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Suspension (coilovers & sway bars) would be next (I run JIC Coilovers which I highly recommend).
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Suspension (coilovers & sway bars) would be next (I run JIC Coilovers which I highly recommend).
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I've been semi-lurking for years, and I've been posting for a while, but it's time for a proper check-in.
I've wanted a 911 since I was a kid. I don't know when exactly, but in the mid 1970s I had photos and cutouts of 911s, 930s, BMW touring cars, and so on. Skip forward to 1997 or so, and it was time to buy a second car, and I shopped around for a used 911. Budget was a big concern, and I realized that (1) what I really wanted was too expensive at the time, and (2) what I could afford would require a lot of research to get right. I found a great deal on a 2-year-old Miata which I thought was going to be temporary:
5 years and 2 kids later later I traded it in for a spanking-new-to-the-US Subaru STi. A practical four-door family car.
Taken when the car was completely stock, at a DE event in Spokane WA. Note which car I went to Spokane with. The STi transformed from a completely stock car to a SCCA street prepared autocross car, ruining the family part:
I went overboard with it, and after over 40 autocross events in 2005 and a hillclimb:
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I had to quit. Money and more importantly, time with 3 kids. I got laid off in 2008, so we sold everything but our minivan.
After getting a job again and riding my bike to work for a few months, I started looking seriously for another car. The Miata, RX-8, and S2000 made the short list, but the Boxster and Cayman looked like they might also be possible with a stretch. I went down to the local dealer to check out a 2006 Cayman they had, since I'd never driven one. Well what do you know -- a gorgeous 2004 996 C4S sitting next to it for an attractive price and even included a CPO. Wow the 996's have depreciated. I drove them both, and while the Cayman does handle very nice, the interior was a bit smaller, there are no back seats, and the engine sound didn't appeal. On the other hand, the C4S.... After a couple weeks of dithering I went ahead and did it. Later Feb 2011 I finally join the Porsche owners club. After years of some involvement with the PCA, I finally get to join.
2004 996 C4S, 20k miles, 6-speed (of course), midnight blue metallic, gray leather interior, CF trim (not my choice but it's ok), PSE, GT3 wheels, Bose sound, bi-xenon, heated seats, M032 touring suspension (standard).
After a month the license plates arrived, and my youngest daughter likes them:
On a tour of the SW Idaho area with the Miata club:
Autocrossing in stock form:
The kids like it. I've driven 1, 2, and 3 kids to work, to dinner, on driving tours. It's a lot more practical than I thought when I bought it.
I'm now pondering the merits of aero kits, suspension (X73/74 or PSS10), wheels (used turbo twists or Victor Innsbrucks), tires (AD08s or V710s), etc. Or I may do what I had planned all along and leave it stock. Time will tell.
Your car is stunning. So much so that I'm jealous.
Wait...I have a C4S in midnight blue and grey interior...in my garage!
I love these cars!
Excellent pic with grey sky by the way. Might have to turn that into a desktop pic.
Supreme. The backstory is excellent and the countryside looks magnificent! Enjoy the miles and smiles and I am sure there are quite a few empty mountains roads that you can touor around on. As for mods, once you start, there is no turning back...you jump into the abyss, (monds) no one in here will help to break the fall, its all terminal velocity from there......."tower to Yomi"....."Runway 996 PNW, is clear and anytime you are ready, you may proceed with takeoff."
Congrat's!. Great looking car and country. For mods I think B&M SSK would be first. Suspension (coilovers & sway bars) would be next (I run JIC Coilovers which I highly recommend). Lighter wheels then............
Congrats! The GT3 wheels and PSE are nice.
I can relate to the overboard autox too. Kids and family put that into check pretty quick.
But, you PAX'd so well, it'd be a shame not to see you prep the car a little more for stock class.
turbo twists, used V710s or A6s, Koni yellows, ebay muffler bypass are all relatively inexpensive.
Whatever you decide, good luck!
Thanks to everyone for the kind replies. I never knew the brotherhood was so big -- glad to be here. Funny story: my first PCA meeting (as a member), I parked next to a beautiful black 2004 C4S Cab. The cars look almost identical except for the Cab vs. Coupe. She's new to the region, but has been a PCA member elsewhere for a while.
Strangely that's what my wife said when I brought the car home. "It's your color." I tried to explain that I bought the Miata and C4S used, so didn't exactly pick the color. She just smiled. The STi only came in 3 colors when I got it, and anything other than WRC blue didn't seem right.
Maybe my next car (dreaming of a GT3 or TT already) will be something else. I never thought of myself as a yellow car guy, but the speed yellow GT3's do look nice.
Thanks. I'm autocrossing, so I need to watch what class I get bumped to with any change. On the other hand, running street tires means instant lose in overall PAX fight anyway. I have been eyeing some of the JIC Cross's that have been showing up on the For Sale forum. I don't think the JRZ or Motons will be coming down to a price I want to pay.
As balefire said, I probably ought to prepare it decently for AS (including race tires) so I can fight for the top PAX spots (locally of course). Hmm, Koni Yellows....
