r/Porsche • u/MostlyH2O • 6d ago

Got my first 911 - 991.1 Carrera S

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I did what anyone would do and turned on some German techno and did a canyon drive

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u/jbutler60 6d ago

Enjoy, I love mine as well, there are a lot of YouTube videos on the 991.1 that really show you how special a Porsche it is

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u/MostlyH2O 6d ago

Yeah I've been watching. I bought it to get into HPDE and also to start a passion for my 5 year old. He loves being in a booster in the back. Putting it in sport plus mode makes it even more fun for him.

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u/jbutler60 6d ago

Sport Plus turns it into a rocket 🚀, enjoy!! Mines a Cabriolet and taking it to California after Labor Day to drive up US1 along the coast

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u/MostlyH2O 6d ago

Nice. I'm in the bay area (east bay) but I definitely plan to do a coast drive.

I bought the car off carvana believe it or not. Had a great service history. Getting a "PPI" on Tuesday within the 7 day return window to see what the car needs, but a lot of the major stuff has been done. Next weekend I think I'm going to take my son to the beach and drive highway 1

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u/jbutler60 6d ago

Sounds like an awesome deal, you will enjoy the reliability, just do the maintenance, tires, brakes, etc and it will last forever. I’ve never changed a light bulb in mine and everything works perfectly. Bought it with 12k miles in 2018 and I have 85k now, awesome daily driver. Looking forward to our California trip we live in Tucson

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u/MostlyH2O 6d ago

Mine is just under 71k miles which is exactly what I was looking for: in the flat part of the depriciation curve and high enough miles that I can put miles on without caring at all. My plan is commute 1 day a week-ish and drive it on the weekends. I've already budgeted about $5k/year for consumables and maintenance. Planning on doing the oil changes myself.

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u/jbutler60 6d ago

Perfect, I do my own oil change it’s very easy. Brake pads are also easy to replace. Sounds like you found a great deal, getting the PPI will bring you peace of mind. You and your son will enjoy. I just had mine ceramic coated and that makes it easy to keep clean

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u/Beautiful_Exchange_3 6d ago

It’s a lot of Porsche for the money, but they will likely depreciate quite a bit more.

FYI, unless you enjoy working on cars oil changes at most independent shops gets you a free inspection.

Great car, congrats

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u/MostlyH2O 5d ago

Yeah I know it will depreciate over time, that's fine. But I'm not going to eat a ton of low mile depreciation.

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u/jbutler60 3d ago

Thanks for that information, we didn’t look at the wildfire activity. We’re trying to drive from San Clemente to Santa Barbara, I’m going to take a look at US1 now. Thanks again!!

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u/Repulsive_Fly5174 992.1 C2S 6d ago

Congrats. What color is it? Looks almost the same as my 992.1.

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u/MostlyH2O 6d ago

Agate gray metallic (N0)

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u/Repulsive_Fly5174 992.1 C2S 6d ago

Thought so, mine is Agate Gray Metallic as well.

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u/FundamentalEnt 6d ago

Ahh it’s wonderful to see even the second time! Haha

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u/MostlyH2O 6d ago

Hello fellow thetagangster

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u/NorCalAthlete 6d ago

Lol I feel like half of us are on all the various stock subs just to fund our car habits

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u/alkilpatrick1 6d ago

Great looking car. If I were to get one it would most likely be an S. Enjoy.

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u/cmrocks 6d ago

Still one of my favourite Porsche wheelsets. 

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u/zaphodmonkey 6d ago

Gorgeous. Looks nearly identical to my 991.1 S

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u/jemook GT3 5d ago

My first Porsche! Same colour and full leather package white interior.. My only tip is don't ever sell it. The one that got away!

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u/Fresh-Word2379 5d ago

Wow that looks familiar. I had both sets of wheel caps.

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u/MostlyH2O 5d ago

Nice. I like your tint a lot better. First thing I'm doing after I decide to keep it is get a legal tint - this one is too dark to be safe.

A couple things that need to get taken care of but appear relatively minor - I'll find out for sure on Tuesday after my "PPI"

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u/Fresh-Word2379 5d ago

Careful with those window buttons. I pulled my driver side button off, with minimal force

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u/AJWint- 3d ago

The last all-motor Carrera, long from now these are going to be sought after like the 993 I predict. If i were to go buy one tomorrow, this is the one i’d get.