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996.1 Road Trip Car
The gloss bottle green 996 built for real road trips
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Car:
2001 Porsche 911 Carrera
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Role:
Road trip / driver-road car
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Focus:
Reliability, prep, towing, mountain roads
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Current use:
Tail of the Dragon / Tej Drives road docs
About the build
This is the car that started the Tej Drives road-doc direction — a green 996 built around real seat time, mountain roads, towing logistics, prep work, and the kind of driving that needs planning before the road starts.
Our Approach
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Reliable before aggressive
Maintenance, fluids, brakes, tires, and basic checks come before chasing power or looks.
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Set up for real roads
The car is being shaped around mountain roads, long drives, rough pavement, and seat time — not garage trophies.
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Low, but usable
The stance matters, but the car still has to load on a trailer, clear driveways, and survive road trips.
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Driver confidence first
Brakes, tire pressure, steering feel, suspension behavior, and visibility all matter more than spec-sheet flex.
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Content with a purpose
Every trip, prep job, and road doc feeds the bigger Tej Drives story: older Porsches, real roads, driver builds.