When was the first Porsche 911 Carrera made?
It was also the first 911 with completely new sheetmetal since, well, since the car’s introduction at the 1963 Frankfurt auto show. But who’s kidding whom? When did we ever feel the need to justify driving a Porsche —any Porsche—let alone holding on to one for 40,000 miles?
How much does it cost to maintain a Porsche Carrera?
During the Porsche’s 40,000 miles with us, we spent $1025 on scheduled maintenance, $960 on snow tires, and $842 on replacement summer tires. That’s easily two to three times what most long-termers have cost us. On the other hand, this latest-generation 911 cost about $250 less to maintain than our last long-term air-cooled 911 Carrera (July 1996).
What to do if your Porsche Carrera engine is leaking?
If you find that your engine is leaking from the rear main seal (also known as the flywheel seal), then simply install a new one while adding a little bit of Curil-T sealant to help keep it dry (see Photo 10 of Pelican Technical Article: Clutch Replacement on the Porsche 911 Carrera ).
What kind of car was the 1999 Porsche 911?
The ’99 model was, after all, the first 911 powered by a water-cooled flat-six. It was also the first 911 with completely new sheetmetal since, well, since the car’s introduction at the 1963 Frankfurt auto show. But who’s kidding whom?
It was also the first 911 with completely new sheetmetal since, well, since the car’s introduction at the 1963 Frankfurt auto show. But who’s kidding whom? When did we ever feel the need to justify driving a Porsche —any Porsche—let alone holding on to one for 40,000 miles?
How much does a 1999 Porsche Carrera 2 cost?
The market’s opinion on these cars, however, is written in the resale values. If you had purchased two Porsches in a row — a 1998 Carrera 2S for $75,000 and a 1999 Carrera 2 for $75,000 — and put 50,000 miles on each, you would find that the 1998 car would command an easy $50K in PCA classifieds, but the 1999 would struggle to fetch $20K.
When was the Porsche 911 supposed to be replaced?
The 911 was never intended to last thirty-four years. The front-engine, water-cooled 928 was supposed to replace the 911 in the Seventies… but it didn’t, so the 911’s lifetime was extended another decade. The costs and inefficiencies of building a car with a Sixties architecture tortured Porsche.
If you find that your engine is leaking from the rear main seal (also known as the flywheel seal), then simply install a new one while adding a little bit of Curil-T sealant to help keep it dry (see Photo 10 of Pelican Technical Article: Clutch Replacement on the Porsche 911 Carrera ).