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Could use veteran advice for a first time buyer!!!
Hello All!
I have recently decided to stop dreaming about one day owning a 911 and have decided to go out and do it. My intent is to get a used 911 c2s cab in manual. I have found a few that match my needs. But this one in particular will serve to answer most of my questions.
1) As they state, this is a 2012, which leads me to believe this is an 991.1 But I sat in a 2013 Manual and the trim inside was definitely different than in the pictures. Is this actually a 991 or one of the last 997s?
1b) does anything catch your eye that I should investigate?
2) Has anybody worked with this dealer before?
3) I live in Chicago. The car is in NY (but at a licensed Porsche dealer). Does anyone have advice for I could best go about inspecting the car? ie. have a friend of mine take a look at it, or possibly a friendly Rennlister?
4) The carfax states that in May 2013 it had the Clutch Start Plate replaced. Has anyone experienced this? Or is this just a simple Clutch swap?
5) Is it worth having a car shipped to another Porsche dealer or just fly out and drive it back?
I have recently decided to stop dreaming about one day owning a 911 and have decided to go out and do it. My intent is to get a used 911 c2s cab in manual. I have found a few that match my needs. But this one in particular will serve to answer most of my questions.
1) As they state, this is a 2012, which leads me to believe this is an 991.1 But I sat in a 2013 Manual and the trim inside was definitely different than in the pictures. Is this actually a 991 or one of the last 997s? it's a 997.2
1b) does anything catch your eye that I should investigate?
2) Has anybody worked with this dealer before?
3) I live in Chicago. The car is in NY (but at a licensed Porsche dealer). Does anyone have advice for I could best go about inspecting the car? ie. have a friend of mine take a look at it, or possibly a friendly Rennlister?
4) The carfax states that in May 2013 it had the Clutch Start Plate replaced. Has anyone experienced this? Or is this just a simple Clutch swap?
5) Is it worth having a car shipped to another Porsche dealer or just fly out and drive it back?
6) Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!
Looks like a nicely optioned CPO car with low miles... Take the leap, the water's just fine!
The VIN and pictures on the listing correspond to a 997.2. The 997.2 and 991 both existed for model year 2012 so many people differentiate 2012 991s by calling them 2012.5s.
have an independent inspection done. If it passes, a CPO car is great. This is a transitional car from 997 to 991. It looks more like a 997 than a 991 but do not trust me. The details, if the independent inspection comes out true, make this a very wise purchase.
Thank you to STG for the Tip. This is a little delayed. But I have had an absolute blast with this car. It truly is incredible!
Wow. Thanks for the follow up! What a happy ending. So glad you snatched this up. It looks mint.
What a beautiful color too. Is it really Platinum Grey?? What does the build sheet say. I've never seen this color before. When I found that car a while back, it really popped out to me as an attractive car.
09-10-2015, 07:19 PM
Could use veteran advice for a first time buyer!!!
