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Yikes! 996's are taking a hit!

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And this is a 2001!


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yeah, but 85K miles in 3 years can't be great on a car.
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yeah, but 85K miles in 3 years can't be great on a car.
common , 85 k is nothing for a new car
that means it was used on lot's of highway and long journeys...

i used to do 100 000 km a year, a car can handle that these days ...

it be more worried with a 5 year old car , with 20k on the counter, coz that means it wasn't driven regulary
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It's a little closer to my price range now - not that I could afford it anyway.
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Just seems like the 993's are holding their value better - I wonder what the longevity of the 996 block is like - being a water pumper it should run cooler, more consistent right?
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doesn't sound right to me , that price is way to low
the lowest one i can find here is at 49991 Euro's
'98 996 C2 with 90000 km's
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LOLs. You're on the wrong side of the Atlantic. Quite common out here. I know a few friends that have purchased 996s in better condition with way lower miles for not much more.

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doesn't sound right to me , that price is way to low
the lowest one i can find here is at 49991 Euro's
'98 996 C2 with 90000 km's
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Those earlier 996's are wet sump right? Isn't that inherentley bad for cars capable of high g forces? Maybe Porsche did something to counter that but I always though a sports car should be dry-sump.
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For that sort of money I'm getting a one way ticket over and rowing the thing back Cuban style.
I couldnt get a boxster at that price.
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I've been watching 993 and 996 prices lately. It seems as though any 996s below $35K (certainly 2000 and 2001) have had engine replacements or rear main seal leaks. But as long as you go into a deal fully informed (i.e., get a PPI), there seem to be some great deals out there.
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Ive seen two really nice 996s with low miles go for mid-30s here in CA, the market is pretty ugly for those cars.
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[B]Those earlier 996's are wet sump right?
All the 996s were/are wet-sumps. The exeptions are the Turbo cars and the GT3s (which I don't consider 996s).

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The miles wouldn't scare me much, especially if you change the car to a lower miles per year format. There's a lot of good miles left in that car.

We just turned 87,000 on my bride's 986, and in terms of reliability, it's like a Camry. Whole lot more fun to drive, though.

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