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YOUR RESEARCHStupid Things Bought for the 996 - Post your BAD IDEAS !
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standard shift **** and boot
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I thought I was upgrading when I bought what turned out to be a standard shift **** and boot.
Stupid Things Bought for the 996 - Post your BAD IDEAS !
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Use hard tops more in the winter just
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Do people use hard tops more in the winter just because they know they won't be driving with the top down at all, or is there some advantage to it over the soft?
Stupid Things Bought for the 996 - Post your BAD IDEAS !
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Do people use hard tops more in the winter just because they know they won't be driving with the top down at all, or is there some advantage to it over the soft?
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Use porsche dealer's free car wash (which i wouldn't do
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During bad weather, I can use the Porsche dealer's free car wash (which I wouldn't do with the soft top up).
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Use hard tops more in the winter just
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Do people use hard tops more in the winter just because they know they won't be driving with the top down at all, or is there some advantage to it over the soft?
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awe -
where should I start
How about K&N CAI - total crap, tinny, poorly thought out and believed to cause loss of power and MAF problems (though the company HAS posted info claiming these are faulse claims)
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Maybe the little wing I ended up with
(thats the GT2 wing some of you may not know of)
OH YEA - and there was the OEM Turbo Muffler and cat set up
(like the one in the picture)
Anyhow, this might be fun - pics are good too
Live and learn, post the things you learned NOT to buy
I thought I was upgrading when I bought what turned out to be a standard shift **** and boot. I have the sport shifter, but didn't realize it until after I bought the stock shift ****. In the closet it sits!
I have a set of widebody hollow spokes... Of course I bought them for my 994 - which they didn't fit. I even knew there was a difference, but got confused while I was comparing offset #s!
Hardtop for my cab.
It has occupied the same space in my garage for two years. It just sits there staring at me and wondering when it will be allowed to go outside, just like my cats.
Gina
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Hey, I bought one of those flashlights--but it's OK because it is labelled "Porsche" and costs more.
Actually, the dumbest thing I bought was this: When ordering new custom floormats, I also ordered the one that is made to fit the space under the rear window behind the back seats. HOWEVER, it does not fit if you have the Bose subwoofer . . . oops
Snow tires!
No....wait.... I bought those from you, Ed.
I guess they're ok unless Ed posts, "the worst thing I bought was some snow tires, but I sold them."
:-)
Sorry -- but I think the hardtop is great for the winter. Quiet. During bad weather, I can use the Porsche dealer's free car wash (which I wouldn't do with the soft top up). Just great....but your enthusiasm may depend on where you live.
That's another thing. Car is silver, top is white. Bought it to get it painted, was quoted $175, but never got around to it. Can't remember what I paid for it, any idea what they are worth?
Live in Florida, car really doesn't come out during the hurricane (humid, rainy summer) season and the rest of the year I drive it with the top down. I suppose if I were using it as a daily driver I would have the hardtop on for the rainy months.
You all know the soft top is waterproof and you CAN drive in the rain, right?
Do people use hard tops more in the winter just because they know they won't be driving with the top down at all, or is there some advantage to it over the soft?
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