Thinking of going for a base 991.1 for my car of choice and was wondering how feasible and reliable the 991.1 is going to be in a daily driving scenario? I think I’ll be putting in a decent amount of miles on the car similar to how much I put in my Focus ST.

  • jeremy26@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I did it with a 991.1 S. Its a great car for it and mine is just reaching 10 years old, and beyond regular wear items has needed a new thermostat and fuel pump in its life. Its like a Camry for me.

    • B-Sheppard@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I’ll second this. I have a 991.1 that I daily drive. It’s 10 years old now also. Has 85k miles and has been super reliable.

      Only thing outside of normal maintenance was an alternator around 50k-60k miles. It never completely stopped working but did start to kill batteries one time a year.

      • jeremy26@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        What specifically happened to the battery? I am a year or so into my second battery and its starting to act a little weird for a relatively new one - oddly been seeing what seemed like high voltage readings

        • B-Sheppard@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          That’s exactly what mine was doing. I put a new battery in and then about 10-11 months later the car was kinda slow to start and I checked the battery. It was bad and I thought then there might be a charging issue. Had the alternator checked and it was working but not enough to fully charge the battery consistently.

          So I ordered one from Sun-coast for about $600.00. It was a Bosch just like the one that came from the factory. Paid another few hundred to have my indie put it on. So $800-$900 all in. It’s been great for the last 30k ish miles.

          Thats the only thing that has ever really gone wrong with my 2013. I mean it’s had a bunch of tires, brakes (pads and sensors, rotors were fine) several of the big services that get you air filters, plugs, replacement belts, etc.

          It’s been an awesome 911 and feels fresh even with 85k miles. In fact I took it on a trip up to the Smokey mountains a month or so ago. I was going for work but knew I would get some time to play on the good roads.

          I took the 991.1 even though I have a GT3 and 458 because it’s so much fun and the other two look a little off in the office parking lot during work hours. It did not disappoint at all!