- VIN: WP0AA2990XS62****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1999
Ownership Cost for 1999 Porsche 911 (Carrera Coupe)
Estimated: $50608 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$4248 |
$2039 |
$1784 |
$1614 |
$1444 |
$11129 |
Insurance |
$1612 |
$1668 |
$1727 |
$1787 |
$1850 |
$8644 |
Fuel |
$1902 |
$1960 |
$2028 |
$2109 |
$2204 |
$10203 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2912 |
$1678 |
$2132 |
$2291 |
$11776 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$1619 |
$1619 |
$1619 |
$1619 |
$1619 |
$2398 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$13121 |
$9901 |
$8750 |
$9210 |
$9626 |
$50608 |
Body Class: Coupe Displacement CC: 3400.0 Displacement CI: 207.48072992208 Displacement L: 3.4 Doors: 2 Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine HP: 296 Engine KW: 220.7272 Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg) Make: PORSCHE Manufacturer: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG Manufacturer Id: 13510 Model: 911 Model Year: 1999 Note: GVWR: 3,793 - 3,892 lbs Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: Passive Plant City: Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen Plant Company Name: Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen Plant Country: Germany Series: Carrera Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1999 |
SERVICE BRAKES |
I WAS DRIVING ON A 16 LANE MAJOR HIGHWAY IN TORONTO IN THE EXPRESS LANES AT 70 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP SAFELY SINCE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WITH THE ENGINE STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND I WAS LUCKY TO CHANGE LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PULL ONTO THE HARD SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAS STUCK SITTING IN THE EXPRESS LANES BY A GUARD RAIL UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME, WHICH TOOK AN HOUR. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE PORSCHE DEALER IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A IMS BEARING FAILURE THAT REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS BEARING IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1997 TO 2008 WATER COOLED 911 AND BOXSTER PORSCHES WITH A 10 PERCENT FAILURE RATE TO DATE, AND THAT THEY WILL ALL FAIL EVENTUALLY. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THERE IS A 3RD PARTY RETROFIT KIT THAT THE PORSCHE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF BUT DON'T USE BECAUSE IT WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, SO PORSCHE TURNED A BLIND EYE AND LET THE ENGINES FAIL. PORSCHE HAS MODIFIED THE BEARING DESIGN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ABANDONING THE DESIGN IN THE 2009 MODEL YEAR. ALL THESE MODELS ARE UNSAFE WHEN THEY WILL FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AND PUT DRIVERS IN HARMS WAY. *TR |
1999 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
WAS DRIVING AND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT OF THE BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND ON MY TIRES. ENGINE THEN STARTED TO SMOKE AND OVERHEAT. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. OVERFLOW RESERVOIR CAP WAS SCREWED ON TIGHTLY SO THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. I READ THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THE 2001-07 PORSCHE 911. MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2003 SO PERHAPS IT WAS RETROFITTED WITH THE PROBLEM PARTS. IT WILL BE AT THE RAY CATENA PORSCHE DEALERSHIP IN EDISON NJ TOMORROW FOR REPAIRS. *TR |
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