first service repairs
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Yes - I know Vesuvius - I am thrilled by the lack of sweat report - although in fairness, it is very hard to carry out that sort of intrusive survey without taking it away to a garage.
I have also been told that these sweats do not really need to be rectified (By GTone - the garage I took the car to for work!) I am just a perfectionist so want everything to be tip top!
I have also been told that these sweats do not really need to be rectified (By GTone - the garage I took the car to for work!) I am just a perfectionist so want everything to be tip top!
These kind of threads scare me!
Fingers crossed that the 12K service on my own '97 993 (which I'll have to sort out after Christmas) doesn't come up with a similar shopping list. The brakes and clutch were done at the last service by the previous owner so hopefully there's not too much else will need attention.
If it does, look out for a kidney on ebay in January to fund it!
Fingers crossed that the 12K service on my own '97 993 (which I'll have to sort out after Christmas) doesn't come up with a similar shopping list. The brakes and clutch were done at the last service by the previous owner so hopefully there's not too much else will need attention.
If it does, look out for a kidney on ebay in January to fund it!
You can't take it with you, spend as much as it needs to keep it tip top and thrash the nuts off it! I've spent a small fortune on my pride and joy with various bods (including said GTone) and the pain always goes away on my drive home, just make sarnies for a week or two to balance the books.
My 993 has been into gt1 and northway for the last 3 years and I have to say both specialists are superb
Mine in a 97 with 92k on the clock and the last service was about £300 and the one before about £400 with the odd bit and bob in between like wheel alignment etc etc
I did however spend a small fortune when I bought mine as well !!!!
It should get better !!!
Mine in a 97 with 92k on the clock and the last service was about £300 and the one before about £400 with the odd bit and bob in between like wheel alignment etc etc
I did however spend a small fortune when I bought mine as well !!!!
It should get better !!!
Let`s face it...all mechanical components wear out eventually (even on 993`s)
On mine, in 6 years I`ve had two sets of discs, two sets of tyres, a set of dampers, wishbones, track rods, etc,. If you add to this gallons of Mobil One, loads of pads, filters and other consumables, plus copious man hours to do all the work...it all mounts up to thousands!
They normally need doing at different times, but if they all come along at once...Oops! its just bad luck.
My rule of thumb is upgrade the component at the point that it wears out. It costs a bit more, but you feel that you are improving the car rather than just spending lots just to keep it standard!
Madness...but it works for me!
On mine, in 6 years I`ve had two sets of discs, two sets of tyres, a set of dampers, wishbones, track rods, etc,. If you add to this gallons of Mobil One, loads of pads, filters and other consumables, plus copious man hours to do all the work...it all mounts up to thousands!
They normally need doing at different times, but if they all come along at once...Oops! its just bad luck.
My rule of thumb is upgrade the component at the point that it wears out. It costs a bit more, but you feel that you are improving the car rather than just spending lots just to keep it standard!
Madness...but it works for me!
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