Michael T

I have been looking for 3.2 to add to my 997. After six months of looking, I found a fairly clean G50. Pete Zimmermann's book was quite helpful in the search. Drove it 1,100 miles from Peoria, Illinois to Houston with my son. The car ran great.

Carrera3.2LG50

Michael,
Congrats on your "new to you" 3.2. Looks great! That will be quite a departure from the 997, but it seems you have some company on this list. Enjoy it!

Someday, I hope to look for a 997 to add to my 3.2... Just need to pick the right 6 numbers...

BlackSpyder

That's a good looking 3.2......nicely done!

Black interior?

Helios59

Looks like Diamond Blue over Burgundy to me.

Nice! Enjoy.

ivangene

man, that looks spotless... more pics!!

welcome

dshepp806

VERY NICE! ENJOY!

Doyle

Adams

Coolest part of the trip is you took your son. He'll never forget it, you either! Great looking car.

Paul K

Very nice, but I'd lose the tail. It spoils an otherwise cute butt!

irobertson

Nice looking car!
Ditto for what Adams said :-)
It was great to share the experience with your son.
My younger daughter has gone on a couple of P-car excursions with me, and she has already made up her mind on exactly what car she wants.
1987 white 911 Targa with red interior.

Caferacer

Beautiful. My 15 year old can't wait for me to get mine. Soccer runs will never be the same.

Not to hijack the thread but, is losing the tail relatively easy? Just replace the engine cover then match the paint? I ask because it could help me broaden my search.

Paul K

It's real simple. Just remove the deck lid, and replace with one that matches your cars colour. You might lose your 3rd brake light, depending on year. Best part is, the lid sans tail is cheaper than one with- so you can come out ahead! (Of course, some folks keep both...)

Edit:

Here's a pic of my old Targa sans tail for comparison...

Ed Hughes

That is a nice car-congrats!

(PS-anyone contemplating losing a tail needs to drive one without, at speed.There is a noticable difference without-they are absolutely functional)

Paul K

Ed:

Did the car sans tail have a chin spoiler? I've heard you have to have both for them to work.

All:

I've seen this discussed many times over the years. Seems to me, the chin & tail spoilers only make a difference over 80mph.

YMMV.

Paul.

BrooksBier

Awesome looking car. Congrats!

Ed Hughes

I'm not sure of your question. If you have a tail, you do need the spoiler in front. You don't without a tail.

The point is that a tail does reduce lift at speed, and 80-85 is about when I feel it work. Ruby started out tail-less and spoilerless, and she is a lot more stable and sure-footed with a tail and spoiler. A whole lot more enjoyable to drive and safer too. She won't be going back on my watch.

I guess I'm saying that if one plans on enjoying their 911 at speed-track, highway, wherever-the tails work, they aren't just there for looks. This is a fact. If one doesn't and prefers a look, then each to their own.

A 911's profile is much like an airfoil-more so than any other car, IMO.