51 years and I finally joined the club. Flying to VA to pick up my 2005 997 Carrera Coupe. Lots of research and test drives created a short must have list: Automatic, Full Leather, Navigation, 997 and a great color combo. I finally found the perfect car. Black on black with no mods and very well taken care of. 55k miles and I feel like I got a great deal at $32,500.
Automatic is the option I didn't expect to want but this is a daily driver and the auto simply made that all the more pleasurable. IMO, 99% of all drivers can't get their car to perform such that the manual is really that much faster anyway. I will very rarely if ever track the car so automatic it is.
Now the trick is Virginia to Utah without any tickets. I will be smiling the entire way.

 

Congrats.....that black on silver interior looks awesome.

 

nice ride & congrats, Enjoy your ride back

 

Outstanding! Congrats... Hope to join the club soon.

 

Welcome to the club! Try to find some good mountain roads on your way back home.

 

Welcome! Looks great, enjoy the trip!

 

So take RT-33 across Virginia on your way back, its great. Two lanes of mountain roads, then go to WV and hit I-64 across and over. Do Harrisburg Va to Buchannon WV. I see you have full leather, thats nice to get. Not many have it.

 

Beautiful car, welcome!

 

Congrats. I did consider this one. You beat me to it. Congrats again.

 

Thanks all.

 

Like the Cap said, great looking interior
Congrats on your car. Drive the wheels off it.
T

 

Congrats. Hard to go wrong with a well sorted and checked out $30,000 997. You'll now be living the black car way of life - it's not just a color LOL

You'll think I'm crazy, but Turtle Wax Jet Black detail box forward $20 is what I've found to work the best - better than all those high dollar boutique polishes, waxes, sealers, etc.

 

Meguiar's has a similar product for black cars that I use for quick wipe-offs and touch ups.

 

Thanks. I love the black and had no idea there was a different wax for that color.

 

It's not just the wax, it's the spray detailer, the paint cleaner / prep, and the wax that are all tinted black - permanently stains the towels, but makes the car look great. Wear gloves when you start working with the black chemicals.

I clay bar the car, then use the paint cleaner/prep, then the wax, then finish it with a quick spray of Optimum Opti-Seal. This 914 repaint is 20 years old and I just cleaned it up recently for a 914 event in GA using this Turtle Wax kit (997 content is in the background to keep it pertinent to this forum )








Used the same thing on my 928 previously