although i use it for rigidity and stylish looks because it doesn't snow here, it's very good. Extremely good compared to how rattly and squeaky the hardtop was on my old Z3. It doesn't make any noise or shudder around in rough roads, and you "can" in theory take it off yourself because of how lightweight it is.
obviously ask the salesman about the IMS, clutch and suspension.
These cars have a sticker on the front hood with all the option codes, similar to GM cars. you can look them up and see what the car came with from the factory.
>BMW 135's and 335's
i was actually looking at these aswell recently. Personally my only complaint of my S is that i feel like it's just not fast enough. It handles amazing, but despite being an S it just doesn't feel that fast. And has literally next to no aftermarket. with the 135 i could get the JB4 and a whole bunch more mods and have a fantastic time destroying the car and its turbos. I like modifying my cars, and i can't really do stuff like that to the boxster.
also that my car happens to have shitty 2nd gear syncros. shit's crunchy. i hate it. very common apparently, friends 996 C4S is like this too.
Jace Stewart
So its been reliable for you over all? My wife is all against it because 'it will cost too much to maintain an old car'.
I will. Seems to be a drought of them in my area right now. Would like to have the coupe of one if its around.
Gavin Diaz
I'll get to go on track with a friend's 924. Anything special I should know about driving one of them?
Tyler Anderson
They're not fast, but quite well balanced.
Kevin Foster
Nice!
Adam Torres
yep
probably been the most trouble free german car i've owned, compared to my old Audi and BMW.
Dominic Moore
Couldn't take pics was too busy working on the thing... Well that was interesting, my cam tower was missing a bolt. But that's not where the leak was, oh no. The leak was around a torx bolt thay was half as long as the rest of the 6mm Allen bolts... I've been daily-ing this car and took it to track days. I'm surprised it took this long for something to happen.
Jeremiah Price
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Hunter Anderson
Got me some headers, been blasting the old rusty bolts with PB blaster 3 times a day all week What's the best way to get them off without snapping them? Impact gun?
Obviously you want to make sure its been well taken care of. But look at spending a grand a year on fixing things because age and stuff. You can save money and cheap out, but I believe it's just gonna be more of a headache in the future
Reliability-wise it's only ever thrown a CEL once from all the extra oil it was burning when the air/oil separator went, not bad for a 20 year old car after 4 years of ownership Meanwhile my dad's 2 year old S Class threw a CEL for a temperature sensor that called it quits, and obviously it isn't covered by the warranty, fucking $600 repair if I wasn't around to replace it for him
If you can afford the S, get the S. 200-220 bhp is just not enough at times >tfw too poor to afford a 996 engine
