911 996 targa - 02 plate 35k
Discussion
Check the roof and blind all work properly, as they are a complete pain to fix
As hoges said, they can leak, so lift the seats of the back and have a look thats not covering anythign. Also, this one is hard to explain, but the roof section has a strip of elasticy fabric stuff - check this for water marks as another sign of leaking
They do make a bit of rattle, or atleast mine does
Check the boot opens (back window) and closes properly
Thats all the targa specific stuff i can think of atleast
As hoges said, they can leak, so lift the seats of the back and have a look thats not covering anythign. Also, this one is hard to explain, but the roof section has a strip of elasticy fabric stuff - check this for water marks as another sign of leaking
They do make a bit of rattle, or atleast mine does
Check the boot opens (back window) and closes properly
Thats all the targa specific stuff i can think of atleast
The Saint 911 said:
tanned leather etc-
apart from obvious questions anything we should look out for or ask ?? its at a garage
apart from obvious questions anything we should look out for or ask ?? its at a garage
It's my favourite interior .. But as a result , I've no mates..
If you like tan (savannah) then great , but if it's a compromise in your mind , you'll also have to take a trousering come the day it's for sale..
Hoges - Had mine fixed at my local OPC whilst in for servicing - it was covered by the Porsche warranty (although that may be of no help to you).
Turns out my leak was caused by the windscreen being incorrectly fitted when the stone-cracked original was replaced.
Sorry, but can't offer any advice on ability/costs for an Independent fix.
Turns out my leak was caused by the windscreen being incorrectly fitted when the stone-cracked original was replaced.
Sorry, but can't offer any advice on ability/costs for an Independent fix.
ballcock said:
The Saint 911 said:
tanned leather etc-
apart from obvious questions anything we should look out for or ask ?? its at a garage
apart from obvious questions anything we should look out for or ask ?? its at a garage
It's my favourite interior .. But as a result , I've no mates..
If you like tan (savannah) then great , but if it's a compromise in your mind , you'll also have to take a trousering come the day it's for sale..
D'you remember the interior tan colour offered for the 993? It was a really nice caramel colour and it was applied sparingly to the seats and dooor panels, leaving the interior with black carpets, black doortops, black dash and a black steering wheel. It really bugged me when the 996 arrived that some of the nicer colours such as marble grey and polar silver were dropped; and that specifying a beige interior meant that you now got a colour more akin to an alcoholic's pee, which when specified, looked as though it was applied to the interior (somewhat ironically I suppose) by an acoholic with a paint gun and no clear instructions as to where not to apply the colour. My first 996 arrived in late '99, and I had ordered it in the new midnight blue (the much nicer ocean blue had been dropped) with savannah. To say I was disappointed when I first saw it is a massive understatement. I'd have hopped back into my 993 and driven off it I hadn't already sold it. Given what a shoddy piece of crap early 996s were, I still find it hard to grasp that they did so well.
It's taken 10 years, but as far as I know, Porsche have now reintroduced the two-tone interior colour scheme on the 997 allowing you to choose a more advenurous interior colour without having to be mortified.
Edited by loach on Tuesday 31st October 22:46
loach said:
ballcock said:
The Saint 911 said:
tanned leather etc-
apart from obvious questions anything we should look out for or ask ?? its at a garage
apart from obvious questions anything we should look out for or ask ?? its at a garage
It's my favourite interior .. But as a result , I've no mates..
If you like tan (savannah) then great , but if it's a compromise in your mind , you'll also have to take a trousering come the day it's for sale..
D'you remember the interior tan colour offered for the 993? It was a really nice caramel colour and it was applied sparingly to the seats and dooor panels, leaving the interior with black carpets, black doortops, black dash and a black steering wheel. It really bugged me when the 996 arrived that some of the nicer colours such as marble grey and polar silver were dropped; and that specifying a beige interior meant that you now got a colour more akin to an alcoholic's pee, which when specified, looked as though it was applied to the interior (somewhat ironically I suppose) by an acoholic with a paint gun and no clear instructions as to where not to apply the colour. My first 996 arrived in late '99, and I had ordered it in the new midnight blue (the much nicer ocean blue had been dropped) with savannah. To say I was disappointed when I first saw it is a massive understatement. I'd have hopped back into my 993 and driven off it I hadn't already sold it. Given what a shoddy piece of crap early 996s were, I still find it hard to grasp that they did so well.
It's taken 10 years, but as far as I know, Porsche have now reintroduced the two-tone interior colour scheme on the 997 allowing you to choose a more advenurous interior colour without having to be mortified.
Edited by loach on Tuesday 31st October 22:46
Loach, my car is a 02 996 with two-tone savannah. It has dark carpets and dash (difficult to tell if the dash top is a really dark grey or black) and savannah everywhere else, so there are two-tone ones out there. I like the savannah colour but got to admit it's easier to live with in the two-tone context. If I could only get photos to post consistently I could show it to you....I'll keep trying!
Edited by steve996 on Wednesday 1st November 16:47
steve996/ said:
Loach, my car is a 02 996 with two-tone savannah. It has dark carpets and dash (difficult to tell if the dash top is a really dark grey or black) and savannah everywhere else, so there are two-tone ones out there. I like the savannah colour but got to admit it's easier to live with in the two-tone context. If I could only get photos to post consistently I could show it to you....I'll keep trying!
Cool - sounds really nice. I stand by to stand corrected. I have ordered 996s with contrasting carpets, which doesn't cost much extra - about 200 quid or so. Any time I tried to specify door tops, upper dash, lower dash, centre console f+r, parcel shelf, rear side trim uppers etc in a contrasting black it involved getting Porsche to individualise the car at huge expense so I never bothered.
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