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Just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. I bought a 2004 C2 in May of this year and have been hanging around "unannounced" every since. I have gained much knowledge from those here and thought it would be a good idea to join up. As soon as I can figure out how to get a pic of my car up I will. Until then I look forward to continuing to educate myself on my new-to-me 911 through all of the knowledgable folks here! Thank you!
Glad you could join the party, congrats on the C2.
Congrats and welcome! Pics please...
Congrats and welcome to the madness!
Congrats, welcome, and get to the track as soon as possible
Me too. Well, except I bought mine in June and it's a '99 C2 with 45k mi. but nonetheless welcome!
Welcome get your snow tires on..
Some might seem rude mentioning post pictures or else OR others will say it custom to do so. Others might just say yah right where's the pictures. Then the ones that would say post pics or get banned.............where's the pictures? is your arm broke?
Welcome, enjoy the miles and smiles and oh yeah, no pix...it is a hologram! Pix please!
Welcome aboard Im not good with the pic thing either so I know what you mean lol/ Im yet to get one up myself.
Ok, ok, I get it!! Pics on the way! Thanks again for the kind welcomes and I do look forward to being a part of the gang!
Ok, I think I have done this right. 3 pics of my new ride from the place I bought it. At the time it had 56,0000 miles and now has 65,000. It is all original with no mods and will probably stay that way. Black on black with original clutch, IMS, and RMS. My indy tells me not to worry about the dreaded IMS issue and just enjoy it which I most certainly have done. Just got back from a very rapid trip to Philly prior to the recent weather unpleasantness. I don't know how I managed to avoid a speeding ticket but boy was the trip fun!! Hopefully as I get more adept at working the controls on the forum I can update the pictures. Until then "here 'tis"!!
That is a pretty looking car !! You have to look out for those speeding tickets they can be just a tad costly now days. I would consider some Euro Clear Side Markers if you haven't done so already. Is this your first Porsche ?
Congrats! Looks great in black. I would recommend getting a second opinion on the ims upgrade. I was also told not to worry about it and it ended up costing me a new (ungodly expensive) engine. Just a suggestion...it will give you great peace of mind. Enjoy the new ride!
Welcome to Rennlist. Nice looking C2, thanks for some pics.
Nice...black sure shines up nicely eh
Thanks to all for all the kind words. I was well acquainted with the IMS issue when I bought the car. It's not like I haven't been through this type of thing before. I am a life-time motorcyclist and through the years it seemed every model had some type of issue that was sure to grenade the motor. I'm still riding the 1977 Superglide I bought new in 1976. No grenade yet. Then when I purchased a 2001 VW New Beetle TDI all the fun was ruined by the hand-wringers that said that the engine was crap and the timing belt would snap and take out the whole top end just like the IMS issue with the Porsches. 300,000 miles later all is well. Plus everything breaks down. Of course it's a matter of how much you wanna spend to fix it. Even if the IMS craps out on this car I would still be money ahead over a new one. So, I'll take the chance, have some fun, and have it towed if it goes and get it fixed. In the meantime I have 4 motorcycles and that humble VW to haul my can around until it gets repaired!!
Great car! I like your attitude: "If it breaks, fix it." For me, I like the IMS replacement option, as I am risk-averse. But your viewpoint is equally valid. As long as we are informed and make our choices and live with them, is all that matters. There simply is no "right" answer for these things... I have to laugh with sympathy at your VW TDI tale... I was convinced that the transaxle in my Subaru WRX was destined for a certain, early death based on the reading forums. But that was 11 years ago and things are still fine!
Yeah, the TDI fiasco is probably why I don't pay much attention to the "IMS issue". But I'm not totally adverse to "fixing" what isn't broken. I think both of those "problems" are primarily due to maintenance issues. When the clutch has to be done I'll probably take care of some other things while they are in there. But like I said, until then I'm just gonna have some fun with the Porsche!! And as you have pointed out, just about every vehicle ever produced has had either some suspected problems or actual ones. I'm just not going to worry about it in the meantime.
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