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YOUR RESEARCHBe honest, what was your 996 folly?
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4) Replaced the "glossy" turbo look wheels with Carrera IIs.
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Replaced the black bumperettes with colored ones from bumper plugs
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3) Swapped the IMSB while the transmission was out for other work.
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Installing Meg was probably the biggest mistake I've made.
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The reasons I kept the quartz Eddie Bauer is because a) the leather strap was so worn I thought someone really enjoyed it and so I decided to continue its life, and b) it is a nice looking watch and was made in France...a nice change from everything being from China.
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Had records from the day it was first sold, talked with a friend that has owned several Porsche's (he has 4 now), got some advice on what to look for (oil leaks, operation of windows and sunroof, clutch test, ect) but did not do a PPI.
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So what was the dumbest thing you bought for your 996 or other Porsche car? Or the mod that you decided later was silly?
I'll start with my own Mea Culpa:
Bought these headlight tint films for my 2001 C4 Cab a week after I took ownership of it. I mean I HAD to have them -
I guess I had visions of David Beckam's 911 Turbo seen here-
After they arrived I looked at them and immediately realized "but wait, now my headlights won't work as well". I thought about the deer that my wife hit in my new truck a few years ago while on her way home and the $7k in front end damage it did (luckily she was unhurt). I shook my head and chuckled and put them back in the box. They are still in the garage as a reminder to think through the purchases I am considering. Even though I didn't return them they have actually saved me money in the long run by making me buy more deliberately.
What was your folly? Or what did you buy too soon or out of order with what makes sense?
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Cheers,
D.
Only 4 modifications in it's life:
1) Replaced the ultra crappy "HiFi" sound system. No regrets.
2) Added the air bag disable bar to the passenger seat so my son can ride up front. No regrets.
3) Swapped the IMSB while the transmission was out for other work. No regrets.
4) Replaced the "glossy" turbo look wheels with Carrera IIs. While Wheel Dynamics did a great job on them and I think if it was anyone else's car I'd love it, even a year in they just don't look right after looking at the glossy twists for 15 years.
God lord. For the love of sanity, please don't encourage him
Installing Meg was probably the biggest mistake I've made.
No, scratch that. A decade's worth of various M96 intakes. That was a stupid waste of money...especially to wind up running a stock airbox.
Bought it without any maintenance records from previous owners -- a big risk, bordering on stupid, but that's how we humans handle love. The excitement of gotta-have-it got me, but so far so good, almost 3 months, a few K miles of driving with no new problems.
That's not folly - that's falling in love. Did the same thing with mine. Zero maintenance records, total impulse buy, and very fortunate I didn't buy someone else's problem.
While installing Porsche crest valve stem caps it is highly recommended that you align your wheel caps to point to the valve stem, otherwise everyone will know you know nothing about owning a Porsche.
I just had to try painting my console dark grey myself. Finished looked good EXCEPT that all the nicks and scratches shined through - ugh! Thank the Lord for E-bay - Bought a charcoal black one for a little over 100 bones :-)
After doing my due diligence by reading everything I could find regarding the 996 cabriolet, and arriving at a final determination that while ims failure is not an absolute occurrence in every example, it's certainly not worth the risk of ownership. Then I bought a 996 cab without a ppi or any records on a whim just a few months after I decided against it. The car has given me nothing but joy, and I wouldn't hesitate to drive it across the country without worrying about its reliability. But I made a promise to myself after that, that I wouldn't buy another Porsche without a ppi and all records. Then I bought a 996 turbo on a whim without a ppi and all records. At least in my case, "996" and "folly" are close companions. But what the hell, they're easy cars to lust for before you have one, and easy to love after you have one. Just like women, very few cars possess both qualities.
Bought a 996, couldn't stop talking about 993s and 997s.
Sold the 996 and bought 997 and talked about how the 996 was better.
Sold the 997 and bought a GTI and blissfully disappeared for a bit
Reappeared and bought a 996.
For no apparent reason he sold the 996 and bought another 997.
Now he complains about the lack of a spare tire.
Complete with lots of commentary on why whichever one he did have was somehow better than the other and making outrageous claims about the things like the 996 Tip being as good as the 997.2 PDK.
He can be funny, but good lord he is tedious.
I'm another bought it on a whim. Had records from the day it was first sold, talked with a friend that has owned several Porsche's (he has 4 now), got some advice on what to look for (oil leaks, operation of windows and sunroof, clutch test, ect) but did not do a PPI. Had an inspection done by Indy after buying and lucked out. Had the IMS, RMS, clutch and flywheel replace almost immediately, IMS was fine and clutch had about 40% remaining. Do not regret anything but since on this site would do much more due-diligence next time. Thought I would use it as a weekend driver but already have put over 7k miles on it. Got the bug.
Removed the mufflers and had by-pass installed. Wife, kids, dogs, cats and neighbors not happy with sound. People at Car & Coffee seems to be fine with it. Finally after months of prodding, bought the Billy Boat Mufflers from a forum member, realized that the by-pass were welded on. Had the muffler shop torched them off. Spent the next two weekends grinding and sanding the to smooth out the pipes and the BBM installed. Much happier now, seem to have gotten back pressure back, but do miss the sound at WOT!
Only a couple of drives but I'm beginning to think these little yellows.
Still weighing the new sunroof buzz/b pillar rattle and the 3 to 4 thousand
rpm vibration against tighter tips/no more occasional passenger seat
vibration/ slightly better shifting and the crazy cost of these things.
Does this matter only if you have the stem caps, or is it always the case with wheel caps? If the latter, it becomes my first real folly (apart from not swapping out my IMSB before it grenaded).
Don't have any regrets but Mission Creep got the best of me:
1. New tires and wheels - Big shout out to Eli @ WD
2. Had the calipers refinished
3. Wanted to 'freshen up ' the suspension. Bought the ROW kit from Carnewal then thought...what the hell...might as well replace all the bushings (upper and lower control arms)
4. Replaced the black bumperettes with colored ones from bumper plugs
5. New exhaust (FisterD/Topgear/Fabspeed)
6. LED Depo tail lights
7. The list continues...
Very happy with the end result but the wife not so much with the bank account
You have me selling and buying more Porsches than was the case.
Bought 2003 996. Ten months later I injured my ankle and found shifting difficult. On an impulse bought the 997 S with tip. Within four days tried to unwind the sale because I missed the 996 and didn't like the 997. Couldn't undo the deal...and three months later I sold the 997. After giving everything some thought I decided that at my age the tiptronic made sense and I searched for another 996 with one. Found it and bought it. On April Fools day I stated I sold the 996 and bought another 997...but that was April Fools day...so maybe I fooled you. End of story.
Mine was probably Torque Solutions semi-solid engine mounts. Undoubtedly a fine product, but maybe not in an aging convertible. Good thing my dental insurance was paid up, because vibration in certain RPM ranges was threatening a few fillings. I went back to the OEM mounts and all is well -- except for a couple expensive paperweights lying around my garage someplace.
I'm down to just five watches and at one time or another I wear them all. An old quartz analog Eddie Bauer field watch that I found lying in the gutter near where I used to go running. A nice 1960s Omega Constellation that I bought on eBay. An early/mid 1930s LeCoultre DuoPlan from Oslo Norway. And my two Rolexes. The prize is the 1961 18k ref# 1013 with a dial stating it was sold by Serpico Y Laino in Caracas Venezuela. And my usual daily driver is the stainless steel version of the 1013, the 1018...from the late sixties and on a steel Jubilee bracelet. The reasons I kept the quartz Eddie Bauer is because a) the leather strap was so worn I thought someone really enjoyed it and so I decided to continue its life, and b) it is a nice looking watch and was made in France...a nice change from everything being from China.
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I'm an Omega man myself. Have 5 of them including the wife's. But love that you appreciate a good timepiece as much as we all appreciate the vehicles we love. Very similar subjects.
Cheers,
D.
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