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Old 09-19-2013, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by davidc81
I'm considering a 911. Anything wisdom you cared to share about what you like and don't like?
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Old 09-19-2013, 02:47 PM
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Old 09-19-2013, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
I'm considering a 911. Anything wisdom you cared to share about what you like and don't like?
I drove one for a month when i was living with a friend overseas. Great car but expensive maintenance and parts are sometimes hard to find. Took 4 weeks for a dealer in abu dhabi to get a part for the door handle. It ended costing several hundred.
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Originally Posted by inesshell
I drove one for a month when i was living with a friend overseas. Great car but expensive maintenance and parts are sometimes hard to find. Took 4 weeks for a dealer in abu dhabi to get a part for the door handle. It ended costing several hundred.
Whenever i needed anything for my car, my dealer always had it in stock. the service my porsche dealer gives me is incomparable to nissan. theres a lady in the waiting room that makes me lattes and they have every kind of snack you could ever want!

Originally Posted by Robert_K
I'm considering a 911. Anything wisdom you cared to share about what you like and don't like?
parts are expensive and maintenance is also expensive. to put it into perspective, i had a full exhaust on my 350z, I/H/HFC/M and it was about $2000. for my 911, a full exhaust was $6500. just the exhaust tips were $650. i got a full amuse aero kit for my 350z and it was around $1200. for just the gt3 front and rear bumpers, it was $3500. an oil change is $300. new brake pads are $1000.

on the plus side, wherever i drive my 911, kids point and say thats my car and everyone gives me the thumbs up. driving it just feels special. its not as fast as my vortech 350z but when you're behind the wheel and hear the flat 6 behind your head, you know youre driving something out of the ordinary.
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Originally Posted by pyshin

Patiently waiting for coils.
Looking good
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Originally Posted by Waizzz
Looking good
Thanks man I appreciate it. Was going to do the Swift/Bilstein combo like zwick but decided to go for quality coilovers for adjustability and occasional track use. SPL RCA's are coming in tomorrow then waiting on deciding which coils to go with before buying toe bolts/arms (true vs. oem)... all part of the master plan . Would buy it all tomorrow but a man's gotta survive (and pay for the ball&chain lol)
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Originally Posted by davidc81
Whenever i needed anything for my car, my dealer always had it in stock. the service my porsche dealer gives me is incomparable to nissan. theres a lady in the waiting room that makes me lattes and they have every kind of snack you could ever want!



parts are expensive and maintenance is also expensive. to put it into perspective, i had a full exhaust on my 350z, I/H/HFC/M and it was about $2000. for my 911, a full exhaust was $6500. just the exhaust tips were $650. i got a full amuse aero kit for my 350z and it was around $1200. for just the gt3 front and rear bumpers, it was $3500. an oil change is $300. new brake pads are $1000.

on the plus side, wherever i drive my 911, kids point and say thats my car and everyone gives me the thumbs up. driving it just feels special. its not as fast as my vortech 350z but when you're behind the wheel and hear the flat 6 behind your head, you know youre driving something out of the ordinary.
thats good to hear. Maybe my experience in the middle east was not representative of the states' service.

Anyways, heres a pic of the last day i drove her for this season. Shes back in storage until next time around.

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Originally Posted by davidc81
Whenever i needed anything for my car, my dealer always had it in stock. the service my porsche dealer gives me is incomparable to nissan. theres a lady in the waiting room that makes me lattes and they have every kind of snack you could ever want!


parts are expensive and maintenance is also expensive. to put it into perspective, i had a full exhaust on my 350z, I/H/HFC/M and it was about $2000. for my 911, a full exhaust was $6500. just the exhaust tips were $650. i got a full amuse aero kit for my 350z and it was around $1200. for just the gt3 front and rear bumpers, it was $3500. an oil change is $300. new brake pads are $1000.

on the plus side, wherever i drive my 911, kids point and say thats my car and everyone gives me the thumbs up. driving it just feels special. its not as fast as my vortech 350z but when you're behind the wheel and hear the flat 6 behind your head, you know youre driving something out of the ordinary.
Thanks for the info. I've been looking at C6 ZO6, 3rd/4th Gen Vipers, and 911's.
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265/40 rear

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Old 09-20-2013, 09:06 PM
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^Looks nice Taryon!
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Originally Posted by 03threefiftyz

Awesome pics! Gettin' a little air on the heavy curves!
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