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03-29-2013 | 05:32 PM

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ECS Tuning

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Jmorski That's a great looking car

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01-21-2018 | 11:05 PM

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drstenso

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Thanks for the write up, really appreciate how much this will help my buying decision!

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01-22-2018 | 02:12 AM

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sandwedge

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Originally Posted by vikingsurfer

I'm currently sniffing out a '05 997 launch edition, pretty much loaded.
Can I impose on the wealth of knowledge on this forum about any known issues, aside from IMS(which has been changed in '06 on this car), to pay special attention to?
I'm fired up, since it'll be my first 911. I'm sure most of you know that feeling!

If it's a real -05 launch car it's black and has the PCCB brakes with yellow calipers. I don't think they're considered problematic except when something does break they're very expensive to fix so give all four of those a good going over.

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01-22-2018 | 11:27 AM

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jhbrennan

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From: Austin

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandwedge

If it's a real -05 launch car...

Confirm with the Launch Edition option code on the build sheet.

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01-22-2018 | 11:44 AM

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bbinder

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Nice write up!

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01-22-2018 | 02:20 PM

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yvesvidal

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I passed a 2005 C2S Black with PCCB brakes ($42K in 2010), because of the cost of the brakes. Instead I went with a 2006 C4S which was a little bit more expensive ($47K in 2010) but so much better.
A single chip on these PCCB rotors and you need to get a second or third mortgage.

Yves

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