B-Sheppard@alien.topBtoPorsche@gearhead.town•80-mile commute in a 991.1 2-3 times a week?English
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1 year agoI’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.
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!