Driving a 2005 - 911 TurboS 105miles per day

[Art L]

I presently drive a G35 coupe 105 miles per day, 7 days per week. I'm about 2 weeks away from purchasing a 2005 911 Turbo S but can't seem to get (accurate) feedback on whether this high-performace vehicle would be reliable as a daily driver for those highway miles as my G35 is.

I've owned a 87 Carrera in the past and would like to get back in a Porsche.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thank you!

[Jad]

The turbo should make a great daily driver. While not quite the miles you put on them, I recently sold a 2000 Boxster S with 50K miles and now have a 2003 996 Targa with 16000 miles. Both were/are daily drivers and performed flawlessly. Miles never hurt Porsches, lack of maintenance is usually the downfall. If you check JD Powers, Porsche usually makes the top 3 rotating with Lexus, Cadillac, Mercedes and Infiniti, so the turbo should be very similar to your G35 as a driver (on the track, there is a BIG difference )

[JHPGT3]

If you would like to consider a like new 2003 996 Twin Turbo with only 4000 miles, at a vastly lower price than new, I have one I'm going to sell (not advertised yet).

[Junior]

I actually drive my 2002 X50 (same thing as an "S") 140 miles round trip to work...It has been a great car and is totally adequate as a commuter...I have 26,000 miles on mine...However, I did have one bad experience when my fuel pump decided to quit. This is rare but it happened to me on the freeway and was not very fun. The X50 is a gas guzzler so you will be filling all the time. Also, the car is so fast, that driving at the speed limit can be frustrating....Lots of tickets are a possibility unless you have absolute control over your foot.