Hey Carwow and Mat, there is one serious problem with the vlogs - there are too few of them

design 911 guys are probably like... "here comes that knob with the camera again"

That mustard colour interior takes some getting used to!

It's not broken, Matt, it's just showing its German soul! You know like Alfa Romeos show their Italian soul?

I don't understand some of the neg comments here. It's an 18 year old sports car for goodness sake! I think it's doing really well.

Great video. +carwow Mat is a great presenter. This is Realworld and believable not chock full of 000,000's supercars that mere mortals cannot afford. Thanks

UK roads are part of the problem, too many potholes and speed bumps. They play havoc on the suspension of cars, my daughter had the same problems with her Audi. Expensive business owning German cars.

love how you love your car :) we take for granted how amazing it is to zip around in these things ... i don't understand it when people don't love the cars they have.

That’s what happens when you buy from a stealer I mean dealer

LOL stiff engine mount will destroy his gear box next.

Matt - I was just about to comment that it was the top mount, but I saw they found it. I had the exact same issue, sound etc. on my SEAT Leon Cupra 280. Turned out SEAT fit it wrong, which caused it to fray and become loose. You can also diagnose the same issue by opening the bonnet, putting lock on the steering wheel, and holding your fingers on the top mount. It will 'creak'.

Funny coincidence, the top mount on mine failed very similarly to how yours did, except mine were likely the original ones (150k mi old) and it didn't fail until after I upgraded to H&R coilovers. Not odd by any means, but it was a $600 part (both sides) I hoping to avoid. Great video. It's refreshing seeing your car is being treated right as I've seen many videos of less fortunate cars

Geez, that top mount... 😁 I would have replaced the other side too💥

One of lifes joys is getting your old car sorted

nothing better than driving off in your car after having bits fixed and everything working nicely fully serviced

Love how you love your car Mat. So genuine. 👍

Love your passion Matt. And so refreshing to see a video from a man with life experience (meant in a positive way obviously), rather than one of these rich young kids who car vlog, which you get all over KZfaq.

1:54 minutes: "should be safe for now"--lol! Welcome to the 996 world 😂

Calling out the AA because there's a knocking noise from the suspension?

Glad the old girl is all sorted out.Was looking at a second hand 911 and Cayman.Went for a Audi TTs in the end.Love your interior really sets it off nicely 🍺

There is fluid in the engine mounts which gets hard under vibration, that is why it moves a lot in your hands, nothing wrong with it Matt. Hydraulic engine monts work that way, they are fine like that. By the way, straight up called the problem of the noise, damper mount.

What about your xc60 ?

How much was the bill, approximately?

Assuming it's your own money Mat, well done for having the guts to buy a 911 at this end of the market, magazines always recommending so good to see a real life test. Best of luck.

Ford: Built Tough Porsche: Built as tough as our CEO

Lovely classic 911 and hopefully it will bring you loads of fun again - could already see it in your eyes 😀👌

I wanted to buy a boxster. Then it turned out that the car is quite uncomfortable, expensive per labor hour, takes longer to fix than other cars, its parts are expensive.... and more. I decided I am too poor for a boxster. I love porsches, but I love top models too... and caviar.... and leather jackets... Yeah, im going back to reality, Ill get a mazda Mx5.

Mat 😂😂😂😂 U r the best 🤙🏻

Really enjoy your 911 updates Matt!

The rubber engine mounts are quieter for the street. The performance mounts will transmit more engine noise to the interior. Sacrifices Porsche makes to make the car more civil on the street.

We know Matt is only demonstrating the fact that owning an old luxury car is a journey of discovery one part and keeping up maintenance the other

Wow, I don't know why it took trained mechanics so long to find this. The second I heard the noise I said "top mount". Low and behold, I get half way through the video, after they've pissed around with everything else, and its a top mount! With that kind of noise, over bumps, why is this not the FIRST thing they checked? So odd.

More blogs Matt ! lol glad you found out what was wrong with it . Lovely car mate

My brace bars were in two pieces on both sides. These things rot like mad as they unprotected from the road salt etc.. and have holes inside of them which hold the road debri. You've spent a fortune on the car and then you buy second hand cross bars which are paramount to the handling of the car. Mine cost £200 for both including mounts and bolts from Porsche so not really bank braking compared to some trivial items.

Great to see your Porsche repaired and back on the road, excellent classic car

Matt, you need to visit a place called Centre Gravity in atherstone, Warwickshire. They tweak the factory geometry and transform the car. They've done magic with my Cayman s, I was in awe of the car afterwards. A hearty recommendation

That white Porsche in the gaage with red wheels is sweet!

Great to see a more personal video about the car (one of) you actually own.

They way he goes he loves this car at the end is too funny!

Top man Mat. My '98 has a cracked head which has been repaired by Motorcast. I am in the process of rebuilding the m.96 in my garage :-) Plans are afoot to upgrade suspension over winter months. Thanks for your inspiration

Where is the "bumper to bumper" warranty?

Geeze Mat you must have spent another 16K on that car already!

Great upload!!! Back to basics 👍 Keep em coming.

I jusr came to this channel, and i love it. You gained a subscriber.

Oil filter is fine so "you should be fine....for now". Love that! IMS! Not if, but when :P

Mat, I must say that you are the very best carshow presenter in the entire world! You accent is quite hard to get for non-english native speakers but it's astonishing how funny and interesting you make such a common subject looks like!!! o/

Although it surely wasn’t cheap, I wish there was a repair shop like design 911 in my country. Those guys really look professional and seem to look after your precious Porsche no matter how old it is.

It's honestly so cute how much he loves cars

I didn't know mat makes vlogs lol another reason for me to keep on watching carwow ;)

And the bill was??????

Love these vlogs👍🏻

I would have bounced the car first off, maybe mount over tightened when fitted damaging the rubber.

Lot of work done but the end result is a cracking performance car 😉🍺

I have owned a 996.2 and I would not be bothered about replacing parts in the £100s as it's a real fun car to drive and starting to age well , the gen 2 lights are a lot better then the gen 1 fried egg ones though. However any 911 996-997.1 manufactured from 1998-2008 excluding (turbo & GT3) has a high chance of catastrophic engine failure , IMS people seem to say is the major problem but unfortunately scored bores are as common and d chunk . They reckon it's 5 % failure, but its not if but when in my opinion. I had scored cylinders on mine with low mileage and full service history , driven steady in till engine was warm and I'm a car guy. Either get a 993/964 or a gen 2 997, otherwise you could easily be looking at a 10k engine rebuild bill if the dice lands on you. Bloody pitty as I really liked the car. Porsche does get away with a lot that other manufacturers would be crucified.

That's a great shop! This car is good for another 2 years!

Hey Matt. The problem was an upper mount of the suspension. I did notice you that you were also looking for metal in the oil filter. If there was metal you immediately thought of IMS. This is not true. The IMS is like any other part in the car, it is subject to failure. Yes there are those stories that the IMS blew up and destroyed the engine. I know quick a few 911 owners and none of them had a failure. But there are those who get it replaced “just in case”. The statistics don’t seem to add up to replacing a part that might fail. The research shows there is a very low incident of failure. Oh. Unless you get your info from those who make replacement bearing. Hey. Enjoy the car and stop making everything so grand, just get the those thing that break fixed.

Had a similar sound before I replaced the anti-roll bar drop links in my SW20, and the shocks. lol

Loving your enthusiasm 👍

We love this 911 car, please continue to make more videos about it.

Meyle top strut mount: you're good to go for another 10,000 miles.

Can't imagine that is serious... I thought it was a top shock mount. My Volvo had the same thing. We changed shocks and all sorts until we checked the top shock.

Had a 1999 996 was great to drive but virtually every month something would fail, water coolant tank, water pump, fuel pump, radiators, ac condensers, exhaust, brake pipes, air oil separator, bits of trim, ignition switch, etc etc, was never perfect as soon as you fix one thing another would fail

I was just wondering if I should buy a 2nd hand or Pcp or lease...after this series..lease it is..no tax no MOT just stick to the mileage rinse and recycle in 2/3 years..the hassle of owning any car with all the gizmos these days takes away from the joy of ownership

The correct term would be part failure! Part failures should be picked up or prevented on servicing and MOT’s!

Matt, uprating those engine mounts may aggravate the IMS bearing.... would consider getting the upgraded lubricated IMS kit.

One things for sure,your gonna have a problem selling this car onn,these vloges are better than any crash history checkers 😁

Hi Matt, best to sell it and get an earlier 911 (air cooled). 964 or 993 will be much better.

Great video. Can you provide a link to the engine mounts?

bet that did the wallet some damage!

Sometimes noise can be tracked down using microphones and the principle of triangulation to find the source. We did it on an an aircraft that had a mystery noise that no one could track down.

Like they eventually did, if you can recreate the problem in a real way that is the best way to figure it out.

That interior looks like an explosion in a custard factory. Utterly vile! For someone who makes a living out of ripping cars to bits, im really surprised.

thats the thing about Porsche 911, they are reasonably cheap to buy but you will be heading to the garage quite a lot. I have to take mine in every few months for one reason or another, but no other car in the price range can beat it which is why I keep mine.

when i heard the noise i said top mount lol. So design911 fitted the suspension and left the topmost loose...

Great video! Should have bought a 997 though..

I hate the 996. Somehow you've made me like it a bit more and even go as far as thinking of buying one to make similar mods. Must be mega to drive, just down on power and not good looking...

Awesome loved this vid , lovely 911 which is actually abtainible , less 50 to 60k and plus cars but more of this please thanks

Time to return it to stock and drive the wheels off it. Which probably isn't a a choice, since you've chosen to stiffen well everything! Down that road is of course "Track day car!"

Ahh man that would seriously piss me off, the guy must have spent a fortune getting every bush upgraded to poly bushes and about the only one he didn't upgrade fails.

I put a reinforced complete clutch on my tuned Esprit. Good for 400hp! It was only 235 pounds! Even on a Dacia it cost more! It was so simple to do I could change it myself in one day, thanks to PNM for the clutch! These flattened Beatles are endless money pits and there are so many of it, no exclusivity, no thumbs up from people that I have been used to when driving my Lotus. No drivers car. It's boring to have a Porsche. Why people buy rubbish and boring cars?

Disappointed you didnt mention how much the repairs cost ! After all we have all been there and it does make one feel better seeing someone else spit their Tea out when they read you that massive Bill...then they always like to add... plus VAT...for their added sick pleasure 😊!

how much does all of it cost anyway?

nice to see you smiling....

Best car reviewer on KZfaq.

matt if you continue upgrading your car like that you’ll end up having a porsche that’s faster than the new one...

Good lord Mat!! That sounds like my Volvo before I replaced the upper spring seats and shock mounts!! Well then.... o.o I'm surprised at my guess.

Heh, the moment he said it wasn't the anti-roll bar I called top mount :) Had the same on a set of coilovers once.

You've got some wedge to have all that done 😂

how much did it cost at design911??

Hope they give a job on top gear mat, you'd be great.

Love these vids of your 911..keep em coming 😀

Just had yokos myself, thick side wall is a dream

Good to see all your car issue solved. I wonder how much this cost Matt? Anyone shed any light on costs and prices? Cheers

That interior is horrible

Best tyres. Love them. Wish they made them in 20 inches. Great at track and road.

Only a minor problem which you can expect on any car, especially at this age. Great choice of tyre as I also use these. However, as you are a car enthusiast and reviewer I'm surprised you love the 996. Lets be honest, it was built on a shoestring budget, has a nasty interior and a crap chassis balance. Is it all about the badge and euphoria of owning a 911?

No surprise --996 are notorious in problems - crap really - you need a good mate mechanic & plenty of cash !!!!!! Buying a old Porsche is ALWAYS a big big risk ....

Would love to see you and the guys from Car Throttle get together and have some fun with your cars 🤣

The first mods you should do is suspension and tyres and wheels and brakes. You'll end up beating everyone else on the road. Even if they have a good bit of horse power on you.

This is great! More of this please!!