Classic Porsche 911 Cost of Ownership: Is This 3.2 Actually the Cheapest Air Cooled Porsche To Own?

The goal of these cost of ownership videos is to help those of you thinking about buying air cooled understand what goes into caring for these cars. I hope I’ve accomplished that goal.

Even with the cost of procurement, maintenance and mods...seems totally worth it in my opinion. It’s a beautiful Porsche.

I understand your preference for the 964 and the 993 to the 3.2, after all every new Porsche is better than the previous one. But in my eyes the 3.2 is the most attractive of the three cars. It best embodies the Porsche look.

When you work on them yourself, you can obviously save a ton and really enjoy the best part of owning a 911...great video 📹 👍!

Will, clearly you are a perfectionist and your cars show that. Man, what a beautiful collection you have. You are truly an enthusiastic owner. Thanks for the sharing your journey with all your glorious examples. Envy...

What a great source for honest ownership advice for anyone thinking of buying a Porsche!

Some of my happiest times of my adult life were in my 1971 911e and my 1977 911s . Loved those cars would love to have one again someday ….

Great video, appreciate learning about your experience. BTW your garage setup is 💪🏼👍🏻!

Thanks for sharing the detailed costs, really helpful. I bought a 1993 C2 coupe in September, and I expect a hefty initial bill from the Porsche dealer. But … love these cars!

Another great video Will. My experience with my ‘82 is of course, different but the things you have had to do are all pretty normal and standard. Hope the PO had an engine out service included in his costs you mentioned. If not, you should expect to address more oil leaks, clutch, top end etc. Just part of the gate fee to play with these fun Pcars. My all-in costs are a bit more but I have done some much more extensive modifications and updates. I expect that, with the exception of mods, you may have a decent run of time before you have some of those maintenance costs I mentioned above, that should help lower your annual average cost of ownership. Thanks again for sharing the info!

Love your videos and enthusiasm for the cars! Fwiw, we've had our 83 SC for just about 27 years, and it has run about 8-1200 bucks a year over that span (granted, I do everything but clutches myself). Of course, I would be embarrassed to park our car anywhere near any of your 911s ; )

Congrats on taking care of that beauty that well! Thanks for sharing the experience.

I do my own work and most of what you listed. Working in the garage is rewarding and a big cost savings. The forums, with great amount help, I can attack any project. The oil changes for five vehicles, that keeps me busy alone.

Thank you for this honest video. I will looking to hopefully buy a Porsche this year and this was very informative. Love your videos.

Super helpful information. Thanks for the time & attention to detail. 🙌🏾 ⚡️

Sounds about right Will. Whenever I buy a car, I always end up putting a lot into it initially to get it up to my standards, even with a solid maintenance history. On my 997 GT3, I put about $6k into it the first year I had it and then another $3500 the next year.

Great video, AGAIN! Thanks for the transparency. You need to bear in mind that you had to retread some expenses due to choices you regretted, such as the tires and exchange of the exhaust system. So, you're probably more in line with the prior owner and more reasonable than you think.

I just got around to watching this video. Appreciate your openness on the cost of ownership. I really love my 993 but on track for $3k per year in upkeep. In comparison my 997 only needed oil changes over 3 years of ownership. For people getting into the air cooled game it is just good to get prepared for cars that are 25+ years old.

@Rennthusiast thanks for the great videos and your transparency on owning one of the beauties ⚡️🐐

Thanks for sharing the costs Will. I didn’t expect to hear what you paid for the car itself so that was cool