Now I know they matter to some extent, but I am trying to get a piece of mind.

Here is what I am facing. I am actively looking to purchase a 996TT. I can find some with low miles (which was my first thought) and I can find them with a bit higher miles in the say 40K mile range.

Now - I may be able to find something low mileage - but they could also be HARD miles - and then the other end of it - higher miles - could be pampered miles...

In the end - I am going to buy this car - and it will be driven daily. So I will put between 12 - 20K miles a year on this car give or take.

In the end - three years down the road - I may put on say 50 - or 60K miles on the car.

If i go with something that is a great buy and well maintained - at say 40K miles - I may be pushing 100K miles on the car.

Is that a bad thing? Will I be facing major maintenance issues?

BTW - I will be doing Mods to this car. It wont stay stock more than a week once I buy it - so take that into consideration as well.

Plans for sure -

Clutch
ECU Flash
Exhaust
Intake
Air Cleaner
Short Shifter
Wheels / Tires and some Body mods - wing etc..

OK - Thank you in advance for the insight here.

 

As long as the maintenance has been done to the car the mileage isn't that important. However, keep in mind that a higher mileage car is harder to sell but as long as the price is right it shouldn't be that difficult. Good luck.

 

Assuming proper maintenance I'd rather have a car with 50k miles driven by some latte-sipping foo-foo from Atherton than one with 10k track miles.

 

agreed ^

 

Mine had 30k on it when I bought it and I am selling it now w/ 41k on it. Car drives great and the miles didn't matter to me. If you find one you like, then I wouldn't let miles get in the way, especially if you plan to drive it daily.

 

Thanks guys. I'm on the hunt - and will take all of this into consideration.

Really want a fun car thats strong - to enjoy and drive...

If anyone thinks of any maintenance issues I should be thinking about - please let me know.

Have a good night.

 

Andy, I had a look at a car that had 13k miles on it that had a big "red" break kit. I saw cracks in the rotors! You know they weren't the original brakes too. After looking into another low mileage example I saw signs it had been in a big one (variations in paint front and back of the car).
Suffice to say I looked at 10 -12 cars before I picked mine; even then I was nervous. The main thing to note these are SOLID cars. You've been active enough on the boards to know what to look for. Value for money-wise, I think a 30-40 k mile car is a good price point with plenty of hard charging life left. There are enough of us around to give you a second (and third!) opinion.

Mehmet

 

Wheel bearings? I was surprised to recently read that 20-30k isn't unusual!

It is an (almost) impossible calculus- how to tell 'good' miles from 'bad'. Even if you are buying a one owner car from the owner... is that latte sipping foo foo a track junky on weekends? It really turns into an overall impression based on a lot of things. Owner, mods, records, quality and detectability of any repairs, etc.

Over time you will pay a certain amount in maintenance on a per mile basis- while it is obvious that a car with 20k will need a 30k service, whereas a car that just had that done is 'cheaper', there is the issue of wear and tear and or deferred maintenance. If there is a set amount of 'life' that will need replacement by say 60k, if you buy it at 45k you will only get 15k prior to being hit with 100% of the service costs. If you buy it at 20k you have 40k...

Your mods will replace one the major wear parts (clutch). Suspension might be something to consider too.

GL

A

 

Buy the newest you can afford and get a PPI. People say it doesn't matter but I know I wouldn't buy a TT with higher mileage and the fact that your asking that very question should tell you something.There are WAY too many out there to settle