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And no amount of outside ceramic coating is gonna protect the interior baffles from rotting and getting disconnected eventually.
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I've crawled under the car/visual inspected the engine and exhaust but were not able to determine any cause for what have happened.
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I've the local mechanic in KY to fix the items he listed with the PPI and have a new set of tires installed (SUMITOMO HTR Z III) that I've ordered at Tire Rack.
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That's cool you know the engine was replaced under warranty.
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I've the local mechanic in KY to fix the items he listed with the PPI and have a new set of tires installed (SUMITOMO HTR Z III) that I've ordered at Tire Rack.
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Made my decision and pulled the trigger on the purchase.
1999 C2 with 115k miles on the clock but will service/maintenance records since new. Arctic silver with black interior. I like it a little classy...
Guys from Stuttgart's in Louisville performed the PPI and confirmed that the car is in great conditions for its age. IMS/RMS/Clutch replaced at around 100k.
You guys might have seen the listening here on classified ads...
I'm honestly still concerned about the high milage and think that the price is rather high but the full service history and good PPI results made me go ahead with the deal.
If you want to, you can just continue looking for other options forever but at some point you need to go ahead.
I'm just excited and hope I'm a little lucky with this lady...
Finalizing the transfer etc now and will have the car on the road to Texas sometime next week, I hope.
Pictures to follow asap. Cheers.
Congratulations! I think you made a great purchase. It seemed like a little bit of a premium but with all of the service work I think you got a good deal. Finding one that was extremely well cared for and has all of the records to prove it is worth a lot. And once you start driving it, you will be amazed at how much car you got for the money.
Thanks! Been thinking the same about the "premium".
I hope for the best....
She is pretty much stock and will keep it that way for now.
As everyone else, I'm anyway thinking about various details that might be interesting in the future.
Could think of following.
- the original Porsche aero kit looks stunning but good looking ones seems to be really expensive; cheap alternatives look crap; will need to study on this a little more
-> Might look weird if you have a freshly painted arctic silver skirt on a 16 years old car. Any comment? I might be wrong....
- BILSTEIN pss10 seems to be fantastic but again, fairly expensive
- Don't want to have the car to sound like a noisy race car with any kind of annoying droning but some kind of increased engine sound might be cool
Congratulations on the purchase! Pics in the classifieds look great
This. I chose my 130k-mile car over another with 51k but $8k more. I intend to drive it pretty much every day, fix it when it breaks, and enjoy it!
... and this. Only had mine a couple of weeks so forgive the new guy enthusiasm, but I can't quite get over the grin-per-dollar ratio.
Congratulations. I also prefer higher mileage cars. It implies the owner liked it enough to drive it and therefore probably took care of it. Neglected cars are usually easy to spot.
No mater what anyone thinks, buying one of these as an investment is dumb. Buying it to enjoy? Classic!
You guys make me feel much more comfortable with my purchase......
Regarding the Fister Exhaust/Sport Muffler, I've been reading on their website that hey offer "optional ceramic coating significantly reduces radiated heat.".
Anyone chose this option for the additional US$225. The whole system is - for Porsche modding/parts - not that expensive and if there is any benefit with the ceramic coating, I might go with that.
Any experience here with this option? Any comments?
Maybe ownership changed?
That's cool you know the engine was replaced under warranty. My 996 was a lease for its first three years of life and I don't have any service records for her in that period.
Congrats! I bought mine with 108k on the clock. Engine was replaced at 25k due to IMS failure.
As far as the Fister goes, I don't think you really need the coating unless you're gonna be driving around on salt covered roads or always near the ocean. You will love the sound of them! I just had NHP 200 CEL cats put on and the combo is aural nirvana!
Fortunately not that much salt in Houston, TX.
May wait until I have the car, enjoy the stock sound for a little, make the first step to the fister exhaust upgrade and then look into the NHP 200 CEL cats upgrade.
You should make a video to show the sound of this combination...
Yeah, you'll be plenty happy with just the Fister mufflers. I did not get the high flow cats for sound, it was just an added bonus when I drove away from my shop.
I'll have to find someone with a GoPro or something as an iPhone 5 just cannot do it justice. Most videos cannot do it justice for that matter.
There is no stock sound, that's why you need the Fister exhaust! When I go to the local AX events, I'm always amazed at how quiet all the cars are with stock exhaust.
FISTER mod & Orange cap air filter mod.... Orange cap air filter mod sounds great under load (Bought my silicon hose for $35 and the orange cap for $12)
Happy weekend guys!!
I'm planning to fly out to Louisville sometime mid next week and drive the lady back to her new home in Houston,TX. It's going to show me if my purchase was good or not, I guess. Around 1000miles....
I've the local mechanic in KY to fix the items he listed with the PPI and have a new set of tires installed (SUMITOMO HTR Z III) that I've ordered at Tire Rack. (been reading on RL that they are pretty good deal)
The old set is 75% at the front and about 50% at the rear and been reported to be noisy.
Question from a newbie to Porsche: Would you recommend to keep the old set of tires or should I just dump them?!?
Seems that I won't make it to KY to pick up the lady....
I'm now looking for a reliable transport company but it seems that there are lot of scams around.
Waiting for a quote from Ameri Freight. Seems they are one of the biggest players and - I assume - somewhat reliable due to their size/experience.
Any other suggestions here? (Louisville - Houston)
Depends on how much you want to spend and how quick you want the car - I'd be tempted to look on uShip for an owner-operator with an enclosed trailer. Lots of different experiences out there though.
Congrats. In hindsight, most of us suspect we may have paid a tad more than we needed to in order to buy the car, or it might have more miles on the clock than we planned on. but screw that. Life is too short and there are too many twisties out there to unravel. You have a great car so enjoy it.
As my car had the engine replaced under warrenty, I'm wondering if the engine replacements might have been any better as Porsche learned from their early mistakes on the watercooled engines? Any experience?
The engine of mine had been replaced in August 2001 after 26k miles with the original engine.
Sorry for all these questions but I'm not yet at the point to bring any knowledge to the table but only newbie questions.
Congrats Nordish, get the Fisters you won't be disappointed. I'm from Michigan so the ceramic coating was kind of a no brainer, plus they look awesome. (Well they looked awesome before I put the bumper cover back on)
The ceramic coating definitely makes it look nice and can extend the mufflers however it depends on what kind of mufflers you start with and in what shape.
The pinched edges are the first to go from corrosion as far as the outside goes. And no amount of outside ceramic coating is gonna protect the interior baffles from rotting and getting disconnected eventually. These are the two points I've observed over the years.
Other than that, these mufflers have a double walled construction so even if the first layer is compromised, there is a second backup layer there.
If you end up driving anyways (I'd highly recommend that, if possible), check this site out:
http://scenicbyways.info
We did a cross-country trip and avoided highways for at least half the distance. So worth it.
These guys advertise in Panorama:
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Reliable Carriers, Inc.
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Finally arrived. First impression is fantastic. Interior looks much better than expected. Need to go through all the work for getting it onto the road here now. Smog test etc. May take a little.
Fantastic. Yesterday evening, I took my 996 for a quick ride just down the parking lot to the road and back after 10-15min.
On the way back, almost back at my parking spot the engine went off.
I thought that I might just stalled the engine, restarted it and parked the lady.
When I switched the engine off and stepped out of the car, I noted some serious "smoke" out of the engine and some serious smell of rubber. Took about 5min until it stopped.
Not sure what this could be. Need to investigate.
Would be just great news if this would be something major.
Of course, I won't move the car for now.
I would investigate something rubber coated has fallen on part of the exhaust.
Congrats on your purchase, remember, people have been in there doing things and touching and moving stuff around, so it could be they left something hang, or it fell or whatever, but from the description I would investigate around the exhaust first.
I talked to Tony of Today's European Car here in Houston.
He said that I would need to tow the car to his job. Based on my explanation, he is not able to assist/help with any kind of diagnose.
I did not expect this anyways.
I've crawled under the car/visual inspected the engine and exhaust but were not able to determine any cause for what have happened.
I tried if the engine would start but it did not. It sounded like you wanted to start the engine with a dead battery. That's definitely not the case.
Now with the long weekend coming up, nothing much going to happen.
I need someone to tow my car out of my parking garage first. 4th Floor.
My Porsche adventure starts off well, I would say.
It's been a while since I've posted here but I've been enjoying my early 996 very much the past couple of months. I've been lucky with the mechanical issues I had. It appears that only the A/C Compressor failed and that it somehow started burning/smoking.
Also the Indy that took care of the 996 prior delivery topped too much oil which could have been the explanation to the stall I've experienced.
Anyways, I'm having a blast driving the old lady and been told by my mechanic that the engine is pulling surprisingly strong?! She has approx. 117k on the odometer now but the engine is still at around mid 90k (engine replaced under warranty).
As much as I like my early 996, I'm already looking around for a 996 4S which looks most appealing to me.
Thanks again for all the help and input.
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UPDATE:
I picked this car up in Atlanta May 2019 with 126k miles. I was able to beat the dealer up regarding the IMS since the car didn't have any records with it. He said everyone that called about it asked if the IMS had been replaced so he knew it was a big deal. I found a couple of Rennlist posts about it and a previous seller had posted all the records, including the IMS but I still beat the dealer up over it. : )
I added H&R Clubsport coil overs, new Michelin 4S tires, Porterfield pads, aggressive sport alignment and it's been a great HPDE car. Took out the airbox baffle and put a silicone intake pipe on (sounds great on WOT). The second track outing the AOS gave up and put out a nice smokescreen after right-handers. Replaced it and cleaned everything out and the last 4 track days have been flawless. Great track car for the money, nice long gears with power throughout.
I tried to contact the previous owners through Rennlist to see if anyone had the records (the previous owner had posted a few pictures and looked like the original window sticker and service receipts from new). Unfortunately, they didn't make it with the car. The only bad thing is the front bumper wasn't an exact match with the paint.
Kevin
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