I realized my 40 year dream of owning a Porsche 911. It is a 2004 with 73,000 miles and an excellent CarFax showing 2 previous owners (first one was a lease of only 9,000 miles) and regular dealer servicing. After my extensive research prior to purchase, I decided on the '04 because of the changes to the 996 in '02 which were the glass rear window for the Cab, the 3.6 upgrade, a glove box and the Turbo headlights. I paid $18,600 which I felt was fair. First thing I did was take it to a reputable Indy service facility and had the IMS bearing done, the AOS ( which was putting out James Bond smoke screens), rear main seal, a water pump and thermostat and a trans cooler control valve made of metal instead of plastic. The total cost of these fixes was $3,700. I did these things because of all the things I read and because I just want to drive and not worry about the engine. I am amazed at the performance and equally amazed at the value for the money - 996s are truly the best bargains available. In So Cal there are a whole bunch of silver 996s and not many other colors but this car came to me through a friend and was unexpected but I went with it and am very happy

 

Nice looking car! You did well at that price and mileage.

 

Not bad. I did all the exact same work to my 99 Carerra and the cost was about the same. You should be good to go..

 

Nice work. Those are my favorite wheels on the C2s for sure too. Enjoy!

 

For that price, even if its a tip, that was very well bought. $18.5 is a song for a car that good looking. Enjoy it in good health!

 

Nice find and at a good price! I recently picked up this 2002 with 89K miles for $17K. Enjoy!



2002 996

 

$18K 2002 (TIP) 72K miles, already had IMS/AOS/RMS taken care of.
Yours is very nice, hope you enjoy it for many years! The value in smiles these cars produce is amazing. I wished it was a manual, until i found out how much my wife LOVES driving it, so it was a happy coincidence. As . she says, it's hard to be sad when you are driving the Porsche!

 

Very nice. Well done. Welcome to the support group!!!

 

Assuming it's a 6-spd.

Hope they gave a look-see at the clutch while they were in there.

 

Polar?