996 Turbo / GT2 Turbo discussion on previous model 2000-2005 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and 911 GT2.

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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 06:04 AM
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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)

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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by t2_996420
Everyday for the last 4+ years and 154,500+ miles on the ticker to prove it!! No reason not to drive it everyday and get that smile at least twice a day!! Good Luck!! T2
Damn, that's a lot of miles! Good for you man! Any engine or turbo rebuild yet?
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 07:18 AM
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If there are no chicks to impress where I'm going then I drive my beater.

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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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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.
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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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.
 
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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.
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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Everyday unless I need to haul things/people then I take the Escalade.
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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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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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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DD for me... its local in SF... so its not too bad..
 
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The mileage doesn't make the car depreciate like how the age makes it depreciate... Drive it if you bought it, period!
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 01:57 PM
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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
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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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.
 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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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.

 
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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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.

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I drive mine every day and everywhere. 10k miles in 6 months so far. And the appeal hasn't worn off yet. I still LOVE the car.
 


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