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Hi I'm thinking of buying a 911 996 carrera 2 tiptronic 1999 with 100,000 miles and full service history are these reliable please advise thanks
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The right car with the right provinance and once purchased being looked after as it needs to be (bearing in mind it's still an expensive car just at a late stage in its life) then probably yes. A cheap car with no history and in poor condition then no. There are many threads re the 996 and 997 cars and engines which have a number of issues which can cost the price of a small car to put right. Oh, there is no such car as a 996 C2S by the way
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Lol ok thanks for you advise 👍👍
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All the auto gearboxes are named "Tiptronic S" hence the confusion from advertisers either ignorant to the correct terms or deliberately trying to mislead. There is a Carrera 4S which has the turbo-style wide body and a full width reflector at the rear, these are 4 wheel drive and available as either manual or Tiptronic S.
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