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Old 03-23-2010, 07:36 PM
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Okay, after two months of watching pretty much every 993 C2 coming on the market in the US, I found one right in my back yard in Austin, and took ownership of it today. My first P-Car!
  • 1997 993 C2 Coupe
  • Black on Black
  • 27,000 miles
  • Options:
  • 159 Motor Sound Pkg
  • 240 Version for countries with inferior fuel
  • 329 Radio - ?
  • 373 Left Sport Seat w/ Power Height Adjuster
  • 374 Right Sport Seat w/ Power Height Adjuster
  • 408 18" Technology Design Wheels [1996]
  • 454 Automatic speed control
  • 650 Sunroof
  • C02 Equipped with catalytic converter
  • X71 Aluminum Instrument Dials
  • X97 Aluminium/leather shift ****
  • X98 Aluminium/leather parking break handle

Paid $35,500 - more than I would have liked, but I got to know the previous owner pretty well as well as the history of the car, and it sure beat having to fly somewhere to check out a car.


Oh - anyone want a 2006 BMW 325i / Arctic Metallic on Tan / 33,000 miles?

Pics (of the 993):





One of my first projects is to get black license plates (myplates.com in Texas):

Old 03-23-2010, 07:41 PM
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Very nice! Looks like it's loaded with nice options.

Enjoy it.

-David
Old 03-23-2010, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ggg1ggg
Paid $35,500 - more than I would have liked...
Maybe so, but with the low miles and if those are hard back sport seats, that's certainly a fair price. Anyway, congrats and enjoy. Probably time to start shopping for your suspension, PSS10?
Old 03-23-2010, 08:04 PM
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Yep, hard back seats. I do like those.
Old 03-23-2010, 08:04 PM
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Welcome! Beautiful car at a fair price and nicely appointed. Now lower that baby!
Old 03-23-2010, 08:12 PM
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Good looking car congrats!
Old 03-23-2010, 08:38 PM
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Congrats on that beautiful car! You live in the perfect place for that car. I think you got a good deal - especially since you found it in AUS.

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Old 03-23-2010, 08:45 PM
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Looks good. I think the price was good also based on the low miles.
Old 03-23-2010, 08:52 PM
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Don't these people drive their cars? 2076 miles per year? Amazing find for the money. Congrats. I envy your situation in more ways than one.

Will you have another car as a daily driver or will this be your only car?

It's funny how many of us sell a much newer car (your 2006 for a 1997) to get a 13+ year old 993.

Cheers,
Steve R
Old 03-23-2010, 09:23 PM
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Fantastic! Enjoy.


Andreas
Old 03-23-2010, 09:26 PM
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(PSSSST>>>>) Hey Buddy (PSSST>>>)

If that is not a typo, and you bought a 27k mile 993 with hard back sport seats from an owner you became very comfortable with, you STOLE that car. I would go to be tonight feeling VERY good about your deal. Well bought. Will you come to Vegas with me?
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A really nice car. Congratulations
Old 03-23-2010, 09:40 PM
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Congrats!!! I think it was well bought also
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I wouldn't kick myself over paying that for that car, if it's truly what you were looking for. Too much emphasis on buying something cheap for the sake of it being "a deal".

Kind of funny to hear you're unloading an '06 E90; that's my wife's car. Only yesterday did she realize that the Phoenix trip on Thursday will be with the C4S and not her car.........and I have to say the BMW kicks *** on a 993 for racking up the miles, hours on end.
Old 03-23-2010, 09:56 PM
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Very nice. What part of Austin?


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