997tt Test Drive

[chillerman]

I was at West London OPC on Tues and was supposed to have a spin in the silver 997tt they have, however I was informed that the engine was ''buzzed'' during a test drive and so the car was incapacitated. I did look it over in the workshop though, and true enough it is having surgery done. Someone must have been giving it the full beans, was this anyone here?

[verysideways]

By "buzzed" do they mean someone changed down rather than up, perchance?

[magic torch]

It'd be a Tip though, surely?

[JEBLondon]

The West London OPC 997TT silver demo car that I saw was a Tip. Not sure how you 'buzz' one with the auto upshift at the limiter and they can't be downshifted above the limiter either...

Sounds strange.

[chillerman]

I agree, and did question the Sales Guy, he said he believed that someone had changed gear and kept their foot hard on the gas, basically didn't lift. I still felt that this should've been prevented from damaging engine by the electronic safeguards but I didn't question him further as he seemed a little vague about it.

[escobar]

When I had a Tip Boxster some years ago I never lifted off to change gear. It was impossible to over-rev the car, even if you wanted to change down a gear the electronics simply wouldnt let you unless the revs were right!!

Maybe it was another problem that they didnt want to disclose!?