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ubertub

ubertub

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Just read a post re buying a 993 with lots of miles.
it looks like there's plenty of 993s on here with 100k+ on the clock.
My old girl has just reached the 100k mark and I'm faced with a dilema:
Do I forget the milage issue and use her as a daily driver and enjoy myself, or do I be more careful not to add a lot more miles and keep using the old Golf as a daily?

I'm guessing 100k+ cars don't command any sort of premium now so my head tells me it's okay to add 20+ a year without really adding to the normal depreciation an N reg will see.

Interested to see your views... but come March, when the tax runs out on the Golf, I think the 993 will be coming out of the garage for good.
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mik.
 
There's a 911 'Club Sport' that's done over 400,000 miles.

Bought new in 1988 for c£38,000 and used daily by one owner for nearly 20 years - only requiring regular routine servicing and an engine refresh at 300,000 mls.

Autofarm had it up for sale a year or so ago for c.£24,000. Don't know what they or the original owner got in the end, but that's pretty cheap motoring and a testimony to the build of the 911.
 
Mik,

Once the car goes over the phychological 100k mark, the depreciation curve won't increase by adding a few more. My car has 118k on it and I love driving her every day. 5 inches of snow today and she ploughed through with no problems (she is a C4). In fact, I had so much fun I took the long way home. Even taking it easy, I could get the tail out and keep her under control with the throttle! Bring on more snow!

Darren
 
That 911 Club Sport was up for sale again recently for £22,500. They are a little rarer than the 993.

My 968CS has 128k on it and the 993 has reached 100k; they tend not to fall apart just because the odometer gains that extra digit. Cars are for driving so go ahead and enjoy it.
 
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5 inches of snow today and she ploughed through with no problems (she is a C4).
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Darren

I can't even get my C2 out of the drive. Mind you, if I had a C4 and snow tyres ... Our village hasn't been gritted. Some folk haven't been out for days. Landrover is the only way to get around.
 
I've done both.

My car used to get used two or three times a week in all weathers until recently. It's now tucked up in the garage with a battery maintainer attached. I now only drive it when the roads are dry. I must admit I enjoy the drives even more. There is more of a sense of occasion now and I only take it out when I know I don't have to worry about where I park it etc.

pp
 
Daily is how they should be driven! How can you enjoy it if it's sat in a garage?

Plus, I find that driving a 993 is a lot less stressful on the motorway; I used to have a Golf GTI before I got my first porker, people were forever pulling out in front of you in the fast lane on the motorway. With the porkers, they pull out on you less often and when they do they often pull back in again quickly. So I'd choose the porker any day. I've toyed with the idea of getting a Golf TDI to save on mileage, service and fuel costs, but never seriously.

I do 80 miles a day during the week, all motorway more or less.

Mine's similar to yours, a C2 N reg. 140K on the clock and climbing. It's no worse now than when I bought it 4 years ago with 70K on the clock, if anything it runs better because I've had all the little glitches sorted out. It needed a new clutch at about 120K but then I'd done 50K on it and the previous owner hadn't put a new one on either.

If my old 3.2 was anything to go by, the first thing I really noticed was when it was 18 years old with 190K on the clock, and the wiring started cracking but that was purely down to age and not mileage. The bodywork, engine and gearbox were all sound. I sold it at 195K - not to get rid of it but because I wanted a 993, I was then in a position to buy one and the right one came up.

The only thing with high mileages is that some things need doing more often - services, and I need an alignment doing every year as the tyres start to toe out.
 
I did a quick analysis over one of the biggest car selling sites in Germany... There are about 450 of 993 for sale at the moment and it seams that after 70 - 80K miles the quoted price is more about the overall condition of the car plus of course the emotional component of the owner....
I think 993 overall reach the point when condition will be more important for potential buyers than the milage and it will continue to be even more so... and we all know by now that driving 911 does not really affect the condition of the car (and the seat edges and the stearing wheel can always be refurbished [:D])
 
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....it seams that after 70 - 80K miles the quoted price is more about the overall condition of the car ...
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So, as I'm only on a rather inadequate 48.5K, my miles are still costing me a fortune! I'd better hurry up and burn them while I can still afford it and quickly drive my way to the free miles beyond 80K[:)]
 
ORIGINAL: ach
I think 993 overall reach the point when condition will be more important for potential buyers than the milage and it will continue to be even more so... and we all know by now that driving 911 does not really affect the condition of the car (and the seat edges and the stearing wheel can always be refurbished [:D])
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It's the same for the 3.2 I sold mine at 195K for £10K, half of what I paid for it but I'd done 130K miles so I reckon it was fairly cheap motoring in terms of depreciation per mile.

The major drivers of price though when they get to thosemiles - FSH, condition, what options, colour even. No doubt it'll be the same for 993s, a C4S will always command a much higher price than a C2. A left hooker will always be cheaper. etc.etc.
 
Well, the old girl is in very good fettle and is only a 1 previous owner... so a few miles cant hurt.
I'll be off to the post office for that tax disc on Sat morning then.
Thanks for your views..
 
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