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Old 10-14-2014, 11:27 PM
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Hey everyone,

I've been meaning to introduce myself and car since I bought it in July and finally got around to it. I previously owned a Stage 3 2001 S4 which was a real fun car but decided to sell it since it was approaching 200k miles, bought an A4, and tried to convince myself I wasn't "really" into cars anymore.

Fast forward 2 years and I started considering a P-Car. I was looking at the Caymans mostly but always liked the 996T's, the only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the interiors. I had pretty much decided that I would wait a while before I went through with purchasing a P-Car, then this showed up for sale..





and I HAD TO HAVE IT!

I pulled the trigger on the car really quickly. It was well cared for by the previous owner who I knew of through my S4 ownership. It feels great to have a really fun car again. Since I bought it I've enjoyed several fun cruises in VT and came in 3rd place in the Zone 1 PCA Street Class Concours and 3rd place in the rally, I guess the 6 hrs. I spent detailing an already clean car paid off!

Here are some of the details and more photos:
- 2004 Speed Yellow 911 Turbo
- X50 Package
- 10mm Lowered Front Seats Option
- Techno Twist Wheels
- OEM Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel, Shift ****, E-Brake & Door Speaker Grilles
- OEM GT3 (Shorter) Shifter
- OEM GT3 Brake Ducts
- Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers
- Speedtech Exhaust

The day I bought the car:



Interior Shot:


PCA Zone 1 Rally & Concours:









This past weekend:



It feels good to be part of the community and I'll be sure to contribute here where I can!
Old 10-14-2014, 11:32 PM
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Nice ride. Welcome...Looks like you're in Connecticut. Hopefully, we'll run into each other at some point.
Old 10-14-2014, 11:33 PM
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Speed yellow was the color of my first 996TT and it still brings back great memories. Enjoy it!
Old 10-15-2014, 11:01 AM
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Porsche , there is no substitute .
Well done
Old 10-15-2014, 11:27 AM
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Congratulations and welcome to rennlist Stunning looking car! Looks like a decent turnout.

OT: Is that a Cayman with a body kit to the right of you in the 4th picture down? Not sure I've seen that bumper before.
Old 10-15-2014, 12:55 PM
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Yellow looks good only on certain cars and your car looks awesome! Congrats!!
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nice looking car
Old 10-15-2014, 07:37 PM
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congrats!! looks great! especially with the sporttechnos...
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Thank you for the compliments and welcomes!

Originally Posted by C5Driver951
Nice ride. Welcome...Looks like you're in Connecticut. Hopefully, we'll run into each other at some point.
It would definitely be cool to run into each other at some point.

Originally Posted by ECS Tuning
Congratulations and welcome to rennlist Stunning looking car! Looks like a decent turnout.

OT: Is that a Cayman with a body kit to the right of you in the 4th picture down? Not sure I've seen that bumper before.
Yep thats a Cayman with an anibal automotive body kit on it, I think they're out of Quebec. The body kits were pretty extreme, there was a C4S with one of their kits too. Pretty cool but a little much for my taste.



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Hello, That looks my old car I sold in 2008. It had 19K miles at the time. I installed all the carbon bits including the silver crest airbag.

Enjoy,
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Originally Posted by Al Z
Hello, That looks my old car I sold in 2008. It had 19K miles at the time. I installed all the carbon bits including the silver crest airbag.

Enjoy,
Al Z
Yea, that sounds about right! It's a great car which has been and continues to be well cared for, currently at just under 49K miles. The carbon fiber and silver accents on the black interior really make it nice. I'm having a blast owning and driving it!
Old 10-21-2014, 05:49 PM
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^ A small world. That's awesome news it stayed in the rennlist family! Thanks for posting the pictures Interesting kit.
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Here are a few pics of 2008
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Old 10-21-2014, 09:28 PM
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I smiled like the OP when I got pulled over speeding today in NY, luckily the HEAT was just an off duty detective, but he was pissed with me for sure

Great looking Porker Turbo, another yellow special
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Paid for my new-to-me SY 996TT, but it's being shipped and I won't see it for a week.

Have to be happy with seeing others' pictures for now.

Congratulations!

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