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My wife has a 150-mile commute each day, 5 days a week, over the "grapevine" (a 40-mile stretch of one of the steepest and curviest Interstates in the U.S.) from Castaic to Bakersfield. She alternates between a 2004 911 Targa and a 2001 Audi TT. She puts about 17000 miles on the Targa (and the TT too) each year. The only cost for the Targa so far was the 15000-mile maintenance, and it consumes only 1.5 quart of oil very 15000 miles (considered very little). We bought the 911 for her commute and expected it to be a workhorse. And it has been!
Is there an access panel to the inside of the fender?
Any suggestions? Thanks.
Rod...
Atlas Grey, 911 S, standard black leather, electric seats,
heated seats, multi-function steering wheel, TPMS, colored wheel caps - delivery expected June 25, 2006.
Apparently PNA doesn't have much of a penalty for a dealer selling out his area. Apparently there is even a delivery mechanism whereby if you buy a car say in FL you can have it prepped for delivery and delivered to you by your local dealer. In December '05 I saw a Carrera GT that was bought in FL being prepped for delivery in NH to the guy who went from being a tie salesman at Bloomingdales to putting horseheads on everyone's clothing.
But, given the need for service and warranty assistance is there a downside to picking up a new 997 from a distant dealer? Or, is it a bigger problem if you buy the car from the local dealer with the worst CSI and then bring it to the local guy with the best service department? Or is warranty work a profit center and the dealers are grateful for it?
Build start May 10.
Build finish May 25.
Me sitting in it June 25.
So roughly a month between completion until pickup.
I think that the boat ride is less than 2 weeks.
I have a 2005 C2S cab with the standard Carrera S wheel. I have ordered a 2006 C2s cab with the "Carrera Classic" wheel.
I spend practically as much time cleaning the Carerra S wheels as washing the entire car. Too many nooks and crannies. In my opinion, the Carerra Classic (5 spoke) wheel looks good and is easy to clean. Personally, I think the sport design looks too busy for the 911. But it may be my subconscious reminding me of how tough it was to clean the wire wheels of a friends E-Type Jaguar whenever he let me borrow it for a weekend.
So I would estimate your maintenance costs to be low with depreciation as your biggest expense by far. If you want to save money, why not buy a used 997 for around $65k? Drive it sparingly, get the clear bra, and expect many years of relatively trouble free sports car ownership.
Compared to the 'vette, the 997 should be more reliable especially if you consider the consumer report surveys.
In the end, maintenance and depreciation are not the reasons why most car enthusiasts purchase sports cars. Buy what you love, and enjoy the car to the fullest. Both the 997 and the 'vette are wonderful cars, and bring a great deal of joy and fun to their lucky owners. Life is too short to worry about maintenance costs. Now if you were to say Ferrari, then be afraid, very afraid... :P
Wow, don't know who's ripping you off but I've been quoted well under $200 for an oil & filter change for my 2006 997.
The attention paid to wheel finishes,spare
tires,bras and malfunctioning electronic
gadget software, (blame Bill Gates for that, not the car factories), just mystifies me. In WWII, (I presume you
have heard about it from your
Grandfathers or the History Channel),
we made everything roll, even the
abandoned German tanks and vehicles.
It is a "Brave New World", ( but
obviously totally spoiled), and it
is clear to me that I am just an
old fuddy duddy, (that's the polite
term).
If you have a problem with your car. you
just deal with it, with or without
help from the dealer, the factory
or AAA or OnStar!
If you don't love your car, with all
her warts, get a divorce and pay the
price.
If you are no longer enchanted by her,
despite her flaws, get rid of her
and move on, like any other love
affair.
It's not worth it to be that
unhappy guys. You get only one
time around, so make the most
of it. Remember,it is you who busted
your chops to make the $ to buy that
sucker. And if she does not love you
back or appreciate you--DUMP HER!!!
CASHCAR
Having owned at least 10 or more
Porsches since 1960, and having a
C4 Cabrio among my present fleet, I
bought the hardtop as well, with a
glass rear window defroster, and alol
winter problems disappeared.
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Seal Grey/Black top/Stone Grey standard leather.
Options: CD changer, Bose sound package, Navagation for PCM, Heated front seats, Tiptronic S, Power seat package and 19" Carrerra Classic Wheels.
MSRP $103,085.
Dealer has offered $5,000 off MSRP or $98,085.
this is my first Porsche purchase. Any ideas if this is a good deal?
My two cents.
The GT3 also looks overcooked. But there are functional considerations in all of the spoilers and vents. How much is anyone's guess. They claim minimized lift in the Turbo which is very important if one plans on taking it into the aerodynamic realm if you know what I mean. And of course the intake and venting are not to be taken lightly if the car is being tracked.
IMO the 996 Turbo and C4S were tough to beat on looks. The new Turbo and GT3 have a boy-racer countenance. Eh, the GT3 doesn't belong on the street anyway. Would like to see what the new AWD in the Turbo feels like.
An April allocation is only a slotted production month. Usually, the production will end within the alllocation month of the unit. Once the vehicle is completed, it will be shipped to Port and await shipping. The car could sit there for approx a week until loaded. Shipping takes approx. 10-14 days depending on weather conditions. Once they land state-side they will go through an inspection process and load onto a truck in about 4-5 days. Depending on what port of entry the ship landed, the truck could take up to 5 days to gett to the dealer. Therefore, the car should deliver by the middle of the following Month (May) or the latter half of the month.
Hope this helps in your understanding!!