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Old 08-17-2015, 04:16 PM
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Friday I fulfilled a lifelong dream of one day owning a 911. I was able to pickup an 05 C2S, and couldn't be more excited! I've owned a handful of nice cars that have all led to this point; e36 & e46 m3's, b5 & b6 s4, sti and so on...

I'm in the process of making sure maintenance is up to date, and getting the car detailed inside and out, so only have a poor iphone pic for know. I've read enough here to have the clear sidemarkers in place for this pic Better photos, future plans, and noob questions to follow
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Nice! Congrats and welcome! Post more pics when you get the chance.
Old 08-17-2015, 04:35 PM
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Congrats OP

Beautiful car. Always been a fan of guards red and the "lobster" wheels.
Old 08-17-2015, 05:17 PM
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Welcome and congrats!
Old 08-17-2015, 05:24 PM
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Congratulations, that's a beauty!

Like you, I recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of owning a 911. About a month ago I picked up my 2005 Carrera in Midnight Blue with Tan interior. So far, it's nothing but smiles !!
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Nice looking car! I got my 997 in early June (coming from a 964 C2). I've put about 2k miles on it so far and couldn't be happier with the vehicle!
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Thanks all, really looking forward to getting more involved in the community!
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Congrats. Welcome aboard

Sweet ride ... enjoy her !
How many Kms/Miles ?
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Fellow 997.1 C2S owner here.....welcome to the club.
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Congrats! Lovely car.
I just got my first 911 as well -- maybe 3 weeks ago -- 2010 C4S cabrio with 16k miles. Like everyone else here says, "all smiles" so far... (This is my second Porsche -- enjoyed a Cayman S for a couple years previously, but the 997.2 is really just a whole different animal).

Where on the map (generally) are you?
Drive in good health!

P.S., I might be the only guy on this entire board -- but I am keeping my amber side markers for now. I actually like the little flash of orange on my otherwise Darth Vader-ish car...




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Welcome. Very nice
Heated garage is a bonus as well.
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Originally Posted by boconnor811
Friday I fulfilled a lifelong dream of one day owning a 911. I was able to pickup an 05 C2S, and couldn't be more excited! I've owned a handful of nice cars that have all led to this point; e36 & e46 m3's, b5 & b6 s4, sti and so on...
Guess what? You finally hit the jackpot! Congrats. and enjoy!
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To answer a couple questions -

Car has 18,6xx miles after the trip back to its new home.

I'm in Chicago burbs 20 minutes west of the loop, Al at CPT will be giving it a once over tomorrow. I can do basic wrenching, but am new to platform and want a set of knowledgable eyes on it to start!

Heated garage is a mess, doubles as my weight room, storage overflow for everything, and really could be double the size
Old 08-18-2015, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by boconnor811
To answer a couple questions -

Car has 18,6xx miles after the trip back to its new home.

I'm in Chicago burbs 20 minutes west of the loop, Al at CPT will be giving it a once over tomorrow. I can do basic wrenching, but am new to platform and want a set of knowledgable eyes on it to start!

Heated garage is a mess, doubles as my weight room, storage overflow for everything, and really could be double the size
Good to see another pcar in Chicago! Great looking car and such low miles!
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welcome, great looking car. I have an 05 as well and bought mine last year. Enjoy


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