Lost my mind and picked up a 996.

[TravisSW]

Welcome to the club my brother!

[iwishiwas-all*]

10, 900 for a 996? wow, i would have taken out a loan as quick as possible for that shit. that is a crack deal, what did the carfax look like? im surprised its not half a car.

[ronmcdon]

Very convincing reason to save $$$

Great deal, awesome buy, & have fun with the car!

[davirene]

Porsche 996 GT3 RS vs, Nissan GT-R on Nordschleife - Car Videos on StreetFire

[0100]

Originally Posted by HyperTek

i think the gt3 aero looks pretty good on these


they got all kinds of crazy shit for these

Yeah, that is the mkI gt3 aero which I actually like better than the mkII gt3 aero. I really like that look a lot. There is also rear spats that came on the mkI gt3's that is not on that white car. I was thinking about doing the 997 conversion front bumper, but I don't think it looks right unless you go the whole 9 yards (fenders, lights, etc)

Originally Posted by sw20>>s14

what a fuckin steal...i bet the adrenaline and rush of the whole experience/process of picking up this car was more exciting than the car will be...very nice grab!

Yeah it was pretty nuts, still can't believe it's sitting in my driveway.

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

Congrats on the buy..you must have had some loot stashed somewhere cause my bank was hard pressed to NOT give me 10K cash when I tired to make a withdraw.

That LS1 swap looks very interesting.

I had the money saved up, but in my bank account. They weren't too happy about me showing up first thing in the AM withdrawing large amounts of cash.

In a few years I really think I will end up doing a LSx swap. The GT3 comes with a third radiator that can be added to the 996 also. Not sure if that would be enough cooling though. I would like to see renegade come out with a 996/LSx kit soon.

Originally Posted by Matej

Very nice find.
Not to be the guy to tell you what to do to your new car, but may I recommend putting some kind of a wing on it?
The 996 has always looked a bit goofy wingless, although that is just to me personally.

It has a wing, just doesn't show up till 75mph. Right off the bat I wanted to order a wing, I like the gt3 mkI wing, gt3 mkII wing, and monster gt3 supercup wing. To be honest though, the wingless rear is growing on me.

Originally Posted by g6civcx

You should put it up for sale and flip it

I really should, and have thought about that, but it's really hard to do when it's sitting in your driveway. It's one of the funnest cars I have driven.

Originally Posted by iwishiwas-all*

10, 900 for a 996? wow, i would have taken out a loan as quick as possible for that shit. that is a crack deal, what did the carfax look like? im surprised its not half a car.

There was probably 100+ people ready to buy the car that morning. If I had to get a loan, or even wait till later in the morning, it would have been gone.

Carfax was perfect. If it had an accident on the history I would not have bought it.

Originally Posted by davirene

Porsche 996 GT3 RS vs, Nissan GT-R on Nordschleife - Car Videos on StreetFire

I can't watch that video at work, but I am pretty sure I have seen it before. I wish I got a gt3 for this cheap. All the gt3 suspension stuff bolts right on though!

[Ares240SX]

Damn amazing buy.

[ronmcdon]

No way, don't flip it.
Please treasure it.
This is something you can keep for years to come.
That's what I'd do anyways.

[K_style]

"Deal of the Year" or something

[佩恩_]

should make a thread of what u gonna do about this car.

[lucky7]

congrats man. nice shit.

[WanganRunner]

I'd flip it eventually, but keep it for awhile. It's not like the value is going to plummet from $25k to the $11k you paid overnight. I'd probably keep it for the summer and then sell it.

[HyperTek]

apparently everyone says porsche parts are expensive.. i see it no different than building up a 240sx with LEGIT jdm parts.

[ineedone]

Originally Posted by HyperTek

apparently everyone says porsche parts are expensive.. i see it no different than building up a 240sx with LEGIT jdm parts.

SharkWerks Porsche Performance Experts in Northern California Bay Area (510-651-0300)

yeah 7k for suspension is completely normal.... 2.5k for stainless steel exhaust... yeah...

I am pretty sure my SuPeR TYtE JDM DOOOOORIFTO parts do not cost anywhere near that... even the top dollar parts that no street car would ever need... shit no race car would really need... cost anywhere near that.

[!Zar!]

Shark Werks is good. My fav local shop is S-car-Go.

I might get a Porsche again one day; Use to have a 930 and the 2000+ Carrerra's are dirt cheap.

[ineedone]

Originally Posted by !Zar!

Shark Werks is good. My fav local shop is S-car-Go.

I might get a Porsche again one day; Use to have a 930 and the 2000+ Carrerra's are dirt cheap.

Porsche Wheels, Tires and Accessories

This is a friend's place. Might be worth checking out if your close!

[ZilviaKid]

to add to that wall of text, a ducati IS a real motorcycle, and an aircooled bug is a real VW. so there!

[!Zar!]

Ducati is a high end bike, so that is real in my book.

And VW owns Porsche, so yeah.

[Homer_Simpson]

Congrats on the killer deal and a beautiful car.

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

Originally Posted by 0100

saw this pic and thought it had a gt wing. lol. congrats on the pick-up.

[thenooblet]

you should have taken a picture of the stacks

[Om1kron]

I'm more impressed you had 10,900k liquid in the bank. Good job on saving

[0100]

Just got done installing the stance coilovers. Went in really easy, just had to make a spacer for the rear swaybar mount(last pic). More pictures to come..., but for now I am hitting the road to test these out!

[PlatinumSR20]

what wheels are you planning to get?

[blueshark123]

wheres the pics of the cars height

[sw20>>s14]

Pics pics pics!!!!

[Wongger]

wow tease!

[creyes13491]

yeahh, pics pics pics. i wanna see this thing lowered already. haha

[0100]

Oh shit sorry guys, didn't mean to tease. Just had too much fun with the car last night and not really any good pictures to post. Huge difference over stock suspension. Love it! I set it 7 clicks from full hard, so basically right in the middle, ride height fender to ground is 25" all around. This is much lower than stock. A lot better handling, and I am still on stock C2 sways. I will be going full hard next time out. Car is a blast now!! Here is some pictures I snapped last night. I had just got it off the jack stands in these pictures, so the front hadn't settled yet (no engine lol). I checked this AM and it's a 1/2 inch lower in the front so looks better. I will get better pictures, but really need to wait for the new wheels! Just ordered them today... You are going to have to wait, haha. I needed wheels before, but now with it low I need wheels ASAP. The way the car sits now the stock tires are tucked maybe 5mm rear and 2-3mm front.

Disregard the sunken battleship, I need like 90mm spacers. LOL Looks like trash...

I set camber at:
F: 1.6
R: 2.3

Still need to set toe.

[lucky7]

dope, i want.

[drift freaq]

this is sick. Props again man.