Quick Advice for My Test Drive Tomorrow!!!
05-20-2017, 05:16 PM
#33
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Can I ask about the price, mileage, and condition?
Mine has 76K (now; 75K on pickup), and cost $41.5K. It has brand new tires and wheels, and from what I can tell will probably not need any significant work other than oil changes for a few years, as most of the common things that break or need maintenance have had this done within the last 2 or 3 thousand miles over the last couple of years.
05-20-2017, 07:34 PM
#34
Congrats to you also!
Can I ask about the price, mileage, and condition?
Mine has 76K (now; 75K on pickup), and cost $41.5K. It has brand new tires and wheels, and from what I can tell will probably not need any significant work other than oil changes for a few years, as most of the common things that break or need maintenance have had this done within the last 2 or 3 thousand miles over the last couple of years.
Can I ask about the price, mileage, and condition?
Mine has 76K (now; 75K on pickup), and cost $41.5K. It has brand new tires and wheels, and from what I can tell will probably not need any significant work other than oil changes for a few years, as most of the common things that break or need maintenance have had this done within the last 2 or 3 thousand miles over the last couple of years.
Car has a tune, exhaust, aluminum pedals, short shifter, 19" wheels.
I paid up for it.
05-20-2017, 07:36 PM
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05-20-2017, 09:15 PM
#36
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"too much power" the words of a newby. Give it 2 weeks and you will be checking to see if something is wrong "it doesn't seem like it has as much power as when I first got it". Another 2 months and the mod list begins. Enjoy your new car they are great. I would suggest an autocross and then a HPDE track day before settling on any mods other than cosmetic. It is impossible to experience the full performance available in these cars on public roads (without the potential for jail time, injury or death).
Pictures or it didn't happen.
Pictures or it didn't happen.
05-20-2017, 09:52 PM
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Mine has a Softronic stage 1 tune (reputedly 500 HP on 93 octane, 485 on 91, which is what I can buy), and a 997 short shifter installed, plus a brand new shifter, as the leather was worn out and that bothered the former owner, so he replaced it :-) Also, the new wheels are 19", also. I could have had the stock wheels also, but it wasn't worth shipping them plus I have no where to store them and shipping them would have been expensive and probably would have resulted in damage if I had dismounted the worthless tires that were installed.
Enjoy it, and send us some pics!
05-20-2017, 10:17 PM
#39
I like your color better than mine, but then I'm a huge fan of Blue cars. I saw a blue BMW once that had a red interior; that was a bit much, however :-)
Mine has a Softronic stage 1 tune (reputedly 500 HP on 93 octane, 485 on 91, which is what I can buy), and a 997 short shifter installed, plus a brand new shifter, as the leather was worn out and that bothered the former owner, so he replaced it :-) Also, the new wheels are 19", also. I could have had the stock wheels also, but it wasn't worth shipping them plus I have no where to store them and shipping them would have been expensive and probably would have resulted in damage if I had dismounted the worthless tires that were installed.
Enjoy it, and send us some pics!
Mine has a Softronic stage 1 tune (reputedly 500 HP on 93 octane, 485 on 91, which is what I can buy), and a 997 short shifter installed, plus a brand new shifter, as the leather was worn out and that bothered the former owner, so he replaced it :-) Also, the new wheels are 19", also. I could have had the stock wheels also, but it wasn't worth shipping them plus I have no where to store them and shipping them would have been expensive and probably would have resulted in damage if I had dismounted the worthless tires that were installed.
Enjoy it, and send us some pics!
Is there anyway to tell what kind of tune you have since don't have any of the original paperwork? No service places mentioned on CARFAX either.
Cheers, Mat.
05-21-2017, 12:29 AM
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But that is all I know about going about how to verify that a car is tuned.
It would seem to me that any seller claiming modifications like this should need to come up with some sort of proof that the job was done.
05-21-2017, 12:43 AM
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these cars are now "old" in relative terms, so consider yourself fortunate in that the seller seemed to even the know the purveyor of the flash! lol. I'm waiting for the other website to take the 996 turbo out of "present" model iterations and relegate them to "once present".
if you can drive a stock 996 turbo and compare it against a tuned one, then there'd be no need for "proof" of any flash, as the proof is in the pedal.
in the meantime, enjoy it!
05-21-2017, 02:32 AM
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congrats on your purchase. may it afford you many miles of trouble free years.
these cars are now "old" in relative terms, so consider yourself fortunate in that the seller seemed to even the know the purveyor of the flash! lol. I'm waiting for the other website to take the 996 turbo out of "present" model iterations and relegate them to "once present".
if you can drive a stock 996 turbo and compare it against a tuned one, then there'd be no need for "proof" of any flash, as the proof is in the pedal.
in the meantime, enjoy it!
these cars are now "old" in relative terms, so consider yourself fortunate in that the seller seemed to even the know the purveyor of the flash! lol. I'm waiting for the other website to take the 996 turbo out of "present" model iterations and relegate them to "once present".
if you can drive a stock 996 turbo and compare it against a tuned one, then there'd be no need for "proof" of any flash, as the proof is in the pedal.
in the meantime, enjoy it!
This is the problem with doing significant mods on a car; they may or may not be a net plus to subsequent owners, and once the trail goes cold one is left holding the bag on some things a former owner did, with no accountability from anyone. I am not a huge fan of mods and in general I would avoid them, and never would I pay additional for them.
05-21-2017, 09:12 AM
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Congratulations! Like others said jail number happen very quick and a 3rd gear downshift for a pass almost begs for triple digit numbers by the time you switch lanes.
Enjoy!
Shawn
Enjoy!
Shawn
05-21-2017, 12:28 PM
#44
True, true, and related :-)
This is the problem with doing significant mods on a car; they may or may not be a net plus to subsequent owners, and once the trail goes cold one is left holding the bag on some things a former owner did, with no accountability from anyone. I am not a huge fan of mods and in general I would avoid them, and never would I pay additional for them.
This is the problem with doing significant mods on a car; they may or may not be a net plus to subsequent owners, and once the trail goes cold one is left holding the bag on some things a former owner did, with no accountability from anyone. I am not a huge fan of mods and in general I would avoid them, and never would I pay additional for them.
i'd rather just have a stock 993 lol..
but fully agree that modded cars are not as "salable" for many reasons.
all that said, all it takes is the first mod ( say like side markers or led interior lighting ) and whoops! next thing ya know, you'll be ripping out your front differential and pricing out an LSD LOL..
all kidding aside, you're about to have great summer.. again, enjoy!
edit> whoops! they already got to the side markers! you bought a "molested" turbo
lol
05-21-2017, 12:34 PM
#45
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What the car really needs is a gas tank twice as big; this car has a voracious appetite :-)