Runforfun

Just bought a 2000 996 carrera cabriolet. does anybody know where i can purchase the owners manual. thanks.

Ed Hughes

Please look above, and notice this is the 911 forum. You sir, missed the boat by a few years.

rusnak

I tried to find it on Porscheusa.com. Unfortunately, the website is not as user friendly as the parts CD-ROM. If I can find a part# I'll post it, but probably the 996 guys already have it, as Ed says.

You can buy them from the dealer, or any good Porsche parts guy.

raspberryroadster

confusing isn't it? 911 designation pegged to those handbuilts from the mid
70's to 1989....followed by 964 series, thereafter 993 series (last of the aircoolers)and then of course your series...ie 996.
good luck with your car (trust all the homework was done re RMS/IMS...)

rusnak

Here's a link for the Classic literature, incl owner's manual: http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessori...ts/literature/

I can't seem to find the 996 stuff though.

raspberryroadster

enuff rusnak, likely he's bailed

rusnak

ah well.....at least we have a link for cool factory books now.

Runforfun

thank you for the information. i was under the impression, but could be wrong, that the 996 was a subcategory of the 911 series. thanks guys for all your help.

theiceman

well your wrong ! ... the 996 is some remote descendant of a 911 that allmost has some similar D.N.A. but were just havin' some fun with ya as it is a common mistake . Tell the toyota guys we said hi ..

A34735

Runforfun: the oil/water cooled 996 is as much a 911 as it's oil/air cooled predecessors. And earlier air cooled 911s were not totally handbuilt - Porsche introduced welding robots in the 1980's (the exact date can be found in the Tony Druon/Peter Frere and Adrian Streather books). So some of the respondents are talking through their rear ends. It's funny how snotty and misinformed the oil/air cooled brigade are - those cars could be just as catastrophe prone as the later 996s. But sales volumes took off exponentially with the 996, and the internet allowed rapid dissemination of bad luck stories. Mud stuck...

I've never owned an oil/air 911, but have had 3 996s (plus a 997.1 which had the worst manual transmission of any car I've ever driven. I ditched it after 6/12) over the past 6 years, and 2/3 were really good ones. If you've a particularly nice one, and you intend to keep it for a while and drive it as Porsche intended, I recommend splashing out for an LN IMS retrofit. Just get it done by someone who's done many. My 2 were both installed by Porsche of Fremont and they worked out about the same as the quotes from a couple of local independent specialists. Whilst at it, get the RMS and AOS changed too.

The good news is the anti-996 prejudice means old ones can be picked up comparatively cheaply. My latest, a red 2000 C2 cabrio, with hard top, savannah leather and 29,250 real miles cost $22.5K. It looks new inside and out!. The other good news is 2014 was a bumper year for new 911 sales, so there's been a flood of ex-leased 997s that has further driven down the prices of 996s. Porsche drivers seem to talk/pose/surf the internet more than they drive, so finding 15 year old cars with sub 50K miles isn't difficult. Compare that to Jags - I gave up looking for similar vintage XKs/XKRs that didn't have 150K miles on them.

There are caveats with very low mileage 996s (like the one I just got) but if you do your due diligence carefully and don't get emotionally involved, the risks are manageable. Join PCA, chat to the old-timers at the weekly breakfasts, get a Durametric tool (to check for over-revs, typically due to poor down-shifting technique) and test drive lots of cars, even if you already have one. I've learnt much about what noises/behaviors are stereotypical and which ones to run away from. It's also interesting to hear the bs from some sellers (I've had 2 guys with straight faces and confident tone tell me 'the 1999-2000 996s had no IMS issues' - which is just untrue)

Have fun driving her hard - change the oil every 7.5K, check all fluids and tire pressures whenever you get gas and just don't put her away wet! It's also fun to get the oil tested at changes ($25 by Blackstone labs) - you can trend wear and spot many problems early enough to fix before they become expensive. Or to trigger a quick sale (which would be unkind!)

If you're still looking I have 1999 996 Owner's manual in pdf - just PM me your email address and I'll send it.

Ed Hughes

Seriously?? You dig up a 5+ year old thread to defend your choice in driving a 996? Talk about having time to surf the web, as you so aptly accuse most Porsche owners of doing.

Sure, they drive fine, and when you are inside, you don't have to look at the exterior-just that "fantastic" interior.

A34735

You're right I didn't notice how old the OP was, thanks.

I wasn't defending my choice of driving 996s. I was defending a guy who asked a good question and ended up being trashed by a bunch of ignorant farts.

However I do love the anti-996 prejudice and snobbery. It just makes great high performance cars more accessible to those of us who love driving but are short on cash.

Can you guys please shift focus to an anti-PDK campaign, I really need the price of used 997.2s to come down?

theiceman

..naw , why should we ... we are having fun with trolls whos car value is spiraling downwards while our car Value is spiraling upwards.. shows you who thinks what are real Porsches..

But all that said the OP was fine with it, and we did say we were just having some fun as it was a common mistake .. , then in strolls a poncie Troll who is gonna defend 996 drivers everywhere and carry the banner .. 5 years later

too bad you have thinner skin than the OP , im sure he is not looking for your help ..

A34735

...wierd, just wierd.

911661

What did the poor old 996 do to you that made you act this way? We shouldn't be talking down on each others cars after all they are all 911's and all great cars