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Old 03-29-2015, 10:39 PM
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Well I have been hunting for a 996 Turbo or a 964NA. I had wanted (and found) a modified car, as it is always cheaper to buy someone else mods than to them yourself. I wanted to drive a "stock" car though to feel the difference, and a friend of a friend had one. I drove it and they offered to sell it to me....and the deal was such I could not refuse. This is my first P-Car, and I could not be happier so far.

She has 39k miles on her, and was a 3 owner car that had been cared for. It is amazing to me that the car is 14 years old. inside and out it does not seem like it.

There are a few small issues;
  • The tires are miss matched brand (correct size though), and the fronts were new in 2002
  • An aftermaket stereo system was installed. If it were done right it would not be bad, but the wiring is not as clean as I would like, so it will be replaced with a more modern system that has a clearer install.
  • The rear wing is broken, hydraulics are shot...imagine that

There are a few things I want to get done soon in terms of mods;
  • Window Tint (tomorrow)
  • Sound System up to snuff
  • New tire (and maybe wheels)
  • Suspension dropped a little (prob PSS10's)

















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Old 03-29-2015, 10:42 PM
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996 Turbo's are great machines. The exterior color and wheel color are a nice match in my opinion. Congrats and enjoy.
Old 03-29-2015, 10:45 PM
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Congrats on the 996 Turbo.

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...the fronts were new in 2002
2002??
Old 03-29-2015, 10:52 PM
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Nice car. I'm glad to see you passed on the other one. Those wheels give it a stealth look.
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Cant go wrong with black/black good luck.
Old 03-30-2015, 09:24 AM
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Enjoy! What are the mods?
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Originally Posted by cbracerx
Enjoy! What are the mods?
Other than the stereo system......non....yet.
Old 03-30-2015, 11:00 AM
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Nice car, love blk on blk. As I wash my car again for the second time this week i will say to myself dark cars are great, dark cars are great, dark cars are great.
On another note everyone has awesome yards and if I ever post my car I must borrow a yard for pics.
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Originally Posted by Duc Hunter
Other than the stereo system......non....yet.
Sorry I misread your original post and thought you had purchased a modified car. Enjoy the stock experience!
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Congratulations and welcome.

There are temporary and permanent fixes for the rear spoiler. doesn' hurt to drive it around 'up' for a while.

I got my '02 last Fall and was pleased to learn it's the last year for 'regular' wiring as opposed to the optical hookup on audio. Means it's easier and much cheaper to upgrade.
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Out of curiousity, what did you pay for the car?
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Originally Posted by techweenie
Congratulations and welcome.

There are temporary and permanent fixes for the rear spoiler. doesn' hurt to drive it around 'up' for a while.

I got my '02 last Fall and was pleased to learn it's the last year for 'regular' wiring as opposed to the optical hookup on audio. Means it's easier and much cheaper to upgrade.
Well this is good as mine came with a system that was put in many years ago, an was not done really well. So I will be redoing it soon.

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Out of curiousity, what did you pay for the car?
Let's just say I paid less than the mileage on the odometer (39,696). I lucked into a VERY good deal......so far.
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Congrats on the new car! Looks like you got a great one.
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Originally Posted by theporscheguy
The exterior color and wheel color are a nice match in my opinion.
Aren't the wheels OEM color?
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They look like dark grey/gun metal to me. Unless they're just dirty.


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