[JBaez]

How well does a Porsche 996 survive under every day driving conditions? I drive this car every day and no longer keep another car. Rain, snow, sleet, or shine...this car has been thousands of miles since I have owned it and it continues to perform flawlessly. Not a single problem ever. The best part is that I now have almost 103k miles on it. Original motor and no RMS leak. I hear a lot of FUD on the web about these cars but I am convinced that this must be the majority. I don't think many people have run these cars over 100k miles to date. I am going for 250k and hope to get 300k. I am going to do this as an experiment as some other manufacturers have done with Volvos and Mercedes. How long can a factory water cooled motor go? There are some high mileage boxsters out there..but I think the highest mileage I have seen is about 175k. Next week, I am off to Dallas and Houston again from Austin..so it going to be another 1000 mile weekly jaunt but it's the most fun I have had driving in a long time. The only real flaw I see is on the interior driver lumbar support...It might be an easy fix, but wonder if there is a way to retrofit the newer 997 seats into the 996. I am willing to make that investment. Off to another week of "their is no substitute" driving.