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Porsche 911 Targa on 2040-cars

US $27,000.00
Year:2002 Mileage:71938 Color: Polar Silver /
 Metoprol Blue
Location:

Sterling, Illinois, United States

Sterling, Illinois, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Targa
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:3.6 Flat 6
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: WP0BA29992S635714 Year: 2002
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Porsche
Model: 911
Trim: Targa
Options: Supple Leather, "comfort seat option", 18" Carrera Lightweight wheel option, Professionally powdercoated black wheel spokes, Full color Porsche crest on wheel centers, Sunroof, Cassette Player, Leather Seats, CD Player
Drive Type: Rear wheel
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag, Side Airbags
Mileage: 71,938
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Sub Model: Targa
Exterior Color: Polar Silver
Interior Color: Metoprol Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"A few small chips, the largest of them pictured. Car was given a quality repaint in the original color, and then clear bra applied. Clean Carfax - no accidents or damage. Everything works."

Now that I have finished doing ALL the midlife maintenance over the last year on my Targa, I have the itch to try something else. as is typical, I maintain cars like I'm going to own them forever, but then move on.

This 3rd gen Targa top is very cool - huge opening, very quiet when open, and has the unique rear hatch that makes the rear area useable (coupes have fixed rear glass). Integrated, powered shade works well. 

It is clean, solid (no rattles), and wants for nothing. I bought it from Motorwerks (Porsche dealer) in Barrington, IL, and have owned it for two and 1/2 years, and put about 13,000 miles on it. In that time, I had only a coil pack, and a battery go on it - very reliable. I have done all the expensive maintenance - most in the last year.

LN Engineering Hybrid Ceramic IMS Bearing ($600 bearing alone) update. The old bearing was perfect, done as preventative measure.
New Sachs Clutch
New Porsche dual mass flywheel
All new belts
All new hoses
New Water pump
New Battery
New key with integrated fob (have 2 keys)
Replaced all coil packs
New air/oil separator
New seals, including RMS
New coolant/AC charge/gearbox oil/synthetic engine oil every 4-5K miles
New Continental Extreme Contact DW tires
New Koni FSD shock absorbers
New brake pads
New Battery
New Wipers
New air/pollen filters

Clean Carfax, with no accidents.
The previous owner also put quite a bit into the car:
Nice repaint in original polar silver ( I put a clear bra over the unblemished nose). 
Painted the wheel centers gloss black (which has held up perfectly, and looks great). The wheel centers are also black, but with a full color Porsche logo - all OEM quality.
Quality tint
body colored center console and dash center surround
Porsche Tequipment aluminum pedals with rubber nubs.

It runs very strong, and clean, gets phenomenal mileage (averaged over 28MPG on Lake Michigan circle tour).

Original sticker was over $82K
Options: 
18" Carrera lightweight wheels
Dual power/memory/multilevel lumbar support driver & passenger seats.
Premium, supple/gathered leather
Premium radio with CD changer
Porsche Stability Management (PSM)
3 spoke steering wheel

It has one significant chip (pictured), and a few minimal ones
Interior is in great shape. The drivers seat has some typical leather wrinkles, but no tears, or abrasions. 

Kelly Blue Value $32,267 for excellent, $31667 for very good

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Jack Olsen built a Porsche 911 to drive every day and conquer Willow Springs

Mon, Dec 15 2014

Almost two years ago we wrote about the 12-Gauge Garage Jack Olsen built to house his multifarious Porsche 911 - its 1972 bodywork hides four decades of Porsche parts, like the transaxle from a 1977 911 and the engine from 1995 911, for example. It weighs 2,400 pounds and has 272 horsepower, and Olsen uses it daily driving and for track days, the latter excursions featuring homemade, bolt-on aero parts. German magazine Auto Bild stopped by Olsen's house to look in on the Porsche called "Black Beauty II," and we get a few more details about the mods he's made, like swapping out for fiberglass body panels and welding Fuchs wheel centers to wider Corvette barrels so he could run different tires. Most importantly, though, Olsen divulges his passion for lowering his lap time at Willow Springs. Randy Pobst set the lap record for a production car around the 2.5-mile Big Willow track in a Porsche 918 Spyder at 1:23.54 during a Motor Trend test (the outright record, according to Willow Springs, is held by Michael Andretti at 1:06.050 in a CART car). Further down the list, Steve Millen drove a 415-hp 911 GT3 RS around the same track in 1:33.14 - a car 600 pounds heavier than Olsen's. Over the past 14 years of tinkering with his car, Olsen says his data shows his lap time is now down to 1:26.88, achieved on the day of filming the Auto Bild video. That time would put him in between the 1:26 flat posted by Dominik Farnbacher in a 608-hp Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR and the 1:28.93 put up by Pobst in a 400-hp, 991-series 911. You can hear Olsen tell it in his own words in the video.

2015 Porsche Macan Turbo

Mon, 24 Feb 2014

I knew it was a softball question, but I asked it anyway. It's pretty standard for automakers to offer up some examples of competitors when they invite the media to drive a new vehicle for the first time. If not stated outright, it's just as standard for some journalist to query about the competitive set as soon as the Q&A begins. I knew full well that Porsche believes it has a valuable new niche to itself with the 2015 Macan (and especially with the Macan Turbo), but I wanted to hear the answer to the competitor cars question anyway.
Porsche CEO Matthias Müller didn't hesitate for a second to respond. With a half-smirk appropriate to an executive that is about to launch the (very probably) most profitable and best-selling product in his brand's lineup he chuckled, "Of course, I could be arrogant and say this car has no competitors..."
Arrogant? Well, the grinning Müller certainly didn't give off a humble vibe as he proceeded to count down a list of German and British utility vehicles from various classes that are clearly behind the pace of the Macan in either looks, luxury, or sporting prowess - Range Rover Sport, BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLK among them.

Porsche offering new tire option for Carrera GT

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Let's face it: finding new tires for older cars can be challenging if tire manufacturers have stopped carrying the right sizes (this writer went through Hell to find a set of 205/60-13s). But what about tires for low-volume supercars, which use sizes that often won't fit on high-volume production vehicles? The Porsche Carrera GT isn't that old and tires are still available in the correct sizes, but the German automaker has shown its support of keeping them on the road by working with Michelin to give owners yet another tire option. Enter the Carrera GT-specific Pilot Super Sport.
It's common knowledge that tires are one of the most important pieces of the performance puzzle, and Porsche claims that the PSS tires, sized 265/35ZR-19 front and 335/30ZR-20 with Porsche's "N0" rating, will improve the Carrera GT's handling and stability all the way up to its claimed top speed of 205 miles per hour. That's important for a car with razor-sharp handling characteristics. They'll also net drivers a 10-percent increase in fuel economy on regular roads and up to 20 percent on racetracks, Porsche says.
The PSSs use cutting-edge tire technology to harness the Carrera GT's 610-horsepower. They have a dual-compound tread that's different from the inside of the tire to the outside, which, Porsche says, helps steering precision and increases maximum grip. Aramid fibers, which are lightweight but just as strong as steel, are used in the tire's belt to reduce unsprung weight.