1999 996 Coupe 6 speed $13,750

[bxtech]

Not mine. I ran across this, and I'm just passing it along. Higher miles, but sounds nice though!

1999 PORSCHE CARRERA

1999 PORSCHE CARRERA - $13750 (campbell)
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This car is a stunning example of loving care. Owned more than 10 years; 2nd owner. Always Garaged.
175,000 well loved miles, mostly highway
295 HP; 6 Sp. Manual Transmission
Car Fax Available. Maintenance Records and Manuals Available
No fluid leaks; runs great; everything works
Call for an appointment to see: 408-xxx-xxxx

[bxtech]

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[Wayne 962]

Cool, that's a lot of car for the money...

-Wayne

[herman maire]

Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Cool, that's a lot of car for the money...

-Wayne

Wayne,

From your research with your boxster, do you think the engine or transmission is something to worry about if currently it is running well at those miles? If the IMS or cylinders were to fail, they would have already right?

Thanks

[jwetering]

175,000 miles and running strong. That's impressive. Problems with these motors usually show up early, if they show up at all. That Pasha fellow (sp?) did a teardown of a M96 motor some time ago and the normal wear areas/surfaces looked really good IIRC, so if the motor has done that many miles it's probably a good one. Mind you it's entirely possible the motor in that car was replaced at some point. A lot of them were, especially the early early ones.

I have 147,000 kilometres on my MkII 996 and I do 25,000 per year, so I will have this kind of mileage on my car about in about five and a half years. Then again, the engine in my car was replaced at 70,000 kilometres, so my motor won't have that kind of mileage for another 9 years or so. I like the sounds of that actually. My car is great and at this point I will be happy to own and drive it for another 10 years.

Keep up with the routine maintenance and the cars really show how well they are built. Even at 8 years old and with as many miles as I have my car is like new in many ways.

[Tso]

That is cheaper than a 2001 E46 M3!

[K. Roman]

Good price. Take it for a test drive, make sure you drive the car in 2nd gear on an incline up and down hill. As you go up or downhill tale your foot of the throttle over and over to see if the gear pops out. If it does...$$$$$ But it's not so bad you can still drive her. Also check for coolant smell, could need a coolant expansion tank, step on the clutch before you start it a bunch to see if it feels heavy. Could need a new clutch accumulator, look at the window seals well, could need replacing. Check to see if there are any codes being thrown at an indie mechanic that specialize I'm Porsche and can hook it up to a computer that reads codes. Good luck!

[K. Roman]

Sorry for bad grammar, phone typing.

[apex944]

>> If it does...$$$$$

$3000 on ebay for a rebuit Getrag.
Then add a 3.6 rebuilt engine ($7000) and you have a very reliable and fast car for $23K ! Add a GT3 Aerokit and you'll a $25K car with GT3 p/w and the looks to match.