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I love Lapis Blue Metallic - it's one of the most complex colours I've seen on Porsches, can look completely different depending on the lighting.
And I agree on the full leather... I would have had trouble paying the premium for that on an order, but now that I've got it I feel that it would be money well spent - it really classes up the interior.
Wow... killer transformation on the wheel/suspension mods! Very aggressive look. I've been thinking about the clear side markers as well. Something about them balancing with the wheels vs. the amber.
Having just recently purchased my first 911 ('07 C4S Cab MT) I don't have the 'experience' that it seems pretty much everyone here has. I did a lot of reading and was concerned about some of the horror stories on the 3.8L for bore scoring...as well as not wanting to get something that I was afraid of putting miles on, so I ended up going for a better price with more miles (90K) that I can drive the wheels off of. It is getting more drive time than my MB and who knows...may end up being my DD, as I'm already driving it 4 days a week or so, depending upon weather. Also looking to start doing more of my own work and had been interested in the Quick Jack prior to seeing your video. That may need to be my next acquisition?
You have a beautiful ride there, Steve. Look forward to seeing what your next mods are!
I haven't done anything new mod wise, but I grabbed a few new photos of the car last night and wanted to share them.
My next mod will likely be some type of front lip as the front bumper just doesn't look that aggressive to me and I miss the aero bumper that my old car had. Speaking of, I tried to order the aero bumper only to find out that it is on backorder and likely won't be produced again
I could never understand why people buy a car, pay a premium on it, maintaining it in a pristine condition and then pay a premium on insurance and yet resist driving it. There was a joke from a Rennlister that goes like : "Its like having a virgin girlfriend, and holding her hands is as far as he will go, so that other guys can have the privilege of turning her into a woman".
I could never understand why people buy a car, pay a premium on it, maintaining it in a pristine condition and then pay a premium on insurance and yet resist driving it. There was a joke from a Rennlister that goes like : "Its like having a virgin girlfriend, and holding her hands is as far as he will go, so that other guys can have the privilege of turning her into a woman".
I did enjoy holding hands with the other car even if we didn't get to grow old together.
I can understand your thought process on the 18K example you sold. It does become sort of a mind F_ck driving a nice example Porsche when you own one with either very low mileage or higher mileage creeping closer to 80-90K.
In my case it has been the higher mileage cars (purchased in 75K mi range) that I have gone after thinking I wouldn't care and just drive it. But that doesn't seem the case with me after buying it.
My last 997C4S was creeping close to 80K and prevented me from really enjoying it knowing once it got into the 80K range I'd lose some resale value so I sold it.
My current 07 997S has 55K miles and much more fun driving it and taking trips knowing I'm a long way from the 75K mark when I'll sell OR will still be a lower mileage example if I decide to part with it sooner than later.
I traded in a 99 m3 convertible with 29k miles on it and got a 997.2 C4s with 54k miles. I too felt the same about not going over 30k miles on the m3. I had an almost perfect example and put about 5k miles on it in 3 yrs. I knew every time I drove it, i was driving dollars off the value when i sell it. In the end, I made a couple bucks on what I paid for the car and was able to leverage that into my dream 911.
That said, is the 75k mark where the real depreciation hit happens on 911s?
I traded in a 99 m3 convertible with 29k miles on it and got a 997.2 C4s with 54k miles. I too felt the same about not going over 30k miles on the m3. I had an almost perfect example and put about 5k miles on it in 3 yrs. I knew every time I drove it, i was driving dollars off the value when i sell it. In the end, I made a couple bucks on what I paid for the car and was able to leverage that into my dream 911.
That said, is the 75k mark where the real depreciation hit happens on 911s?
I read your comments above Rulaxin and it mirrored almost exactly what I had gone through with an '06 M3 coupe. Finally did break through the 30k mile mark - but felt as you did about regretting the loss of value. (Photo below of the car - it was a great one.) I am determined to not approach my 911 in the same way!
That car is awesome. I really loved the m3, but i now drive the 911 as much as i possibly can, with no reservations... unless the 75k mile mark is a major value depreciation. I was torn between a 997.1 c2s with 18k miles for same money as my 997.2 C4s with 54k miles. It was an easy decision to make.
I read your comments above Rulaxin and it mirrored almost exactly what I had gone through with an '06 M3 coupe. Finally did break through the 30k mile mark - but felt as you did about regretting the loss of value. (Photo below of the car - it was a great one.) I am determined to not approach my 911 in the same way!
'06 E46 M3 Competition Pkg Coupe
Wow, nice example! If you recently sold it then I'm sure you did very well.
I love M cars.
I currently have a 95 Avus Blue M3 that I've been using as a daily driver, absolutely love this car.
Also have a 05 Jet Black M3 that I sometimes use as a daily driver but I've been giving some thought to selling this one lately.
Last one I have is a 2000 323i Touring aka a station wagon that I swapped an entire M3 drive train into it that I got from a 2004 M3 Convertible. This one is a lot of fun as it handles and drives really close to a M3 but flies way under the radar because of its color and shape.
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