I would like to thank all of the forum members in connection with their comments and contributions. The information provided valuable intel as I went through the purchasing and mod process. Quick car summary:

• 2006 4s Cab, CPO, 17,300 miles, MT;
• GT Silver and black top;
• Black full leather;
• Adaptive sport seats;
• Chrono;
• Navi, telephone, 6 CD and more options;
• $59,000;
• Fortunate to find this car two hours after it was posted on the internet. First owner traded in for a Panamera;
• Purchased remotely by way of emails, photos, couriers and a wire transfer;
• Had a relative that resided in SoCal to test drive and view; and
• Arranged the covered cross border covered transport.

Some may consider the purchase price a touch high, but where I reside in Canada, there is very tight CPO supply with the options I wanted, primarily CPO, low milage, colour, full leather and sport seats. If there was a comparable car, the price would be $15,000 to $20,000 higher. I liked the car and purchased it for 45% of the new value, so $5,000 higher or lower then what I paid really did not matter to me.

A shout out goes to Raphael at Circle Porsche, Long Beach. Great person to deal with. When the car arrived it looked new and smelt new. With 17K miles, this was my expectation and I was not disappointed.

I have had some wheel time with my pcar and I now know why the forum members here are so passionate. No more comments required...

Mods completed:

• Replace PCM with a Pioneer AVIC Z120BT and JL XD 600/6 amp;
• Euro Motorspeed bezel kit;
• Parrot dual mic;
• License plate frame backup camera;
• Clear side markers; and
• Colour coded key hole plugs.

I replaced the PCM as a result of the cumlative high pricing for add ons for the PCM functionality I desired. All mods turned out excellent!

Dwayne at Custom Auto Electronics did an outstanding installation. It is crucial to find an installer that works on these cars. The only holes drilled were to mount the JL amp. He took out the Navi drive and placed the amp in the Navi compartment. All OEM electronics can be put back in with no drama, plug and play. The Bose speakers remained intact. Everything is clean and tight, as it relates to the installation.

As for the functionality of the electronics and the Chrono after the PCM is remove, set the options for lighting, wipers, locking etc. to what you desire prior to extraction. All functions will remain as elected. For the Chrono, it will remain functional by way of the steering colunm lever and dash display. All other Chrono functions will be gone. After the programing options are made, turn off the PCM and what you see is what you get. The new 2 DINs provided trip calcs etc..

Purchased the Parrot dual mic prior to install. The installer wired in the OEM mic, not good. Plugged in the Pioneer mic, not good. Mounted the Parrot mic to the steering colunm and plugged it in, great.

The integrated backup camera is great. The camera is hardly noticable, only a black dot on a chrome frame. Frames also come in black and the camera would disappear.

Next on the list is to install a Passport Qi45 with front LI laser jammers, then I will be done for now.

Again, thank you everyone for your contributions! They made the purchase and mod process drama free. I'm done for now...going for a drive.

 

Congrats and welcome...... Pictures?

 

The only pictures at this point in time from the dealer. I will post some post-mod pictures when the the weather is better. Still two feet of snow!!

 

Welcome


Jason

 

Sounds like a great choice, Bullet. And I heartily endorse driving these cars over talking about them. Although talking about them is a strong second best when you absolutely must park for a while.

Gary

 

Well done!
Pics please.

 

If it hasn't been mentioned already, please post some pictures!

 

Finally the weather has cooperated. Here are some pictures.

 

More pictures.

 

Thats a pretty good deal and a very decent price.
Enjoy the car and drive safe.

 

Gorgeous car! Congrats.

 

Enjoy the beauty safely for years to come. Congratulations.

 

Congrats on the new car! This is my first post as well. I too am looking for that special Porsche 911.

 

Thank you for the great comments. I'm really enjoying the car! One question, should I sell the PCM, Bose amp and nav or should I keep the gear for when I sell the car many years down the the road? I'm more inclined to sell, as I the OEM technology will be very dated in the future.

 

The car looks very nicely kept . congrats !!!