I have learned that upon trading in or selling my Porsches there is an unspoken language of how a car depreciates . It seems like quite a few used car appraisers have mentioned the "10K mile" boundary much like one of many hurdles .

Unlike the day one takes delivery of his car (the first big hurdle) the 10K mile mark comes at a time with less novelty . It's also gradual.

When my Turbo reached 9000 miles I really started thinking about my miles --sometimes as the odometer moved ever so slowly. On my pdk car with only 3K miles I feel like its past the mileage infancy stage but far enough away from 10K miles not to dwell on it too much --yet.

I woke up today and it was a beautiful day . It was cold by Florida standards . The high was only in the mid 60's and the low is expected to be in the 40's making this unseasonably cold . This is ideal weather in the life of my Turbo . No humidity , nice and cool, sunny.

Upon start up I had 9989 miles and estimating my drive today woild be my day to cross 10K miles . If i didn't love this car I might have even considered selling it . I know that keeping it brought me to an even deeper level of commitment which I had already established many miles ago but reaffirmed it today.

It was a beautiful drive .
2010 is starting off so nicely.
My car crossed 10K miles .
This is Porsche Bliss to me.

Amyone else ponder the 10K mile boundary ?

 

Look at it this way - your car is just now starting to open up. The engine is more elastic and eager to rev. Too many 911s are sold without reaching its top potential. Flat engines continue to open up and blossom well past 30k miles. The best is yet to come.

 

Yea..about 1.5 yrs. ago when I blew right by it...My car is 3 years old next month and with 19k miles on her.

Dave

 

Enjoy the car. Think of all the older 911s with 50,000, 100,000, and more than 150,000 miles. All cars were designed to be driven and it seems like Porsche made this car even more drivable than other cars in its class.

 

My previous car, an '06 Corvette, was my "daily driver" and endured a 5-day-a-week 90 mile round trip between work and home, plus run-around miles on the weekend. I know I'm talking about a GM product here, but the miles took their toll: rock chips, tire wear, interior wear, and just a general deterioration of a very nice car over a shorter than normal time frame. Come trade-in time, I knew I was going to take it in the shorts, and did.

I swore to myself (so the wife couldn't hear) that I would not do that to the new Porsche, and that at the first opportunity I would find a "beater car" to suffer the slings and arrows of daily driving. The wife believes in the mantra, "you bought it, you drive it", so when the beater car showed up a couple of months after we had bought the Porsche, it caused, shall I say, some rather animated conversations.

The Porsche is such a better "driver's car" than the Corvette could ever be, and that makes it doubly hard to not drive it everywhere. Could the Porsche take it? Absolutely, and come back asking for more, but I'm trying my best to keep it a "low mileage example" as I can, and still enjoy the car as it was designed and engineered to be.

 

For SELLING, I can see keeping it in the "basically new" < 10k category.

For buying preowned, it seems you're likely MUCH better off to seek the next 10k range (10k-20k miles). Why not let the last guy eat the depreciation while you get essentially the same car? Otherwise, you go buy with say 8500 miles on it, drive it just a little and YOU have the car with over 10k miles that you barely drove, yet drove off a cliff financially. If your intent is to keep it long term, it probably doesn't matter much; if you want to swap every few years, that could be significant.

 

My car hit 10,000 a few weeks ago. Will continue to drive it until something comes along that I would enjoy driving more. (Can't imagine what that would be at this point but when the time comes I'll know.) As for the mileage, a new car takes the biggest depreciation hit when you drive it off the lot. Beyond that, the next big hit occurs when the factory warranty runs out. In between, drive it and don't worry about the mileage.

 

Just drive the dang car! By Euro standards 10k miles is nothing and the car is still not fully broken in.

 

I'm pushing 9000+ miles here on my 05. The only factor I believe about 10K is when you look at the odo, it seems as if your baby has lost its innocence the in the same way it does when you crack your first 1000 miles.

Enjoying the "cold" South Florida weather is ideal P car weather. Now if I can only relax about the IMS thing. (Fortunately I have an extended warranty thru 2012)

 

9000 miles on an 2005!?!?!? What the heck is wrong with ya? You live in Florida...there is NO excuse.

Drive that car up to Sebring and let her breath a little!

 

Man, reading this post makes me feel like a car abuser
I now have 46,000 miles on my 06, and she's got her winters on and ready for another 5,000 miles before the spring

 

For just a second there I thought you were going to say- "I instead drove it directly to the dealer which is only 6 miles away and traded for a 2010 Turbo"

haha

I can't comprehend so many people saving the car for the next owner? Or being so chicken on interior/exterior colors?

Ad says "car never driven in the rain" WTF is that all about?

Agreed a perfect sunny day is magical. But so is a car with great lighting being driven in the black of night.

Or throwing four-wheel rooster-tails in the snow with the seat and steering wheel heat on! Ha! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

I didn't buy a car to possess it, and treat it like a piece of jewelery! I bought it to experience it! Otherwise it just sits there dripping money via depreciation.

Mini-rant over. Sorry Larry... lol

Grab your sack or put on your big-girl panties (or both, as the case may be) and rack up some miles.

 

And to you, Sir, I tip my hat! Keep up the good work representing the true drivers contingent! Carry on.

 

Drive the car...learn the car....experience the car
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This is my 3rd Porsche, I have had 138k miles on a 97 Boxster, 167k miles on an 01 Boxster S, and am currently at 12k miles on my 09 997 Cab. I do not have garage queens. This my daily driver, summer and winter, sun and snow here in Chicago. These vehicles are made to be driven. If you are concerned about resale value there are better investments to be made.

I will guarantee that my cost per smile is lower than many others.