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YOUR RESEARCH25 years after I got hooked I'm finally getting my Porsche
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I have a friend who works for an insurance company and is checking for salvage parts for me.
25 years after I got hooked I'm finally getting my Porsche
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They also put on 2 brand new rear tires, wiper blades, a mobil 1 oil change, and knew enough to fill the tank with premium.
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Use hardtop though
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Don't think I'll have a use for the hardtop though.
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On the bus ride to school everyday there was a yellow 914 we'd pass. I think that's what started my love for porsches. I've wanted one ever since then. But life gets in the way. I get married, have to buy a house. have a kid, a second kid, need a bigger house, a third kid need an even bigger house....
Then at a party this summer a friend pulls up in his 2008 C4S Cab he just bought. ***.
Well this week I should be taking delievery of my first porsche. A 2002 Meteor Gray C4 Cab hardtop with 50k miles. It's not the ideal porsche that I was looking for but I think it's a decent deal at $38.9k
I'm going to have TPC do a PPI for me since they are only 3 miles from where I am buying it.
The garage is all cleaned out, I even mopped the floor!!
My prior ideal was a 993 cab but as they are getting older I had some reliability concerns. I still love the 993's and have 2 more garage bays so who knows, maybe still one day. =)
For the past few years its morphed into a 2005+ C2S Cab. But this one came up and I figured it looked like a good deal. I really wasn't looking for a C4, worried that it's too forgiving to drive, sucking some fun out of it in the process =).
Don't think I'll have a use for the hardtop though. I don't know, maybe it'll help in resale later.
good for you!!
I too waited 25 years for the same reasons but boy does it ever make it that much sweeter when you finally put your butt into the seat, gently put both hands on the steering wheel and realize that it is really (and finally!) your car.
For the first month I would go to my garage and just look at it several times a day. ( I know some people here will think that is weird but the feeling was so overwhelming after having waited so long).
Let us know how many times you run out for milk at the corner store in the first few weeks!
Pete
Not weird at all. Nine consecutive years of ownership thru 3 Pcars and I still actively admire it. I have owned many hot cars in the past but this is the first one I haven't tired of.
My only question is should I get the Extended Warranty (Carmax)
3 years -> $1600
4 years -> $2000
5 years -> $2600
The car is still under the Porsche Certified Warranty (Not transferable to me since it's not person to person =( ). So I would think that any major problems would have already been addressed.
This is going to be a weekend/summer driver. My other ride being a Toyota Minivan!
I bought my first Porsche, a Boxster, from CarMax several years ago. I purchased the extended warranty and was extremely pleased with it. I just got rid of my 02 911 (replaced it with an 08 C4) that had the CPO warranty - it was nowhere near as good as the CarMax warranty. For peace of mind, I would definitely get the warranty. Good thing about it, is if you sell the car, the warranty is transferable and refundable.
I asked for a copy of their service records since the porsche arrived at carmax. To their credit their "120 point inspection" seemed very thorough. They caught the RMS leak and sent the car to a porsche dealer for repair. The Cab mechanism was also repaired at the dealer. They also put on 2 brand new rear tires, wiper blades, a mobil 1 oil change, and knew enough to fill the tank with premium.
I'm still sending the car to TPC for a second look. They're only charging $100 for my "post pruchase" PPI.
The 5yr/60,000 extended warranty ended up being $2300 so conisdering the car had the RMS problem once I figured it was a good idea and a good deal. Plus there's the piece of mind that comes along with having a bumper to bumper warranty until the car hits 110k miles.
I'm hoping to get the car home in the next couple of days. I know you hear alot of bad things on the internet but thus far the Carmax folks have been great.
Welcome to RL and your new Porsche Dream (or second dream, 1st realized) car. I also have 996 but C2. Like you I liked the older body styles but worried about reliability and things. I waited this long (28 years for me) I don't want to spend all my time fixing it... go drive it, join a club and learn to
really drive
it!!
I like the fact that others out there feel the need to walk into the garage several times a day and talk sweet nothings to their beloved cars (you did say that right??) LOL
For me, it is a bit of a sickness and I have polished my car so many times that I know every inch of it by heart. I know it has problems, but I know what they are now. I am sure other have done the same (right?)
LOL
Enjoy your car, take your wife out in it and remember, she IS jealous of your new baby, let her know she is still #1
Ed
Remember every single time you get in it that it's a Porsche and meant to be driven like one.(when your environment is right)
Welcome aboard and prepare to empty your wallet towards mods.
Congratulations and welcome to Rennlist. It took me close to 30 years realize my dream of owning a Porsche so I know how excited you must be. Now go out and drive it. Hard!
I picked it up yesterday at lunch and have put 130 miles on it so far averaging 15 MPG along the way =).
I'll post the pics as soon as I find a place to host them.
The Car has the carbon fiber package but the clearcoat (?) for the CF on the steering wheel is cracked. Can these be repaired? I have a friend who works for an insurance company and is checking for salvage parts for me.
