Potential 997 Carrera Purchase help newbie out
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Hi all as its probably visible I'm new 
I am turning up here becouse I might be getting a 911
a 997 Carrera 2010 model... As u can imagine I am excited I can hardly keep my composure
Quick about me this would be my 4th car had a golf 6 diesel then an bmw e 90 330d m sport and currently own a bmw f10 530d...
When I sold my e90 which I loved I purchased a loaded up f10 just to realize now after 2 years I much more preferred to drive he E90 ... Lighter, hydraulic steering stiff suspension manual 6 sp ... Don't get me wrong f10 is nice but its a bit soulles.. Steering sucks big time, heavy.It's great for crossing distances but it leaves u cold. Comfort, luxury, space all is top notch... But does not produce smiles on the face and does not involve the driver in the driving experience.
So today I drove 150km from we're I live to test a 2010 Carrera 997 with 6sp manual... Car had 1 owner that driven it on weekends 17k km on the clock car was never drive in winter interior looks new so does the paint.
We went for the ride and after 10 minutes we changed... We went up this winding road and I knew after 10 minutes driving it why I am there... Looked in the rearwie mirror smile was here... I'm sure u guys know what I'm talking about. I was emerget into the driving experience from the get go and now I only want more and more and more...
1.Some questions I have car is June 2010 production is this already wid led running lights?
2.The car has PCM how would I know what speakers it has ( I know it don't have BOSE as that's written on doors if it had it and this one does not) I like good stereos in my car no need for high end but also I don't like stock in my e90 and now in F10 I have HI Fi speakers option not hi Fi pro and not stock ant that's ok).
3.Does iPod/USB/ aux come with the PCM or that a separate option... All order able separate or aux standard or?
4. Car has been purchased in Germany I noticed PCM menues are in English but informations under the Rev counter are shown in German language... Is this just a matter of setting it via the lever on the left that operates the menues or this is coded as it is a German car?
5. Service intervals what are they like? And what to expect in terms of cost?
Did I cover all am I excited? Looking forward to the answers cheers Laz
I am turning up here becouse I might be getting a 911
a 997 Carrera 2010 model... As u can imagine I am excited I can hardly keep my composure Quick about me this would be my 4th car had a golf 6 diesel then an bmw e 90 330d m sport and currently own a bmw f10 530d...
When I sold my e90 which I loved I purchased a loaded up f10 just to realize now after 2 years I much more preferred to drive he E90 ... Lighter, hydraulic steering stiff suspension manual 6 sp ... Don't get me wrong f10 is nice but its a bit soulles.. Steering sucks big time, heavy.It's great for crossing distances but it leaves u cold. Comfort, luxury, space all is top notch... But does not produce smiles on the face and does not involve the driver in the driving experience.
So today I drove 150km from we're I live to test a 2010 Carrera 997 with 6sp manual... Car had 1 owner that driven it on weekends 17k km on the clock car was never drive in winter interior looks new so does the paint.
We went for the ride and after 10 minutes we changed... We went up this winding road and I knew after 10 minutes driving it why I am there... Looked in the rearwie mirror smile was here... I'm sure u guys know what I'm talking about. I was emerget into the driving experience from the get go and now I only want more and more and more...
1.Some questions I have car is June 2010 production is this already wid led running lights?
2.The car has PCM how would I know what speakers it has ( I know it don't have BOSE as that's written on doors if it had it and this one does not) I like good stereos in my car no need for high end but also I don't like stock in my e90 and now in F10 I have HI Fi speakers option not hi Fi pro and not stock ant that's ok).
3.Does iPod/USB/ aux come with the PCM or that a separate option... All order able separate or aux standard or?
4. Car has been purchased in Germany I noticed PCM menues are in English but informations under the Rev counter are shown in German language... Is this just a matter of setting it via the lever on the left that operates the menues or this is coded as it is a German car?
5. Service intervals what are they like? And what to expect in terms of cost?
Did I cover all
am I excited? Looking forward to the answers cheers LazLED running lights standard, sounds like it will have the standard sound system for the 911 (sound package plus?), in the UK ipod connection was an extra sits in the centre arm rest, service intervals are 20k (miles) you can change the language in the PCM, IIRC.
Edited by Wills2 on Saturday 3rd August 19:23
Cheers for the answer.
Ok so Led question answered thx.
As for the sound this is how the doors look on this car inside where speakers are is this how sound package plus looks?
What are the specs of this system ( amp no amp? Woofer no woofer? Number if speakers?
So iPod I connection is charged I guess USB also... How about aux? That is also additional?
When I'm talking about setting the language on PCM it's already in ENG it's under the Gages where it's still in German so what u saying is that also the Gage's info screen can be set to eng without wish ting th dealer and doing some flashing to the car.
Below iare 2 more pictures of interior can someone make out some of the options this car has?
Regards Laz
Ok so Led question answered thx.
As for the sound this is how the doors look on this car inside where speakers are is this how sound package plus looks?
What are the specs of this system ( amp no amp? Woofer no woofer? Number if speakers?
So iPod I connection is charged I guess USB also... How about aux? That is also additional?
When I'm talking about setting the language on PCM it's already in ENG it's under the Gages where it's still in German so what u saying is that also the Gage's info screen can be set to eng without wish ting th dealer and doing some flashing to the car.
Below iare 2 more pictures of interior can someone make out some of the options this car has?
Regards Laz
Lazarini said:
Cheers for the answer.
Ok so Led question answered thx.
As for the sound this is how the doors look on this car inside where speakers are is this how sound package plus looks?
What are the specs of this system ( amp no amp? Woofer no woofer? Number if speakers?
So iPod I connection is charged I guess USB also... How about aux? That is also additional?
When I'm talking about setting the language on PCM it's already in ENG it's under the Gages where it's still in German so what u saying is that also the Gage's info screen can be set to eng without wish ting th dealer and doing some flashing to the car.
Below iare 2 more pictures of interior can someone make out some of the options this car has?
Regards Laz
As far as I can see, you've got: heated seats; PASM (I think) - second button in on bottom row. No sports chrono, no PSE (sports exhaust). And that doesn't look like the Bose sound system (mine's an '09 and it definitely isn't that). Not sure about the standard sound system spec, but I wouldn't describe the Bose as particularly good, so you probably wouldn't be missing much there.Ok so Led question answered thx.
As for the sound this is how the doors look on this car inside where speakers are is this how sound package plus looks?
What are the specs of this system ( amp no amp? Woofer no woofer? Number if speakers?
So iPod I connection is charged I guess USB also... How about aux? That is also additional?
When I'm talking about setting the language on PCM it's already in ENG it's under the Gages where it's still in German so what u saying is that also the Gage's info screen can be set to eng without wish ting th dealer and doing some flashing to the car.
Below iare 2 more pictures of interior can someone make out some of the options this car has?
Regards Laz
Hope this helps and, yes, it's that grin that does it…
Richard
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