Porsche 911 997.1 Daily Driver
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Does it add to the 911-din of wind and tyre roar at motorway speeds much OP?Small milestone hit today.
Weather permitting im heading to the lake District early Saturday with a friend who is a photographer. Hoping for some nice shots and some drone footage too.
I also have a cosmetic mod coming that I'm excited about, nothing extravagant but hoping it makes the exterior of the car a little more personalized
Weather permitting im heading to the lake District early Saturday with a friend who is a photographer. Hoping for some nice shots and some drone footage too.
I also have a cosmetic mod coming that I'm excited about, nothing extravagant but hoping it makes the exterior of the car a little more personalized
duncancallum said:
Nice thread.
Used to live in horwich know rivvy rather well. The pub carpark was it the millstone.
Isn't there a porsche specialist in copull too?
There used to be one in Standish - Cath Burrows the owner was called. Doesn't seem to exist anymore. Funnily enough she was the women who ran over Bradley Wiggins many years ago . My go to is now Unique in Westhoughton, cant recommend them enough - fantastic in every wayUsed to live in horwich know rivvy rather well. The pub carpark was it the millstone.
Isn't there a porsche specialist in copull too?
The pub is the millstone, iv never been in but have stopped many times to look at nice cars in the car park
Edited by adean22 on Sunday 30th July 20:42
What a great day that was. Woke up at 2:30 am to head to the lake district to drive some nice roads during sunrise. Day went great, found some lovely roads near Buttermere and brought my mate who has some fantastic cameras and drones (pics to follow once hes edited them).
All was fantastic until I heard a bang and then a thud thud thud thud thud.
Pulled over to confirm my suspicions and it was a slash in the rear tyre caused by a big pot hole
Hopefully the wheel isn't bent/cracked. It has damaged the finish but the wheels need refurbing anyway so I wont loose any sleep over that.
Luckily this was right next to a cafe so we went and got breakfast and rang the AA , this is where the day got worse. Despite having AA with all the bells and whistles they wouldn't take me home, only to a tyre place. Annoying as it was I thought that's fine, id need two new rears as the other one is more than half worn so wasn't mixing new and old tyres . When I expressed the tyres would have to be Michelin Pilot Sport 4s (same as what I had put on the car 12k mile ago) the AA disagreed. They had found some "marshall" tyres in my size so wanted me to pay to have them fitted so I could carry on my journey. I googled these tyres and they seemed like cheap crap to be honest. Now I understand that the purpose of breakdown is to get you going again but surely they weren't expecting me to fit ditch finders to my car - maybe I'm being unreasonable here, would welcome peoples opinions on this??
After a lot of toing and throwing they finally managed to agree to recover me home, great news I thought.
Then I was told they were sending a van to tow me, now I know from experience with my family's cars etc they cant do this with anything rwd, low or wide. The 911 is all of these. So it took more toing and throwing for them to agree to send a flatbed
Luckily a flatbed arrived two hours later. this was geat news untill the first recovery truck dropped me off at tebay services (60 miles from home) and expressed he couldn't drive any further due to HGV laws etc. Now I love the tebay butchers section so I remained positive and rang the AA to see what happened now. I was then told we would have to get another recovery truck from tebay to lancaster and then another one from Lancaster to home . Seemed crazy really - 3 recovery trucks to get home. Luckily the second truck agreed it was nonsense and brought me all the way to where the car needed to be.
I dont like hanging about so the second i got home Iv ordered 2 new Pilot Sport 4 S's for the rear - they get fitted tuesday
The old ones had done 12k miles and had about 30% life left so they would of needed changing in a few month anyway.
It has got me thinking about changing breakdown cover, im more than happy to pay more for a better service. Anyone any recommendations?
Edited by adean22 on Saturday 29th July 15:54
Edited by adean22 on Saturday 29th July 15:55
996Type said:
This is a great thread, your work on the car is amazing and it’s a great read, thank you for recording it.
I was a bit older than you but did similar with a 996, running it as a daily car for 2 years in all weathers at around 12 years old, car was funnily enough sourced from a feature in this website.
They stand up much better to constant use, it’s better I’m sure for things to wear out than just decay away from lack of use!
Benefit of cars at this interim age (modern classic?) is that enthusiasts like yourself work through fixes in a much more realistic manner than the main garages and record them for other enthusiasts to do like wise, which brings ownership into grasp.
That's one of the main reasons I made the thread. I think its important people buy these cars and fix them themselves, brings it more into the real world - not everyone can afford to pay Porsche centres £250 + VAT per hour. Its a great car and it should be used everyday , pointless having it if its not used I was a bit older than you but did similar with a 996, running it as a daily car for 2 years in all weathers at around 12 years old, car was funnily enough sourced from a feature in this website.
They stand up much better to constant use, it’s better I’m sure for things to wear out than just decay away from lack of use!
Benefit of cars at this interim age (modern classic?) is that enthusiasts like yourself work through fixes in a much more realistic manner than the main garages and record them for other enthusiasts to do like wise, which brings ownership into grasp.
New rear tyres on the and car back to being able to be used.
Weather permitting I'm going back to the lakes this weekend to have another go at the same roads - hopefully without the puncture
Every time I take the wheels off it makes me want to buy a lug conversion kit. Its such a pain having wheel bolts instead of wheel nuts, especially on big heavy wide wheels
Weather permitting I'm going back to the lakes this weekend to have another go at the same roads - hopefully without the puncture
Every time I take the wheels off it makes me want to buy a lug conversion kit. Its such a pain having wheel bolts instead of wheel nuts, especially on big heavy wide wheels
Got an idea in my head last week and had to follow through with it.
Here we have gold porsche side stickers.
The idea looked better in my head, really not sure how I feel about them. They can stay for a few week whilst I decide. No harm in them, worse case they are just stickers that peel off.
Here we have gold porsche side stickers.
The idea looked better in my head, really not sure how I feel about them. They can stay for a few week whilst I decide. No harm in them, worse case they are just stickers that peel off.
Something odd happened today, managed to have a day driving round the lake District and didn't end up on a tow truck. Made a nice change from last week.
Also the new tyres Definatly have more grip than the old ones. Even though the old ones were above the legal limit it does show just how traction detoriates as the tyres wear down.
Also the new tyres Definatly have more grip than the old ones. Even though the old ones were above the legal limit it does show just how traction detoriates as the tyres wear down.
Attended the PH25th anniversary event at the weekend, was a very good event and great to see so many of the cars I have read about over the last few years. Since he event was near so many different car met places we made the day into a little roadtip. We visited Bicester heritage (for the PH25 show), British Motor Museum, Gilfs garage café and finished the day of with tea at Caffeine and Machine. It was a fantastic way to spend a Saturday, the weather stayed pretty good as well.
I was shocked by the amount of 911s at the H25 event. I parked up and was next to 3 others already
Iv been weighing up buying a front aero bumper for a while - just not sue if it will be too low or not - after seeing this car it has me really really wanting one
It even as the wheels iv been looking at too - such a nice looking car. After looking in the interior it has the BFI shift knob I want too - it was pretty much my perfect spec 997
Just as I thought I had seen enough 911s I sat down at caffeine and machine with a rather nice view in front of the TV displaying F1
If you haven't been to Caffeine and Machine I strongly recommend it to you.
I was shocked by the amount of 911s at the H25 event. I parked up and was next to 3 others already
Iv been weighing up buying a front aero bumper for a while - just not sue if it will be too low or not - after seeing this car it has me really really wanting one
It even as the wheels iv been looking at too - such a nice looking car. After looking in the interior it has the BFI shift knob I want too - it was pretty much my perfect spec 997
Just as I thought I had seen enough 911s I sat down at caffeine and machine with a rather nice view in front of the TV displaying F1
If you haven't been to Caffeine and Machine I strongly recommend it to you.
The car is coming with me for a 4 day camping trip in Wales at the end of this week, in preparation for the trip I needed power in the frunk so my mate can charge his Drone and camera battery's on the go (we are hoping for some great shots of the car) .
I already had a 12v cig lighter in the front for the camping fridge so I installed 2 USB sockets too - they even have a handy volt meter.
Also have some more photos from the lakes the other weekend.
I already had a 12v cig lighter in the front for the camping fridge so I installed 2 USB sockets too - they even have a handy volt meter.
Also have some more photos from the lakes the other weekend.
Car hit 113,000 miles over the weekend on the way to Mount Snowdon
This now means the car is due a service in a few hundred miles so all oil + filters have been ordered.
Going with Millers 10w50 NT+ again - still pains me how expensive this oil is, especially when buying 10 liters as the car takes 8.3 litres. Even to do the service myself it costs £160 in parts - not a complaint just an observation.
The front right has developed a squeak when steering and going over bumps at low speeds so I shall investigate that at the service too . Not sure if its just a dry bush, top mount of possibly a ball joint on its way out.
This now means the car is due a service in a few hundred miles so all oil + filters have been ordered.
Going with Millers 10w50 NT+ again - still pains me how expensive this oil is, especially when buying 10 liters as the car takes 8.3 litres. Even to do the service myself it costs £160 in parts - not a complaint just an observation.
The front right has developed a squeak when steering and going over bumps at low speeds so I shall investigate that at the service too . Not sure if its just a dry bush, top mount of possibly a ball joint on its way out.
LanceRS said:
How much!
By my reckoning, that’s an increase of nearly £100 on what was already an obscene amount in the last 18 months.
Just had a look through my old tax letters. IN 2021 it was £600, in 2022 it was £630 and now in 2023 its £695. IM guessing 2024 is going to be into the £700 range .By my reckoning, that’s an increase of nearly £100 on what was already an obscene amount in the last 18 months.
I use the car a lot so I can justify it with man math's, but for people who only use their cars for a few miles every weekend it seems like a crazy amount
The more iv looked at and researched the from suspension squeak/ creak I think its the front right lower control arm or coffin arm as they seem to be called in the Porsche world- I guess they look a little like a coffin?
The noise is either one of the bushings or the ball joint. The ball joint cant be replaced so requires a whole new arm. Im going to replace these as a pair and whilst I'm at it its good practice to replace the "tuning forks" aswell - another silly porsche part name . These connect to the lower control arm on the big bushing and go to the back of the front subframe.
Im still undecided on whether to go for polybushed versions so they last longer and hopefully it would provide more precise steering/suspension feel?
The noise is either one of the bushings or the ball joint. The ball joint cant be replaced so requires a whole new arm. Im going to replace these as a pair and whilst I'm at it its good practice to replace the "tuning forks" aswell - another silly porsche part name . These connect to the lower control arm on the big bushing and go to the back of the front subframe.
Im still undecided on whether to go for polybushed versions so they last longer and hopefully it would provide more precise steering/suspension feel?
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