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I bought the best 997.1 I could find, 20k miles, full service history, PCCB, X51, spectacular condition. Then a few years later, I spent more than the purchase price, getting the motor rebuilt. The m97 is a terrible motor, plenty of built-in weaknesses.

Changed it at my black E3 Turbo. Looks great. In my city there are so many Porsches with colored logos, but just a few with Turbonite. Those who know, know. 👍

Love this video. Props to the base model. I bought my first Porsche 997 base with tip last year and absolutely love it. Love driving manual but I daily mine and my commute has lots of stop and go. The tip is still fun and at least I don’t have to worry about clutch jobs LOL.

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Lose the shitty pointless music. I would of watched but for the music.

It's mandatory to connect the wire to an android phone, to have waze, spotify and so on available?

How is the call quality? I have heard it can not use the mic in your car

Claiming a 3" lift allows for more clearance and is great for off road performance, especially with IFS, tells me all I need to know. This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Listen to Tinkerer's Adventure.

Most practical most i did on my 17 SR5 was a driver side A-pillar handle.

The sad eyes are cool (not biased)

I rarely hear of anyone upgrading the brake calipers, and rotors with their lift kits even after adding more weight to the vehicle.

Dude, what’s with the honking ?! Nice video but the trick is accelerating while releasing the clutch.

Loved your video. I just picked up a 997.1 Carrera 4. Must have watched your video about 10 times before making the purchase. Thanks and please post more vids about this car!

Molle panels useful for quick access items so you don’t need to search thru totes. Tires and rails only things you really need

Great video. I have the same car and love it. Odd situation is that 997 owners have usually driven the cars like daily drivers. The M series BMW's are often tracked, strutted and whipped like an old horse. As an also BMW owner, you made the right choice and good that you are keeping up with the maintenance. Have fun.

Love the video! Thanks for sharing.

You had no PPI done before purchasing vehicle?

My only regret is continuing to take it to Porsche for servicing. Maintenance records are immaculate. 147k miles and climbing.

Porsche 997.1 and997.2 are money pit. Bore scoring will cost u $30,000 to rebuild the engine. So do your due diligence and get a bore scoring analysis done for $300 will save you $$$$

Lever the lever 🧐

looks like you upgraded to the PCCM+? how do you like it? what's the black dongle in the USB port?

And you’re… going nowhere💀

Hell ya man glad you enjoyed it, fuck the haters you had fun they just watched. 🤝😎

Actually Toyota has parking guidance in their head unit. At least the 24 model did. For me, 4R is all about old school. So I'm keeping it-wired carplay works for me. If a head unit integrated all of the car stuff the OOTB head did I'd look into it harder.

POR-SHA!

You installed this yourself? I’m in LA and want to order this part too!

What independent shop do you use? I have a 997 in LA and go to House Auto in Pasadena.

Do you have any experience comparing the base to the S in terms of engine sound? I've heard people describe the S as more throaty, or bassier.

Just buy a 997

You better get a diff drop kit for that lift

What’s the radio model?

These are all non turbo cars in the US. In the EU they're all Turbo. They're much better.

I stressed over acquiring a GT model, or at least a GTS. I went to a dealer to look at another car for the wife and they had a 991.2 base w/ sport chrono and exhaust. While waiting went for a test drive. I loved it and now practically daily drive it in good weather. My neighbor stares at his Targa in the garage and is afraid to put miles on it.

I bought a 3.6 54 plate 2s.yes battery sounds standard.I've spent on three and bake pads.never had any problems for 9 yrs.I paid about the same. I will never sell.my smile is just like yours.

Hello, you mentioned playing music through bluetooth and curious if you can take a call on the system over bluetooth as well? Nice video!

There's nothing like Porsche.😊

Bought my 997 GTS about 5 years ago. And still feel lucky that I own it.

Great video it’s nice to get an honest opinion l am thinking off getting one all the scary stories make me worried about getting one they do look really nice it’s like looking at a very attractive woman and the best part is it’s not depreciating in value it’s more likely to go up in value that makes it special as well did ever get but off buy the whole hype around IMS and bore scoring? Keep the videos coming and keep us updated. 🥂

Great video! I also own a 997.1 C2 base, manual, black on black purchased 3 years ago. I absolutely love this car, quick, responsive, love the hydraulic steering and the way it handles the road. No major mechanical issues; I had to replace an oil pan gasket, and the airbag module. I've done a couple small upgrades, a FabSpeed double cup exhaust to bring out the throaty growl of the angry flat 6, and new/modern radio/head unit that allows me to plug/play music from my phone. Had to replace all 4 tires, got a paint correction and ceramic coat. I spent a little more than you did; closer to $50k because it was a low mileage example, and I'm at around $10K total for maintenance and upgrades over 3 years. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat. I'll also mention that the Porsche community is full of really cool and accepting people, despite what you read online. Join your local PCA and get out and drive with them. You won't regret it.

I purchased the same car - '08 997.1 C2 in April this year, and couldn't be happier! It had 228k km (141k miles) on the clock, but recently had a complete engine overhaul. The prices have gone up a little bit, so I got it for EUR 40,000 in Germany (I live in Europe). The asking price was around EUR 44,000 I think. I can see myself driving it forever. See you in SoCal! :)

E46 has an inline 6 the 997 has a flat 6

I own a 997.1 C2. Steering is amazing. Sounds amazing. Get the sports chrono option and the throttle response will feel amazing too. Small & nimble. Not massive like the 991/2. Look cool. Get a manual. Triptronic is slow. Seal Grey best colour. Oh get a sunroof too for added ventilation and sense of space. AC is good though. You don’t need cruise control just a nice to have.

I miss my 997 C2S 6 speed, what a machine. Once you get over the bore scoring fears they’re absolutely fantastic. Values are rising, which makes an engine rebuild more and more economically feasible though it’s not quite there yet. They don’t depreciate much either, I bought mine for $48k in 2021, put 10k miles on it, then sold it for $47k in 2023. Steering feel is fantastic, especially when you’re on ACH going 7 tenths. 997s are also much smaller than the newer models, I was shocked when I replaced mine with a 991.2 and it felt like my garage shrank. Never had a single issue during my 2 years of ownership, just basic maintenance and proper warm up procedures (driving off right away rather than letting the engine idle).

What Indy did you have do the gear lube change?

ive been looking at caymans for the past month. From my research multiple porsche mechanics and influencers have said that the ims bearing issue is rare in most cars and that it is really unlikely to fail in cars that have seen regular use, or with higher mileage. However, sadly, the bore scoring is not a matter of if but a matter of when, so make sure when buying check for soot in tailpipes, ticking noise on on startup, or smoke on start up (smoke can also be an air-oil separator issue)

Beep can be taken care of with a $25 scan tool device.

If you off road a lot and driving around sharp rocks you may want to think about E load rather than C.

1:30 how are you able to fold the seat backs down without first folding the seat cushions forward against the driver/passenger seats?

You have got a bad one I have one in the uk and I have no problem and love driving

Great video. I had to go in laying on my back. Never knew I was claustrophobic until today 😊