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Old 10-21-2022 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by bdronsick
Or a 24 year old 911. You would probably be on your third set of heads, and second rebuild by now
Are you talking about a 993?

My 996 is 24 years old.
It will be 25 in 4 months
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:07 AM
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Funny how the narrative on the 996 has changed on RL over the past 2 years. Same can be said on yutube. 3 years ago, there were very few 996 videos on yutube. If there were any videos, it's was about the headlights and imsb. Today there are thousands of videos and very few talk about the headlights. Most importantly, they gloss over the imsb referencing a fix and focus on how-to-do items or upgrades.
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:29 AM
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A passerby in Georgetown the other day where he only saw the front end of my 996: "Hey, cool car! Is that the 2019?"
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:43 AM
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Yes 993, I suppose 26 years old is more like it

Originally Posted by philbert996
Are you talking about a 993?

My 996 is 24 years old.
It will be 25 in 4 months
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:44 AM
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They will still be saying that in 2119

996 is forever


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A passerby in Georgetown the other day where he only saw the front end of my 996: "Hey, cool car! Is that the 2019?"
Old 10-21-2022 | 11:46 AM
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The GT1 flipped the 996 narrative on the haters

"The headlights that won LeMans"


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Funny how the narrative on the 996 has changed on RL over the past 2 years. Same can be said on yutube. 3 years ago, there were very few 996 videos on yutube. If there were any videos, it's was about the headlights and imsb. Today there are thousands of videos and very few talk about the headlights. Most importantly, they gloss over the imsb referencing a fix and focus on how-to-do items or upgrades.
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:46 AM
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Hah! That's the great thing about the 996. If you add the side skirts, modern wheels that are wider which extend out to the edge of the wheel well, and a front spoiler lip, the car looks 20 years younger. I would also say that your turbo front bumper looks more modern than does the gt3 front bumper as well. I can see how they can confuse the cars birthday.
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:53 AM
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In the future, 996 will look like it is from the future

Try and find another car like that

300 SL Gullwing
Countach
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bdronsick
In the future, 996 will look like it is from the future

Try and find another car like that

Countach, 300 SL Gullwing, 'bout it
No question. Many look silly today. Not the 996 dressed up in its evening gown.
Old 10-21-2022 | 12:11 PM
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Totally agree my gruppe all have more modern and expensive 911s but mine tends to get almost as many positives as the gt3rs and gt2rs with my guys
it must be the headlights and taco wing maybe my free flow exhaust but I’m very pleased regardless
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Old 10-21-2022 | 12:18 PM
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The wacky GT this-and-that's will all fade and spoil

But 996 is forever


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Totally agree my gruppe all have more modern and expensive 911s but mine tends to get almost as many positives as the gt3rs and gt2rs with my guys
it must be the headlights and taco wing maybe my free flow exhaust but I’m very pleased regardless
Old 10-21-2022 | 10:24 PM
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Wow. Anybody see/hear this on BAT for the FSI 4.0 C4S?

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Old 10-21-2022 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by GC996
Wow. Anybody see/hear this on BAT for the FSI 4.0 C4S?

https://youtu.be/M-9W3s3Ke6s
I need a cigarette.
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:04 PM
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Now i have to record and post a video of my 997.2 4s FSI 4.0 with valved exhaust, it makes that 996 sound quiet.
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Old 10-21-2022 | 11:33 PM
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I’m a witness to optionman his car sounds awesome
it literally scares the fudge out of people on the sidewalk 😵


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