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Buying '02 996, questions

1) Car needs a passenger-side window regulator. Window is malfunctioning. Dealer says $150-ish part and "not much" labor ($150?), PPI shop says total repair part/labor more toward 500-600 due to 2 or 2.5 hrs. labor cost. Thoughts?
2) Car has water inside. Could see fog on inside of window and smell dampness immediately. Carpet wet under driver's mat, didn't check pass. side. Dealer says this is due to malfunctioning window which has caused their detail people to accidentally let water get in...no big deal. Perhaps this is true. However PPI shop sees clogged drains in the battery box that definitely need to be cleared, and says this is possibly the source of interior dampness. Dealer says no, those drains go to bottom of car and would not cause interior moisture. Thoughts?
3) Is it normal that this car has almost no engine sound while driving? I drove it for over an hour. I kept the radio off and fan very low. I wanted some engine sound, something that excited me! Not much. I'm comparing to my '88 3.2 911 where you always had that Porsche engine sound while driving. When standing outside the 996, it has a nice sound (with stock exhaust) at startup and idle. I'm wondering if this 996 is going to disappoint me with a too-sterile driving experience. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Old 12-16-2016, 03:10 PM
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