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I happened to pull into my garage last night and noticed my speedometer was sitting exactly on 160k. Exactly. So, I couldn't resist taking the photo.
What miles do some of your other high-miles 968s have? Just curious.
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Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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I am just about ready to roll over 100k myself! Still going strong. ;-)
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Nice to see other 100+ cars out there. Any 200K's ?
I love my 968 for what it is & don't hate it for what it isn't!
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I'm sitting at 179k... Hasn't been out on the road in awhile since I've been working on replacing a bunch of the front suspension. Sort of stuck on what castor blocks to go with at the moment though. Starting to get it sorted out for some DE useage.
'92 968 ~ Amazon Green Coupe, 6spd, LSD
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I guess 179k is the winner so far.
My car is a good example of high miles not being a bad thing. I've had it for six years--it had about 85k when I bought it--and it's never looked or run better.
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The highest mileage cabs in the registry are 199K and 176K.
92 968 cab, 1 of 1 Mint green cab, full leather black intr, PCNA promo car, 9th cab for NA market, 6 spd, 968 coupe and cab registry keeper. PCA 968 register advocate.
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'94 Midnite Blue Metallic cab, Classic Grey interior.
Gone, but not forgotten....'95 Polar Silver cab, Light Grey w/ Deviated Midnite Blue interior
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84k on mine...I had a 1985 944 and when it was totaled (a big truck's fault, not mine) in 1997 it had right around 200,000...and still ran great.
German engineering is a great thing sometimes!
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968 turned over 115K on the way to Hershey...944 has 230K and still runs great!
- Darryl
1992 Slate Gray Coupe over Carrera Gray Full Leather interior....1 of 1
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[quote name='Darryl' post='35937' date='May 24 2007, 10:58 AM']944 has 230K and still runs great!
- Darryl[/quote]
Interesting.
Could it be said that the engineering on the 68 is superior, in some regards, to the 44 meaning that, at the minimum, it should last just as long?
I love my 968 for what it is & don't hate it for what it isn't!
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[quote name='rhudeboye' post='35939' date='May 24 2007, 02:31 PM']Interesting.
Could it be said that the engineering on the 68 is superior, in some regards, to the 44 meaning that, at the minimum, it should last just as long?[/quote]
That's what I'm hoping for!...except for the fact that they share so many parts. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
According to most mechanic type folks who are familiar with these engines, there's no good reason they shouldn't go to 300K. That's what I'm shooting for on the 944. I've heard of the 3.0L 911SC vintage motors going that far with little or no major work.
- Darryl
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92400 a couple of days ago
[color="#3333FF"]Todd Jacobs [/color]
[color="#339999"]Iowa, USA[/color]
[color="#FF6600"]1993 968 coupe 6spd[/color]
[color="#000099"]Cobalt Blue [/color] with [color="#000099"]cobalt [/color] and [color="#CCCCCC"]light grey [/color] interior.
[color="#FF6666"]17" 996 wheels, Koni's, LSD.[/color]
