The 997 - General Discussion Thread
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RiccardoG said:
This year I will probably complete the job by having everything on that Spyder list replaced. Leaning towards having it done by CG this time.
If going to CG, I would let them decide what needs doing, they will know what does and doesn't need doing and don't charge much more if any for the parts. They use CTE and Meyle as well, which I prefer.
RemarkLima said:
FriedMarsBar said:
ATM said:
Looks expensive to Me. It's just a C2S with aero kit and yellow paint. I dont see 39 grand there.
I agree, I'd get a low mileage 997.1 spend a bit on it and then do a wrap to get it yellow
I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!Edited by FriedMarsBar on Monday 11th March 17:38
Here's my old girl. Owned since 2016 with one previous owner. It's a 2006 car. Paid £29k for it but I doubt it's worth that now and I'd say it's probably up there with the nicest. 65k miles. As mentioned above there are a lot of 997s around, a lot of rough ones though. I know the head unit will divide the room but having all the functionality of a modern media unit really transforms how I think about and use the car. 8 years and still love it. Bought the number-plate before I ever had the car so I was never going to buy a Carrera 4 
Gixer968CS said:
Here's my old girl. Owned since 2016 with one previous owner. It's a 2006 car. Paid £29k for it but I doubt it's worth that now and I'd say it's probably up there with the nicest. 65k miles. As mentioned above there are a lot of 997s around, a lot of rough ones though. I know the head unit will divide the room but having all the functionality of a modern media unit really transforms how I think about and use the car. 8 years and still love it. Bought the number-plate before I ever had the car so I was never going to buy a Carrera 4
That's absolutely lovely ! I'm biased as my first 997.1 was seal grey just, a C2, but I loved it. I reckon it's got to be very close to what you paid.Edited by FriedMarsBar on Monday 11th March 18:19
Porsche-worm said:
ATM said:
X51
Total game changer
For anyone that doesn't know
See that carbon airbox
See the inlet manifold is a big FAT shiny silver thing
Do these improvements reduce the chance of bore scoring at all?Total game changer
For anyone that doesn't know
See that carbon airbox
See the inlet manifold is a big FAT shiny silver thing
I read an ad somewhere from someone selling an X51 996.2 who claimed that the X51 kit provides extra oil system stuff and for this reason no X51 996.2 cars have had bore score. I cant remember exactly the details and dont want to mislead anyone. Obviously I have no idea if the zero bore score claim is genuine. He mentioned something about different spray of oil or cooling of the bottom of the piston. Again I cant remember exactly the details and dont want to mislead anyone. If there are indeed changes to the way oil is pushed around the engine and has extra oil squiring onto pistons then this may of course help. But we need someone more knowledgeable than me to figure that out.
ATM said:
Porsche-worm said:
ATM said:
X51
Total game changer
For anyone that doesn't know
See that carbon airbox
See the inlet manifold is a big FAT shiny silver thing
Do these improvements reduce the chance of bore scoring at all?Total game changer
For anyone that doesn't know
See that carbon airbox
See the inlet manifold is a big FAT shiny silver thing
I read an ad somewhere from someone selling an X51 996.2 who claimed that the X51 kit provides extra oil system stuff and for this reason no X51 996.2 cars have had bore score. I cant remember exactly the details and dont want to mislead anyone. Obviously I have no idea if the zero bore score claim is genuine. He mentioned something about different spray of oil or cooling of the bottom of the piston. Again I cant remember exactly the details and dont want to mislead anyone. If there are indeed changes to the way oil is pushed around the engine and has extra oil squiring onto pistons then this may of course help. But we need someone more knowledgeable than me to figure that out.
RemarkLima said:
Or the reality is, a leggy borescored one, Hartech rebuild, all the works done, and a full glass out respray for the same money and you'd have a basically new car... I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!
Funnily enough, that was exactly what I’d be considering doing when the stars are correctly aligned for me to buy. I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!Get the cheapest, tattyiest one that I can with a heavily scored engine, knackered suspension, slipping clutch etc, then get everything done at once.
But then of course it requires the right car to come up for sale at the right time and the right price.
105.4 said:
RemarkLima said:
Or the reality is, a leggy borescored one, Hartech rebuild, all the works done, and a full glass out respray for the same money and you'd have a basically new car... I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!
Funnily enough, that was exactly what I’d be considering doing when the stars are correctly aligned for me to buy. I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!Get the cheapest, tattyiest one that I can with a heavily scored engine, knackered suspension, slipping clutch etc, then get everything done at once.
But then of course it requires the right car to come up for sale at the right time and the right price.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=19...
Jeweller70 said:
ATM said:
105.4 said:
RemarkLima said:
Or the reality is, a leggy borescored one, Hartech rebuild, all the works done, and a full glass out respray for the same money and you'd have a basically new car... I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!
Funnily enough, that was exactly what I’d be considering doing when the stars are correctly aligned for me to buy. I'd never be worth what you'd spend, but it would be a lovely thing at that point!Get the cheapest, tattyiest one that I can with a heavily scored engine, knackered suspension, slipping clutch etc, then get everything done at once.
But then of course it requires the right car to come up for sale at the right time and the right price.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=19...
Jeweller70 said:
That will make for an interesting read
It was the "right price" part I could never get too, perhaps I didn't look into the trade enough, but I worked out I needed to find a car for about £15k, and even the properly scored ones most people couldn't handle letting the car go for less than £20k. That was 2 years ago and the marketplace was a different beast.
105.4 said:
Funnily enough, that was exactly what I’d be considering doing when the stars are correctly aligned for me to buy.
Get the cheapest, tattyiest one that I can with a heavily scored engine, knackered suspension, slipping clutch etc, then get everything done at once.
But then of course it requires the right car to come up for sale at the right time and the right price.
I basically did this on a 997.1 C4s which we had owned for 14 years. It now has a Hartech 4.1 and new everything underneath. And I mean everything. CoG did the suspension, Hartech everything else.Get the cheapest, tattyiest one that I can with a heavily scored engine, knackered suspension, slipping clutch etc, then get everything done at once.
But then of course it requires the right car to come up for sale at the right time and the right price.
Trigger's broom.
Skint but happy.
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