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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Richard the edition 100

If my Tucson is going to die i will make him hang from the wall in my house

05/04/2017 - 18:16 |
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Anonymous

Same noise my Subaru made when it spun a bearing…

05/04/2017 - 19:46 |
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BugAudi

Most people would stop driving a car with these issues. Fix the main source of the problem and carry on. Running on the issue likely only made it worse. You may not have needed a new engine at all.

05/04/2017 - 21:16 |
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Joshua Persaud (Wagon/Estate Squad) (Sleeper Squad) I need a

You see? Miata is ALWAYS the answer (as long as your Porsche is dead).

05/05/2017 - 00:04 |
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Nick danca

Well it has done more than most exotic cars i say no puns needed just a darn good life

05/05/2017 - 00:26 |
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captaind00m

twin turbo ls swap it is then

05/05/2017 - 01:04 |
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Anonymous

Find a crashed 911 which has a undamaged engine. Put it in this. Job done.

05/05/2017 - 20:36 |
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Elliot 5

R.I.P our brave hero

05/06/2017 - 12:31 |
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Anonymous

Good god don’t LS swap it

05/06/2017 - 20:25 |
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Anonymous

Just like every 996 its the engine.
This is the worst 911 yuo can get but im still sorry for that guy

05/08/2017 - 14:05 |
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