RollingArt

This is too funny. The seller has to be the first guy in history to not know what model Porsche he owns.

Now the big question, is he asking 996, or 997 money. If it's priced as a 996, buy it quick!



Phil

RollingArt

Atlas grey on stone grey.

That's a beautiful car!



Phil

Bruce R

Funny! My car too was orginally delivered by Euroclassics in VA, spent time in FL before taking up residence in NC. Enjoy, the thicker wheel and short shift.
FYI short shift on the spec sheet means it was probably built for a customer and not dealer stock.

utkinpol

Lawyer I got my car from also did not know a thing about all those numerical things. He even did not know he had xenon lights, not to mention all other options. Only one option he listed in ad was heated seats. He got this car when it was 4 months old as first owner traded her in in replacement to '07 TT and "dealer called him to offer him this nice car in silver color". His very words.

Some people just do not care about all those details, you know.

At Law

The Lawyer I bought mine from told me it was a 2010 GT3. I guess
I should have investigated more.

CarGuy21

And you believed another lawyer?

rodsky

Tell him its a boxster and offer him even less.

Thats a nice 997. Some people dont know these designations. They just know they bought a Porsche sportscar. I get asked whats the difference between a 911 and a Carrera, whats a 4 vs. an S etc. all the time.

vprgrn

actually, since you brought it up, rodsky, what *is* the difference between a 911 and a carrera?

gracep9

Definitely a 997. Enjoy it... fantastic car!

I've actually browsed some ads on cars.com and their are a number of dealers trying to sell 996's as 2005's. I would look the pics over interior and exterior and they were definitely 996's 2004 or older.

gracep9

A carrera is a 911, it's just the base body style. you also have the carrera S and turbo. The turbo has a wider bodystyle and different engine. but all are 911's

LlBr

FWIW, here's the difference between headlights and the nicknames they're sometimes called. Both from 996/986 generation. AFAIK, The "ears" are only on later models of the 996.

rodsky

These cars are 911's - have been since 1964. Actually were 901's for 1 yeasr in 1963. The Carrera designation came from a race series in Mexico in the 50's. I think it was first used in 1973. Consistently after 1984. So its a 911 Carrera today. On the rear it just says Carrera (then S or 4 etc.). The GT3, Turbo etc are also 911's.

Mspeedster

I was kind of hoping to see a true 996 with a 997 headlight conversion. I haven't seen that before.

sbpsu354

I know mine is a 996, but didn't know the headlights were considered mickey mouse ears. I actually like the fied egg look.

LlBr

Both are nice, IMHO. Supposedly 911 owners or prospective buyers we're miffed that the same lights were in Boxsters. Porsche changed them for that reason. That's the legend at least.