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I'm moving house at the moment. The car has been sat stationary and untouched since I last drove it in march. I put 2 litres of clutch side fluid into the gearbox which it swallowed before just starting to spill out. Fired up perfectly as the battery was fully charged. Drove perfectly too. Much better than last time when I only put 1 litre of clutch fluid in. Last time it was a bit jerky changing in the lower gears. I might go for another little drive now once I've out some air in the tyres....

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Just finished an oil change on this. Also put in another litre or so of PDK clutch fluid. If anyone is interested the plastic filter casing thing is a bit problematic. I ended up leaving my removal tool attached to it. My new MANN filter didn't have a crush ring in the box even though my 2 over MANN filters for different cars both did. I couldn't see one on the sump plug when I removed it so I put it back on without. Then when you're finished there is no way to check the oil level. The car will only tell you the level once its warned up which isn't really helpful.

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Car drives fine if it has all its fluids topped up. You wouldn't know anything amiss from the driver's seat. I just use it for pottering around. I don't dare go too far because the clutch fluid needs topping off regularly. So yeah car still lives and I'm using it a bit.

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Gary C said:

Looks like its giving you an instruction to get out there for a thrash.

Message received and understood

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The better side obviously

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Armitage.Shanks said:

It's coming on!

Just a question on bodywork. The side/sill panel with the air vent is scuffed. Given what they can do with plastic these days are you going for a repair or new plastic panel given that whole piece is only c£250?

Its also cracked and there might be some of it missing where it interfaces with the metal work.

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TheHighlander said:

Cracking thread ATM.

After owning 3 Boxsters I can see why you chose to get it back and repair it, cracking motors.

Hopefully you get all the gremlins sorted out, out of all the cars I've owned Porches have always been a bugger to work on.

I took a chance on my 1st 1. It was a 2.7, 174,000 on it. I kept it till around the 200 mark and it's now on 235,000 with no mechanical doom yet.

The later cars feel a bit sanitised compared to the older ones. So I prefer the feel of the older ones. The problem with the older cars is they need more work doing to keep them tip top as they're getting on now. Which is why I was tempted to keep this because even though its been through the wars the car still drives well. For a day to day knock about in traffic its ideal with the flappy paddle gears. I know everyone on PH seems to love manual but I really like the PDK. Its very clever and when you spend some time with it you realise that.

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Thanks

I'm still topping up the clutch fluid every couple of weeks depending if I use the car. I really should get someone with a brain to look at it but no idea who that is. Suspect most Porsche mechanics would have never seen one of these pdk boxes in pieces.

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Slippydiff said:

ATM said:

Thanks

I'm still topping up the clutch fluid every couple of weeks depending if I use the car. I really should get someone with a brain to look at it but no idea who that is. Suspect most Porsche mechanics would have never seen one of these pdk boxes in pieces.

https://austrin-engineering.co.uk/

Thank you sir

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rdjohn said:

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An addition, or a trade-in?

They've been friends for a while. I was missing the old school feel so decided to try an early 996 and it has definitely impressed. Detailed thread here

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

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Trying this new pdk fluid today. Its the cheapest stuff I could find online. Paid just over 12 quid for 2 litres delivered. See where thumb is it says Porsche spec.

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Winters on

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I moved insurance last year to get a better deal. I might do the same this year we'll see. When I crashed the car I was with the previous company. Then when I bought back the wreck I was still with them and my policy just carried on. I then renewed with them as it seemed simpler. The deal with them was they would insure the car for theft only until it had passed an MOT which proved its road worthiness. Once I got the MOT I had to ask them to amend the insurance so I could tax it. When I switched last year I just insured the car like any other. The car has a marker now about being an insurance loss but otherwise its just a car and you insure it just like any other. There might be a problem if I claim again I don't know. If the car gets stolen then we might have a fight about what it's worth. Or if I crash it again! Even though I might believe the car is worth one amount that doesn't mean they will. But I'm hoping we never get to that. When I insured the car I gave an estimate of its value. I think I gave a high number because there is a rule I think that you can't under estimate the car's value. Numbers used when you buy insurance have very little in common with those used when they payout unless you have a specific deal which honors the values given at the start. Once the car is all fixed I may insist on this to protect myself from a very low payout if something did happen requiring me to claim again. I think I renewed in April. That doesn't give me long considering my pedestrian pace thus far.

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PaulD86 said:

You need to drive it more

I dont want to disagree.

I do find if I drive one of the Porsches for a few weeks then switch to the other its like getting a new or another car all other again. I still believe that having one car - however good it is - gets boring. Better to have a selection.

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CJM36 said:

Hope you’re doing well OP, as well as your cars!

Today I have unfortunately had someone rear end me, I was stationary, the other driver was doing around 30mph. It’s a 2005 987 that I drive, and although the damage looks superficial I’m almost certain it’s not - the boot now clears the spoiler by what seems less than a mm.

So I am prepared for the car to be written off, being a 2005. In the case the car is written op off, I plan to buy it back and repair it myself, of course providing I’m offered it at a good price.

Any advice? Or am I daft?

I should’ve said; the car is now worth a decent amount more than what I paid for it

Thanks!

Well we need some pics man / woman / person.

The problem I had was that the ins co would not give me the buy back price until I had agreed the pay out number. So they tell you what you are getting for the write off claim first. You have to accept that and then express an interest in buying back the wreck. Then they tell you the price and you have to just say yes or no on the phone. So you need some idea of the damage and repair costs in advance if you want to make an informed decision. I didn't really make an informed decision - I just said F it yes I want it back.

Now not all ins co will let you buy back.

My car got lost too. I agreed to buy it back and they told me to go collect it from some where. I rang them and they said your car is not here. The ins co took a couple days to find it. Then when it was delivered to me people had obviously been tinkering with it or messing with it. I'm not sure if any damage occurred during this moving it here and moving it there. But bear in mind my car only had 3 wheels so any moving would be problematic.

So lets say your car is worth 10 grand as a ball park. If there is 5 grand worth of damage then maybe they write it off. Then what would be the repair bill for you to get it repaired elsewhere. Or the other way to look at it is what is the car worth in parts.

My repair bill was massive because the car was missing a wheel. Ins co estimates replace everything ripped off. So the disc, hub, suspension parts, wheel, calliper etc. These parts alone added up to over 5 grand I think minimum - maybe even more. I obviously re-used the wheel and brake caliper and some other parts and replaced the rest with used. I think I spent a grand only for parts to get it back on 4 wheels.

So it is swings and rounds depending on the car, the damage, the ins co repair estimate and your ability to fix it cheap enough to be bothered with the hassle. Unless you really like the car and then its a simple decision. You just do it.

Right now your feelings will be a bit raw because it has just happened. Take some time to let it sink in and then see how you feel.

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981Boxess said:

Given what you know today would you still have gone the salvage buy back route?

My Gearbox sprung a leak which is still yet to be diagnosed. That aside I have only spent 2000 maximum to get it MOT'ed and back on the road. So I think that's a good deal. But I am driving it around damaged and leaking clutch fluid. That would horrify some people.

If I had just broken the car for parts I could have easily made 5 grand.

I think my situation was unique because so much was ripped off the car and the car itself wasn't really that badly damaged. No air bags went off. The front was all fine.

Yes I would do it again. I basically just bolted the wheel back on while fitting some replacement bits.

If the car was smashed into a wall and destroyed and air bags went off then No I would not do it.