Hello

I currently drive a 2011 evo x gsr.
seeing that the 996 depreciated so much, I am thinking about selling my car for this one.

http://mypaylessauto.com/cars/2002+P...Carrera+701361

I would greatly appreciate opinions.
I realize this car is 11 years older, with 70k miles more than my car.
currently i run a 401whp/321tq setup on my car.

Thanks

 

Did you see the car in person yet?
PPI?
Test drives?

 

What's your budget? ~$30k?

-Jorge

 

"Should" you buy it? That's probably a bit of an odd question for strangers on the internet.

You have a fast, torquey car already, with a lot fewer miles. Probably best to just stick with what you got.

If you actually need a Porsche... well, you'd already know that and wouldn't be on here asking people!

If your question is really more like, "I want a 911 Turbo, is this one a good choice?" then my answer would be, "probably not." I made that decision without clicking on the link when I saw it was being offered by Payless Auto Sales. And not because I'm a snob (even though I am. ) It's because the chances of Payless knowing the first thing about 996TTs in general, and even moreso this car in particular, is about, well, zero. And when I clicked on the ad, yup, they spend most of the thin paragraph talking about the 6-Disc CD changer! Woo hoo! The stickers on the windshield literally say SPORTY! SWEET! and BARGAIN!

So you're being asked to part with 30g's for a 100k mile car with a very expensive (north of 50,000 bux if you were to totally destroy it) engine and absolutely no records of the oil even having ever been changed. I presume you are not particularly knowledgeable about 996TTs since you're on here asking about this one (no offense intended -- we can't all know about every car, and you probably know a ton about EVOs), so you wouldn't know by driving it whether this car was normal, stellar, or a total POS.

A PPI could be a useful tool in figuring out if this is the car for you, but that requires you to invest several hundred dollars of your own money in the PPI. On a car that, odds are, is not going to shake out very nicely. Generally, when a car winds up at a place like this it has been passed on by a LOT of other dealers.

Should you get a 996TT? Hell yeah! Of course you should! But keep looking. Keep reading. Be patient. Drive as many of them as you can in your quest. The right car will reveal itself to you.

 

Thanks for the insight.
I've been reading a little about 996's.
Budget is 30k-40k. But I've read from a number of threads noting that milage doesn't matter, more so the type of driving it experienced during its life. This one would have been something along the lines of a straight trade, so I thought I would ask.

That being said, you could would recommend getting a porsche, despite it being a decade older than my current car?

 

and no, I did not see the car in person yet.
would eventually have a ppi done if I was interested after seeing/driving.

 

In all seriousness, of course not. I wouldn't "recommend" to anyone with a 2011 car that makes lots of power, is probably under warranty for a long time, costs very little to insure and register and run, and is probably also far from paid off, to buy an 11-year-old, 100,000 mile Porsche that will cost them cubic boatloads more money to keep on the road over the next, say five years, then the Mitsu will.

Hell, I've never even driven an EVO -- it may be more fun than a 996TT, for all I know. But regardless, trading it for a 100k Turbo is insane.

100k, 11yo 996TTs should be bought with cash by someone with other modes of transportation and a reserve fund that will allow the fixing of expensive breakages should they occur. Not saying they will, but it's a lot more likely to cost you money than a still-warrantied Japanese car.

Cheers!

 

no

 

There are lots of high mileage 996 turbo cars that run well. I wouldn't be too discourage by the mileage if everything checks out. Get a PPI done and view maintained records (they indicate they are available).

I budget $1 per mile for maintenance, and have never been less than that in nearly four years of ownership. With fuel, insurance, and other misc expenses (excluding mods), I am probably closer to $1.50 a mile. My own personal experience, others may vary. Just trying to give you a comparison basis for your Evo.

 

Keep the evo. They are great cars. I have actually been toying with the idea of getting a x.

 

I agree, doesn't sound the slightest economically efficient.
thanks again for the insight.

 

Evo is cheap to maintain in comparison to a 996....

I'd keep the evo as well, especially if you like to track. Evo is much less expensive on the track versus a 996. I had a GT35r built Evo 8 at one time, fun car, the 996 has a much more civilized feel unless you go ape**** with the turbo setup.

 

This car looks like it was in an accident, the front end gaps don't line well it seems. Am I the only one that sees that?

 

I wouldn't buy a 100k mile TT unless I knew the previous owner personally. Too many things COULD be wrong with that car and you are easily 5-10k + in maintenance/repairs and blowing your budget.

Keep looking, you can find something not too much more expensive with less mileage. If that's just the cheapest 996 TT you could find, then you are just trippin and should know better.

 

100k turbo is only good if you know how its been maintained/flogged. mine's at 103k and i'd put it up against any as long as we're not judging for looks/paint/chips lol.

don't think it will be cheap to own though. i'm not sure i could trade an "11 car w/ warranty for a 10 yr old tt with an unknown provenance. but i'd have gotten the tt first anyway. that's a fun car you've got as is.. this is very different.