USA's 'Cheapest' 996 Porsche 911 Dies After Clocking Heroic 248,000 Miles

The 'Apollo 911' we saw getting a dyno test at 243,000 miles last year has bitten the dust, with a seemingly terminal engine problem killing it with 248k on the clock
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There’s something cool about mega mileage sports and supercars. All too often cars like these are hidden away in garages for much of their lives, so it’s great to see something like a Porsche 911 with well over 200,000 miles on the clock.

Tyler Hoover’s 996 ‘Apollo 911’ was at 243,000 miles (more than the distance from Earth to the moon, hence the name) last time we saw it, where it was shown to have lost next to no power since new when given a dyno run. At $9500 he reckoned it was the cheapest running 911 in the US when he bought it, but 5000 miles on, it’s bitten the dust.

Brought on by a track day and most likely oil starvation during hard cornering, the 911’s flat-six has now seized, leaving Hoover to mull over what to do next. He’s now left with a variety of options including an LS swap, selling for spares or getting an expensive rebuild done.

Whatever happens next, 248,000 miles is one hell of a run,

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Chris Sarnecki

There’s a 996 turbo that comes to the garage I work at sometimes and it has over 500k miles, it’s awesome

05/04/2017 - 10:14 |
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that’s the most important thing ‘’comes to garage’’ haha many people neglect quality service

05/04/2017 - 13:08 |
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Its funny how the 996 is the most hated of all 911s and yet the most reliable and the highest mileage 911s on the market are almost all 996s. Just goes to show that the 996 isn’t bad at all.

05/05/2017 - 20:38 |
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RodriguezRacer456 (Aventador SV) (Lambo Squad)

Better for an engine to die from actual driving rather than it die from neglect in a garage.

05/04/2017 - 10:17 |
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The Volvo Guy (Ikea Meatballs)

Poor-sche…

05/04/2017 - 10:17 |
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This deserves all the upvotes :D

05/04/2017 - 10:19 |
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…is the sound the engine made as it gasped for oil

05/04/2017 - 14:24 |
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Anonymous

Moral of the story: the answer is always miata

05/04/2017 - 10:17 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

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Phil disagrees (eventough he’s running again)

05/04/2017 - 10:24 |
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Anonymous

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No. FIAT MULTIPLA DIESEL.

05/04/2017 - 10:26 |
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llP VeIoclty

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Hmm porche or mazda, really is a tough decision….

05/04/2017 - 10:35 |
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MikeTheMiata (MiataSquad) (MarinerSquad)

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*Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer

05/04/2017 - 18:34 |
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Bring a Caterham To MARS

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Ask Motor Trend…
333k miles yo!

05/05/2017 - 05:44 |
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datpolishtho

LS swap it, gut it, fit some fat slicks on it, some coilovers, and it will be the coolest track weapon around

05/04/2017 - 10:21 |
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Why all the downvotes? It’s a great idea, do people hate LS swaps so much? The flat 6 of it is dead anyway

05/04/2017 - 10:31 |
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Anonymous

BUH swap it!

05/04/2017 - 10:25 |
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Mr.PurpleV12

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05/04/2017 - 10:26 |
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The_Stoker

Please dont LS swap it a Porsche deserves a boxer engine. If you really want a V8 get a Porsche V8 from a Cayenne.

05/04/2017 - 10:26 |
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Or at least an Audi V8.

05/04/2017 - 10:49 |
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or just put the LS…

05/04/2017 - 10:50 |
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Naw screw that, 3 rotor swap that b

05/04/2017 - 10:52 |
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It might not fit…LS engines are small for its size.

05/04/2017 - 11:14 |
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Or maybe even put 2 4 cyl. boxers together to make an 8 cyl. boxer

05/04/2017 - 13:43 |
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youknowwhothisis18

YEEY A NEW DEMURO FIST ME SIDEWAYS

05/04/2017 - 10:29 |
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