This Porsche 911 Turbo with 1 million kilometers is the best proof that using a supercar as a daily car is possible

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Think about using a supercar as a daily car may sound crazy for cost, comfort or even reliability, and in fact very few of these cars ever reach even more than 50,000 km in their entire lives. But someone in the United States decided to use a Porsche 911 Turbo as his daily car, already managing to exceed a million kilometers and being willing to go ahead with this adventure to one day reach who knows what figure on his odometer.

as we said, When we talk about supercars, it is extremely rare to find copies that have long kilometers on their odometer. There are several explanations for this, but the main one has to do with the cost of use/maintenance that this type of car entails, although the lack of comfort of these cars to be used daily is no less important, both for the comfort of the vehicle in terms of driving, as well as for everything that means talking about a daily car: access to the passenger compartment, maneuverability, trunk, visibility, parking, etc. Nor should we forget about reliability, because although the landscape has changed a lot over time, In the past, any car that spoke of high performance and habitual use, was a guaranteed – and frequent – visit to the workshop.

Few cars, even more sports cars, can boast of reaching a million kilometers in such good shape.

But from time to time a strange case appears that fulfills that of the exception to the rule. Through the Facebook group of Apex Automotive and the companions of carscoopswe have been able to know the story of Tom Thalmann and his Porsche 911 Turbo of the 996 generation. Following the last update posted on the Apex page as of 11/21/2022, This unit of the 911 Turbo already accumulates 676,854 miles on its odometer, which means talking about 1,089,291 km… and going up.

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The most curious thing about this case is that the mechanical history of this 911 Turbo has been revealed, discovering that in its entire life, it has only needed the obligatory maintenance tasks and a single major repair. When the car had just over 616,000 km, the 420 hp 3.6 Biturbo engine to make a more thorough review, fix some oil leaks that it had and replace the turbochargers. With the flat six Outside the car, vital internal components were inspected for looseness or possible damage, but surprisingly no wear or issues were discovered that needed repair or replacement.

So ultimately, this Porsche 911 Turbo has more than demonstrated that using a supercar as a daily car is possible. Obviously, just imagining the cost of fuel after those million kilometers is scary, but it is no less true that few cars can boast of having covered a million kilometers in such good shape.

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