Yea, sometimes its truly like walking on egg shells on some topics over there on that other platform. People need to laugh a little more and quit being a bunch of he/his/him pussies.
I've very pleased with the deal even though it's pretty much a base Carrera. Gonna be a little different for me. I've been used to driving the mk2 996 3.6L VarioCam+ Carreras with e-gas and the 08 Cayman which handles and corners so much tighter than the rear-engine 911 platform. This Carrera has been driven (130K miles) and not babied. The original owner serviced it religiously. I'm buying it from the second owner. The engine was completely rebuilt back stock in 2016 and so I'm hoping to enjoy it before any major work. But she needs new tires, brakes, prolly shocks, etc. The exterior paint is overall pretty decent, but paint correction, PDR, and bumper respray are definitely in order. This car would make Gnat proud! (see picture)
Currently it's over at Jake Raby's domain. He's agreed to inspect and give me the low down over the weekend. Hopefully the list of things that need to be done won't be too long. As you all pretty much know, Jake is a big fan of the early '99 models and so this one should be a thumbs up from him. We'll see.
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Just noticed something very interesting. Many people believe that Porsche never recognized even after the settlement in the class action suit, that IMS failure was a big problem. Many have claimed that their Porsche dealership act like they know nothing of the problem and don't offer any type of replacement service. I'm sure y'all heard or read other stories as well over the years.
Just reading through my 996's Carfax. I noticed that Swickley Car Store (the Porsche dealership that sold the car to the original owner) actually swapped out the IMS bearing during clutch service in 2012. This is a dual row bearing car. Vetty vetty interested Sherlock!
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