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Stock except for new mufflers, full leather black interior that looks pretty close to pristine, dual row IMSB replaced a few years ago.
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I replaced all the fluids (coolant, trans/diff, brake fluid, etc.).
Check coolant expansion tank, if it’s yellow you might want
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Also check the coolant expansion tank, if it’s yellow you might want to tend to that as well while the system is drained.
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You should check your cooling fans while you have the bumper off.
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It seems like the PO was decent about oil changes but wasn't a stickler for the scheduled maintenance items.
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I wanted to thank everyone for their help and input. After about 2 months of research and about six weeks of searching I finally found my 996. It's a 1999 (10/98 build) slate grey Carrera coupe with 36K miles. Stock except for new mufflers, full leather black interior that looks pretty close to pristine, dual row IMSB replaced a few years ago. The PPI at Black Forest here in San Diego found no issues (the guy has a 996 with 240K miles as a daily driver). Everything works but the horn (I needed that on the drive home) and the headlight washers. The seller still had a loan on it so that was a bit of a pain.It passed smog on Friday and AAA got it registered yesterday. It's now all mine and a blast to drive!
My plan is to drive it to work a few times a week, drive it on the weekends and on longer trips out to my family, Vegas, etc where it makes sense. I'm figuring on 5K miles/year. I want to keep it stock except for the stereo. I want to put something in that has CarPlay so I'm not futzing with navigation, etc on my phone while I'm driving. It seems like the PO was decent about oil changes but wasn't a stickler for the scheduled maintenance items. I'm hoping to start working my way through the one year, two year and annual stuff soon. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions. I also need to fix the horn.
Now for the obligatory pictures. This is my first time posting pictures in the forum so hopefully they're the right size...
Congrats! Welcome. The 99s are the best
Ok, the horns are easy to replace. I ended up buying both the low and high tone horns since they were cheap. I also cleaned out the front radiators and AC condensers once the bumper was removed for the horns replacement - makes it easy to just do it all at once.
As for the stereo - that�s also super easy. I did a single DIN Alpine, super easy, plug and play.
My 99 also didn�t have a lot of preventative items replaced that I could tell. I replaced all the fluids (coolant, trans/diff, brake fluid, etc.). I also ends up doing plugs and coils, motor mounts, things that were old but not broken.
Much of said work is pretty easy for DIY if you are so inclined.
Congrats! I too just bought my first 911 after 30 years of delayed gratification. It's a weekend car for me. I tell my wife any day I am driving my 911 I am happy. Period.
I'm pretty sure I'll have to replace the horns themselves. The PO already fixed the rubber bushings in the steering wheel. He said it blows fuses when you try to use it. I put a fuse in and it does click but no sound. Supposedly that means the relay is good. I still might replace that to be sure. One of my questions was going to be what else should I do while the bumper is off.
Don’t be surprised if it becomes your daily driver.
When I bought mine, I kept my BMW 135i for three months, and the sold it since I’d driven it to work about 5 times over the three months.
The BMW 135i (modded to 500 hp) was faster, but the 996 is still more fun.
Now the only car I could buy that would have a chance of being driven often is another Porsche.
Check out the posts about relocating the emergency release cable for the frunk. You might need to use it some day if the battery dies while the car is locked, or if the lock breaks.
Congratulations! Per your question of what else should (maybe can is a better term) you do when the bumper is off. I had to remove my front bumper so I took the opportunity to install a center (third) radiator kit. Overkill, probably... You likely will be changing out the coolant anyway so... Also check the coolant expansion tank, if it’s yellow you might want to tend to that as well while the system is drained.
Scripts are an easy replacement. Start lifting with a little heat (on and off) and it will come right off. Gone Goo gets rid of the rest but it will likely leave a print you can use as a tracer.
Love the color. Enjoy.
Before removing the old script (because it may or may not leave a print) put some painters tape along the bottom of the script so you keep the placement and alignment.
That's a beauty,. Looks like it just came off the showroom floor.
You should check your cooling fans while you have the bumper off. There's a low and high speed. Low speed comes on with air conditioning.
Congrats!
I bought my 2000 C4 Cab on an impulse w/o doing any research or getting a PPI. Only needed some minor (but expensive because it's a Porsche) repairs/replacement parts to get it "sorted out" but it's all up to snuff (as far as I'm concerned now).
Just dumb luck in my case. LOL!
Have fun w/your new toy.
Yeah this. Seems weird to have a loan on a 21yo car :shrug
I can see the appeal to replace the stereo but I like my original unit. There are plenty of bluetooth options now out there that are plug and play. Won't help with navi though.
Nice car, love the color and yes 99s are best
Welcome to the madness !
So for the rear script I found that mine did not want to come off without a fight, even with the heat I still had lots of old adhesive and it was thick enough that it needed liberal amounts off goo gone and a plastic razor. I wish I had some 3M Adhesive Remover on hand as that stuff works pretty well. I put painters tape around the script before I started to remove the script so it was much quicker when applying the new one.
