I sold my 2000 Porsche 996 about 2 years ago, and haven't been able to find a car that made me happy, since. I solved that problem a couple of weeks ago, when I bought a 2003 996. It's midnight blue on black, with a build that's perfect for me. Full leather package, HID's, no-PSM, 6 speed, and factory 5 spokes. The car suffers from deferred maintenance, but with only 67k, it's not something that scares me. So far, I've put a new set of Continental DW's on it, performed an oil change, and buffed out the neglected paint. Last night, I unloaded a box of parts into it. The tally, so far is new decklid and frunk struts, a new coolant reservoir cap, new air filter, new steering wheel multiswitch (turn signal auto cancel was broken), and a 997 shift assembly. There's some work left to do, but the car is coming together, nicely. A picture from the day of purchase: It's great to be back! -Jon
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Looks stunning...
Nice. Looks like your drains are working too (behind front wheel) if that's from you.
Welcome back ! Gorgeous car. Glad you're having DIY fun. Why did you sell the previous Porsche ?
That's a nice ride & it sounds like it's in good hands. Welcome back!
Congratulations and welcome back Jon Now we need a few pictures after the buff out.
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I started riding and tracking motorcycles, and was worried that my previous 996 would just collect dust in the garage. I sold it for a good price and bought a pickup truck. After two years of suffering, I decided I'd have a lot more fun trailering my track toy to the track with another track toy. I know there will be a ton of comments about how I should have bought a Cayenne, but I need a trailer 8-10 days per year, and I want a 911 for 365 days out of the year.
Nice 996!
Welcome Back Jon. It looks great and I'm happy to see another P-car back in good hands. Keep us posted.
Welcome back Jon. Nice looking 03'.
nice! love the blue color! Enjoy in good health!
You won't hear much "buy a Cayenne" from us.
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