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Old 05-14-2018, 10:51 AM
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14 years of proud ownership - original owner here. Too many track days to remember and now have 27k miles. I ordered the car in Nov '03 and delivery was June '04.

No ADM!!! Dealer actually included the Euro GT3 buckets and clear side markers for $0.

Have newer cars, but Cobalt has a special place being my first Porsche.
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13 years ago, yesterday.
Purchased with 50,000 miles. Somehow the first owner put all that mileage on in 18 months.I've driven it 58,000 miles since

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^^^^
Wow that's pretty incredible.

BTW - you need a front lip on the bumper. :-)
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Originally Posted by Backmarker
I just came up on 10 years of owning my Midnight Blue 996 GT3. Bought it with ~11k miles, now about 30k. Dozens of track days from 2008-2011. Now garage queen.

Curious how long folks on here have owned yours?
Original owner here also. Ordered from my local dealer Arrived in August of 2004.

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Old 05-14-2018, 12:13 PM
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Great to see some guys actually driving their cars! I'd be happy to take a higher mileage off of someone's hands, when and if the time ever comes :-p
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8 years total between 3 GT3's, all 996's. Silver, Seal Gray, and now White. Incredible machines......
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Just hit the 3 year mark (thanks Chris!)
Old 05-14-2018, 05:16 PM
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10 years. Bought it with 6500 miles and now have 66k. Were getting ready for our annual drive from Boston to Ashville, NC in about a week. Not the most fun highway cruiser but it sure is fun out in the mountains in that area!

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Bought my first 996gt3mk1 back in 2004. Sold it and now own 996rs and 996gt3mk2 since 2013-2014. Many miles combined between them all.
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Originally Posted by rey
10 years. Bought it with 6500 miles and now have 66k. Were getting ready for our annual drive from Boston to Ashville, NC in about a week. Not the most fun highway cruiser but it sure is fun out in the mountains in that area!
Damn, we LOVE Asheville. Have you tried the bed & breakfast Biltmore Village Inn?

It is a Victorian house close to the Biltmore Estate. We've stayed there several times.

The last visit we went to Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate, but arrived late, just before closing, so we were told to park our GT3 right at the front entrance of the mansion, like we lived there.
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Only 2 years with my '05. 61k total, runs better than new. I like it so much I just bought an '03 Cup to be it's stable mate.
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Originally Posted by Marv
...(had 5,500 miles when I bought it the day I met my wife-to-be and that night we watched the launch of Shuttle STS-116 on the beach)

...!
Awesome. My wife and I starting dating in 05 and ours is an 05. almost 3 years and 10kms of ownership (it was a long 10 year wait for me
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Ive owned the mistress as the wife calls it for 7 years. Bought her with 27K miles and just hit 51744

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13 years on my 2004 Seal Grey, original owner, only 7k miles or so last time I checked... still somewhere in the garage
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Originally Posted by CME
14 years of proud ownership - original owner here. Too many track days to remember and now have 27k miles. I ordered the car in Nov '03 and delivery was June '04.

No ADM!!! Dealer actually included the Euro GT3 buckets and clear side markers for $0.

Have newer cars, but Cobalt has a special place being my first Porsche.
Chet
Cobalt looks GREAT, maybe even better than white / yellow.
Is interior Grey or Black?

Cheers


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