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Old 11-05-2012, 10:37 PM
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Default New 997.2 Owner, First Porsche!

Hi all, I just picked up my first Porsche: a 2009 Carrera S Cabriolet (997.2) Meteor Gray on Black and wanted to share some pictures. I picked it up for a great deal and it only had 7600 miles!

The best part is that I took a one way ticket up to Northern California to pick the car up from a dealer and drove back to the Los Angeles area down Pacific Coast Highway and the 101. I'm sure many of you have driven this route. Needless to say it is gorgeous.

I also had a quick question. Would you recommend getting the doorplugs from www.bumperplugs.com? I did a search and heard that water could get into the keyhole, is this true? Have people had water problems with their doorplugs in the rain?

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Old 11-05-2012, 11:02 PM
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She's a beauty; congratulations! I'd love to drive that same highway some day...
Old 11-05-2012, 11:27 PM
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That's a beautiful car - congrats and welcome!
Your pics are not complete unless you post an interior shot or 2.
Looks like you have Sports Chrono...is it a MT or PDK?
Other options?
Messed with the exhaust, yet?
Old 11-05-2012, 11:45 PM
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Great color. Looks brand new. Congrats!
Old 11-06-2012, 12:34 AM
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Congrats... she's a beauty. +1 on bumper plugs. I've had one in my door's keyhole for over 1.5 yrs w/o issue.
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Thats a beauty...but as you can tell I am partial to meteor gray! Enjoy...makes me wish now I'd have gotten the vert!

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Welcome aboard! What a good deal--not even broken in.

I have logged so many miles on Routes 1 and 101. I prefer the roads north of San Francisco.

I wouldn't bother with any plugs for the door lock. I have never heard of anyone with that problem.
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Originally Posted by Lurgee
Hi all, I just picked up my first Porsche: a 2009 Carrera S Cabriolet (997.2) Meteor Gray on Black and wanted to share some pictures. I picked it up for a great deal and it only had 7600 miles!

The best part is that I took a one way ticket up to Northern California to pick the car up from a dealer and drove back to the Los Angeles area down Pacific Coast Highway and the 101. I'm sure many of you have driven this route. Needless to say it is gorgeous.
Welcome to the family. Beautiful example and finding it with only 7600 miles is a dream opportunity. I haven't driven more than a few miles of rural PCH in ... wow, must be forty years. I just ordered my second Porsche. I've been toying with the idea of driving down to San Diego and then following PCH all the way to San Francisco to start the break-in process. (They do say "no steady speeds" so PCH ought to be perfect.)

I think you've convinced me. Now if I could just hurry up the truck bringing my car from its port of arrival...

Gary
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
I wouldn't bother with any plugs for the door lock. I have never heard of anyone with that problem.
I never even heard of the item, Dan. It does explain the company name that catches my eye occasionally. What exactly is a door plug? Some of our doors have holes in them?

Gary
Old 11-06-2012, 08:38 AM
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very nice and awesome mileage!
thanx for the pictures too!
any mods planned for that badboy??
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Very nice. Love the color. Nice outdoor furniture.
Rotes you should buy a membership.
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Very nice. Love the color. Nice outdoor furniture.
Rotes you should buy a membership.
considered it, but I don't want to pay to be harrassed by some of the other jackwagons here.....just makes no sense to me you know?
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Beautiful car. Great find and welcome! I've seem some of the door lock plugs but don't have them and really don't think about them. So... It's an individual call.
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Looks very nice. Congrats! Skip the plug.....
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Originally Posted by simsgw
I never even heard of the item, Dan. It does explain the company name that catches my eye occasionally. What exactly is a door plug? Some of our doors have holes in them?

Gary

They are just a uniform colored button with a male end to push into the key lock to hold in place.


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