This is getting ridiculous!

This is getting ridiculous!

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IMI A

9,410 posts

200 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Slippydiff said:
gt2-r said:
LOL. I realised the mistake directly after the post and was in the process of editing while you were in the process of gathering evidence for the prosecution. :-)
hehe

I went to view and sat in the Faldo car when it was up for sale with Andrew Mearns at Gmund.
I looked at the weave in the bonnet (visible from the outside) and thought that fitting a 964 RS ali bonnet would be a better option !
Once inside I checked out the red horn push and thought "that'd have to go/be retrimmed"
But the thing I really struggled with was the price. I'd just sold my Guards Red 964 RS for £30K, the Faldo car was £60k and I really couldn't see the value in it at twice that of the RS I'd sold ........ Class A muppetry redface

Still, all's not lost ......

wow is that yours Slippy? Tell us more about it pls. smile

Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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IMI A said:
wow is that yours Slippy? Tell us more about it pls. smile
Bought it in 2011, I hopped on the very last "they're still a sensible price (just) boat". I've driven it a total of 20 minutes in the three and half years I've owned it (and 15 minutes of those were on the roadtest....... ) biggrin
It was bought as a driver, but became a garage queen redface

Being Ferrari yellow (a special wishes colour back in '92) it's rare and I believe now very sought after for the colour alone. It's done a mere 41k miles in it's 22 years and has a fantastic provenance.

Many will bemoan the fact it doesn't get driven, but I had my fun in these cars (this is my fourth) when they were still cheap (between 2001 and 2006). I've always had a GT2 or GT3 in the stable at the same time as the RS, so I've relied on them for my driving thrills.





^ N.B I have the original RS steering wheel and horn push (fortunately, as they're getting harder to find and consequently more and more expensive).



The interior and engine bay are concours, the underside and front compartment will be detailed over the next couple of years (I had the rear dampers overhauled by Bilstein UK and fitted new front dampers at the same time)

ClarkPB

818 posts

199 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Now THAT is nice!

darreni

3,759 posts

269 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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That is lovely slippy.

Each to their own & all that, but 20 minutes driving? You're a long time dead!

Essential

1,077 posts

209 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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That works !! Ageing really well

Cerberaherts

1,651 posts

140 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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That engine bay is stunning..

jfp

514 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Ha ha that would be all the better if it had a couple of turbos hanging out the back Slipmeister ;-)

mollytherocker

14,365 posts

208 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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jfp said:
Ha ha that would be all the better if it had a couple of turbos hanging out the back Slipmeister ;-)
Wash your mouth out sir!

Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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darreni said:
That is lovely slippy.

Each to their own & all that, but 20 minutes driving? You're a long time dead!
'Tis true, but I'm very fortunate to have/had other toys, but as I said previously, I spent many a happy hour behind the wheel of the Midnight Blue, Rubystone and Guards Red examples I owned previously.

I'd build a '64 RS rep, but building a non sunroof LHD car with a correct (reasonably accurate) interior, decent brakes and suspension etc in a decent colour, wouldn't leave much change from £50k. At that price level I'd rather have a Mk1 996 GT3 and be able to enjoy it (until that too goes up in value and becomes unusable........)

IMI A

9,410 posts

200 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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41000 miles and those seats still look brand new. I've seen so many 964 RS and 964 turbos with less mileage and seats shinier than a Yugoslavian car wash's silicon spray. Just perfect. Well bought that man.

Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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jfp said:
Ha ha that would be all the better if it had a couple of turbos hanging out the back Slipmeister ;-)
F*ckin horsepower junkies, you're all the same ! ! biggrin

This should do the trick Jon, 964 fitted with 993 turbo lump tuned to circa 500hp :


jfp

514 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Slippydiff said:
jfp said:
Ha ha that would be all the better if it had a couple of turbos hanging out the back Slipmeister ;-)
F*ckin horsepower junkies, you're all the same ! ! biggrin

This should do the trick Jon, 964 fitted with 993 turbo lump tuned to circa 500hp :

Yes!!!!!

ArcticGT3

977 posts

211 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Stunning Slippy, I can see the enjoyment in keeping it looking that nice.

Did you replace the Mk1 with anything ?

Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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ArcticGT3 said:
Stunning Slippy, I can see the enjoyment in keeping it looking that nice.

Did you replace the Mk1 with anything ?
Opened the garage door one morning in August to find some tw*t had dumped this in there. Unbelievable, bloody fly tippers .......











biggrin

Edit to add ;

Now needs a £13k refurb.
Gear ratios are hopeless.
Engine lacks usable torque.
Suspension is hopeless.
Suffers from ridiculous amounts of understeer.
Steering is rubbish.
Steering lacks feel and feedback.
It's old.
Generally owned by GT3 "fanboy" tw*ts.

Still one of Porsche AG's finest moments though cloud9



Edited by Slippydiff on Tuesday 25th November 23:32

ArcticGT3

977 posts

211 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Worst spec in the worst colour ! You'll do your nuts on that if you keep it too long !! biggrin

Marky's old one ?

Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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anonymous said:
[redacted]
Agreed, you've only got to look at list of issues inherent to the 996 GT3 I've posted above to see how utterly futile ownership of them is hehe

Zyp

14,673 posts

188 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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laugh

mollytherocker

14,365 posts

208 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Slippydiff said:
Opened the garage door one morning in August to find some tw*t had dumped this in there. Unbelievable, bloody fly tippers .......











biggrin

Edit to add ;

Now needs a £13k refurb.
Gear ratios are hopeless.
Engine lacks usable torque.
Suspension is hopeless.
Suffers from ridiculous amounts of understeer.
Steering is rubbish.
Steering lacks feel and feedback.
It's old.
Generally owned by GT3 "fanboy" tw*ts.

Still one of Porsche AG's finest moments though cloud9



Edited by Slippydiff on Tuesday 25th November 23:32
Dude. TEACH me.

PS - ref 'The 40 year old virgin'.

David Hype

2,296 posts

251 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Slippydiff said:
Bought it in 2011, I hopped on the very last "they're still a sensible price (just) boat". I've driven it a total of 20 minutes in the three and half years I've owned it (and 15 minutes of those were on the roadtest....... ) biggrin
It was bought as a driver, but became a garage queen redface

Being Ferrari yellow (a special wishes colour back in '92) it's rare and I believe now very sought after for the colour alone. It's done a mere 41k miles in it's 22 years and has a fantastic provenance.

Many will bemoan the fact it doesn't get driven, but I had my fun in these cars (this is my fourth) when they were still cheap (between 2001 and 2006). I've always had a GT2 or GT3 in the stable at the same time as the RS, so I've relied on them for my driving thrills.





^ N.B I have the original RS steering wheel and horn push (fortunately, as they're getting harder to find and consequently more and more expensive).



The interior and engine bay are concours, the underside and front compartment will be detailed over the next couple of years (I had the rear dampers overhauled by Bilstein UK and fitted new front dampers at the same time)
Slippy, do you have a contact at Bilstein UK? My rear dampers on the 3 are weeping a little at only 17K and I would prefer to keep the originals if I can.

What did they charge per corner for the service (if you don't mind me asking)?

Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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David Masters Bilstein UK.

Approx £85 per damper. Yours will almost certainly need damper rods as the hard chrome plating pits, then fails which in turn rips the seal packs to shreds. The damper rods are approx £20-25. All prices plus vat.

All in all it still works out far cheaper than a new damper. smile

As a footnote it's well worthwhile getting the spring seats and their locking rings (and to a lesser extent the anti roll bar mounts) freed off before you have the dampers overhauled.