http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/5713431477.html

This is pretty. Lovely colour, factory aero, good looking interior (painted console!), Sport Classic IIs. Don Wise Autowerks is legit, too, so it should be pretty well maintained. If I was still in the market...

 

Yeah I remember all those. Funny as $hit. I like the sushi one myself.

 

Cobalt;; Aero;; Cab;; Soft gray int.

drooooooooooooooooool.

 

Hard top for "911 conv" ... No pics, but at $250, worth following up on if you're in the NY/NJ area and looking for one:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/pts/5752461736.html

 

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/5738411399.html

 

......

 

2001 Porsche 911 996 Stock Mufflers & Tips
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...726000307.html

Dunno what the core charge is from eg Fister, but for $150 these seem a pretty good deal.

 

Hey, help me out here--my 996 engine was replaced in late 2006 and I was always under the impression that the failure rate for these was on the low end. Is that what you're saying?

 

If your engine replacement was a Porsche crate engine, then yes you should have the embedded larger diameter IMSB, which has a very low failure rate.

 

As 06 was the first full year of the larger captured version you have a pretty good chance of having the better bearing.

I suppose there could be an old stock reason for you to have the smaller single row in the replacement, but I wouldn't lay money on that being the case.

The sure way to know is to look at the nut the next time the transmission is apart. The captured bearing has a clearly larger nut.

 

Here's what seems to be a nice one in Chicago, $14.5K

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/5755629443.html

 

Awesome Paul, it has the ultra rare cassette tape option!

 

Not a 996, but...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ws...739288559.html

 

That's actually a GREAT deal if the mufflers are some good aftermartket brand. From the pics, those are clearly aftermarket mufflers and not factory mufflers. No need for Fisters if you get these.

 

We talked about this poor ME in Harrisburg back on page 126. It's now on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/131922506195

with the delicious revelation that the CEL is on.

Do I hear $10K? Seven and a half?