GT2

[Slippydiff]

Spoof said:

Being used regularly.

Good to see one being used in the way I used my old car
Glad you're enjoying it. Once Chris has worked his magic on it, it'll be a very different car. Any reason you're not replacing/refurbing the front dampers ?

[jfp]

Spoof said:

consul said:

jfp said:

Come on guys talk to me.....

What's happened to the BHP car, is it a turd?

Looked like a good car, light panel damage that had been repaired well. Some Spray masking details under the Rear Drivers Window rubber seal that might need addressing but nothing major. Good low mileage car if you can look past the unfortunate damage but, if its been repaired correctly then should not be an issue. BHP were open to have a full inspection on the car if needed so they were completely open an honest.

Isn't it a Cat D? I bought Gobbie because although it had been in a shunt, it wasn't an insurance write off and it was repaired to a very high standard.

I didn't touch this car as I'd heard it was cat. Few people have put deposits down and then the true story has come to light.

Correct, it's a CAT D, yours isn't so there is the answer. Its a nice car with an average repair, but will be gone 24 hours from now....

[Spoof]

Slippydiff said:

Spoof said:

Being used regularly.

Good to see one being used in the way I used my old car
Glad you're enjoying it. Once Chris has worked his magic on it, it'll be a very different car. Any reason you're not replacing/refurbing the front dampers ?

Fronts already done

[fredt]

Is a chip a ceramic disc a problem? On the outer circumference of the disc nowhere near where the pads run. Porsche (not surprisingly) says it needs changing. My gut feeling is it should be changed.

How much is a ceramic disc?

Whats involved in changing to steels, and what is approximate cost (4 corners obviously).

Edited by fredt on Wednesday 28th January 14:32

Edited by fredt on Wednesday 28th January 14:33

[jfp]

fredt said:

Is a chip a ceramic disc a problem? On the outer circumference of the disc nowhere near where the pads run. Porsche (not surprisingly) says it needs changing. My gut feeling is it should be changed.

How much is a ceramic disc?

Whats involved in changing to steels, and what is approximate cost (4 corners obviously).

Call Matty @ Fearnsport - he can advise and sort in the most pragmatic way

[jfp]

Spoof said:

Being used regularly.

Why anyone would put Mk2 rims on that is beyond me - it looks MEGA. Nice one....

[Spoof]

fredt said:

Is a chip a ceramic disc a problem? On the outer circumference of the disc nowhere near where the pads run. Porsche (not surprisingly) says it needs changing. My gut feeling is it should be changed.

How much is a ceramic disc?

Whats involved in changing to steels, and what is approximate cost (4 corners obviously).

Edited by fredt on Wednesday 28th January 14:32

Edited by fredt on Wednesday 28th January 14:33

I asked these guys, as I've heard they're very easy to chip.

http://www.ceramicdiscrefurbishment.com/home

They can repair and refurb for a lot less than Porsche want for new ones.

[consul]

fredt said:

Is a chip a ceramic disc a problem? On the outer circumference of the disc nowhere near where the pads run. Porsche (not surprisingly) says it needs changing. My gut feeling is it should be changed.

How much is a ceramic disc?

Whats involved in changing to steels, and what is approximate cost (4 corners obviously).

Edited by fredt on Wednesday 28th January 14:32

Edited by fredt on Wednesday 28th January 14:33

Depends on how big the chip is, There are companies now that refurb them at a fraction of the cost.

[consul]

fredt said:

Vacationboy said:

Yes. no-brainer to sell the car with the matching numbers wheels, and sell the Mk2 wheels afterwards.
Numbers will add up a lot better too!

Matching number wheels? Is that for real :-D

Either way never sell the original wheels, crazy thing to do

I'm probably in a minority here, but I reckon the mk1 wheel looks much better

imho

I have decided to keep them, the Mk1 wheels really suit the stealth look of the car, both wheels are nice
But I just prefer that curved dish on the rears on the Mk2s. Dirty

[fredt]

Well apparently it doesn't affect the are where the pads run (i haven't seen it) so it must be tiny.

And is it right they need replacing in pairs..?

[Slippydiff]

Spoof said:

Slippydiff said:

Spoof said:

Being used regularly.

Good to see one being used in the way I used my old car
Glad you're enjoying it. Once Chris has worked his magic on it, it'll be a very different car. Any reason you're not replacing/refurbing the front dampers ?

Fronts already done

On "average" the OE Bilsteins last roughly 20k miles before they start to deteriorate. If you've bills that indicate they were replaced or refurbed within the last 20k miles, fine, otherwise I'd be giving serious thought to refurbing/replacing them at the same time as you replace the rears.

[Slippydiff]

fredt said:

Is a chip a ceramic disc a problem? On the outer circumference of the disc nowhere near where the pads run. Porsche (not surprisingly) says it needs changing. My gut feeling is it should be changed.

From Porsche technical bulletin :

Chips on the outer circumference of the disc wearing face.

"The maximum permissible length of any chip should be no more than 10mm, and the width and depth of any chips should be not be in excess of 2mm. Furthermore there must be no more than 3 such chips on any one disc"

fredt said:

How much is a ceramic disc?

The last time I checked they were approx £3500 +vat each (but that was 3-4 years ago)

fredt said:

Whats involved in changing to steels, and what is approximate cost (4 corners obviously).

As per JFP's reply. Speak to Matt at Fearnsport.

[jfp]

EVOeng said:

No, not at all.

Following an inspection last night myself plus one other interested party will not be purchasing said car..... PM if you wish.

[kylinder]

Will there be a 991 GT2? Haven't seen anything mentioned

[fredt]

Slippydiff said:

As per JFP's reply. Speak to Matt at Fearnsport.

Thanks, have bigger issue now though

Should've been exchanging today (taken a while to get inspected due to snow over there), and the fekker DMS throws me RR1 and 2. The car has been driven pretty hard..

Meh, seller clearly didn't even know about these things. Not sure what's happening now

[W1TAK]

What numbers is the DMS showing??

[fredt]

W1TAK said:

What numbers is the DMS showing??

RR1 is maxed out...
1300 in 2

Hard to make my mind up, if too much is made of it over here. On other forums I heard of people with tuned cars racking up numbers knowing they have no missed shifts etc

In any case it has been driven hard, no doubt. But you have to assume that with any gt2 i suppose.

[W1TAK]

fredt said:

RR1 is maxed out...
1300 in 2

Hard to make my mind up, if too much is made of it over here. On other forums I heard of people with tuned cars racking up numbers knowing they have no missed shifts etc

In any case it has been driven hard, no doubt. But you have to assume that with any gt2 i suppose.

I think you also need to look at the time of the last RR2, if it was along time ago then you can consider there wasn't any damage or its not had any serious impact to the engine. My GT2 has some recorded in RR2 as well but it was 700 hours ago so I wasn't bothered. RR1 is nothing to worry about.

[fredt]

40 hrs

[unclepezza]

Agree RR1 no big deal as hitting the limiter on upshift, once the boost spools up easily done on the jump to light speed.

RR2 more of an issue though and 40 hours is quite recent, isn't there some guidance along the lines if over 100 hrs ago no issue as damage would if shown itself in that time frame.

Perhaps you can ask for leak down tests etc and have the same checks done Porsche do on a used car with over Rev activity at the garages expense.

Sorry it's not gone as smoothly as you had hoped.