The Fat Kid

I picked up a Racing Yellow '12 CPO C2S on Friday! The interior is in excellent shape, and the exterior is "good" for a 41k-mile car with some touched-up rock chips and swirl marks. I actually sort of like that it has been used instead of a low-mileage garage queen; now I will enjoy driving it more, and worry about it less. I have only driven it a handful of times (weekends are mayhem with our crazy 16-month-old son), but it is awesome and PSE is ridiculous

I traded in a '15 S4 since I no longer need a daily driver, therefore we can have one "fun car" and we still have our beater/daycare mobile since we live in an urban-ish area.

I already ordered the sport design steering wheel (base wheel with buttons is TERRIBLE for manual mode), and a set of gloss black Carrera S wheels for winter duty from RL classifieds. A convertible car seat that will actually fit in the back seat is also on its way.

I want to thank STG, his "HFS" thread (and everyone who contributed), and all the questions he answered via email. Let me know if anyone needs a pair of eyes, or someone to take a test drive, on a weekday in the Boston area; I sold my business in August, and will be taking it easy for a couple of months before going back into the corporate world.

My salesman is really nice (even gave me a car cover someone turned in with a lease return), and I want to post his details for anyone looking:

Jeffrey M. Akasten
PORSCHE OF WESTWOOD
781-234-2052

Geiss

You struck gold. That's a beauty. Completely agree when the car is already thrashed it makes driving it easier. I think we deserve more pics please preferably in different light conditions.

wsjchoi

Love the yellow and the black wheels.. congrats!!!

The Fat Kid

I think I might have been the first person at the dealer; it had just been listed when I found it on the locator.

I was not sure if yellow/black would be too much, but I love it. I had not driven a mile before people were waving and giving me thumbs up!

Shooting a bright yellow car with black wheels in direct sunlight is tough, especially with a cell-phone camera. Maybe I will get out the MF film cameras for some better photos

The Fat Kid

Thanks! I am not usually a big fan of black wheels, but really like how they go with yellow.

Dewinator

Beautiful, I love the yellow! A sports car should stand out!

I totally agree with you on the miles, I got mine with 30k and now have over 70k... it's been an absolute blast for every mile and aside from a couple tiny parts that needed to be replaced early on, has been totally bulletproof.

Good call on the steering wheel, I replaced mine as well and it's 1000x better.

Geiss

If I ever see your car, I'm stealing it.

STG

Congrats once again!!

Great you snatched this one up as soon as you saw it listed. A CPO too at a great price! Lowest priced CPO 991 C2S I've seen. A beauty! The Yellow/Black is a very sporty combo.

Thanks for sharing your car with us

The Fat Kid

I managed to get out for a quick drive Saturday night after our son fell asleep. I was driving on a tree-lined street and heard a loud thud as an acorn landed on the back of the car, and instantly though, "Well, it would not be the car's first ding!" I was still glad to find no damage

I drove my DSG S4 with the paddles 99% of the time, so I knew the base wheel was getting swapped immediately.

No way. Steal the pumpkin Targa instead

Thanks!

I could not have done it without your thread

MJG911

looks great!

STG

Geiss

Had I known STG was so resourceful I would have sought his advice . All hail STG.

STG

Check out HFS (Hot for Sale), always good info there and guys willing to help.

My one on one time is limited. I have to get back to my real work. Swamped! Later

The Fat Kid

Emailing STG is like calling 911; only done in an emergency situation

The Fat Kid

Thanks again, and looking forward to unwrapping your wheels!