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Old Mar 19, 2016 | 07:50 PM
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After 5 years of hoping, wishing, saving...I bought a Turbo

Took delivery of a 2011 Turbo S Cabriolet with 14,165 miles yesterday, the 18th.

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The first trip this morning/afternoon...

despite the few miles...just pure awesome!!!!
 
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Congrats man. You waited and went legit with the .2 S!
 
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Awesome car! Congrats on getting your baby. She looks great!
 
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Originally Posted by SamboTT@ByDesign
Congrats man. You waited and went legit with the .2 S!
Definitely worth the wait. As I researched and saw the improvements Porsche was making, I finally settled on the 997.2 platform.

This Turbo S is the first S I have ever driven. After my test drive, I was sold!
Decided to go big vs going home...lol
 
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Looks stunning and amazingly quick out of the box as I'm sure you know - its the first 911 turbo I ever driven where I thought after driving one this doesn't need to be any quicker lol!

Enjoy it for a few months before doing any mods IMO. Mine was a dd so I waited 7 years from owning it new until I took it out of Porsche warranty before doing any mods. Over here we can't mod with CPO. With a lovely gen 2 turbo S like yours I honestly don't think I would have bothered with mods apart from maybe a nice set of wheels and a Europipe sports exhaust.

I'd perhaps be looking for a set of lovely 9 and 12 inch CL at some stage so you can go 245 and 325 tyre size. Really fills the wheel arches out nicely and gives the car a better stance IMO. Congrats!
 
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Congrats and she is a beauty, I know the feeling well.
 
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Very nice - welcome aboard :-)
 
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Looks stunning and amazingly quick out of the box as I'm sure you know - its the first 911 turbo I ever driven where I thought after driving one this doesn't need to be any quicker lol!
Yes....I still haven't pushed the car in sports or sports plus...just in normal. That sports plus mode is CRAZY FAST!!!


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Enjoy it for a few months before doing any mods IMO. Mine was a dd so I waited 7 years from owning it new until I took it out of Porsche warranty before doing any mods. Over here we can't mod with CPO. With a lovely gen 2 turbo S like yours I honestly don't think I would have bothered with mods apart from maybe a nice set of wheels and a Europipe sports exhaust.

I'd perhaps be looking for a set of lovely 9 and 12 inch CL at some stage so you can go 245 and 325 tyre size. Really fills the wheel arches out nicely and gives the car a better stance IMO. Congrats! [/QUOTE]

Reading varied posts on this site certainly encourages mods...I just bought some clear markers on ebay.

I would like to buy a Europipe, paint the front lip and very bottom side skirts, get a radar detector, and that's about it. A tune "seems" appealing, but I'm far from it simply b/c I'm still in awe of this car's power. I suppose once the new to me shock wears off, I will begin tinkering with mods.
 
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Congrats and she is a beauty, I know the feeling well.
Thanks,

Yes, took a long while but I feel very blessed. For me, this purchase represents a MAJOR life goal and I am just on cloud 9. Still can't quite fully believe it...
 
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I appreciate everyone's congrats! Have a great Sunday!
 
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Yes, took a long while but I feel very blessed. For me, this purchase represents a MAJOR life goal and I am just on cloud 9. Still can't quite fully believe it...


Exciting to hear! Be blessed and enjoy her as MUCH as you can!


Congrats!
 
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You'll love Europipe buddy. The whistling and bark is amazing.

 
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Congratulations, I know the feeling very well.
 
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That's a great ride....enjoy it.....now I wonder how long it take you before you start modding...
 


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