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Re: New Porsche [endoman]
by porscheguy1
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Mar 30, 2005 (2:04 pm)
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Replying to: endoman (Mar 06, 2005 3:17 pm)
I live in NH and got mine in early Feb. Drove it anyway - only on cold days when nothing was melting
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- #52 of 2048
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Re: 996 trbo or 997 Carrera S [96redlt4]
by porscheguy1
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Mar 30, 2005 (2:15 pm)
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Replying to: 96redlt4 (Jan 26, 2005 9:25 am)
If I bought a used turbo, i would make sure i bought it from a porsche dealer and it had an extended warranty. As for the 997S, I drove the S and the standard Carrera. I ended up buying the standard Carrera w/19" wheels and PASM. To be honest, unless your driving these cars at 10/10ths, you will be hard pressed to tell the difference. If your gonna get an S, order it without all crap the dealers put in them. every S I saw had 8-10K worth of "options". Believe me, a base one has plenty in it already. And sadly, when you go to sell it later, you won't get 10 cents on the dollar for all the superflous options. In fact, I'll bet a 2-3 year old S won't be worth much more than a standard Carrera. People won't pay $10,000 for 30 HP.
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- #53 of 2048
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Re: new car mileage [96redlt4]
by porscheguy1
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Mar 30, 2005 (2:20 pm)
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Replying to: 96redlt4 (Feb 27, 2005 3:08 pm)
Mine had 8 miles. If its a hundred or so, someone's been "test driving"
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- #54 of 2048
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Re: buying a Porsche [porscheguy1]
by tomtomtom
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Mar 30, 2005 (4:32 pm)
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Replying to: porscheguy1 (Mar 30, 2005 2:02 pm)
wow, how did you manage to do that? I didn't think they would discount much (if any at all). $7000 off is a lot...Nice Job!
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- #55 of 2048
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Re: buying a Porsche [tomtomtom]
by porscheguy1
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Apr 01, 2005 (6:09 am)
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Replying to: tomtomtom (Mar 30, 2005 4:32 pm)
Well, its my second Porsche from this dealer and had helped them sell another one to a friend of mine two weeks earlier. I told them "I'm ready to go today so here's my offer". It was also an early February kind of snowy day, they were a bit slow that week and the car was sitting in stock. So voila!
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- #56 of 2048
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Re: buying a Porsche [porscheguy1]
by tomtomtom
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Apr 02, 2005 (10:58 pm)
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Replying to: porscheguy1 (Apr 01, 2005 6:09 am)
Thanks...I don't think I could wait for the next snow storm...in Northern CA lol
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- #57 of 2048
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Re: buying a Porsche [tomtomtom]
by porscheguy1
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Apr 04, 2005 (5:20 am)
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Replying to: tomtomtom (Apr 02, 2005 10:58 pm)
No snow storms for you. You've got earthquakes, mudslides, forest fires and floods to worry about. Whew! thats a relief 
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disasters
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Apr 05, 2005 (5:18 pm)
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Yeah, but that's only once every 20 years. We'll take those odds, you can have the snow.
A Porsche will float by the way....
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- #59 of 2048
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Re: buying a Porsche [porscheguy1]
by habitat1
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Apr 05, 2005 (5:36 pm)
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Replying to: porscheguy1 (Mar 30, 2005 2:02 pm)
porscheguy1
I'm interested in a 997 S Convertible. Two local dealers I've tried so far have said "take a number", meaning Novermber - December 2005 at the earliest. Also, expect to pay full MSRP ($100k +/- for the S convertible).
Waht is the situation up your way? Any other comments / suggestions? The wait on a base, non-S convertible might be a bit shorter, but they are still indicating at or near MSRP.
I was offered a new 2004 996 convertible that stickers for $93k (Including hardtop) for $82k. But even with the savings on the 996, I think I'd rather have the 997.
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