That is in fact a really nice car. But I really want to Cab (given that I will sell my 2003 C4 Cab once I got the car of my dreams).

Thanks for reaching out.

Z

 

According to the "996 Bible" 996 Essential Companion, book by Adrian Streather, Porsche only produced 960 '05 Turbo S Cabs. You may have to be patient to find that perfect one to fit your wants. I passed on two '05 S Cabs when I was searching for my Turbo in '09 and '10. Had PPI's done on both, one was from NJ and a DD, badly corroded underneath from salted roads. The other from Las Vegas, 99K miles and not taken of, dents dings really worn interior.

 

Being patient will be hard. I am a true believer in instant gratification ..... I just don't want one in silver (black would be the best). Am I being too picky .....?

This one looks good on paper - http://www.porscheofmpls.com/used/Po...f492222aed.htm - except of course it is silver .....

What should I expect to pay ...? I want to drive it - so I don't want to pay top $ for a super low mileage garage queen - but I would prefer to stay below 50,000 miles .....?

 

Found it

So I did find the unicorn after all. 2005 Turbo S cab in black with light interior and <25K miles. Not quite stock (lowered, clutch, sport exhaust and chipped) but quite close.

A few more weeks till I get delivery.

Z

 

Very nice. Good combo. You won't see many of those. Treasure it!

 

I guess I am slow on the uptake. I just realized that the car I gave as example on 11/25 (earlier in this thread) as the type of car I want (located in Florida but unfortunately sold) - is exactly the car (same VIN) I ended up buying in Michigan. Seems odd to move a convertible Turbo from FL to MI - the latter doesn't seem to be the prime market for Cabs.

I guess it was meant to be

 

Ok based on the other website I got some addition details on the mods the cars comes with:

Upgraded Tubi Exhaust
GIAC ECU Upgrade


Anybody can give me a sense what this does to the handling and power of the car? The Turbo S comes with the X50 package as a standard - so I know that the starting point is 444 HP.

Thanks

Z

 

Nice find. I think that is a decent tune, probably around 500hp. Suspension should handle better at the cost of some ride quality depending on the shocks.

 

Dealers will buy nice cars to drive themselves and sell them after a bit. Could be what happened here.

 

Thanks for the info. Now i have to wait - the car won't be in AZ before early January due to the holidays

 

now thats a terrific x'mas present to yourself. congrats and enjoy it!

 

Congrats on your pickup! I am currently searching for my "unicorn" What did you use to find it? Just browsed craigslist/ebay/autotrader?

 

I tried pretty much every website - that listing I specifically found on Auto Trader. However there were a few cars not yet listed on the nationwide sites that I found just by a straight search via google`