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Things have changed a lot since then and a lot of places no longer exist.
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The airport was full of expensive cars with keys on the dashboard with a note saying "sorry, gotta run."
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So I sold the 2003 C4S and bought a 2004 turbo tip. I hope that there are no objections to me posting it here as its a bit more lively here than in the 996 turbo forum. First real chance to take some piccies; excuse the arty stuff!
anyway here goes...
Its because every gear in the turbo is the same. Its not like my boxster where you needed to shift to stay in the power band. On the street you're in the power band in every gear all the time just mash on the pedal.
Great looking car. Very few 996 models are found with the Boxter Red Leather. I love mine. Enjoy your ride and stay with us!
John
'03 Targa, Boxter Red Leather.
you obviously have extreme patience...my gf puts her feet on the dashboard and shes almost tossed out the car...but to sit on the front and possibly scratch the paint? thats a capital offence for sure.
nice car
Nice car and color combo.
I never really understood the pdc on a 911 though. On a Cayenne, yes. Maybe the rear spoiler obstructs part of the view backing up?
Thanks, I'm happy with them; acquired in this order: wife, turbo, still working on the yacht!
Thanks, Dennis.
Thanks, I thoroughly recommend it: choose wisely.
Soft jeans, no studs and she doesn't complain when I buy stuff.
Thanks.
Having had it, I think I would always specify now if buying new car. Makes life easy.
Agreed, I am equally at home in either; with the Mercedes tips in the later 996s, take the time to learn how to use them properly and and they are very rewarding.
What a nice upgrade with the turbo.The interior color is nice to see for a change. Very artistic pics. If you like the tip....that's all that really matters isn't it?
Loving the photo of the two cars together. Both are my favorite of the 996 line up. Congrats and you have a beautiful car with a great color combination. Cheers
It's OK Mcbit - you can stay right here in the NA 996 forum. Plenty of us in here are interested in the TT version, so at least I'm interested in your experiences. I suspect others would value your input as well. For starters, I'd love to see some more interior shots.
So eventually I have the turbo somewhere near where I want it to be, after a blown turbo, turbo upgrade, remap and an engine rebuild. Time for some more pictures especially of the interior as promised earlier.
Apologies in advance for the arty stuff.
Was it originally sold in the UAE? There is some crazy car culture there. I remember in 1991 when i was there for the Gulf War on a port visit to Dubai. I'm standing on the pier waiting for a tender back out to the Nimitz. I look across this freaking huge totally empty parking lot and see a guards red 930. I walk about 300 yards over there and it looked like it had been sitting there baking in the sun for months. It was still sitting there on my next visit a couple of months later. I always wondered what the deal was and subsequently what happened to that car.
I was living in Dubai in 2008 when the music stopped. The airport was full of expensive cars with keys on the dashboard with a note saying "sorry, gotta run."
Yes, originally sold in Abu Dhabi and I purchased it from the 2nd owner in Dubai. 1991 just after GW1 was when I started my first stint. Used to meet up with a lot of you carrier chaps at the Seaman's Mission in Jebel Ali and the Highland Lodge in Dubai.
Nice cars have been being abandoned in Dubai for as long as I can remember, there have always been reasons to leave in a hurry. Something as simple as a bounced cheque will land you in jail.
mcbit - Just for the record, you've got a gorgeous car. I like unique. Silver on black is a great color combo on any German car, but it's pretty standard. Your car has style!
Wow - an Enzo abandoned!?! Hey, we used to go play ultimate frisbee against some American and Brit ex-pats at the American School field when we were in port in Dubai summer of 1991. Any chance you were one of them?
I also remember taking over the Hilton's beach club during port visits. Lastly, I remember standing on the deck of the carrier when in the Gulf and always seeing quite a few sea snakes pass by, yet I don't remember any problem with them at the beach. My imagination?
By the way, important safety tip, the Iranians get really pissed if you fly a combat aircraft over their islands in the Gulf (don't ask me how I know).
Why thank you sir, I'm kind of partial to it myself.
Didn't even know of the existence of Ultimate Frisbee back the, I was a rugby player. I did do the 4th of July party at the Hilton beach club that year. Things have changed a lot since then and a lot of places no longer exist.
I can imagine the Iranians getting a little irate from being overflown, a friend of my then boss was locked up in Tehran for 2 years after being caught on his sailboat off of one of the Iranian occupied UAE islands.
Thanks for sharing the pictures. Your car looks great. The interior really makes it stand out. I can not imagine anybody not loving the tiptronic transmission, after experiencing it. I am sure that it would be perfect in the turbo. Every time that I am in traffic, I miss my tiptronic. The only time that I really appreciate the 6-speed is on winding roads.
