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have had my 996a few weeks now and really pleased with it and took this pic last week down at my sisters in devon early in the morning. not as fancy as a lot of the cars on here but i do love this one and hope to keep for many years to come. i have put the clears on myself but think it looks better for them,and i like it as its not too IN YOUR FACE!!
nev996 said:
have had my 996a few weeks now and really pleased with it and took this pic last week down at my sisters in devon early in the morning. not as fancy as a lot of the cars on here but i do love this one and hope to keep for many years to come. i have put the clears on myself but think it looks better for them,and i like it as its not too IN YOUR FACE!!
That is a very nice looking car - wheels look great.
thankyou and yes i like it too. heres another that shows a gorgeous sunrise over devon.
ive been meaning to put some pics up for a while but didnt have any decent ones til now.
while i was down there i had it over the pit and treated it to a good waxoyling and general tidy up,had all wheels off to paint hubs etc etc an now after returning home and washing all the mud off shes lookin good.
by the way from brum to devon and back with motorway and cross country driving she averaged 33mpg which i thought was very good
Lovely looking car. Congrats!
I've got a real soft spot for pre-facelift 996s - they're subtly attractive, which I think suits the car's character. The lines down the edges of the bonnet in particular, yum! Even my beloved girlfriend noticed them unprompted :-)
A 997 bonnet doesn't have the same swoop, which I think is a pity. (Nice otherwise, though!)
I've got a real soft spot for pre-facelift 996s - they're subtly attractive, which I think suits the car's character. The lines down the edges of the bonnet in particular, yum! Even my beloved girlfriend noticed them unprompted :-)
A 997 bonnet doesn't have the same swoop, which I think is a pity. (Nice otherwise, though!)
Nice car!
Despite disliking the 996 looks for many years, in particular the front, (I was an 'air cooled guy', you see) it has grown on me quite a lot now, in particular the purity of the mk1 cars is very nice.
I'd still say that the 997 is ultimately more aesthetically appealing but at twice the price makes me wonder if its worth it.
thanks for all the great comments and yes i like the early 996s too and strange as it may seem i like the fact that its not loaded up with xtras. yes its got elec windows and aircon thats the big plus for me, but i think the only other xtra is the back of the seat is electric and so im fine with that......i always say the fancy xtras on a lot of cars is fab til they go wrong. so all in all im real happy with it and it still gets some admiring glances from people so it must be doin somethin right. thanks again for comments 
nev996 said:
thanks for all the great comments and yes i like the early 996s too and strange as it may seem i like the fact that its not loaded up with xtras. yes its got elec windows and aircon thats the big plus for me, but i think the only other xtra is the back of the seat is electric and so im fine with that......i always say the fancy xtras on a lot of cars is fab til they go wrong. so all in all im real happy with it and it still gets some admiring glances from people so it must be doin somethin right. thanks again for comments
Great picture - the red sky tinting the silver of the car really makes the shot, and the headlights look great - are they stock? Also, what is the exact colour? Is it a different silver to the ubiquitous silver colour that kicks around? Maybe it's the light but I like it a lot more than I normally like silver cars!Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff