Porsche 911 Carrera (996) Buyers Guide by Shooting Brake

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Shooting Brake

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@alessandrogetilli2831 3 ай бұрын

The Porsche 996 is a beautiful car. How much bullshit I hear about headlights.

@leem1200 3 ай бұрын

Essentially a 996 has a few issues to watch out for like any other Porsche ! People need to stop giving these cars a hard time. Although I do think recently this is starting to change. I’ve had a 996 for the past 11 years and recently put it up for sale but then couldn’t let it go when I found a buyer! What a great car for the money. I still prefer the interior of the 996 to the nasty silver plastic trim of the 997. If you don’t have one, buy one quick before the prices go up as everyone else realises they are a great analogue car where you control it and not a computer !

@s.godbur3589 Ай бұрын

I thought 997 but prefer elegance of 996. Odd since I liked the slippery look of standard 996. I like old school cars. 😂

@cavy95 25 күн бұрын

How much did you pay 11 years ago?

@James.ra1ston 10 күн бұрын

Insanely informative, one of the best 996 videos on YT, if not the best!

@shootingbrake 10 күн бұрын

Thank you! A lot more similar content to come in the future so keep your eyes peeled.

@fairfaxa 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant review ... I have an Oct 97 Manual Coupe 996 3.4 and i completely adore it ... massively understated and very very competent and engaging sports car. They are a complete steal, so buy one before the internet changes that.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! The early coupes are very special cars. Hope yours treats you well for time to come.

@fairfaxa 3 ай бұрын

Can I ask, are those the option 408 hollow spoke wheels, and what exactly have you done with your exhaust, it sounds pretty roar / aggressive on the throttle (in a very good way).

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

@@fairfaxa They are indeed the hollow spoke wheels. The exhaust is the following setup: Equal length manifolds X-pipe with 200cell cats Supercup backboxes It sounds fantastic from the outside. To be honest it's very quiet inside! The X-pipe and equal length manifolds create fantastic top-end performance which makes the car very exciting to drive.

@fairfaxa 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic, I also have the hollow spokes and have just bought pilot sport 4S 265/35 and 225/40 rubber. I have cat delete and the fister mod… it’s ok, but not superb like yours. I will get onto the exhaust next. My car is silver / sunroof / TC delete / rear wiper delete / 6MT and was delivered with the 408 option code. Magnificent car it is, and was ex Sth Africa. It has 125,000klms and feels a week old! I have upgraded engine mounts to 993RS and have the GT3 shifter. Am considering the Ohlins R&T coilovers next.

@StA1KER1 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Good to see the 996 getting the attention they finally deserve

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, and totally agree!

@RUNDMC1 3 ай бұрын

Credit to you sir for putting great, accurate information together and making it a consumable length! My only question would be regarding the 2 year comment on suspension bushes - this would get VERY expensive! 🤣

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

It's worth noting this is for cars that are used regularly 'as intended', ie driven spiritedly down B-roads and covering more than 3-4k miles a year. Cars which see lighter usage will have suspension components last much longer.

@karloswright200 3 ай бұрын

Pretty good but I would have to disagree that the suspension bushes are only good for two years Personal experience I would say double that on low mileage usage

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Yes that is a totally fair point. The two year estimate would be based on one that does 5K+ miles a year and regularly driven enthusiastically on the road.

@neuerkanal1581 2 ай бұрын

I had EXACTLY the same 996: 12/1997, black, spacegrey interior, Turbo-Wheels (got the hollow ones from 993). What a great car that was. I want one back again - also an early one. 👌

@shootingbrake 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting - there are a few of us with this exact spec! I have a feeling that these cars were Porsche specified launch cars / dealer demo cars. There are a few cars dotted all over the world, all 97 build with this exact spec. I would love to know the full story.

@guysubmarinerguy9387 3 ай бұрын

You just about covered everything there - well done sir! More 996 content please as I purchased one 2 days ago to run alongside my 964. As you said, the 964 was once unloved too….look at the love (and value) they finally achieved - I’ve subscribed 👍🏻👌

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great combo! It's crazy to think 964s were once where 996s are now.

@flat6croc 3 ай бұрын

Nice video and more accurate than most. Thanks you! And, yes, many of the issues are overstated. But bore score isn't rare on a .2 cars. Nobody knows exactly what the failure rate is, but single digit percentage point on the .2 3.6 engine is certainly a significant underestimate. Probably at least 30% have failed with scoring at this stage and quite possibly more. Loads of .2 3.6 cars out there with engine replacements under warranty or aftermarket attention to the bores at this point, be that a full Hartech style rebuild or a quick and 'dirty' fix with some steel liners to a couple of the bores. Seriously, loads of 3.6 M96 cars have had attention. Put simply, the 3.6 M96 is as prone to scoring as the M97 in the 997.1. The broader point is that the M96 is ultimately pretty fragile with a fair few catastrophic failure modes. Most aren't hugely common and the early 3.4 isn't too bad overall. But you'd hardly be hugely unlucky even with a 3.4 to have it let go on you. It's worth going in with eyes open, they carry a fair bit of risk. I've owned five M96 and M97 cars in total and done probably 200,000 miles in them in total. I had two total engine failures, one M96 and one M97. I would say that would be a pretty typical experience for anyone owning that many examples and doing that many miles. I know several people personally who have had both M96 and M97 failures. The anecdotal evidence is ultimately overwhelming. Great cars, and I'm not saying don't buy them. But the engines are a bit of a liability, there's no getting round that.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your perspective - its interesting to hear another side to the story. The specialists I spoke to said they rarely saw bore-scored 996s of any iteration and mainly saw 997s, however short of doing a national survey its impossible to get a big enough data sample to paint a true picture! The key is to buy well and stay informed, and to build a relationship with a good local specialist.

@flat6croc 3 ай бұрын

@@shootingbrake I think these days, the .2 cars are pretty lightly used (well, all 996s, they are quite old now and not many are daily drivers any more) so specialists won't be seeing too many .2 996 failures as a consequence of that. But the 3.6 M96 in the .2 is very much score prone like the 997.1 engines. There's really very little if any difference between an early M97 in a 997.1 and a 3.6 in the 996.2. The early 997.1 didn';t even have the final big IMS. Again, I'm not massively down on the 996.2, it's a great car and I think the performance uplift feels like more than 20hp versus the 3.4. I much prefer the 996.s 3.6 to drive over the 3.4. But the 3.6 does carry with it quite a bit more risk of serious engine problems, there's no avoiding that reality. Thanks again for the vid, good luck with the channel.

@rongreen8485 3 ай бұрын

A bargain to be had and a blast to drive. Great job explaining the issues that are overblown.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@b1rdmania852 3 ай бұрын

Just picked one up. This is a lovely summary thanks.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Nice! What spec did you go for?

@normsallitt2753 3 ай бұрын

Great review! I recently sold my 03 996 Turbo and got into a 17 Maserati Granturismo Sport. The Mas is an astonishing car that's beautiful from every angle, sounds glorious and is a fantastically competent GT. But, I'm considering adding a 996.1 Carrera 2, as I love the simplicity of the design and the .1 headlights. If I do it, it'll be the mirror image of yours with the black on black. I look forward to the full review of your car and everything that you love about it.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Love the Granturismos, fantastic sounding cars! A .1 Carrera 2 is a great place to be - stay tuned!

@stephenauty2402 3 ай бұрын

The early amber cars look so good. Cracked cylinder heads (on a 3.4) aren't too bad as they share the same heads with the 3.2 Boxster engine and plenty available.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Great info thank you!

@tinorosmg9374 3 ай бұрын

Keep going absolutely love the channel, the reviews are gold!

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nathanbrown8487 3 ай бұрын

Very thorough video. Good stuff

@michaeljferrell 6 күн бұрын

fantastic video!

@JaseSung 3 ай бұрын

I like the pre-facelift lights more than the later ones. Design flows so much better. Shame we never had the rear light bar on those. Certainly a car I’ll keep an eye out on. I keep bookmarking 996.1 C2s with the GT aero.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Yes the Aero cars look absolutely fantastic!

@Paulomagalhaes495 2 ай бұрын

…Never heard about an "S" version on the 996.1 nor 996.2 range. Just "4S" and only on the 996.2…

@JaseSung 2 ай бұрын

@@Paulomagalhaes495 Lowercase ‘s’ because I’m referring to the Carrera 2 in the plural.

@Paulomagalhaes495 2 ай бұрын

Ah ok, sorry you’re right. Hence the uppercase "S" in my C4S!…👍

@p1fly 3 ай бұрын

Keep the vids coming really enjoy the content

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Stefan020 2 ай бұрын

We bought a 996 in january not knowing it has bore scoring. Its a 2001 3.4l C4 cabrio, and its still going strong. However it will soon need the rebuild because of the piston slap noise getting worse. Even with this we love the car and will not sell it any time soon. 174k km😊

@neuerkanal1581 2 ай бұрын

Great video! 💪

@shootingbrake 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@donh1511 3 ай бұрын

ims fail rate is just 8%. 92% of 996 IMS bearings will be fine. Its crazy that we go so nuts about the ims when the fail rate is so low.

@lumiapixel1241 3 ай бұрын

there goes my dream to acquire the 996 for cheap

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Values are on the up but strong sales figures when new means there are plenty of 996s around!

@carmadnab 3 ай бұрын

Love a bit of egg

@damianjames4681 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@andrebrown8792 3 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy my 4.0 liter C4S!

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

That sound's like a fantastic proposition. Who did the build?

@andrebrown8792 3 ай бұрын

@@shootingbrake I like to tinker and built it myself. It was a tiptronic car originally, I also swapped a 6 speed in.

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

@@andrebrown8792 Incredible. Bet that is fantastic to drive.

@stephenmitchell2979 2 ай бұрын

Little gems 💎

@masterscott555 2 ай бұрын

The sound is great! What exhaust is used?

@shootingbrake 2 ай бұрын

Equal length manifolds, Top Gear 200-cell catted X-pipe and Supercup backboxes

@masterscott555 2 ай бұрын

@@shootingbrake thanks! Still need to buy some new exhaust for mine because stock is really too quiet:)

@shootingbrake 2 ай бұрын

@@masterscott555 An easy route to more noise is the 'Gundo' hack, which involves a partial bypass of the silencers using a short bit of pipe. Have a search on YT for examples.

@masterscott555 2 ай бұрын

@@shootingbrakethat one I know. I live in the Netherlands near Belgium and there they have Carnewal. He creates (what I heard) really good exhausts by modifying the original. But the gundo hack is plan B:)

@JC-qf1jd 3 ай бұрын

excellent

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@inaj27 2 ай бұрын

I love my 996 , even if it’s considered something else by others opinions .

@rippinmachines 2 ай бұрын

how many miles/kms on yours? How is the annual maintenance cost?

@shootingbrake 2 ай бұрын

122,000 miles. I did some major work on mine (chain guides and few other bits). I would say annual maintenance has averaged out at around £3,000 a year. I use mine regularly and drive it as intended. Less used cars should be cheaper to run.

@cdyyz 21 күн бұрын

Are those 997 seats?

@shootingbrake 10 күн бұрын

Yes, good spot! Ghaleb states they're the best thing he's done to the car since owning it.

@spanishjohn420 3 ай бұрын

what interior colour is that?

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

Space Grey

@robmccall5017 2 ай бұрын

What about the main Problem of the Engine the so called „Piston Tipper“ which is leading to a capital Engine Failure and Rebuild; Costs: 15-20.000 Euros. My Carrera 4 had this Issue at 80.000 km.

@Stavr0ss 3 ай бұрын

Full suspension refresh every 2 years?! Where has he dreamt that up from?

@shootingbrake 3 ай бұрын

@@Stavr0ss This would apply to 996s being driven as intended regularly (7k+ miles a year). Ghaleb has a 996 himself and spoke to multiple specialists when making this video. Cars which are uses less will be fine.