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How to tell a v2 MY 99 from an earlier one?

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I never had any problems with the car other than the known minor warranty items such as the air bag and check engine warning light issues.

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So I'm dying to buy a used 996 Cab, but can't seem to find the right one. I've been looking for a triple-black cab from MY 2000, in the low $50s, but they don't seem to be off lease yet. However the market in SoCal is flooded with 99s, many with low miles and some in the $40s! So my question is: the earliest 99s had some real issues, but they cleared most of them up by the 2nd half of the year (I think). How do I tell if a 99 is one of these later ones? Seems like, besides the extra 5 HP, there's not much different from those later 99s and the 2ks. And since there are so many around, and at such reasonable rates, it looks like I'd be getting a good deal on a great car. Thoughts? Thanks in advacnce...

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Look at the drivers door sill and you can get the month and year the car built. My 1999 was built in June as has been relatively problem free.

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I think the early build '99's are getting a bad rap. I had a '99 built in Sept. 1998. I owned it for three years as a daily driver and traded it after 55k miles for a 2002. I never had any problems with the car other than the known minor warranty items such as the air bag and check engine warning light issues. There was a recall to deal with corrosion on the engine compartment lid and you should make sure that was performed on any car you are considering.

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