mdsarch

Hello, I have just sold my 964. I have to say that again, I have just sold my 964. Now that is out of the way, I am going to pick up my new to me 2003 C4S from Denver in Speed Yellow next week. I have owned a 73 longhood (silver), a 80 SC (Oak Green) and my 90 964 (Diamond Blue Metallic) so Speed Yellow is a bold step in terms of color for me.

My trip will be from Denver to Charlotte and exiting Denver I will head east on I 70 for a very long time until I hit St. Louis. I will then head southeast and point the nose of my 996 towards the Tail of the Dragon via Nashville. Lastly, I will go through Ashville and head east on I 40 to Charlotte.

If any of my new 996 brethren are along the route, feel free to PM me as if I have any issues, it would we good to reach out to the Rennlist community first for advise/recommendations.

And of course the obligatory picture of my soon to be C4S:




My new 996 C4S

JimmyB

Great car, fantastic trip - congratulations!

Slakker

That is a bold color. Looks great. Widebody 996s are so sexy. You have to post a picture from the rear to truly appreciate it though, IMO.

Tdream1

Congrats on the new ride! The C4S is a great looking car! Enjoy that road trip, issue free!

VivG

Ahhh that's a gorgeous combination of shape and colour. I think I remember seeing this car on the RL classifieds, looked super clean.

Barn996

Great looking C4S. Sounds like a nice trip to get acquainted with your first water pumper. Post more pics of your trip.

TheMystro

Congrats. Couldnt have a better 911 trip vehicle. Sounds like a blast. Might want to take along a radar detector.

Byprodriver

Car looks great! Before you pay for it remove & inspect the oil filter for metal.
If you care anything about baseball see a game in St. Louis. Radar detector will pay for inself during the trip!

mdsarch

Is this what you are referring to?

mdsarch

Are you saying that bcz of IMS issues? One of the selling points for me was all engine preventative maintenance was already performed. And the rear end, oh my!

kmagnuss

Straight on shot is the best... so you can see the hips. Like this:



Woops... I meant this:

Byprodriver

I'm saying that because if there is metal in the filter you don't want to buy the car.

mdsarch

It has been quite an adventure so far. I flew into Denver Tuesday morning and was picked up by the previous owner and transferred the title. A bonus was he has many of the service records and a new set of rotors packed up nicely for me. Who hoo, life is good! After trading history and Porsche stories, I was on my way headed east on I 70 by 10:30 AM.

First impressions are this is one amazing car. With the European sport suspension and the sport seats, this car is on rails and I stay planted in my seat very nicely. Granted I have only been able to do lane shifts up to this point. The interior is beautifully appointed with color matching belts and center console and the AC works, thank you Porsche!

Fast forward 8 hours and I am nearing KC and it begins to rain. With the AWD this Porsche is rock solid and I barely have to let off the cruise control that is set at 79. After a pit stop I decide to take a photo of the car with the rain beading off of the finish and low and behold, the front headlights don't come on. I panic for a moment and call the nearest Porsche Dealership in KC but of course, they closed 15 minutes ago. I emailed the previous owner and he suggests a fuse could be the culprit.

I hunt down the owners manual that is nicely packed in the glove box and my confidence is high right now. I pop open the fuse box area by the driver's foot and holly crap, there are like 60 fuses and no key to which ones are for what. I begin to take each fuse out to check and trying to remember exactly where they go back in. After about 30 times of doing this I give up and decide I will need to change my plans and spend the night in KC.

I make a reservation and also reach out to Jeff from the KC area that PM'd me. He has an indi he can recommend and we decide to connect in the AM. After a little internet searching I find Aristocrat Porsche in KC and low and behold, they are 10 minutes from my hotel. I show up right when they open at 7:00 AM and tell them my saab (I had a 99 turbo so I can say this) story. After a "we are really busy" they agree to get me in right away.

Apparently, there is a control unit behind the headlight switch that has a tendency to go bad. They had one in stock and I was back on the road by 10:00. A big thanks to Aristocrat Porsche for accommodating me and letting me get on my way relatively quickly.

Life is back in balance and point the nose towards the Tail of the Dragon!

mdsarch

I make it to a little town called Lenoir City, TN which is about an hour from the dragon. I wake up bright and early and head out and this sign puts a wide smile on my face:



The morning is warm and I have the windows down listening to the glorious sound behind me. The sun is just coming up and the experience is sublime.



At one of the pull off areas there is this sign that catches my eye: slay the dragon, not the bears. Okay, now I have to look out for bears, good to know.




After about ten miles of side to side g forces, I am ready to stop and enjoy the view. I get out of my car and this is what I see:




I quickly asses that this is steam, not mist from the morning....never a good sign. I stare at the engine lid for what seems like a long time but in reality is probably only 30 seconds befor it dawns on me I best turn off the car.




I now see that I have dumped my full reservoir of coolant onto the dragon...it is stained by my Porsche! Serves an air-cooled guy right, I am thinking. Welcome to water cooled Porsches!

I have my Porsche towed on a flatbed to Harper Porsche in Knoxville. Thankfully, my insurance company paid for the towing in full (they pay to closest dealer) and I am now in the waiting room, sitting nervously waiting for the prognosis. Meanwhile they buy me lunch and I have to say they have one of the nicest waiting areas (kind of out in the open, not tucked away somewhere). So thank you Harper Porsche!

Fingers crossed.

5CHN3LL

Hopefully just a cracked coolant tank; your blast along the dragon was enough to break the brittle-after-10-years plastic.

My 986 (Boxster) threw coolant up all over pregrid at an autocross years ago; I was expecting the worst, but the issue was the original cap for the coolant tank wasn't holding pressure; the indy across the street loaned me a used cap until my new one from Pelican arrived.