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996CabMan-thanks for your reply! Funny you should mention that, as I am considering 997 C4S, which would give me that wider profile, or even 997 C2S, over TT Coupe at least. Had delusions last night of holding onto mine & buying TT Coupe, but my wife would kill me! I can't find many TT Cabs on the market at all, and like you I am picky. This means none are local & I don't have time to hop on planes to IL & FL. Although I've bought sight unseen would prefer not to with TT. Have concluded I want to stay with Cab, but TT is not absolute requirement (I'm sure power can become addictive, but the 997S is no slouch & if chipped would be 380 vs. 420). If you already have P car, the other issue is trade-in vs. hassle of private sale, and as mentioned in earlier post, most dealers can't even go book trade-in. So when I weigh all the criteria, might be better off "settling" on 997 S or 4S Cab in lieu of having to patiently search for TT Cab over next couple of months. Best, Fred

Thanks for responding and I feel your "pain" and completely understand your dilemma! There is no question in my mind the coupe is more of a looker, with the classic lines, but when you are in the Cab on a nice day, there is nothing like it. I'm not a big fan of the look of the 911 with the soft top up in any color combo, but when you factor in the open air experience of the Cab, I can rationalize it in place of the more beautiful coupe. Is the coupe a more beautiful overall car, IMHO, and would it give me greater satisfaction while looking at the car, absolutely no question, but while driving it...might be different answer..... Since you have both the non turbo & turbo, what are your thoughts there? Money being no object would you replace the C2 Cab with a TT Cab, or is it not as big a deal having the turbo in the Cab? There is no question when I drove the turbo, the extra hp was intoxicating, but interestingly I don't feel my 320hp C4 Cab is underpowered, as I drive in a pretty mellow way and just enjoy the "experience". My other option instead of parting with $30K right now is to put a little money into my car in terms of aftermarket additions. What is bothering me though, and making me lean more towards replacement are following factors: higher mileage. I have 62K now. Not a huge amount from reliability standards, but enough to make people think twice on resale. Car has some exotic wood trim which looks great, but is delaminating in almost all spots due to sun exposure. While can probably be glued back down, it's annoying and if the pieces need to be replaced, the cost is outrageous (I was quoted $500 by very fair auto body place for EACH strip up on dashboard!). It's the little things on an older car that start to get annoying and dull the experience you want every time you get in the car. Takes $ and time to keep it "perfect", and don't know whether to go lower mileage, newer car, or put money in mine (obviously latter is less costly). Last factor is just getting that itch for different toy every 3 years or so. I'm thinking though where do you go if you get bored with turbo? LOL. Best, Fred

Many thanks Dus10R for the useful information and suggestions. Regards, Fred

Hi: Have 02 C4 Cab in Guards Red with 62K and have the itch for Turbo. Have couple of questions: 1. Know it's subjective but drawn to lines of coupe but wonder if I'll miss the Cab. Anyone made the transition and regretted? 2. Have my eyes on a 02 Polar Silver with 14K miles that is showroom condition for $55K firm. Does that seem fair. Being offered $27K for my C4, which is pretty optioned, and that seems a tad low but that's trade in & I don't want to deal with private sale. How accurate is Kelley Blue Book on Porsches? 3. Does mileage trump year? i.e. all things being equal would you take 02 with 14K miles vs. 04 with 30K miles? Just don't know whether to lean towards later model car which will cost me quite a bit more. Many thanks, Fred

Hi: Driver side seat heater switch when pushed blinks red but does not stay on. After reading posts, I replaced relay under seat, but didn't try swapping switch from passenger side. When I contacted the Porsche dealer that sells parts to forum members, they said he spoke to tech & sounded more like heater element is shorting out & drawing too much current. Before I take to a dealer to repair, has anyone experienced this, and if so would you recommend replacing switch first before going to dealer? Thanks in advance, Fred

This is from a Cayenne manual, which makes it sound like pretty much any button you hit would turn it back on. The program could just be stuck though and needs to basically reboot to work correctly, which would entail disconnecting the battery. Guess you have to decide if it's worth the risk. I wouldn't want to spend $1k on a new system though if my screen was actually still good. ______________________ Thanks JeTexas. When the car was in the shade, I discovered the display is actually just really dim, as though no backlighting at all. I was able to navigate to screen settings to force daylight setting, but it didn't help. Agree shouldn't blow $1G until know if a reboot or adjustment might fix, so I'll probably visit dealer. Regards, Fred

Hi: I have an '01 996 C4 Cab with PCM. I played with the dark button last night (wish I hadn't) and at the time it functioned properly, but today the screen is black, as though dark stuck on. Does anybody have any suggestions (PCM reset?) Radio still works so I'm afraid if I disconnect battery or pull fuse I'll be faced with radio code on dead screen. Can PCM's be repaired, or is the thinking that Porsche dealer will just want to replace the head unit for $2G? Obviously then I'd go to Pioneer or Kenwood, but can't get sense on pre-02 cars whether the installation is relatively simple (no cutting wires, etc.). Thanks in advance, Fred