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Old 03-18-2020, 12:01 PM
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Great color combo. Your car is similar to mine in that it needs a little TLC, but nothing major, and the price was too good to pass up. Enjoy!
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At $28,200 U.S. you did good. I paid $63,500 for a 2004 6spd man., Basalt black with full leather and 17,500 miles.Oh yeah, refinish the wheels but don't paint them red
Beautiful Family by the way. Everyone seems to be enjoying the car.
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Originally Posted by kghaas
650 Sun-moon-roof
Did European build 996 Turbos not include this as standard?
Old 03-18-2020, 04:26 PM
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Congrats - good to see you got the 'right' external color; the red is pretty interesting - I think that's the first one I have seen with that interior.

Welcome, auto or not, you'll love it. I see your kids are also closing in on driving it...
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Originally Posted by kghaas

The max capacity of your garage appears to be "One More".
Old 03-18-2020, 06:55 PM
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Nice knocked out wall to make them fit...
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Originally Posted by kghaas
No it is not the option list, it is the build sheet.
It also has cruise control, but that is not on the build sheet...
Option codes are:
L6B4 Seal Gray Metallic
MC Special order Boxter red
C00 Germany
xsc Porsche crest embossed in headrests
x46 Aluminium Tiptronic selector lever
x98 Aluminium inlay handbrake lever
249 Tiptronic transmission, 5-speed
432 Tiptronic buttons for steering wheel
635 ParkAssistant
650 Sun-moon-roof
662 PCM 1 Porsche Communication Management screen with navigation, telephone module, radio, cassette player
663 Telephone handset
680 Nokia DSP (Digital Sound Processing) audio system
892
939 Draped leather rear seats
982 Draped leather front seats
9991 9991 is from the exclusive programme. Means the car was specially ordered from Porsche with an option that was not available in the catalog - something like unique color combo interior or wing or something
What the hell is park assistant?

Also nice find. Very cheap!
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Does it really have a moon roof? I’ve never seen that option and would be interested in a photo if it’s true.
Old 03-19-2020, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike Roblin
Does it really have a moon roof? I’ve never seen that option and would be interested in a photo if it’s true.
My guess is that the terminology (could be what comes out in the German-English translation) actually refers to just the standard sunroof like we have in the U.S., but that is just a guess.
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This build code/option code list (below) only shows a "sun-moon-roof" listing. No "sunroof" listing.

The Germans probably just consider the availability of a hole in the roof to be for either letting the sunlight in during the day, or the moonlight in during the night.

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/...des/993-96-98/
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Originally Posted by pancing
What the hell is park assistant?
An option that uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver of the distance of objects behind the car within a certain range. It's can be enabled only when backing up.
Old 03-19-2020, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Dock
An option that uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver of the distance of objects behind the car within a certain range. It's can be enabled only when backing up.
My car has this. How do we find the build sheet and options for our cars. Obviously I can look at my car and see what's on it but would be interested to see.
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Congrats on the car. Great buy!
Old 03-19-2020, 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Dingo
How do we find the build sheet and options for our cars. Obviously I can look at my car and see what's on it but would be interested to see.
I'm not sure the build sheet is important, as I think it would just include all the standard equipment that came on the car. IMO the options list is what's important, and a car with park assist should have that listed as an option.

The options list should be on a sticker on the inside of the front hood. A VIN search should also identify the car's options.
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Originally Posted by Dock
This build code/option code list (below) only shows a "sun-moon-roof" listing. No "sunroof" listing.

The Germans probably just consider the availability of a hole in the roof to be for either letting the sunlight in during the day, or the moonlight in during the night.

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/...des/993-96-98/

The Sun-Moon referance is actually much more correct than a Sunroof, since it works for both sun and moon

I love to drive my convertibles in the night, when I have the stars in the sky above. It feels like a more special experience than driving in daytime.


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