Hi there,
I've been wanting to do one for a while, as I love keeping putting updates on the car for both myself and the public.
I bought the car over 2 years ago, so I'll slowly dig through the phone pictures and stuff and try and update it until I 'catch up' to current day. I still look back at the car every time I walk away from it.
Background
I've wanted a Porsche since I was a young, like most of us I suppose! My dream car was a 964 Turbo, but obviously well out of my price range. After doing plenty (and plenty more) research, I eventually settled on getting a 996 C2 - something that's fun to drive without a particularly high outlay.
The Dream.
996 Turbo
Some man maths (and a cheeky low-interest loan) later and my budget doubled. I figured I'd score a low priced/high mileage Tip Turbo for around £25k. After viewing 4, I figured I might need to go back to the drawing board.
An old friend got in contact with me, his boss was selling his very good conditioned Turbo but didn't want the hassle of selling it properly. It was significantly out of my price range, but it was the perfect package for everything I was looking for. The car benefits from a £5,000 major service just 3 months ago (including radiators, suspension, brake discs & calipers and various "bits" that needed doing) and was in perfect condition. I figured if I could stretch my budget then I'd win in the long run... Man maths :thumb:
I did everything wrong when buying a car - I bought the car in the rain, on a dull Sunday afternoon, and didn't get a PPI. I only briefly looked over the service history and took it for a short test drive - didn't even get it warm..
Excuse the crappy photo:
I've been wanting to do one for a while, as I love keeping putting updates on the car for both myself and the public.
I bought the car over 2 years ago, so I'll slowly dig through the phone pictures and stuff and try and update it until I 'catch up' to current day. I still look back at the car every time I walk away from it.
Background
I've wanted a Porsche since I was a young, like most of us I suppose! My dream car was a 964 Turbo, but obviously well out of my price range. After doing plenty (and plenty more) research, I eventually settled on getting a 996 C2 - something that's fun to drive without a particularly high outlay.
The Dream.
996 Turbo
Some man maths (and a cheeky low-interest loan) later and my budget doubled. I figured I'd score a low priced/high mileage Tip Turbo for around £25k. After viewing 4, I figured I might need to go back to the drawing board.
An old friend got in contact with me, his boss was selling his very good conditioned Turbo but didn't want the hassle of selling it properly. It was significantly out of my price range, but it was the perfect package for everything I was looking for. The car benefits from a £5,000 major service just 3 months ago (including radiators, suspension, brake discs & calipers and various "bits" that needed doing) and was in perfect condition. I figured if I could stretch my budget then I'd win in the long run... Man maths :thumb:
I did everything wrong when buying a car - I bought the car in the rain, on a dull Sunday afternoon, and didn't get a PPI. I only briefly looked over the service history and took it for a short test drive - didn't even get it warm..
Excuse the crappy photo:
- *59k Miles
*Seal Grey
*Black Interior
*Tiptronic Gearbox
*FSH, recent Major
