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SVM 286
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I wouldn't class a 911 as a supercar. The Carrera GT is though.
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Theres a 911 Turbo in my clarksons supercar video & he knows all so thats enough for me
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The 959 is a supercar, but the 911 is a performance or sports car.

A bit like Jaguar, the XK8/R is a performance car, but the XJ220 and XJR15 are supercars.
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A guy I Know comes into my work a lot with his 996

he takes it to a dealer in glasgow for servicing

last invoice,...

Spark plugs
Oil Filter
O-Ring
Oil
Extend warranty

£2500

i was like
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Hmmmm sounds like hes chewing on shit & giving you a blast of it tbh......£2500 for an oil & plug change
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thats what i said till i saw the invoice

i shit you not, i couldn't believe it, but its the closest main dealer to him
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maybe the extension of the warranty took the biggest bit?

I'm sure fixing one wouldn't be cheap, so extending the warranties wouldn't be cheap either
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Hmmm well i'll dismiss it for now as I hav'nt

Porcshe Center Aberdeen would probably be handy to deal with as thats where im going to be working!
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
maybe the extension of the warranty took the biggest bit?

I'm sure fixing one wouldn't be cheap, so extending the warranties wouldn't be cheap either


Yeah probably!

Handy thing to have though id expect!

[Edited on 23-12-2007 by Colin]
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my dad got a lambo and gt2
lambo just had new clutch £1500 from lambo service
and gt2 just had a new gearbox £3000 pounds for new gearbox

dad said he does 100 pounds a week on fuel
not to bad

i do 60 pounds in the corsa vxr lol
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Any pics?
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i can get u some pic for tomoz
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could you not use a specialist and sourse your own parts to keep running costs down?
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service on any 996 is 860 quid, turbo is the same

one rear tyre is 336 quid

MPG is around 8- 12 on average

so there you go
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
£400 plus for services
£300 plus for brakes
£500 plus for clutch
low mpg

brothers 2.2 impreza


impreza fpmfl @ U
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quote:
Originally posted by crossleyvxr
my dad got a lambo and gt2
lambo just had new clutch £1500 from lambo service
and gt2 just had a new gearbox £3000 pounds for new gearbox

dad said he does 100 pounds a week on fuel
not to bad

i do 60 pounds in the corsa vxr lol



Gearbox cheaper than I thought!!

100£ in fuels ok tbh i'll only be driving it when im home 3 weeks out of every 5
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quote:
Originally posted by Deano_sxi
service on any 996 is 860 quid, turbo is the same

one rear tyre is 336 quid

MPG is around 8- 12 on average

so there you go


mpg ive read 18-25
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if you got a 996 with ceramic brakes a full set of disks and pads would set you back about 8 to 9k
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Jesus What models come with those then?

This will probably will never happen.....hilarious to look into though & dream a lil bit
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gt2 and was an option on turbos they have an issue with cracking , when they 1st came out they cost 12.5k for front and rear disks and pads
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scary cost, do people genuinly spec them knowing how much to replace!?
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well i PDI'd a few with them fitted when i worked for porsche
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Do you think a 996 Turbo would be a safe used performance purchase in a year or 2's time? There around £40odd for a nice one atm, 40 for a higher mileage one, think they will go down in value any more?
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just had new pads on the gt2 in june
£2000 pounds

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