find that it takes me a few shifts before I get the hang of the again if I don't drive it for a week or 2 and dirve the M5. If I drive it everyday, smooth from the first shift. They drive totally different.
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"Damn, that's a lot of miles! Good for you man! Any engine or turbo rebuild yet?"
No engine or turbo rebuilds yet - T2 knocks on wood!! So far she's running like a world class champ!! Knocks on wood again!! T2
No engine or turbo rebuilds yet - T2 knocks on wood!! So far she's running like a world class champ!! Knocks on wood again!! T2
I used to. However, I was find that the car lost a little bit of it's "charm". So I bought a commuter car. I drive the Turbo on the weekends, the evenings that I'm home and occasionally to work. It's back to making my heart race again.
Everyday .. when the car seems to lose something, all I do is vary my way home, I take the road less travelled which includes some extra twists and straights. That ALWAYS works, by time I get home I remember why I love this car.
I drive mine a lot (6500miles in the first 8 months) and I try to drive it atleast twice per week. I have my Dodge 3500 Cummins and a Kawasaki ZRX1100 to drive and especially in ubbercrappy or ubber nice weather, so I drive the car when it fits the bill... But we do drive the car quite a bit.
Mike
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