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Old 10-12-2020, 02:28 PM
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Hello 991 owners. After many years without a 911 (a string of BMW and Audi leases), I finally purchased my second one – a 2016 Targa 4S in lava orange. About 15 years ago, I had an ’89 964 C4 that I owned for just two years and sold due to arriving babies in the family. The day after I sold that car, I started looking for the next and it took ~15 years… worth the wait though!

I purchased the Targa in a private sale from a retired doctor (nearing 70 years old) who drove easy and pampered the car – it’s in meticulous condition, fully serviced at a Porsche dealer, with 21k miles on the clock. It has a number of key options with an original MSRP of $153k.

I get that the Targa is more of a luxury/sports GT tourer than hardcore 911 and that suits me just fine, perfectly in fact.

I’m looking forward to contributing to this board.



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Love it! Congrats!!
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Beautiful 911 Targa. Congrats and enjoy!
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Congrats! Love the color and the sport techno's really work
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Stunning! I love lava orange. One of my favs. Congratulations.
Some clear side markers will go very well with that combo...
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What a beauty! Congrats and welcome!!!
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Appreciate the warm welcome, thanks guys.
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Sweeeeet. Nice technos. Welcome to the club.
















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I have no idea of why it would matter that a 70 year old doctor owned it but welcome to a new Targa owner! And I think mine is just as much a sports car as the other models, especially with a Stage 2, DSC, etc.
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Welcome to “The Targa Club”. The best looking 911 and a blast to enjoy!
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What a beauty, my 991.1 says hi!
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Originally Posted by Bob Z.
I have no idea of why it would matter that a 70 year old doctor owned it but welcome to a new Targa owner! And I think mine is just as much a sports car as the other models, especially with a Stage 2, DSC, etc.
Fair point.. but it mattered to me that it had been not been driven aggressively.
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Originally Posted by gripshifter
What a beauty, my 991.1 says hi!
Thank you and right back at you. The first Targa I drove that got me hooked on a Targa was a white on red that I almost bought.. Good looking car!
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I have a coupe, so I don't know: was the hoop available in black or just silver? I could have sworn I've seen a black one before but now I'm not sure.
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Originally Posted by TamiyaGuy
I have a coupe, so I don't know: was the hoop available in black or just silver? I could have sworn I've seen a black one before but now I'm not sure.
The targa bar was available in black starting in 2017, I believe.

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