I just picked up my new to me 2002 996TT meridian metallic with black interior. I flew up to Seattle on Friday to close the transaction and drove it back to SoCal, covering about 1,280 miles. I have been in the air-cooled pcars the last 16 years and this is my first non-aircooled pcar. Honestly, driving the 996TT is a blast going through the winding roads in Oregon and the straight and flat California Interstate 5 Fwy. It's all stock, with 86,000 miles, 4 owners before me. It passed PPI at Cantrell's and it has maintenance records from new. I will be around the 996 turbo forum now to learn more about these fantastic cars.

 

Welcome cpn! Beautiful car.
I would also suggest that you get familiar with the NA 996 forum as well. There are a lot of common parts (it's the same platform), so a lot of the same issues. Plus, a lot more people are on that board. So, using both the 996tt and the NA 996 forums as resources is a good idea.

 

Congrats

 

looks clean, congrats

 

Meridian Metallic is one of my favorite colors! Congrats, she looks beautiful!!!

 

Congrats...sounds like a great ride home. I actually bought in San Diego and drove 450 miles home to SF!

 

Thanks guys! I am really excited and can't wait to drive it more. I can now drive go to Vegas in the summer with an AC on. She's definitely not going to be a garage queen!

 

Those mats are NOT stock, you have been fooled. (Just kidding). Amazing cars, and you will definitely enjoy! Curious to hear your comparisons against your experience with the aircooled P-cars. Interested in purchase price if you are willing to divulge.....

 

congrats! LOVE to hear/see more tt's coming BACK to SoCal.. one of the best places in the WORLD to own this car. enjoy getting used to it..and yesssss! just say no to garage queens, or ANY for that matter lol..

did you have a different pcar?? or is this your first? anyway.. again, congrats, looks clean!

is that 930(?) avatar yours? ( just noticed! )

 

Nice car, congrats! I saw that one on CL and just when I was getting serious about another 996tt I went back to look for it and was gone. Glad you found a nice example. Where are you in SoCal?

 

Nice to see you got this, had been on CL here and looked nice in the pics. I guess they are getting rarer here in the NW...

 

I'm in Corona, CA. I saw this car on CL last March but someone has it tied up for a PPI and did not show up so the PO relisted it again.


Yes, I have had a few pcars the last 15 years but mostly air-cooled 3.2s. The car in my avatar is not a 930 but a 1989 911 3.2 G50 25th anniversary with 230k miles. Totally different feeling driving the older 911s compared to the more modern 996. Higher mileage cars does not scare me away as long as they are properly maintained and well sorted.

 

couldn't agree more. nice.. i'm going strong in my current one at 135k miles, and agree on the higher mileage provided as you say they are well maintained and "well sorted" is about right. i am no fan of stock myself though i understand the "value" added aspects.

but i also have no doubt at all it'll see 270K and beyond

i've also had a few of the older a/c's myself beginning in the 70's! had two in the 70's and then 2 in the 90's and two more turbos in this millennium....all completely different animals. welcome the the turbo section then! cheers and again, congrats on the pickup.

 

Great looking car, congrats!!

 

Congrats!!! I like this car, something about says, Right!!! Enjoy her in great health...