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basically my car - techart pieces down to the rear spoiler. pics taken with a potato. wtf are those bump strips on the back bumper ? never seen those. wish mine had boxster red like this
basically my car - techart pieces down to the rear spoiler. pics taken with a potato. wtf are those bump strips on the back bumper ? never seen those. wish mine had boxster red like this
Hey , no fighting among M96'ers in here...This stuff about being "hand built" was started by the P-car guys whose brake and clutch pedals stick up from the floor board.
They claimed that the 996 was NOT hand built.....and that the headlights were ugly..
Point the finder in the right direction or can't we all just get along?
Last edited by Porschetech3; 09-15-2023 at 01:23 AM.
Seems real. Looks like it has the original California license plate. Vin is WP0AA2996YS620558 and Carfax shows it as a one owner
I’m pretty interested in that car, but one photo and being so far away have kept me from reaching out, I’m slowly looking for my own 99-01 C4 M6 coupe.
I have an actual letter from VWoA on corporate letterhead stating, paraphrased,
"Due to the unique hand-built nature of the Corrado we cannot be certain what original equipment each car was equipped with. Some cars have a check engine light and some do not."
So hand built even by a great company like Karmann doesn't always mean "good". In this case it really means "we put whatever parts we scrounged into the car so it's not our fault".
I would simply know every detail of my car's assembly and operational history at all times, accounting for minute details in every shift or turn of the steering wheel.
I have an actual letter from VWoA on corporate letterhead stating, paraphrased,
"Due to the unique hand-built nature of the Corrado we cannot be certain what original equipment each car was equipped with. Some cars have a check engine light and some do not."
So hand built even by a great company like Karmann doesn't always mean "good". In this case it really means "we put whatever parts we scrounged into the car so it's not our fault".
I agree 100%
That has always been my opinion on hand built, it can mean many different things.
But speaking to hand built by known Craftsmen, it means to me that labor costs are going to be more expensive but it adds a personal flavor or "touch" to the item ...whereas a machine built item has a cold non-personal flavor/touch and usually less cost associated with higher production....even if the end quality is exactly the same..
My first impression of the "ugly headlights" was, WOW !! That is so much more Aerodynamic and stylish than the Bug Eye headlights....Then the talk about " not being hand built" started...
Last edited by Porschetech3; 09-15-2023 at 03:10 PM.
Seems he has moved his drivel to BaT comment sections on literally every 996 posted.
I've heard this user referenced a few times. Is he the guy who has a YouTube channel about cars and meat? What was his user name? I feel like I'm missing out on some controversy, and I hate that
I've heard this user referenced a few times. Is he the guy who has a YouTube channel about cars and meat? What was his user name? I feel like I'm missing out on some controversy, and I hate that
No the Motors and Meats guy seems like a really good guy (love the channel). This is some other dude named Luis but damned if I can remember his username!
09-14-2023 | 11:01 PM
