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YOUR RESEARCHWhen did the last 996 roll off the line?
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It was replaced by the Type 997 in model year 2005.
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I used email to verify which to order plainly stating my car was a 2005 996 through customer service and was told to order the 2005 mats.
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Inspired by the other thread "Earliest production dates", I'm reviving this one and ask the community: who's got the newest 996?
If you own a MY05 996, post your production date here!
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My ‘05 C4S was built in July 2004 and is one of 728 manufactured that model year.
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http://howtoporsche.com/911-series/9...r-and-version/
That got me wondering: when was 996 production completely shut down? The Essential Companion is silent on this.
The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured with first model year 1998 and last 2004. It was replaced by the Type 997 in model year 2005. The 996 had little in common with its predecessor, with the first new chassis platform since the original 911 and a new water-cooled engine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templa...odern_timeline
My build date is July 98 and the car sold as a 1999 996.
So a 996 could have a build date in 2004 (as yours) and sold as a 2005 MY.
I take it that the last 996 build date was December of 2004, sold as a 2005. Then January 2005 Porsche began with the 997 builds.
DB, that's not entirely correct. The chart above shows the MY 05 996s that overlapped with the first 997s. Basically all the special forms got an extra year, but in small numbers.
I was not trying to be definitive, just passing along some information. I concur....there was some overlap. Trying to figure out Porsche is like trying to establish the exact date they went from a dual row IMSB to a single row in the production line, and what the last engine number was that had the dual row. This one should really just die......so cars manufactured in 2004 we sold as 2005's, and then all further 996's manufactured in 2005 were sold as 2005's and none manufactured in 2005 could possibly be sold as 2006's? See my point? The reason the Essential Companion is silent on this point is that no one knows exactly...except some production manager at Porsche.
I knew about the split production between 996s and 997s in 2005 but I thought I'd ask about the actual end of production for the 996 series. It was a long shot.
I suppose the last 996 produced could be tucked away in a Porsche museum somewhere. My inquiry really stemmed from curiosity: how close could my C4S be from being the very last 996 produced... even if it's really meaningless, it would be cool to know. Similar to that other thread that evolved into a discussion about who owns the earliest 996.
The rare cars are the 05 997's that still have the full 996 interior! I've fitted engines to a couple of these cars. 997 on the outside, 996 on the inside.
mine was produced in July of 2004, warranty start date listed as 11/15/04
but the owner's manuals in the glovebox say 2005 Porsche 911 on the cover... and the manuals are for a 997.... nothing matches to the 996 that the manuals were delivered in.
I wonder if they are sequential and model specific, i.e. yours would be 61 of 728 and mine would be 195 of 728... but that would be too simple woudn't it
In Andrian Streather's book "The 996: The Essential Companion", he includes images of the 993 and 996 sharing the same Porsche assembly line during the transitional period.
Our 01 was built in March or April of 01 which I believe was pretty close to the end of the 01 run. So I'd say as a July build yours was an early 05 with most of the MY still ahead of it.
But given the low numbers I'd guess that there is a good chance that the last build month of MY05 does not match the last 996 build (e.g. were any built that month?).
Regards though, you 05 owners have a rare car based on production numbers.
Inspired by the other thread "Earliest production dates", I'm reviving this one and ask the community: who's got the newest 996?
Mine is a 2005 and was built in July 2004.
If you own a MY05 996, post your production date here!
^^^I have done the same thing although it is discouraging to buy parts from someone who doesn't even know the real years of the series. I even corrected someone at PCA who misstated, in writing, the years of 996's!
when I ordered my Lloyds Mats - I CALLED vs placing the order online...
the guy on the phone seemed bothered - and asked why I didn't just place it online, and I said, "because my 2005 is a 996 and I want to make sure I get the right mats"
after all of that - they sent mats for a 997
to their credit - they took care of it and it was fixed.... but I made so much effort to avoid having that happen
Iko: That's funny same thing happened to me through PP. I used email to verify which to order plainly stating my car was a 2005 996 through customer service and was told to order the 2005 mats. Yep I got 997 mats. After a couple of testy exchanges which included me sending them comparative pics with my old mats and the saved email from customer service they took the mats back even though stating they were not returnable!
91One: My door tag looks just like yours and you are reading it correct July 2004. Back in 2014 I purchased a VIN Service document from Suncoast Porsche Parts and on the first page on a line titled "Invoice Date 1" it has the date 2004-07-30. I asked the Suncoast guy what "invoice date" meant and he was uncertain. There is also a line titled "Invoice Date 2" which is blank. So I may have misled you, but since it is the month and day I was born on, I adopted it as my car's birthday as well. Yeah, I know pretty weird...right!?
