Air-cooled Porsche prices continue to soar

Recently, the price of air-cooled Porsche has not stopped rising. In addition to air-cooled Porsche, used domestic sports cars are also rising across the board, but the rate of increase in the price of air-cooled Porsche is also not half as high.These days, a slightly better quality item will have a price tag of "negotiable" or "ASK".It's all about.

Even the occasional priced unit, if it has less than 100,000 kilometers on the odometer and is in near-original condition, even a 964 Tiptronic can be priced at nearly 10 million.When I bought mine three years ago, it cost about $7 million.So, it is easy to see how the price has been soaring.

Many of you may be wondering how much maintenance and upkeep is required for such an expensive air-cooled Porsche, even though you paid a high price for it. So, let's take a look at the followingThis is just an example, but the cost of my 92 911 Carrera 2 Tip (964)I would like to share a brief overview of the

How hard is it to maintain an air-cooled Porsche?

Is it hard? I'm not sure if you're asking me if I'm not interested in cars orIt definitely looks "tough" to people who don't have any feelings about air-cooled Porsches.I guess. So it is definitely not the maintenance frequency of cars these days; I don't think there are many individuals who would be able to get away with a routine inspection every year.

However, this depends on the personality of the owner. It depends on whether the owner is a person who always wants to ride in perfect condition and wants to change the car immediately if it is broken or damaged in any way, or whether the owner does not mind a few defects and just drives the car as long as it works.

As for our 964, there have been no fatal problems so far. I am not that nervous type of person, but I just enjoy long distance touring.Even an air-cooled Porsche needs to be able to run at least 500 km a day.And because I am the type of person who wants to drive a car as close to new as possible, I tend to do preventive maintenance even if it is not broken.

Therefore, theThose who spend more on maintenance than the average person.I think.

What are the maintenance costs associated with maintenance? What is the breakdown?

Soon.The maintenance cost of the air-cooled Porsche, which is now in its third year at our house, is roughly calculated to be about 2,140,000 yen.Calculation.

Let's take a look at the breakdown. The prices are approximate and include all parts and labor costs.

Routine maintenance costs

This is a list of regular expenses that must be paid if you own a car. Porsche requires a lot of oil and high performance oil, so you should expect to pay at least 30,000 yen per oil change at the lowest price.

Oil & filter change approx. 30,000 yen x 4 times = 120,000 yen
Brake fluid replacement: 0.7 million yen
Second year vehicle inspection costs (including taxes, etc.)　115,000 yen

Maintenance costs related to defects

Although there are no major problems that stop the machine midstream, after about 30 years, it is still possible for the machine to make noise or malfunction from somewhere. Here is a list of repair costs.

Countermeasure for abnormal noise at left and right doors: 16,000 yen
Brake judder repair (brake disc rotor replacement, etc.) 82,000 yen
Rear driveshaft boots replaced and greased 40,000 yen
Tension adjustment of belts: 13,000 yen
Wiper blade replacement: 0.4 million yen
Wheel balancing: 0.6 million yen
Throttle wire greasing 0.2K yen
Air conditioner gas replenishment, etc. 10,000 yen
Engine blower motor fan replacement 76,000 yen
Rear spoiler wall replacement　23,000 yen
Grounding failure repair: 0.8K yen
Replaced with remanufactured genuine speakers due to speaker tear　140,000 yen
Door stopper replacement 20,000 yen

Preventive and voluntary maintenance costs

These are not necessary for now, but they are necessary to enjoy a more new car-like condition and to avoid problems during long-distance touring. However, the purpose of this maintenance is to enjoy a car that is more like a new car and to avoid problems during long-distance touring. The total cost of maintenance up to this point is about 2,126,000 yen.

ATF replacement (strainer, oil pan, etc. also replaced)　100,000 yen
Desbi replacement set　94,000 yen
New suspension system (shocks, bushings, mounts, etc.)　1,260,000 yen

Any additional custom costs

These will be customizations to maintain the look and feel of the car and to make the air-cooled Porsche more comfortable to drive with more up-to-date modern technology. So these costs are not included in the 2.12 million yen.

All wheels painted　100,000 yen
Replaced with lithium-ion battery　110,000 yen
ICE FUSE 28,000 yen
PCCM (Genuine navigation system for classic Porsche)　150,000 yen
LED lighting Approx. 20,000 yen

Is it worth spending the money for maintenance?

These would be the maintenance costs of owning an air-cooled Porsche for about three years.The most expensive is still a complete suspension replacement.It is. However, I am really glad I did this. If I had not done this, I would have never experienced the wonderful suspension of the new car, and I dread to think that I would have had to drive the car as it was. The ride quality has changed so drastically.

If you buy an air-cooled Porsche and plan to drive it to some extent, rather than just collect it or use it as a collector's item, I highly recommend that you refresh the suspension. Regardless of the mileage, the suspension and rubber parts are always worn out due to aging, so it is recommended to refresh them and enjoy the ride quality as it was when the car was new.

And, fortunately for my car, there are no major oil leaks from the engine, so I don't plan to overhaul it, etc.If the car is overdriven or leaks a lot of oil, take into account the cost of an engine overhaul (I think most people say around 1-1.5 million yen).I think it would be better to keep it.

Thus, it is very expensive to get it running properly, but air-cooled Porsches have a very good resale when sold, and with the recent trend of price hikes, it is quite possible that the car will sell for a price that will pay off the maintenance costs by the time it is sold.

As a matter of course, at least air-cooled Porsches will not be produced in the future. The number of air-cooled Porsches may decrease, but it will not increase.So I think there is a good chance that prices will continue to rise in the long run.

In this light, spending money on the maintenance of an air-cooled Porsche is not generally a loss. In fact, it can be a cheap way to enjoy a car in good condition and save money in the future. Therefore, I would like toSpending money on classic Porsche maintenance is never a waste.I think.

Air-cooled Porsches are truly wonderful cars, and I hope that their owners will give them loving maintenance. And I hope that they will enjoy the wonderful driving experience they had when they were new.