Today I became the owner of a 2001 996 C2 Lapis Blue Tiptronic. 40k miles, very nice condition, all maint is up to date. I got a 6 mo warranty with Easy Care, so far I'm loving my new whip. I came from a BMW 135 I custom ordered and that has been my baby for 2-1/2 yrs. But to help lower my payments, fund a kitchen for my house, (and wanting a porsche), the bmw sadly had to go. I never thought in a million years I would own anything from porsche... It still hasnt hit me yet...

Thanks to all the contributors to this forum for information helping me ask the right questions.

I'm a photographer also, so expect plenty more pix to come (this was w my iphone).





SOLD - 2009 135i

 

Congrats and welcome , you like blue I see lol ...

You should edit your post and say , lower my Payments , add a kitchen and MOD my 911, the BMW had to go , cuz that's where all your money is really going to go

 

Nice....I'm pretty sure that's not cobalt though

 

Welcome to the club. What's Tampa like this time of year? If I were ever to move back to the USA, I'd love to be in Florida, and the 996 seems like a great car to have there.

 

Congrats!!!

 

Welcome to the P-family ,very nice love color good luck with her .P.S ENJOY

 

As a former Bimmer owner and a 2-time Porsche owner, let me say with confidence that you have definitely moved up. Congrats on a great looking car!

 

Congrats on a beautiful car!

First mod I would do is clear side markers.

 

Thanks for the comments, I'm really enjoying the car. Man it handles way better than my 135i, it has that gokart/racecar feel with a pinch of prestige.

Thanks for the clear side marker link, I'll def be ordering them. I just did a full detail, gotta get some pix.

 

Congrats on the new baby ... I have a 3 series also .. no comparison at all .. you made the right choice! Good Luck!

 

Here is a picture from tonight's photoshoot. Must see full size!

2001 Porsche 911 Carrera (996 C2)
RAW
Nikon D90, 18-200, SB-800, CS5
Tripod | 200 ISO | 75mm | f13 | 20"

 

Nice. Same color combination and year as mine (also tip). Are your wheels 18" or 17"?

 

He never said it was Cobalt, he said Lapis.

 

Says the guy with pumpkins in his avatar photo... Sorry it had to be said.

Hind, congrats and welcome to the club! It really is a great feeling isn't it?

I'm local in St. Pete, and try to stay somewhat active with the local groups. I am thinking about checking out the Wed. night meet in Tampa next week depending on location. Looks like a lot of BMW's so it would be good to have another one of our German cousins there.

 

That pic was taken the day we received it. We had a shoot already setup for our Volkswagen side and decided to throw the 997 in for a couple shots. Wearing clears now.