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YOUR RESEARCHBack in the saddle!
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Another in TX, blue/s.beige, ~80k, new tires, no IMS, on Rennlist @ 26.5, sold in a couple weeks, while I was checking service records.
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Replace leather, and i'm looking at 12-14 year old cars
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But I also realized that black conceals wear the best, and matches the easiest if replacing leather, and I'm looking at 12-14 year old cars.
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I had a 1998 C2S back in 2004, but sold it. (I know, I know). Did the Vette thing for awhile, then a 2001 Boxster S. A few cars later, I just got this 2003 C4S from a PCA member in Santa Monica, CA. Well documented with fresh IMS/RMS/clutch job. Very nice inside and out, belying the 106k mi. on it. I did the fly in, drive home trip, a relatively short one, to metro Phoenix.
Need to take some better, newer pics, but, you get the idea..
It's great to be back in a Porsche!
Congrats.
What did you pay if you do not mind sharing? I'd like to get a 911 one of these days and one like this seems most likely with my budget.
Eddie
Welcome back. This is my first 911 and I am not disappointed. had a 1986 944 Turbo and that was also a great car. Currently the wife is driving a 2016 Vette Cabrio and I must say that the refinement is finally there but since it's an automatic (wife drove the 944 turbo 5M but refuses to touch a manual since) I felt the need to het a manual hence the 996. I am sure you will love the new ride. The engine sound is intoxicating.
Pretty much exactly what I'm looking for, a beautiful silver 03-04 C4S!
Congrats sir, I'm sure you'll enjoy it for the both of us until I can snag one of my own
Really, that seems to be the most common color I'm seeing. Be it in the C2, or C4S.
Now seal gray on the other hand, I've only found 1 C4S in that color.
Haha, that's what I thought...but he didn't put a cute little emoji indicating that he wasn't for real
Honestly, I like any 911 I've ever seen....some colors just accentuate the lines better imho.
Saw a 04 C4S in white in person recently, and it was damn good looking. White seems pretty rare.
When we were ordering ours there was another customer at the dealer that was apparently in a year long battle with Porsche AG as they wanted both the interior and exterior white via the PTS and custom leather color options. Porsche was refusing on the grounds that the white dash would cause dangerous glare and reflections. Don't know whatever happened.
Wow, lotsa responses! Thanks everyone.
Eddie:
I paid full ask of $26k. I'd been looking since mid-August, and IIRC, he started out at 32k around then. It failed to bring 25 on eb recently.
The best deals I missed on C4S's were a nice red/blk one in WA with ~80k on CL, asking $25! I called within hours of the listing, but it sold locally in 2 days. It did not have IMS done.
Another in TX, blue/s.beige, ~80k, new tires, no IMS, on Rennlist @ 26.5, sold in a couple weeks, while I was checking service records.
Funny about the color combo. When I set out, I was adamant I wouldn't buy silver/blk since it's so common, and I like to be different. Esp. the black interior. I saw only one prospect in Phoenix of any kind that whole time. But I also realized that black conceals wear the best, and matches the easiest if replacing leather, and I'm looking at 12-14 year old cars.
So you could say that I "settled", but I'm not the type to look for years for the "perfect" car. It's too late to order one to spec! I'm very happy with my car, esp. the interior, which looks like a much newer car.
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