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Hi,
I got my '99 in April of '05. On a sunny Sunday a few weeks later in the middle of May, I dropped by my parents house to show my Dad (who had no idea I was going to buy it).
My Dad, 82, who had owned a couple Porsches back in the day ('54 Pre-'A' and a '63 'C'), was amazed, and thoroughly impressed, at how refined the car was compared to the 356's he'd owned.
We drove around the Mpls. Lakes and I pulled over and told him to drive. He beamed a look at me like that of a kid who just realized that everything on his Xmas Wish List was waiting for him under the tree. He drove for more than an hour that day before I brought him back to his house. My mother later told me how much Dad had talked repeatedly about that drive, and how amazing the car was.
Dad died somewhat suddenly and unexpectedly less than 5 weeks later. That drive was really the last quality time I ever had with him. The car will always be special to me for that reason...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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