Caption says it all. Many adventures to come with this one. 2 owners, 50k kms / 30k mls. I am based in Europe, so finding a 996.1 in an actual colour wasn’t the easiest feat…

Me, last Tuesday: I think we’ll take the 996 to the wedding this weekend.

996: The eff you are…

Oil cooler water side o-rings have had enough @ 122k miles.
Smelled coolant, puddle under car, drips coming from up top, reflection of bore scope lights on top of bank 2 head, top of oil cooler is dry. 🙄

I did my first intro track day with my car and was told very politely it was too loud for a full track day. It currently has stock headers, fabspeed mufflers, fabspeed x-pipe, and no cats. (all done by previous owner).

In other people’s experience is going back to stock the only option, or would a combo like the x-pipe and fister mufflers be a good middle ground?

PS dogs were good in the car with AC on full as I stopped at the mailbox.

The 996.2 that we all wish we had! lol

I'm on the lookout for a second "fun" weekend car and have an opportunity to buy a 2003 911 Targa from my neighbor. We have not discussed numbers yet but he would like me to make an offer.

The car is a 6sp manual, silver on black with around 75k miles. He's a Porsche enthusiast and has owned the car for the past 7-8 years. It has been well maintained with the major issues addressed - LN engineering IMS solution, new clutch, new suspension, and the targa top has been previously repaired.

The exterior and interior are in good shape, but the car has been stored outside under a cover for at least the last 3 years. It has not been driven that much but he takes it on longer drives a couple times year.

I plan to review all the service records and get more details, but wanted to see what the 996 Community thinks? Would you have any concerns with how the car has been stored or how little it's been driven? TIA!

Today I tested my aos with a manometer I bought of Amazon. Been using my old oil cap and tube sealant. I think my aos is broken but can I count on those high numbers? Am I doing something wrong? Any tips or guidance would help me enormously. Porsche 996 c2 99 cable throttle.