Ownership Cost for 1997 Porsche 911 (Carrera 2 Cabriolet)
Estimated: $73299 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$10503
$5041
$4411
$3991
$3571
$27517
Insurance
$1748
$1810
$1873
$1938
$2006
$9375
Fuel
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$2122
$3079
$2291
$13167
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$4088
$4088
$4088
$4088
$4088
$6054
Total Ownership Costs
$22079
$13426
$12429
$13023
$12341
$73299
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 3600.0
Displacement CI: 219.68547874103
Displacement L: 3.6
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 282
Engine KW: 210.2874
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: PORSCHE
Manufacturer: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Manufacturer Id: 13510
Model: 911
Model Year: 1997
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
2004
ENGINE
THE ABOVE CAR HAS A FACTORY WATER COOLING SYSTEM THAT INVOLVES ALUMINUM PIPING THAT IS EPOXIED INTO THE BLOCK AFTER APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS OF USE THE EPOXY FAILS AND ALL THE COOLANT IS EVACUATED FROM THE SYSTEM ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE GROUND THE MOTOR COULD SEIZE AND THE COOLANT ON THE ROAD IN THAT VOLUME CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS.THE EPOXY FIX OFFERED BY PORSCHE FAILED 3 TIMES FOR ME (TWICE MORE SUBSEQUENTLY)UNTIL I HAD A SHOP WELD THE ALUMINUM PIPES TO THE BLOCK. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
1997
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON, DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG UNIT, STILL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK