2001 911 Carrera 4

Hello

I have not posted about the trials and tribulations of machinery for a while as some have been moved to new custodians and others such as the ALPINA D3 Touring were just far to new for this Forum.

I had a 911 (996)3.6 C2 of the 2004 vintage a fair few years ago, being an 04 it was the crossover to the new 997 and being originally ordered by a wing commander out in Cyprus had no stability control as I recall which lead to much spirited driving and brown trouser moments in even the modest of dewy mornings.... no wonder these things are called widow makers, something my ex wife probably now wishes had happened!!

So last August/September after I sold my D3 and was left with a manky pickup which is used for all things gardening and pub runs plus my other BMW, I needed to fill the space on the Drive with something that would turn your head when you walked away from it like that MILF in the short skirt you always see on the school run or that twenty pound note blowing in the wind.... I narrowed the list to either a e46 Alpina Cabriolet, e46 M3 in DCR (Dog Cock Red), Phoenix Yellow or a Z4 Coupe 3.0si Auto with a budget of 8-9K wanting to do some spannering , titivation and general rejuvenation and more of a long term keeper. I looked at about a dozen vehicles and nothing 'talked to me' apart from a SE spec Z4 in Green but with comfort seats and a garish zebrano wood trim they were downsides, the one owner and low miles were great but it had been on the register at some point so again I walked away.

Time to broaden the net looking at Porsche Cayman's and later style Boxster's but after having a 911 as Ferdinand intended I came back full circle to the 911 and thoughts of £££££ with IMS, RMS, Bore Score and any other expensive trait of a 911. I used the usual suspects of eBay, Autotrader, 911UK, and associated magazines and kept coming back to a 2001 C4 with mileage you would walk from but it has had one owner for 8 Years...... this is the Car I eventually purchased........













The last owner was the custodian for 8 Years, sadly he had passed away so it was a difficult sale/purchase but as the pictures show it was truly loved.

I do not treat it as a show queen and use it as often as I can and it has had a few issues to date which i will detail over the next few days, the spec is as follows:

- 911 Carrera 4 3.4
- Tiptronic
- Rain Forest Green Metallic
- Porsche MO30 Sports Suspension (Holy Grail)
- EuroCup GT full HighFlow System
- Upgraded later 996.2 three spoke steering wheel

Once I started using it again on a more regular basis it started throwing EML error codes around O2 sensors... below proof it is not a show queen :-)




More updates to come later, but now beer time!!