One fine automobile. You will love it now. You will love it later. If you get rid of it you will want it back.

I just got a 2006 C4S w/X51pak, 32k miles 10 days ago. Hot Damn! I had a 1976 911S Targa Turbo-look (grey market) back in the mid-80's, loved it, drove it til I blew the engine. SWORE I would get another one someday. Going from a 2.7L to 3.8L? I am dumbfounded. The improvements in 30 model years are UNBELIEVABLE! I smile all the time!

 

Very nice. You said the car is silver, but looks more like Meteor Gray. Maybe it is just the lighting, but beautiful whatever the color.

 

What do you mean they did the IMS and RMS. Your car should have the new, improved IMS bearing. I think they have to tear the engine down to replace that bearing. Was the RMS leaking?

 

Ditto on the IMS... Are you sure that is what the dealer said because that doesn't make any sense.

 

Give me a yell when you're down here. I've got some friends who own a bar downtown, we'll have to meet up for some drinks and Porsche talk.

 

Considering the dealer-cost price tag of it was over $3600, yes, I'd assume that included tearing down the engine to replace the bearing, unless y'all think that's reasonable dealer cost to replace a seal.

 

Oooh, I'm jealous of the X51... VERY nice car, man! Congrats!

 

Nope, it's definitely silver. Specifically, GT Silver Metallic (paint code LM7Z, according to the sticker in the owner's manual). Love this color!

 

Congrats!! And yes, that's about right. LOL In fact, I've even changed a few conference calls with our Dallas office to face-to-face meetings recently because, well, umm... "it's more productive." Really.

 

As a side note, the VA FINALLY (after 2 years of waiting) got me my disability rating, so I went in to get my disabled vet plates today. I was going to get DV*997S or 997S*DV, but BOTH of them were taken. So, I tried for DV*911S and 911S*DV, but both THOSE were taken. Apparently, I'm not the only disabled vet in Texas who likes Porsches. LOL So, when I was in the Army I created a series of comics titled "BOB on the FOB" (if you get a chance, check out the facebook page for it: www.facebook.com/bobonthefobcomics), which is often discussed with the acronym BotF, so I got BOTF*DV. Woohoo! (the *, by the way, in Texas, is a state outline of Texas).

 

GT Silver is beautiful. I guess that is why I thought it might be Meteor Gray because it is definitely darker than Artic Silver.

 

Could be, but I am surprised that a Porsche dealer would tear down an engine on a CPO car to put in a non OEM IMS bearing.

 

I think they actually replaced it with a new OEM bearing. Next time I'm over there I'll get a copy of the work order and fill everyone in on more detail.

 

Please do. If the original one had failed, the engine most likely suffered damage unless somehow the previous owner or the dealer had some reason to suspect it was failing and replaced it before complete failure. I think it is pretty rare for one of the newer design bearings to fail.

 

congrats!