Porsche 911 996 Honest Review - Is it really worth your money?

Published 2024-06-18
Is the Porsche 911 996 really worth your money as an affordable way into Porsche ownership? Welcome back to JBR Collection, where in today's video Jamie follows up with his 22 year old Porsche 911 996 and shows all the work he has done on the car!

See the full complete list below to all the completed work on this Porsche 911 (996):

IMS Bearings
Clutch and RMS
Brake Calipers refurbished
Side Skirt repaired
Exhausted system repaired
New Brake pad all round
Replaced oil separator
Flushed forte
New Fully Synthetic oil and filter
Full detailing and Stage 2 machine polish to external
Internal detailing
Lots of other miscellaneous items

Checkout this Porsche 911 996 on JBR Collection: jbrcollection.co.uk/vehicles/tKibYCH6/Porsche-911-…

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:13 What work we've completed on this Porsche 911 996
02:59 How does the Porsche 911 996 drive?
06:00 - Speed test 0-60mph on this Porsche 911 996


Spec list of this Classic Porsche 911 (996) 2002:

- Type Flat 6.
- Bore x Stroke 3.78 in/96 mm x 3.26 in/82.8 mm.
- Displacement 219.43 cu-in/3,596 cc.
- Horsepower 320 @ 6800 rpm.
- Torque 273 lb-ft @ 4250 rpm.
- Max RPM 7300.
- Compression Ratio 11.3:1


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When Jamie was a kid, he used to love Ferraris. He used to collect models of them and his granddad used to always come into his bedroom, and he would always say, " You'll never own one of them unless you work hard ". And unfortunately for Jamie, he never did in his lifetime and his granddad passed away last September.

So whilst he didn't achieve it in his lifetime, he's gonna achieve it over the next couple of years. So the way Jamie is gonna own his dream Ferrari. He's going to buy GT cars, sports cars, entry level super cars, and leave them in a much better condition to when he found the cars.

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All Comments (21)
  • @krisspappas7527
    My opinion might not be so popular, but for me, C4 996 is the third best looking porsche after 356 speedster and narrow body early 70´s carrera
  • @j.d.4681
    It all changes with the turbo my friends!
  • @maxxxxxxy
    beautiful car and great video, your channel should blow up in no time
  • @daveandhisdogs
    The plastic side sills are £120 each from your local Porsche centre and take 20 mins to fit. All parts for the 996 are readily available.
  • @tserzz
    A wondeful Video..996 is a great looking car iconic styling the best of the old and new in one !
  • @JayDutton
    This vid popped up in my feed, well done. I have a Lapis Blue C4S nearly identical that and I love it. I've had it 7 years, put 20k miles on with only maintenance and up keep. It has 100K miles on it now and still rips hard. I have a lot of cars and none give me the mechanical and visceral feeling as this but it still has modern comfort. I don't plan on getting rid of any time soon, I love the fact I can drive the shit out of on twisty mountain roads without worrying about doing instantaneous astronomical speeds the new cars bring.
  • @mattsmith6514
    Best place for side skirts is your local Porsche dealer. I've just replaced the wrecked ones on my C4S. You'll struggle to find second hand ones as they often badly damaged after 20 years of driving!
  • @computerhelpcc
    It’s still a 911. Fabulous drive but it is expensive to maintain. Bought my bare bones 1999 cable throttle cab in 2016 at bottom of mkt from 2nd owner w great PPI, yet it has been expensive per mechanic n parts. No depreciation though. Wife n kids love it. I also daily a Lexus GS F (v8 super sedan), and the 996 manual 911 is still a treat. Some days, spare me sport stuff, time for 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (final year of 4.0 inline 6).
  • I can’t believe your account is so new. It seems like you’ve been doing this for a long time.. am I missing something?
  • @ol48spring
    I do my own labor and I work on my buddies car too. If these are expensive to work on maybe drive a Honda.
  • @ae747sp5
    I had one. Had to replace alternator, battery n sets of tires duting the two years i had it.
  • @nboy7
    How did you redo the porsche lettering on the calipers ? The factory lettering on Mine has come off.
  • @SkywalkerPMs
    I will trade you silver center caps for something. I have an 01 in Seal Grey with Aero kit, fixie spoiler, litronics, and tippie.
  • Pretty sure the fuel gauge shouldn't behave like that. Good launch though, you have to be committed to get these cars off the line. 😀