uswrnk54

I've wanted a 911 since I was a kid. I did some research (ok, a lot) and a 996 is by far the most bang for the buck.

I've read the horror stories about folks experiences with these cars. I had a PPI done and pulled the trigger today! Mechanic said the car will need an air/oil separator? eventually and no metal in the oil filter. Thank you for this venue for information and the opportunity to share.

The car drives like a dream, is beautiful and is unique. Look forward to being a member of this forum.

Khaim3

Please post info of your new ride. I am in the market too so please share your new toy.

uswrnk54

Wow, y'all don't mess around.

What would you like to know? '01 Carerra hard top (black) with 67K miles, paid $25K. Not sure what options are on the car vs what standard equip may be. It does have Xenon lamps (which adjust themselves and is really cool). It also has unique factory wheels that I'd never seen before.

I'd post pics if I knew how...

Thanks for your interest.

Dstutler

Welcome to the club. Take some time to learn how to post pictures because in this forum without pictures, it never happened.

frisbee91

Congrats on the new ride! We must have pics, or it doesn't exist.

(click "go advanced" under reply, scroll down to "attach files")

Barn996

Glad you weren't scared off about the issues that so many Porsches have, but often the critics forget about those maladies that every model year seems to have. Welcome to Rennlist, someone will help you with posting pics.

street rod

Congrats and welcome to the club. Don't be surprised if you find yourself standing in the garage a lot staring at it. Where are the pics???

SWK6Cup

Congrats on the dream realized, it does feel great! Once you get done with staring at her in the garage, you need to gets pix, otherwise ****HOLOGRAM****.
Enjoy the miles and smiles and welcome to a great group. These guys in here will help you all along the way, with answers to mod questions, DIY concerns....great group........enjoy.

uswrnk54

Wow, thank you for all your interest and welcoming comments. I figured out how to attach a pic (thanks frisbee91).

Oh and Khaim3... Do it. These guys are right. I practically slept in it last night. Hope that feeling never goes away.

mpd425

Congratulations and welcome to Rennlist!!
It dosen't

Mdrosenb

Congrats on your new purchase, beautiful car.
I'm a few steps behind you but in the same boat: always wanted a 911, and now I'm looking for the right one (a 966).
So that's an '01 - is it the 3.4L engine?
I'm really debating the 3.4 vs 3.6 - a lot of info out there about one vs. the other. Some say the 3.4 has more reliability issues than the 3.6, others say that's BS.
Any thoughts on this, as you've probably looked into it a bot before making your decision?

Invius

First and foremost, congratulations and welcome, it is a very rewarding experience owning one of these cars. I too wanted one since I was a child, and was lucky enough to buy one earlier in the year. Additionally, this forum is one of the best places to get information and support about these cars, and is a great community, and overall definitely adds to the ownership experience.

Congrats again.

DS

Btw, those look like some type of BBS wheels, maybe BBS Mesh. If you have the wheel off at any point, look on the inside of the wheel and you should see a maker's mark.

ivangene

well holy crud.....it's a black one !

everyone knows those are the fastest!


NICE - how many trips did you make to the garage to "check on it" last night

I have to admit - after 5 years every single time I get out of my car I talk to her. Most times I just say "that was F'ing incredible, thank you so much...you are one hot babe!"

sometimes I tell her other things, but that is between us

ivangene

the wheels are sport classic II's

OEM Porsche
my old car:

leftlane

Congrats - always great to fulfill a childhood dream!

Btw - I still look back at my car every single time I park it. Love it!