Counter Of Beans
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My late 1995 993 is, I suppose, an old car - 24 years old to be precise. I'm becoming aware of the costs involved in keeping it in really nice condition. And I don't mean perfect, concourse standard - I dread to think what "perfect" would cost! I also don't mean regular servicing either; you get that on any Porsche, ditto discs/pads/tyres.
For anyone considering a 993, mine is in good nick, has done 102k miles and has had 21 services but still needs the following doing, amongst other things:
*Chassis leg inspection and waxoyl (no corrosion present, thank goodness)
*Air con evaporator needs replacing (estimate £3k, yikes!)
*Handbrake cable is frayed + new shoes needed
*Varioram seal is weeping
*various bulbs in centre console need renewing
*oil cooler fan resistor replacement
*door seal (OEM Porsche price is crazy!)
*engine sound pad sagging
*brake caliper refurb
*SSK and Golden Rod to sort gearchange
*front seats could do with restoring
And that's before I ask Center Gravity to look at the suspension! Now, some of these things I can sort out myself - the door seal and the saggy engine sound pad for example. And I'm not complaining; it was my choice to buy an old car and these costs go with the territory.
I really just wanted to highlight, for anyone considering a 993 (or 964 I suppose) that if you want your car to be really nice there will be ongoing costs, most of which seem to be age related. I imagine as time goes by 996 and 997 models will incur similar costs?
Thoughts?
For anyone considering a 993, mine is in good nick, has done 102k miles and has had 21 services but still needs the following doing, amongst other things:
*Chassis leg inspection and waxoyl (no corrosion present, thank goodness)
*Air con evaporator needs replacing (estimate £3k, yikes!)
*Handbrake cable is frayed + new shoes needed
*Varioram seal is weeping
*various bulbs in centre console need renewing
*oil cooler fan resistor replacement
*door seal (OEM Porsche price is crazy!)
*engine sound pad sagging
*brake caliper refurb
*SSK and Golden Rod to sort gearchange
*front seats could do with restoring
And that's before I ask Center Gravity to look at the suspension! Now, some of these things I can sort out myself - the door seal and the saggy engine sound pad for example. And I'm not complaining; it was my choice to buy an old car and these costs go with the territory.
I really just wanted to highlight, for anyone considering a 993 (or 964 I suppose) that if you want your car to be really nice there will be ongoing costs, most of which seem to be age related. I imagine as time goes by 996 and 997 models will incur similar costs?
Thoughts?