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I think I'm the 6th owner of my '92. I was just curious what the "norm" is among the folks on this forum.
Greg
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I'm the 3rd official owner of my 95; only the second household (Second owner purchased it from their brother).
#1: Northern Michigan 1995-2001 sold @ 101,000 miles
#2: Northern Michigan 2001-2010 sold @ 107,000 miles
#3: Central Iowa July 2010-Present vehicle @ 112,000 miles and counting
'95 968 Cabriolet w/ D1R Stage 3 Supercharger + other goodies! Previous Porsches: '86 944 turbo, '87 944 turbo parts car, '91 944 S2 Cab, '93 968 Coupe M030, '95 968 Coupe Tiptronic, '95 968 Coupe <acronym title='Limited Slip Differential'>LSD</acronym>, '98 Boxster, '00 Boxster, '00 Boxster S.
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Pretty sure I'm the 4th owner. 2nd owner drove it out west from the NY state area to Manhattan Beach. I bought it locally from a guy in Orange County who only put around 3000 miles on it in the three years he owned it. He didn't take very good care of it - I've been bringing it back to life for the past year and a half
-Austin
'94 Black/Tan Coupe
6sp. LSD, 18" Carrera Lightweights, M030 struts and sways, Racer-X chip, airbox mod
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Some of you have pretty detailed info (where, when transferred, mileage). Where does that come from? My only info comes from an Autotrader ad that the previous owner showed me from when he bought it.
Greg
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BeBe - I got a stack of repair paperwork with the car and was able to trace back in time through the info on them.
-Austin
'94 Black/Tan Coupe
6sp. LSD, 18" Carrera Lightweights, M030 struts and sways, Racer-X chip, airbox mod
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Being the thrid owner my information came straight off the Michigan title I got with the car (I photo copied it before exchanging it for an Iowa one). I didn't get many receipts with my car, however the original Porsche service log and other materials in the car backed up the story of two prior owners both from the same family.
'95 968 Cabriolet w/ D1R Stage 3 Supercharger + other goodies! Previous Porsches: '86 944 turbo, '87 944 turbo parts car, '91 944 S2 Cab, '93 968 Coupe M030, '95 968 Coupe Tiptronic, '95 968 Coupe <acronym title='Limited Slip Differential'>LSD</acronym>, '98 Boxster, '00 Boxster, '00 Boxster S.
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2nd Owner here. I purchased the 968 in 2000 with 16K on the clock. It came from Maplewood MN. I wonder if the original owner ever thinks about this car.
Jay
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I'm sure they still do. Seems like when someone parts with their 968 it is the result of some other life event or just not being able to drive it enough and they reluctantly part with it so someone else can get enjoyment from it. I know the guy I bought my car from didn't want to sell it. It is a friend of mine's father. He got Parkinson's and kept the car until he literally couldn't drive it anymore.
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I'm the second owner, I bought the car in Maryland back in 05 or 06 at 64k. (has 100+ now)
Rick
93 968 (My summer car), 06 Jetta (My winter car)
79 924 (Wife's summer car), 02 C230K (Wife's winter car)
00 Passat (Son's car), 02 Trailblazer (Daughter's Car)
67 Honda Mini-Trail (familiy toy)
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third owner.. 1st was in Chicago, 2nd was is Summerland CA.
Brian
'94 black over cashmere cab, 6 speed, lsd, supercharged
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3rd owner of the current 968. It was originally sold here in Atlanta. 2nd owner also in Atlanta. 2nd owner traded the car to the new Porsche dealer for a Boxter. I picked it up from a friend of mine who is a dealer wholesaler for an obscenely low price. Best part is, the car came with an accordian file with every receipt since it was purchase new and there were a lot of them. I even have the original sticker and sales contract!
'94 Midnite Blue Metallic cab, Classic Grey interior.
Gone, but not forgotten....'95 Polar Silver cab, Light Grey w/ Deviated Midnite Blue interior
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Second owner, I bought the car in 1996 with 21,000 miles on the clock.
Chris Vais
1994 Coupe Midnight Blue Metallic
2015 Audi Allroad Quattro Brilliant Black
2008 Audi A5 Brilliant Black