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anonymous said:
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Not sure how that works, I use my OPC for service , it helps resale value and Indy prices are not any cheaper ! I run ltd Ed cars and a full OPC stamped book will pay me back come resale.
But I save £3k pa not having a warranty on any cars and run better tyres and free to use what battery having had 3 mol fail on me plus none run N spec tyres !
Also keeping in with your OPC helps you get future gt cars and why I got a GT4 with zero hassle.
Porsche911R said:
Not sure how that works, I use my OPC for service , it helps resale value and Indy prices are not any cheaper !
I run ltd Ed cars and a full OPC stamped book will pay me back come resale.
But I save £3k pa not having a warranty on any cars and run better tyres and free to use what battery having had 3 mol fail on me plus none run N spec tyres !
Also keeping in with your OPC helps you get future gt cars and why I got a GT4 with zero hassle.
Accepting that an OPC stamped book is a sales asset (though I'm not sure which Indy's you looked at - but mine is much cheaper than an OPC), but using non-N tyres is going to have a negative effect on resale since it would fail the pre-warranty check. Not sure about the battery either for the same reason.(though Porsche ones are - even by Porsche standards - outrageously expensive)I run ltd Ed cars and a full OPC stamped book will pay me back come resale.
But I save £3k pa not having a warranty on any cars and run better tyres and free to use what battery having had 3 mol fail on me plus none run N spec tyres !
Also keeping in with your OPC helps you get future gt cars and why I got a GT4 with zero hassle.
squirdan said:
Surely the point of a Porsche is it's designed and built to extremely high quality
So what is this "abuse" that can suddenly knacker a car?
Tyres, brake pads yes - but these are consumables
the rest of the car is designed to be hooned...lots of people say the best way to run in a new motor is to give it grief
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With a manual car you can over rev easily, on up shifts you hit the limiter, but wrong gear downshifts can seriously over rev and stress the engine. That;s why they have counters in the ECU. Porsche (and others) use this data to assess the abuse to a car - it's worth noting.So what is this "abuse" that can suddenly knacker a car?
Tyres, brake pads yes - but these are consumables
the rest of the car is designed to be hooned...lots of people say the best way to run in a new motor is to give it grief
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A PDK doesn't let you do it on the way down, although my current pdk will bounce off the limiter, rather than over rev .
Edited by OldBob on Monday 13th March 16:08
A couple of us and a GT4 having fun at the RS day at Oulton Park 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRGUaj3_E5Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRGUaj3_E5Y
What is the correct way to adjust the front camber:
1. Lift wheel.
2. Undo the three top mount nuts.
3. Push the strut inward so that the bolts reach the appropriate positions i.e. previous marks (see picture).
4. Tighten to 33nm and check camber angle.
Also, if I move them as far in as they will go, what amount of negative camber am I likely to get?
Thanks
1. Lift wheel.
2. Undo the three top mount nuts.
3. Push the strut inward so that the bolts reach the appropriate positions i.e. previous marks (see picture).
4. Tighten to 33nm and check camber angle.
Also, if I move them as far in as they will go, what amount of negative camber am I likely to get?
Thanks
anonymous said:
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ffs bring it back up again !! yawnIf you love it good for you , move on, if you have masked the real issue enough and are happy masking over a problem with a cheap fix again that's great.
you still have no bite, no good end point and still under braked, fix those issue and you get more real feel, not just a harder shorter pedal which is pointless imo.
Edited by Porsche911R on Friday 17th March 08:34
Oakley3 said:
Hi guys – newbie here! I have been looking at Cayman R’s for the last few months, there are a couple currently on PH that look good to me however I know that both have been on line since October/November.
There is an Aqua Blue PDK at 22k miles from JZM currently available and a White PDK at 33k miles listed from Autostore Cambs. Both are obviously PDK which I know tend to hang around a bit longer than manuals and the Aqua Blue doesn’t have PSE, that aside is very well spec’d. (I can link if allowed?)
Is it just the current market or would you say there are other reasons these are still around I haven’t noticed?
This car is on my radar, given this post was >6 weeks ago & it's still there, can anyone shed any light on how long it has been for sale? There is an Aqua Blue PDK at 22k miles from JZM currently available and a White PDK at 33k miles listed from Autostore Cambs. Both are obviously PDK which I know tend to hang around a bit longer than manuals and the Aqua Blue doesn’t have PSE, that aside is very well spec’d. (I can link if allowed?)
Is it just the current market or would you say there are other reasons these are still around I haven’t noticed?
Speaking to the guys there they said they have sold it a few times over but for people to get turned down on part-ex & finance. Sounds fairly bulls
tty to me. The spec is outstanding, it's PDK but I live in London & that's preferable for my requirements in all honesty.
Anyone know the car itself: KY 12 CEV
Stuck a deposit down on that R @ Autostore. Christ it was sensational to drive!
Hoping to pick it up later this week, had a spin in a 997 c2s later the same afternoon & whilst that was immense in it's own way, it's a few years older & has more miles, millions of them on the road & I expect to use every bit of the R out on the road.
God knows who thought they were too stiff, the damping is spectacular ffs
Hoping to pick it up later this week, had a spin in a 997 c2s later the same afternoon & whilst that was immense in it's own way, it's a few years older & has more miles, millions of them on the road & I expect to use every bit of the R out on the road.
God knows who thought they were too stiff, the damping is spectacular ffs
Been looking for one of these on and off for a while now and spec never seems right. Stumbled across the green R at Silverstone Porsche. Perfect spec but relatively high miles. Anyone know anything about it?
I'm surprised these are still so cheap. Very low numbers, good pedigree and amazing cars. What am I missing?
I'm surprised these are still so cheap. Very low numbers, good pedigree and amazing cars. What am I missing?
matt21 said:
Been looking for one of these on and off for a while now and spec never seems right. Stumbled across the green R at Silverstone Porsche. Perfect spec but relatively high miles. Anyone know anything about it?
I'm surprised these are still so cheap. Very low numbers, good pedigree and amazing cars. What am I missing?
No 911 Tax by the flippers. Also not high value enough for the show offs.I'm surprised these are still so cheap. Very low numbers, good pedigree and amazing cars. What am I missing?
Means you can still buy great drivers cars at ok values.
Dissolved said:
Stuck a deposit down on that R @ Autostore. Christ it was sensational to drive!
God knows who thought they were too stiff, the damping is spectacular ffs
It's great to see people who like driving finding the R, as you have found out a sensational drive with good weighted dampers.God knows who thought they were too stiff, the damping is spectacular ffs
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