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Good morning and hello all!
Just wanted to say a quick hi, as I have been a long term lurker here. This forum is a wealth of good info .. and can provide some good nightmares if you focus on the worst of what can happen.
Last month I purchased a 996 after a lengthly (for me) search. Having previously owned a few 912's, an '85 911, and a 2005 997 (RIP), I'm glad to be back into 911 ownership. Nothing can scratch the driving itch as a 911 can.
My 996 is .. er was .. a one owner car, nicely optioned, painted in very subtle red.
Not unexpected, in my short ownership, my 996 has already needed a water pump, along with .. refinished headlights, climate control LCD replacement, new center caps and air box muffler delete.
Here are the particulars along with pics. Glad to be part of the 996 owners "club"!
2003 996 C2. 67k miles and climbing.
Options...
342 Heated Seats
415 18" Turbo Look II wheel
446 Wheel Caps with Color Crest
680 BOSE High End Sound Package
P74 Litronic Headlights with Washer
P77 Sport Seats
X54 Stainless Steel Exhaust Pipes
X76 Flared Rocker Panels
XME Rear Center Console in Exterior Color
XSA Sport Seat Back in Exterior Color
XSC Porsche Crest in the Headrest
XSX Red Seat Belts
Y06 Alum. Look/Leather Gear Shift **** & Brake Handle
Previous owner installed Fabspeed mufflers. Wow .. really nice sound!
Dealer maintained with a fully stamped maintenance book
Chris
TX
2003 996
2011 Panamera
2006 Cayenne
============= Gone and not forgotten ========
2005 997 (RIP)
1976 912E
JPS Replica 356 Coupe
2001 986
1985 911
1968 912
1969 912
Nice chariot! Absolutely love those seats. Would kill to have them in my c4s.
When you say reconditioned headlights, we're the covers getting scratched up or something?
ABSOLUTELY FREAKING GORGEOUS CAR!!!
Nicely optioned - I have those exact same seats and love them.
And, the extra 25 hp factory guards red hp bump is a sweet bonus.
Thanks all for the kind words on the seats. The seats and painted console were big pluses in the purchase decision.
Btbolin, the headlight lenses were quiet yellow,and just a tad bit hazy. If you looked closely you could see small surface cracks. I suspect normal UV damage from the Texas sun. $139 to get the headlights back to new looking. Worth every penny.
VitaminC, I removed the intake muffler that is bolted to the underside of air box top cover. I capped the hole with the "cap" that comes with the Fabspeed cold air intake kit. Awesome mod to get the engine to howl as it should.
05 was rear ended by a red light runner / hit and run. The other car was a pick up with a full brush gaurd driving at highway speed. My wife and walked away without so much as a scratch. These are well build "little" cars.
Welcome to the community and excited to hear you are enjoying the Fabspeed mufflers! If you are ever looking to take it up another notch give me a shout. The factory cats on that car are quite restrictive and failure prone, so our Sport Cat X-Pipe would compliment the mufflers nicely when the time comes
Nice looking 911 with a great option list. Rare to find a 1 owner Porsche, congrats on your purchase. When I bought my '99, I wasn't sure at first about the sport seats.After 10 years of ownership this coming Sept. I'm glad I have them.
