what is an 'early' 3.4 996?

[jonny996]

Got home from a lovely extended family holiday late last night. My 2000 C4 coupe has been sat on the drive for the 23 days we were away & this morning as I left for work I seen it sitting there, quick return indoors to swap keys & hold breath, would it start????
Fired up first time, bit of break binding but after 3 minutes of driving it was like brand new.
Good its great to be back behind the wheel & these are truly great cars.

[ATM]

ATM said:

IanG1 said:

ferrisbueller said:

Anyone know what this Ruf sticker signifies?

I was just wondering the same after seeing the car listed, rest of it doesn't look anything special?

Nephrite had to pop up at some point.

Sold for £8300. Anyone here?

[BrotherMouzone]

Well known and beautiful car from a member on 911uk

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[jonny996]

Wow, what a cracking car. Sure its £23K but it must be one of the best on market at the moment.
Wonder how many driving gods will slate it for being a C4 & not a C2?

[ATM]

A 2001 isn't really early is it?

[nebpor]

3.4 - isn't that still defined as early?

Looks like a good purchase!

[jonny996]

ATM said:

A 2001 isn't really early is it?

Must admit I thought this tread had evolved into the go to 3.4 tread, are you saying its for C2 throttle cable only?

[ATM]

If C4 is allowed there is this 99 for sale now

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183387985764

[was8v]

nebpor said:

3.4 - isn't that still defined as early?

Looks like a good purchase!

Looks like a good car.

However a 2001 c4 has not got all the main advantages of the really early 3.4:

Cable throttle
C2 purity
no pasm (all c4 had this?)
being a 2001 it might have got plastic pistons like the 3.6
also being a crossover year who knows what IMS bearing it has, probably has the single row job rather than the beefier dual row

You don't have to be a driving god to tell the difference between a c2 and c4. Whether one is better than the other or not is up to which one you prefer. The c4 is apparently stiffer.

[ATM]

was8v said:

Cable throttle0
no pasm (all c4 had this?)
being a 2001 it might have got plastic pistons like the 3.6
also being a crossover year who knows what IMS bearing it has, probably has the single row job rather than the beefier dual row

I was going to mention these but thought I might get them wrong so glad someone else did it for me.

PS it's psm not pasm

[ATM]

ATM said:

was8v said:

Cable throttle0
no pasm (all c4 had this?)
being a 2001 it might have got plastic pistons like the 3.6
also being a crossover year who knows what IMS bearing it has, probably has the single row job rather than the beefier dual row

I was going to mention these but thought I might get them wrong so glad someone else did it for me.

PS it's psm not pasm

What about side airbags - do the early cars have them?

[NAS]

Mine does (registered Jan. 1998)

[ATM]

NAS said:

Mine does (registered Jan. 1998)

Mine is an S reg and the door panels don't have anything obvious to show me there are airbags in there. Should it be obvious?

[Dammit]

[ATM]

Ok so mine is definitely without.

[IanG1]

No side airbags in my 1998 C2, must have come along a little later?
On the subject of purity of early cars to me it must be
A C2 no question.
Be cable throttle.
The above aero C4 looks a great car though and I would certainly be tempted if i was in the market, C4 owners always counter with "Its the same chassis as a 996 GT3 you know"

[Chris Stott]

Mines a late 99 build and has side bags.

[gixermark]

THat Z red car looks and sounds like a great car.... personally it’s more than i’d spend on one... but with those miles... and the history etc. I imagine it will sell.

[was8v]

Side airbags are an MY99 thing I think, mine has them. 98 build MY99 spec.

[JS1500]

That Zanzibar C4 is fantastic.