Finally bought a 550 *Pics* & some questions.

Hello everyone, i've been considering a 550 for a while..had my 360 Gated Manual for a year put 10K miles on it, then bought a 458 sold the 360, kept the 458 for a year and did about 9k miles, just sold it last March.

Been toying with the idea of getting a 550 for the past year even though i'm more of a sports car guy, but i just went for it, 1999 Black / Black with 50K miles (to me thats barley broken in as i'm a Porsche guy lol) The car has Tubi exhaust (sounds "ok" not great)

The car just arrived today, of course some crappy sticky buttons, the plastic trim on seat near handbrake is a mess, needs a nice polish, ect..But the driving, oh my, what a beast, an absolute Gentlemans Chariot..i'm glad i got it, i'm taking it to get the belts and whatever extra it needs done soon..I drove one last year that i didn't like much (but it was a pretty tired one) The torque and power is so linear, and of course the gated manual is unbeatable..The engine on this car feels like its just propelling you forward!

I already added 25mm hill engineering rear spacers *first thing i did was put it on a lift, inspect the undercarriage and install those spacers, they are a must have and balance the look of the car.

===I know people "frown" on installing shields when the car didn't come with them, but i found Yoshi style very think metal shields that i think i'll be installing, waiting for them to arrive from Europe,try them on and see, i do like the contrast shields provide, however the clean look is nice too...

Also maybe just lower the car a tad as well on stock suspension when i get it in for its belt service

*Any other recommendations on things i should do along with the belts? The shocks, suspension seem in really good condition, it has new shock actuators ..I'm going to a very talented shop that i'm sure will suggest anything thats needed but would also like your opinions as well.
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no, bought it from a private seller here on Fchat

 

excellent recommendations , thanks

 

Shields installed. Very super thin metal shields, they look really good, got from a european seller on ebay
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Thanks guys..for the recommendations, the car does need a lot of work cosmetically & some mechanically for neglected services , and i've spoken to my mechanic it seems it could be down for a month :/ now i'm considering selling it to a good friend of mine for what i have in it, and he will just deal with sorting it her out..and in the mean time there is another 550 not on the market that should be already fully sorted that i may pursue..if that one works out, i'll let my friend buy mine..but thats how much i have fallen in love with these cars, i'm definitely not letting mine go until i find a replacement (which seems like its already in the works)

What i'm bummed out is Black on Black is one of my fav color combos..