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YOUR RESEARCHNewbie...looking to purchase a 996 TURBO HELP
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The car i have set my sights on is a 669 TURBO MANUAL..
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Just joined the forum and after having many cars my latest being a 540 BHP RS6. I am now looking for a Porsche.
The problem is i need as mush info as possible on what to look out for when buying and owning.
The car i have set my sights on is a 669 TURBO MANUAL..
Any help will be much appreciated..
Thanks to all
For goodness sake don't get confused and buy a Porsche 666, they'll steal your soul as soon as look at you.
Seriously, need to roll out the cliches:
make sure it has been serviced properly
make sure it hasn't been tracked
make sure it hasn't been stolen
make sure it hasn't been damaged/written off
make sure it hasn't got finance
make sure the a/c and cooling rads are ok
make sure you buy on condition
make sure you get a ppi
make sure you drive as many examples as possible so YOU know what they should drive like.
make sure you find one with lots of warranty!
etc etc
No problem Andrew. The checklist is a bit out of date, and it was a good reminder for me to get on and update it. The original is here:
http://www.porscheclubgb.org/clientftp/Register/996/tec_buyers_checklist.pdf
996tbo - Just ignore the bit on engine failures and rebuilts, but apart from that it is very relevant. The Turbo engine is completely different to the Carrera. Listen out for rattling turbo wastegates and loose heat shields. Make sure it delivers about 0.6-0.7 bar of boost at WOT in a high gear. Other than that, the engines are extremely robust.
