My Carrera's birthday....and a trip down memory lane.

Brad B

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I have owned my 1996 Carrera 4S for exactly 10 years this month. It's been a great ride.



The first time we met. Photo taken at the dealership in August 2002.

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Delivery!

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Got my official Certificate of Authenticity listing the options and cost of the car when new. ($76k in 1996. Phew!)

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The first wash!

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First night in the stable. Sharing space with the 1999 Boxster, 2000 Audi S4 and 1958 Jaguar XK 150 (Those stablemates are all gone now.)

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Installed Bilstein adjustable coil over suspension and lowered car. Also installed euro sway bars.

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Bought Euro spec bumper from Belgium. No more big black rubber bumpers.

Before:

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After:

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Took care of those rear bumpers as well. And installed 'Big Oval' exhaust tips.

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Bought lots and lots of tires over the years.

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And quite a few distributor caps (It has 2) and spark plugs. (It takes 12)

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And lots of oil!

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Had a lot of fun at the track.

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Removed moveable wing and installed fixed Porsche RS wing.

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Been part of professional photo shoots.

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Traveled to lots of car shows.

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Slept with lots of different stable mates.

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Got aluminum instrument trim rings last week.

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This week I removed the old partial clear bra and replaced with FULL hood, nose, wheel well and fender coverage.

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All the emblems, headlights, etc were removed to conceal as many seams as possible and get the max coverage. Can't touch me now!

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And here is my mileage as of today. I hope it holds it's value after it hits 30k!

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Happy Birthday!
 
She's a real beauty, looks like she can give a silver bullit a run for it's money!



Hopefully the trip is far from over! Happy B-Day lil Carrera.....here's to many more!! :birthday:
 
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