Mid Life Crisis purchase! - 977 C2.
Discussion
I've finally bit the bullet and taken delivery of my very first Porsche.
December 2008 basalt black C2 with approx 57000 on the clock.
It's surprising how much contrary advice I received prior to this purchase regarding private versus dealer purchases, servicing, types of tires, super unleaded versus normal unleaded, targeting of speeding tickets, etc etc etc.
Anyway, on balance I finally purchased the car from a dealer in Wilmslow :-) complete with 2 year Porsche warrantly and the car fully prepped, and, well, looking and driving like a dream. The Porsche warrantly seemed like a 'no brainer' to me, despite the perhaps 6k premium on the 'private' price.
I do have a private garage that can carry out work to 'Porsche specifications', but would you do this, or only use a dealer, or a mixture of both?. Would you have the dealer do the servicing, but use private to replace brake pads etc?
I also hear that N rated tires are a legal/insurance/warrantly requirement, but I also hear this is nonsence and the tires only have to be road legal.
What is the procedure if you have a puncture? The dealer mentioned the emergency foam under the bonnnet, but has anyone actually used this?
I have to say that I now understand what people are talking about when they mention how a car makes you feel. It's an absolute pleasure to drive, and I get excited thinking about taking off the cover and going for a drive. I surprised myself in not actually wanting to drive it that fast, just love the handling and the acceleration.
Thanks for listening to my rambling, it's just been quite a good week! :-)
December 2008 basalt black C2 with approx 57000 on the clock.
It's surprising how much contrary advice I received prior to this purchase regarding private versus dealer purchases, servicing, types of tires, super unleaded versus normal unleaded, targeting of speeding tickets, etc etc etc.
Anyway, on balance I finally purchased the car from a dealer in Wilmslow :-) complete with 2 year Porsche warrantly and the car fully prepped, and, well, looking and driving like a dream. The Porsche warrantly seemed like a 'no brainer' to me, despite the perhaps 6k premium on the 'private' price.
I do have a private garage that can carry out work to 'Porsche specifications', but would you do this, or only use a dealer, or a mixture of both?. Would you have the dealer do the servicing, but use private to replace brake pads etc?
I also hear that N rated tires are a legal/insurance/warrantly requirement, but I also hear this is nonsence and the tires only have to be road legal.
What is the procedure if you have a puncture? The dealer mentioned the emergency foam under the bonnnet, but has anyone actually used this?
I have to say that I now understand what people are talking about when they mention how a car makes you feel. It's an absolute pleasure to drive, and I get excited thinking about taking off the cover and going for a drive. I surprised myself in not actually wanting to drive it that fast, just love the handling and the acceleration.
Thanks for listening to my rambling, it's just been quite a good week! :-)
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