Porker lovers

[DDtB]

That linkedin list has a fair amount of half truths and nonsense in it imho.

General consensus seems to be that the bearing tends to fail under 50k miles though and failure rate is 1-2%.

None of that makes a difference if your engine goes though.

Imho.. Life's to short to worry about what might go wrong with a car.... There are plenty of 996 and 997s out there and if they were as prone to faults as the internet suggests... Why have porsche sold so many?!?

At sub 10k... You're never going to 'lose' more than that. If it lasts a year or two... You'll have lost less than a new BMW 3 series will... So not that much of a gamble.

If you like it and you get the price you want... Wouldn't let worries about bearings put you off!

Cheers

Dave

[rossybee]

Good realistic view from the dodgy/dirty one

[Modena Scotland]

Are you still all OK for the run on the 12th? Would anyone else want to join us.

1. Mass in 996 C2
2. Boagster S
3. Douglasgdmw in 964 Carrera 2 Targa (i.e. will be the slow boy of the group )
4. Ian in 996 Mk2 GT3
5. David Kyle - in a German Coupe of some description......

[Modena Scotland]

The SE Porker run

Time 12/05/13 at 12:00

The rendezvous point is in the car park on the B7062 Kingsmeadow Road. To get there, cross the Tweed Bridge at the top (north end) of the High Street and the car park is on the left as the road sweeps left after the bridge.

Look forward to seeing you.

[DJ]

A visit to the zoo with the family including a slot booked to see some (non humping) pandas means I can't be there . Have fun guys.

[Modena Scotland]

It was a great run today. Started out as very wet but the pace was good with light traffic. After the lunch break, the weather got a little better so the pace was upped a bit

Great to meet George and catch up with Ian. The 996 MkII GT3 was a treat to drive, thanks

[douglasgdmw]

Mass,

Thanks for organising a fantastic run, have a great time enjoying the Spyder and chatting cars with you, Ian & Dave.

Definitely got better once the roads dried up, particularly enjoyed the challenge of keeping up with you & Ian in the GT3, certainly re-affirmed that I am happy with the purchase of the Spyder. Spent a couple of minutes in the garage just enjoying the sounds of a good blast with the tinking noise in the background.

Bring on the next run and hopefully will be able to show of the better lines of a topless Spyder.

Cheers
George

Ps Dave this is where you need to go for the next Porsche
http://www.ruf-automobile.de/index.php?id=88

[Modena Scotland]

Just returned from KH track session. The C2 is such an enjoyable track toy and love sliding

[douglasgdmw]

Mass,

It was definitely a good night and thanks to yourself/Iain I had the chance to enjoy both mid & rear engined pax experiences. Just hope you had enough rear tyres to get you home.

Sandra also thoroughly enjoyed herself in the C2

Cheers
George

Ps let hope you have managed to convince another S.Elise'r the joys of Porsche ownership.

[Modena Scotland]

Glad you and Sandra enjoyed the C2. It was short notice!

Hope he will go for a rear wheel drive Porker

ps I need to swap the tyres from left to right before the next track session

[douglasgdmw]

Yep, I think the seed has been sown

Also got an email offer on the Spyder yesterday for £1.5k more than I paid for it. May have previously been tempted but after Sunday I let him know that he would have to go way much higher for us to even think about parting with the car.

Just as we'll I did not look at this before I said no:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 90/1371950

George

[Modena Scotland]

So glad you are enjoying the spyder. Such a beautiful car

[Gareth]

Thoughts on N rated tyres?
Does it matter?

Porker just cost £955 (incl VAT) for a major service

£375 fixed price major
£75 for brake fluid
£95 for spark plugs
Then they notice cracks in coil pack..£237

Advisories were two tyres.

[H8OAG]

N rated does not matter
A Porsche development for extracting more money out of you
I am currently on N rated at £315 @ corner
The same tyres without N rating would be around £200 per corner

[douglasgdmw]

Thoughts on N rated tyres?
Does it matter?

As Iain says, 'N' rated does not matter. All it means is that Porsche have worked in partnership with the tyre supplier to develop the tyres and optimise for their vehicles and go through testing: http://www.porschemag.com/render.cfm?so ... %20Ratings

Don't know whether your Porsche is new/old but the older it gets the less relevant it is.

George