I am considering purchasing my colleague?s 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera. It has low miles and seems to be well taken care of, except that it may need a new clutch. 1) I have never owned a sports car, and was hoping someone could shed some light on the cost of ownership of such a car (i.e. maintena…

The car is over 10 years old, so you can expect some repairs. Parts and labor are both higher than “normal” cars, about 20 to 30% on average per repair. Not too bad in snow, but you’ll need winter tires. The car is low to the ground and won’t do well in deep unplowed snow. A Porsche specialist i…

Maintenance is higher due to parts. You need to find a qualified mechanic to work on the car. A 911 is wonderful in the snow with a set of quality winter tires. Use tirerack.com to and buy wheels/tires mounted. The only issue is clearance but it is not prudent really to be on roads with 5"+ dee…

Otto, you might find a Porsche forum and post these questions, the 911 has a fanatical following and lots of folks will share their ideas. Needing a new clutch at 30k is a bad sign, these were pretty stout, I’ve not heard of this being a common need. You will want a Porsche-specific mechanic, the …

There must be a car that costs more to own and operate, but off hand, I can’t think of which one that might be…A Ferrari maybe… Just for chuckles, ask your friendly Porsche mechanic what the clutch replacement will cost… Drive it in the SNOW??? Get serious…

Um, if you have to ask about the maintenance cost. . . can you really afford it? Would you be shocked at a $2000 tune up?

There’s nothing wrong with a 911 (my dream car) but they will be costly to maintain and the huge red flag as mentioned is this car needing a clutch after less than 30k miles. This means the owner has been driving around with his foot on the clutch pedal all of the time (not so bad) or he’s been dri…

Check out the replacement cost of the engine – close to $31K. Everything that needs replacing on the 911 is going to be costly. In addition, because weight is of concern all parts are manufactured of light weight material; are sized to only handle the designed load; and will not tolerate ham hande…

Yeah, I would be shocked. Why don’t you break that down for us, you know, itemize? We can start with 10 hours of labor stipulated, now how do you account for $1000 in parts? Just curious.

Reportedly, an admiring bystander asked Commodore Vanderbilt how much the huge new Vanderbilt yacht had cost. The Commodore’s reply was…“If you have to ask, you can’t afford it”.

Porsche 911 cost of maintenance

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FoDaddy May 24, 2010, 12:25pm 4

I agree. Needed a new clutch after only 30k miles is a huge red flag. Either the car has seen heavy track us or your is terrible a driving a manual transmission. Get the car inspected first and get some estimates on the price of a new clutch + the install, you’ll likely be mortified when you find out how much it costs.

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