Love seeing anything featuring the 997.2 series.
7 years ago I needed a “new” car to replaced a blown engine seal Mazda RX8. I test drove some pre owned manual 911’s and I asked the Porsche dealer if any models allowed the rear window to pop up. He ignorantly (or just plain lying) said no, but later I googled “911 hatchback” and found the Targa series.
Since I can have only 1 car I really needed the added versatility of a hatch back for Costco runs and film shoots, etc. I had been driving manuals here in NYC for over a decade, but with traffic getting worse, I decided the PDK was a good compromise, but that meant going for a 997.2 at a much higher budget than I had planned.
It took 6 months of an extensive nationwide search to find the right low milage (11k) Targa 4s with leather, cooled seats and Pasm (for a softer ride on city streets and ability to firm up suspension when desired)
Recently I had some paint work done and decided to have the entire car wrapped in Paint protection film, since PPF helped keep my RX8 bumpers in good shape. I plan to keep the car a long time, especially driving in an urban environment.
Here’s a short video of my Targa being wrapped.
https://vimeo.com/397358202
The installer did a custom wrap and used a film I was unfamiliar with, Stek. In researching, it appears to be even higher quality than the 3M and Xpel. I find it a bit hard to believe people would drive around such expensive vehicles, “naked” without PPF.
7 years ago I needed a “new” car to replaced a blown engine seal Mazda RX8. I test drove some pre owned manual 911’s and I asked the Porsche dealer if any models allowed the rear window to pop up. He ignorantly (or just plain lying) said no, but later I googled “911 hatchback” and found the Targa series.
Since I can have only 1 car I really needed the added versatility of a hatch back for Costco runs and film shoots, etc. I had been driving manuals here in NYC for over a decade, but with traffic getting worse, I decided the PDK was a good compromise, but that meant going for a 997.2 at a much higher budget than I had planned.
It took 6 months of an extensive nationwide search to find the right low milage (11k) Targa 4s with leather, cooled seats and Pasm (for a softer ride on city streets and ability to firm up suspension when desired)
Recently I had some paint work done and decided to have the entire car wrapped in Paint protection film, since PPF helped keep my RX8 bumpers in good shape. I plan to keep the car a long time, especially driving in an urban environment.
Here’s a short video of my Targa being wrapped.
https://vimeo.com/397358202
The installer did a custom wrap and used a film I was unfamiliar with, Stek. In researching, it appears to be even higher quality than the 3M and Xpel. I find it a bit hard to believe people would drive around such expensive vehicles, “naked” without PPF.