RE: New 993 Tome
Tuesday 17th January 2006
Specialist motoring publisher, Veloce have launched their latest book which pays homage to the Porsche 911 (993).
New 993 Tome
Everything you need to know about the 911
The book about the Porsche 993 is the third of a planned range of six covering Porsche models. This volume carries on the tradition established by the author’s first Porsche 911 book (published by Robert Bentley) which covered the 964 series.
Velove claim that it contains absolutely everything a 993 owner needs to know. Every model and version is included. Engines, transmissions, suspension and how to improve performance are covered as well as the fixes for common problems.
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Just wandered into Chaters Motoring Bookstore in Isleworth and they have them in their warehouse now.
Mine arrives Friday.
www.chaters.co.uk
No affiliations etc...
Mine arrives Friday.
www.chaters.co.uk
No affiliations etc...
Guys, I am looking for a good book on the 993. When you receive your copy would you be kind enough to let us all know how useful/accurate it is, please?
I have also found two other books on the 993.
1) Buyers guide by Peter Morgan
2) Buying and Selling Porsche by C. Mellar
If anyone has eitehr of these 2 books i would also appreciate your opinions on them.
I have also found two other books on the 993.
1) Buyers guide by Peter Morgan
2) Buying and Selling Porsche by C. Mellar
If anyone has eitehr of these 2 books i would also appreciate your opinions on them.
rav said:
Guys, I am looking for a good book on the 993. When you receive your copy would you be kind enough to let us all know how useful/accurate it is, please?
I have also found two other books on the 993.
1) Buyers guide by Peter Morgan
2) Buying and Selling Porsche by C. Mellar
If anyone has eitehr of these 2 books i would also appreciate your opinions on them.
Rav, I obviously have not read the book yet, but I understand that Streather's work on the 964 has great acceptance as a "complete" book among the 964 crowd. This book on the 993 is supposed to be written along the same lines. Indeed I understand that he will be writing books about all 911 incarnations. Hope this helps.
rav said:
Guys, I am looking for a good book on the 993. When you receive your copy would you be kind enough to let us all know how useful/accurate it is, please?
I have also found two other books on the 993.
1) Buyers guide by Peter Morgan
2) Buying and Selling Porsche by C. Mellar
If anyone has eitehr of these 2 books i would also appreciate your opinions on them.
I have the Peter Morgan buyers guide and its fine but thats all it is - a buyers guide - about 60 small pages.
Also the copy I have does not cover the turbo, though I think the new version does.
Paul Frere's book, The 911 Story, covers it fairly throroughly, though as it covers all 911 variants from the beginning its bound to be less comprehensive than a dedicated book like Streather's. I definitely plan to buy Streather's book.
Dan
I am the Chris Mellor that wrote the book Buying & Selling Porsvhes. It is out of print. The 993 was covered in the 911 chapter. It was covered in over-view with little detail and small b+w pictures of reasonably bad quality.
There is a 993 guide, which I have written, on the www.sportscarguides.com web site. It is a PDF (aka e-book) with 17 pages and lots of colour illustrations. It is intended as a handy guide for buyers of a road-going 993 who are new to the car and may be new to Porsche as well. Thus it is by no means a definitive guide to the car. It does contain a fairly detailed technical description, model history, basic performance details, common problems buyers might encounter and some explainations of Porsche technical terms.
The 993 Turbo, by the way, is covered in a separate 911 Turbo guide.
How good these guides are is not for me to say.
Chris.
There is a 993 guide, which I have written, on the www.sportscarguides.com web site. It is a PDF (aka e-book) with 17 pages and lots of colour illustrations. It is intended as a handy guide for buyers of a road-going 993 who are new to the car and may be new to Porsche as well. Thus it is by no means a definitive guide to the car. It does contain a fairly detailed technical description, model history, basic performance details, common problems buyers might encounter and some explainations of Porsche technical terms.
The 993 Turbo, by the way, is covered in a separate 911 Turbo guide.
How good these guides are is not for me to say.
Chris.
Well, I must admit to disappointment at the level of bad english and general slipshod production. The 964 book was much better IMHO. I guess it reflects producing books to a formula after one reasonably successful edition. The knowledge levels are obviously significantly lower.
And it reads like 'death by a thousand bullet points'...... but a useful reference if you lack the factory publications.
cheers, Maurice
And it reads like 'death by a thousand bullet points'...... but a useful reference if you lack the factory publications.
cheers, Maurice
Agent Orange said:
Tks Mo thats saved me a couple of quid then .................club shop was out of stock that day u saw me................money towards our ice creams then later in the year!!
Ice creams !!!! About the last thing on my mind at the moment ... I've had no heating since the electricity company took the power down on monday, and blew up my c/h pump when they switched it back on ! Still, the plumber is just putting the new one in as we speak ... so things may improve !
cheers, Maurice
Chris - re the accessory codes, you might want to try - www.kindel.com/Porsche/options.asp
It's a great website that Peter Morgan showed me. You just key in all the option codes that appear on the label in your car and you get a web page showing what options they relate to. Very clever.
I bought Streathers book via Tesco as suggested by another PHer and it arrived last week. It says £50 on the cover but Tesco sell it for £30. And postage was free, which is good because it's a massive weighty beast of a book. No kidding, it's about the size of an encyclopaedia or a phone directory.
After a quick flick through, I decided to try reading it cover to cover. Currently I'm 220 pages in with another 400 to go! It's pretty heavy going in some places but very interesting in others and is providing a great insight into how my car is put together and where the various elements are hidden.
Inevitably with this kind of publication different people will wish that certain chapters had more info whilst other sections had less, but he does a pretty good job overall.
The most annoying thing about the book is the number of typos, mis-captions etc. The manuscript can't have received even a cursory glance from a decent editor. It doesn't detract from being able to clearly understand the info, but it feels a bit irritating that somebody would spend so much time compiling a wealth of info but then fail to get it proof read before printing.
But if you own or want a 993, then I would definitely recomend it.
It's a great website that Peter Morgan showed me. You just key in all the option codes that appear on the label in your car and you get a web page showing what options they relate to. Very clever.
I bought Streathers book via Tesco as suggested by another PHer and it arrived last week. It says £50 on the cover but Tesco sell it for £30. And postage was free, which is good because it's a massive weighty beast of a book. No kidding, it's about the size of an encyclopaedia or a phone directory.
After a quick flick through, I decided to try reading it cover to cover. Currently I'm 220 pages in with another 400 to go! It's pretty heavy going in some places but very interesting in others and is providing a great insight into how my car is put together and where the various elements are hidden.
Inevitably with this kind of publication different people will wish that certain chapters had more info whilst other sections had less, but he does a pretty good job overall.
The most annoying thing about the book is the number of typos, mis-captions etc. The manuscript can't have received even a cursory glance from a decent editor. It doesn't detract from being able to clearly understand the info, but it feels a bit irritating that somebody would spend so much time compiling a wealth of info but then fail to get it proof read before printing.
But if you own or want a 993, then I would definitely recomend it.
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