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First thing I did when I bought it was took it to my independent and had the oil and drain plug changed, checked the other fluids, etc.
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He had some wheels and tires on there that were kind of meh...so I swapped those out first thing.
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Oddly enough, it was the only vehicle I had that I could haul the Xmas tree in.
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I need to see about running the VIN in an attempt to get the scoop on how it was equipped when originally purchased.
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Thought I'd actually take a moment, say high from usually sunny San Diego, introduce myself and my 2000 Cabriolet.
Car has a few decent mods, and a couple of cheesy ones which I am rectifying, but overall a nice 48k specimen which is a solid driver. Certainly different than my beloved 81 SC Targa I parted with a couple of years back.
Tons of good information on the forum, and a number of insightful and helpful posts.
Cheers!
Sam
This one has the gray, but it's on the darker side.....black would have been awesome.
I found this one on eBay originally, and it didn't sell. I stayed in touch with the seller and got it for significantly less then the original price. He had some wheels and tires on there that were kind of meh...so I swapped those out first thing.
The color definitely reeled me in
They ran out of these at the auto parts store...so I got the economy size....
Oddly enough, it was the only vehicle I had that I could haul the Xmas tree in. Covered the seats with a tarp, and it was good to go - nary a needle in the car as it was fresh and well tied up.
You win!
like: color
dislike: spats
like: Xmas tree in pax seat! (extra points for that)
dislike: dark wheels
Locate and post up your option list on the sticker on inside of frunk. We will decode and laugh, and laugh, and laugh!!!
j/k
Welcome and congrats.
Hmm, I don't recall seeing that dark of a gray interior on a 996. Metropol blue interior possibly?
Cobalt blue over black on a 996 in the US is definitely a unicorn.
Looks great. I like the dark wheels.
Welcome and congrats!
I bet you're right. I'm about half color blind so it may very well be the Metropol. I need to see about running the VIN in an attempt to get the scoop on how it was equipped when originally purchased.
Ahem - unlatch frunk. Slide lift lever. Lift frunk lid. Look at big square white tag just below latch-pin mechanism on inside frunk lid. Take pic. Attach to this thread.
congrats and welcome to RL. us SoCal folks really, REALLY need to have a GTG.
looks like your car has a "healthy' options list, use this try and decode some of them:
http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site/Por...odes_List.html
P.S. My interior is also METROPOL blue so I am 99.995 yours is also the same
Goodie list.
032 Touring suspension (higher suspension for America)
058 Impact absorbers front and rear
130 Control and indications in English
139 Seat heating, left
197 Stronger battery
218 Licence plate space America
219 Regular differential (without limited slip)
234 Internal production code related to tyres
270 Driver side mirror flat
273 Door mirrors electrically adjustable and heatable (standard)
274 Illuminated vanity mirror
288 Headlamp washer
335 Rear seat belts
338 Rear-wheel drive
340 Seat heating, right
396 17" 996 Carrera 3.4 wheels
434 Work instructions for cars for overseas
436 3-spoke steering wheel
437 8-way electrical seat, left
438 8-way electrical seat, right
439 Electric soft top (standard)
441 Radio preparation
454 Automatic speed control
465 Rear foglamp, left
476 PSM Porsche Stability Management
480 Manual gearbox, 6-speed
484 USA symbols and lettering for switches and instruments
490 Basic sound system
513 4-way electrically adjustable lumbar support, right seat
535 Alarm 315 MHz
537 Seat memory, left
550 Hardtop
553 Version for USA, Canada
562 Front airbags
563 Side airbags
566 Front fog lamps (integrated into headlamps)
567 Top-tinted windscreen
571 Activated charcoal filter
573 Automatic air conditioning
581 Front center console
586 4-way electrically adjustable lumbar support, left seat
590 Electrical lid unlocking
601 Litronic (xenon) headlamps
602 Raised stop lamp
620 Electronic accelerator
651 Electric windows
657 Power steering (standard)
659 Board computer
660 OBD 2 On-Board Diagnostics
661 Stricter emission-control concept
662 PCM 1 Porsche Communication Management screen with navigation, telephone module, radio, cassette player
664 ORVR Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery
685 Rear seats
692 6-disc CD changer Becker Porsche CDC-3
912 Without European ID plate
939 Draped leather rear seats
981 Leather dashboard and door panels
982 Draped leather front seats
X54 Stainless steel tailpipes
X70 Stainless steel door entry guards with logo
X71 Alu-look instrument faces
X76 Side skirts
X97 Aluminium inlay gear lever
X98 Aluminium inlay handbrake lever
XAD Rear bumper side fins
XD3 Rain sensor
XEH Self-dimming mirrors
XX2 Illuminated footwell
Looks vetty vetty nice! Well optioned out.
Have you had time to check all the fluid levels? I sure you're aware of what could happen it the 996 gets dangerously low on blinker fluid, right?
I thought blinker fluid issues were exclusive to BMW? Oh, wait....that's a SHORTAGE of proprietary blinker fluid..... wtf was I thinking....
First thing I did when I bought it was took it to my independent and had the oil and drain plug changed, checked the other fluids, etc.
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