Having hit the approximate month-and-a-half milestone of owning my 911, The car's taught me a lot. Learning manual is almost like learning how to drive again. It's frightening and rewarding at the same time. Thankfully, I've got it mostly sorted now.
During my short ownership term, I've also quickly learned how much maintenance for this car costs. Obviously I had some idea since it's a German sports car, but it's the small things that surprise me. For example, my Camry takes a solid $90 oil change with full synthetic. With the 911? ~$250 at an independent, and God knows how much at the dealership. High quality synthetic and needing 9L for the 3.8L flat six will raise the costs up big time.
Regardless, the 911 is the attainable nice sports car for me and honestly has been a dream car for a long time. Not as flashy as a BMW/Merc/Audi/etc, but it's got a great driving experience and looks to back it up. Even in stock form it turns heads, although I'm not sure if it's because of how it looks or the noise, since the previous owner had the middle muffler axed. It sounds glorious, burbly off the throttle and very angry on it. Just how I like it.
But like any other car, I am bit hard by the modification bug and this 911 will be no exception. Thankfully Terence at TT Auto owns an earlier model Carrera 4 and has been excellent in guiding me the right way in terms of modifications. First to tackle? Probably going to hit the suspension. The front struts have seen better days despite already being replaced. The $450/strut for Bilsteins hurt every time I think about it, but hey, preventative maintenance is always worth it in the long run. Also planning on installing H&R Lowering springs, which will drop the car a nice 1-1.25" and get it at the height I want it. New rubber on all 4 corners is also in the works. Of course, none of that is happening this season. Drive it in stock form and start paying it off. Mods can always wait!
