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Yellow14150

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  1. Wow thanks for that info guys. Seems like this is a pretty helpful community. I'll look forward to consulting with you folks when I get closer to making a purchase. Thanks again for the support.
  2. I'll becoming back to this thread in the future for sure to check those part references. I am starting my search early for a TT so I figure at the least I will have about 6 months of searching before I make a purchase. I'll probably be looking in the Los Angeles area, as I live in California, and it seems there are quite a few TT's around. Thanks for the reply's on the maintenance difficulty on these. I enjoy working on my cars as a hobby, as I always have a second vehicle, so as long as the information is out there I'm sure I can figure out the repairs. For some reason being able to take your time on a weekend, and truly repair something yourself, has always been a truly rewarding experience for me. I'm sure I'll post back here as I find cars and ask for advice on what you guys think about price/options/issues/ect. Thanks again for putting my mind at ease, as I was fearful these cars were much harder to work on then you guys have explained.
  3. Oh another question I forgot to ask was what are some good online sources for parts for these cars. I'd assume I'd be buying a lot of seals and gaskets, I usually like to do gasket replacement and seals on most used cars I buy. That way I don't find as many mystery leaks.
  4. Thanks a lot for the help. Sounds like it's not as bad as I thought. A Durametric is the way to go from what I've read. This makes me feel a little better about working on one of these cars.
  5. Hi I'm pretty new to this forum. I've been considering purchasing a 996 or 997 Porsche for some time and have recently become interested the in 996TT. It seems there are enough of them around that you can find a good one for a decent price. I also often read the "value" that forum members stress about the cars. That and I've always wanted a 911! Plus I love to do my own maintenance. My question is how much harder to maintain is a 996TT vs a 996 or 997? I'm familiar with the procedures for dropping the engine and transmissions from those cars on paper. Mainly to cover IMS bearing replacement, clutch, flywheel, ect. I have owned BMW's for years and always done my own maintenance up to engine replacement/rebuild, transmission, rear ends, ect.. I'm by no means super tuner or anything like that, but I have a fair amount of experience working on German sports cars, but not Porsche. That being said, I have read on this forum about the 996TT being very complicated and wondered how difficult these cars truly are. Also if anyone knows how much repair and technical information there is available for these cars that would be great. I'm familiar with Bentley manuals for BMW's, and they usually do a very good job of explaining repairs. It seems IMHO that Porsche keeps their repair experience and information more in-house compared with other companies. That had me a bit worried as well. Thanks for any feedback I get.
  6. Hey thanks a lot. I'm looking to buy anywhere from the next year to next two years. I'm just getting my foot in the door as far as Porsches are concerned so I appreciate any help. Ill look around through my options. My main concerns are the engine and transmission. Are there any engines to avoid or some that are better than others? Thanks.
  7. Hello everybody. I'm new to the forums and new to Porsche so I'm trying to learn more. My question was regarding the 996 in general as a project car. I've noticed many 996's for sale and they are generally pretty fairly priced compared to 993's. I also read an article called Porsche's deadly sin #1 that slammed the build quality of the 996. I wanted to see what owners of these cars felt about their reliability and cost of ownership and whether or not the 996 is a great car. As far as the water cooled engine goes it doesn't bother me as far as a design concept. I'm used to the ins and outs of water cooled engines. Also I'm a big time DIY'er (up to and including full engine and suspension replacement), but generally how hard are the 996's to work on with the proper tools and manual? Thanks for the help.
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