Just picked up my first porsche, a 996 turbo
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Well I say just but that was about 3 hours ago, been diving around since
What a car, I cant stop grinning.
Couple of questions....
Is it possible to get extended seat rails? Im 6'5" and would really appreciate even a fraction more leg room, I'll suffer it if I have to but when I need to get a good handful of steering my knees are in the way.
Also, the spoiler comes up automatically at 75 ish, at what point does it go back down? I dropped down to 50 and it was still up.
Tomorrow morning I will have to get up early to take the car on a 10 mile drive to warm it up ready for the 2 mile run from my house to my office


What a car, I cant stop grinning.Couple of questions....
Is it possible to get extended seat rails? Im 6'5" and would really appreciate even a fraction more leg room, I'll suffer it if I have to but when I need to get a good handful of steering my knees are in the way.
Also, the spoiler comes up automatically at 75 ish, at what point does it go back down? I dropped down to 50 and it was still up.
Tomorrow morning I will have to get up early to take the car on a 10 mile drive to warm it up ready for the 2 mile run from my house to my office



Regarding seat and wheel problems. I have seen one where the owner had put a slightly smaller official sport steering wheel on. This then gives enough space for comfortable steering without knees getting in the way. Maybe a good mod for you.
By the way. Great choice. Awesome car. What spec is it?
By the way. Great choice. Awesome car. What spec is it?
Porkupine said:
Regarding seat and wheel problems. I have seen one where the owner had put a slightly smaller official sport steering wheel on. This then gives enough space for comfortable steering without knees getting in the way. Maybe a good mod for you.
By the way. Great choice. Awesome car. What spec is it?
Thanks I will look into that! By the way. Great choice. Awesome car. What spec is it?
She is a three owner 2002 with 40k on the clock in blue. Not much in the way of extra toys but who cares

Congrats!
Might I suggest living with it for a while before you alter the rails or steering wheel, I'm 6'4" and it took a while for me to get comfortable in mine, that said I actually have to have my seat slightly forward and more reclined as I'm longer in the body.
Enjoy your new toy!
Might I suggest living with it for a while before you alter the rails or steering wheel, I'm 6'4" and it took a while for me to get comfortable in mine, that said I actually have to have my seat slightly forward and more reclined as I'm longer in the body.
Enjoy your new toy!
I'm 6'4" and have the same wheel / knee issue with most cars ! On my 996 I've fitted THIS, an RS wheel. The boss moves it slightly further out and the wheel itself is slightly smaller. It's still not perfect but it does add a little more space. It uses a standard six bolt fitting, I might add an extra spacer at some point to bring it closer still.
sundayjumper said:
I'm 6'4" and have the same wheel / knee issue with most cars ! On my 996 I've fitted THIS, an RS wheel. The boss moves it slightly further out and the wheel itself is slightly smaller. It's still not perfect but it does add a little more space. It uses a standard six bolt fitting, I might add an extra spacer at some point to bring it closer still.
Interesting, how does that affect the airbag?tezza77 said:
Interesting, how does that affect the airbag?
It moves it quite a long way. All the was to a shelf in the garage 
A 2.7 ohm resistor fools the car into thinking the airbag is still fitted.
If you're not comfortable with having no airbag, your options for increasing knee room are very limited.
I had my first drive in one yesterday, X50 model with a remap. Typically the Sunday drivers were out a day early so not much chance to make continual rapid process, but when the opportunity arose the acceleration and poise was epic. I had driven 993TT's before and the 996TT felt a lot more rapid (the 993's were remapped too, but I was quite disappointed with the performance). I had been thinking about a 997TT, but I can get a nice Golf GTI for everyday use for the difference in price.
Waiting for a trade in price for my current car and if the price is right an inspection will be sorted out.
Waiting for a trade in price for my current car and if the price is right an inspection will be sorted out.
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