RE: PH Carpool: Porsche 911 cabrio
Discussion
Dusty964 said:
Loved my 964. As the op said, comfy, plenty quick enough, practical, and beautifully built.
I can't see why there is such a gulf in prices between these and a 993, but predict these will increase soon enough.
A great mix of classic 911 yet usable as a daily.
I need to get another.
Eta- lovely colour too.
Ditto! mmm lovely! I want one too. I can't see why there is such a gulf in prices between these and a 993, but predict these will increase soon enough.
A great mix of classic 911 yet usable as a daily.
I need to get another.
Eta- lovely colour too.
Thanks very much indeed to all those who have posted such kind comments!
Several questions have been asked, and I will post the answers below for those who are interested in reading them :
Jamie Banks
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Question from: [365daytonafan]Great write up and great car.
The pictures in the snow show different alloys to the summer pictures. Is the car switched onto winter rubber for these journeys?
Answer: Correct Daytonafan, I have a set of not very beautiful wheels (aftermarket imitation split rims, fitted to the car when I bought it), which are shod with Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme M+S rated tyres for Winter use. The Summer use wheels were bought new from Design 911 four years ago.
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Question from: [badgerracing]Great write up, but one big question – how did you get a roof rack on the cabrio? Is this some kind of witchcraft?
I bought a 964 C4 coupe and a roofrack to get to the alps as I thought that was the only option?
Answer: Not witchcraft badgerracing, it’s the only cabrio I know which has roof gutters! The soft top is actually semi-rigid, with two strong panels set into it. The front one extends back from the windscreen about 6 inches and the rear one extends forward from just above the back window about 6 inches. The two are joined together by bars which run lengthways above the doors, and the gutters are bolted through into these. The result is that you can nip down to Halfords and buy a cheapo gutter-fitting van ladder rack kit, cut the cross bars down to size with a hacksaw and, hey presto, you have the basis for attaching a range of standard rack options, e.g. Thule lockable ski clamps. Just a word of caution however, the roof pivot assembly mountings are not as strong as coupé roof pillars, so it’s probably sensible to keep load weight and frontal area relatively modest.
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Question from: [Andy JB]Great read - sounds almost too good to be true - would love to know what the mnce costs are like to complete that sort of mileage.
Also be interested to note why the cab preferred over Targa for future consideration?
Answer: I’ll post the maintenance costs when I’ve had time to do the sums, but that may be a while! The main reason for changing preference from a Targa to a cab was consistent adverse comments about sealing of the Targa roof, and I guess that stowage space is also compromised when enjoying the fresh air!
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Hope that’s helpful, and once again thanks for the nice remarks!
Several questions have been asked, and I will post the answers below for those who are interested in reading them :
Jamie Banks
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Question from: [365daytonafan]Great write up and great car.
The pictures in the snow show different alloys to the summer pictures. Is the car switched onto winter rubber for these journeys?
Answer: Correct Daytonafan, I have a set of not very beautiful wheels (aftermarket imitation split rims, fitted to the car when I bought it), which are shod with Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme M+S rated tyres for Winter use. The Summer use wheels were bought new from Design 911 four years ago.
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Question from: [badgerracing]Great write up, but one big question – how did you get a roof rack on the cabrio? Is this some kind of witchcraft?
I bought a 964 C4 coupe and a roofrack to get to the alps as I thought that was the only option?
Answer: Not witchcraft badgerracing, it’s the only cabrio I know which has roof gutters! The soft top is actually semi-rigid, with two strong panels set into it. The front one extends back from the windscreen about 6 inches and the rear one extends forward from just above the back window about 6 inches. The two are joined together by bars which run lengthways above the doors, and the gutters are bolted through into these. The result is that you can nip down to Halfords and buy a cheapo gutter-fitting van ladder rack kit, cut the cross bars down to size with a hacksaw and, hey presto, you have the basis for attaching a range of standard rack options, e.g. Thule lockable ski clamps. Just a word of caution however, the roof pivot assembly mountings are not as strong as coupé roof pillars, so it’s probably sensible to keep load weight and frontal area relatively modest.
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Question from: [Andy JB]Great read - sounds almost too good to be true - would love to know what the mnce costs are like to complete that sort of mileage.
Also be interested to note why the cab preferred over Targa for future consideration?
Answer: I’ll post the maintenance costs when I’ve had time to do the sums, but that may be a while! The main reason for changing preference from a Targa to a cab was consistent adverse comments about sealing of the Targa roof, and I guess that stowage space is also compromised when enjoying the fresh air!
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Hope that’s helpful, and once again thanks for the nice remarks!
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