what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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Not "early" but 2002, £19k, 76k miles.
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/81629017...
Edited by BillyB on Monday 25th March 12:56
BillyB said:
Hmm.. what's the common saying... "never buy a car from Birmingham" 
RTPT said:
BillyB said:
Hmm.. what's the common saying... "never buy a car from Birmingham" Surely it depends where in Brum?
I have bought from Knowle, Dorridge and Edgbaston before, but wouldn't buy a car from Aston, Walsall etc.
However, I'm from Cambridgeshire so don't really know the area and base my views on what I hear.
Edgbaston probably has some of the roughest parts of Brum as it does the poshest? But we all judge based on what we hear on TV these days. Wrongly or rightly, who knows?
I have bought from Knowle, Dorridge and Edgbaston before, but wouldn't buy a car from Aston, Walsall etc.
However, I'm from Cambridgeshire so don't really know the area and base my views on what I hear.
Edgbaston probably has some of the roughest parts of Brum as it does the poshest? But we all judge based on what we hear on TV these days. Wrongly or rightly, who knows?
Looks like it would be worthy of a viewing if you are local. Nice 98 3.4. Poorly detailed advert but that could be an advantage!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
Edited by M3333 on Wednesday 27th March 19:48
It's a 2001 - flippin ebay.
It's mine and yes, ad is a little sparse but happy to answer any questions. It's not pristine but solid, reliable and (I think) very fairly priced given year, mileage and condition. I will miss it.
It's mine and yes, ad is a little sparse but happy to answer any questions. It's not pristine but solid, reliable and (I think) very fairly priced given year, mileage and condition. I will miss it.
M3333 said:
Looks like it would be worthy of a viewing if you are local. Nice 98 3.4. Poorly detailed advert but that could be an advantage!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
Edited by M3333 on Wednesday 27th March 19:48
boxaw said:
It's a 2001 - flippin ebay.
It's mine and yes, ad is a little sparse but happy to answer any questions. It's not pristine but solid, reliable and (I think) very fairly priced given year, mileage and condition. I will miss it.
At least put details of the service history on there - it'll save you being asked umpteen times anyway.It's mine and yes, ad is a little sparse but happy to answer any questions. It's not pristine but solid, reliable and (I think) very fairly priced given year, mileage and condition. I will miss it.
M3333 said:
Looks like it would be worthy of a viewing if you are local. Nice 98 3.4. Poorly detailed advert but that could be an advantage!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
Edited by M3333 on Wednesday 27th March 19:48
Looks very clean. Are those wheels original - I think they're OEM but an option, not standard, yet they're not listed on the options list?
Fast Bug said:
youngsyr said:
At least put details of the service history on there - it'll save you being asked umpteen times anyway.
Looks very clean. Are those wheels original - I think they're OEM but an option, not standard, yet they're not listed on the options list?
The wheels are from a 997Looks very clean. Are those wheels original - I think they're OEM but an option, not standard, yet they're not listed on the options list?
Fast Bug said:
The wheels are from a 997
Eh? If I'm looking at the correct advert, those are 18" so-called MY02 wheels which came as an option on 986 and 996 (in different widths) - very light, and strong enough.ETA I'm almost certainly wrong, and would be good for the owner to put the detail in to show how wrong I am, but the profile of the spokes makes me imagine they are the 7.5J and 9J set.
Edited by Orangecurry on Thursday 28th March 14:17
Hi everyone I’m having some custom wheels made in 17 inch.
what would be the offsets in the picture attached? Is it ET55 front and rear?
I quite like the period look with the wheels sitting inside the arches so I’m thinking to go this route.
Tyre size would be Michelin PS4 205/50/17 on the front axle, and 255/40/17 on the rear
Wheels - 7.5 on the front and 9 on the back, as I said, ET55 front and rear.
Going for comfort and the period look. Before I pull the trigger I wanted to run it by the beards in this group.
Are there any considerations? Any good reason to go with an alternative set up? If so what and why?
Thank you
what would be the offsets in the picture attached? Is it ET55 front and rear?
I quite like the period look with the wheels sitting inside the arches so I’m thinking to go this route.
Tyre size would be Michelin PS4 205/50/17 on the front axle, and 255/40/17 on the rear
Wheels - 7.5 on the front and 9 on the back, as I said, ET55 front and rear.
Going for comfort and the period look. Before I pull the trigger I wanted to run it by the beards in this group.
Are there any considerations? Any good reason to go with an alternative set up? If so what and why?
Thank you
Hi everyone I’m having some custom wheels made in 17 inch.
what would be the offsets in the picture attached? Is it ET55 front and rear?
I quite like the period look with the wheels sitting inside the arches so I’m thinking to go this route.
Tyre size would be Michelin PS4 205/50/17 on the front axle, and 255/40/17 on the rear
Wheels - 7.5 on the front and 9 on the back, as I said, ET55 front and rear.
Going for comfort and the period look. Before I pull the trigger I wanted to run it by the beards in this group.
Are there any considerations? Any good reason to go with an alternative set up? If so what and why?
Thank you
what would be the offsets in the picture attached? Is it ET55 front and rear?
I quite like the period look with the wheels sitting inside the arches so I’m thinking to go this route.
Tyre size would be Michelin PS4 205/50/17 on the front axle, and 255/40/17 on the rear
Wheels - 7.5 on the front and 9 on the back, as I said, ET55 front and rear.
Going for comfort and the period look. Before I pull the trigger I wanted to run it by the beards in this group.
Are there any considerations? Any good reason to go with an alternative set up? If so what and why?
Thank you
chappardababbar said:
Hi everyone I’m having some custom wheels made in 17 inch.
what would be the offsets in the picture attached? Is it ET55 front and rear?
I quite like the period look with the wheels sitting inside the arches so I’m thinking to go this route.
Tyre size would be Michelin PS4 205/50/17 on the front axle, and 255/40/17 on the rear
Wheels - 7.5 on the front and 9 on the back, as I said, ET55 front and rear.
Going for comfort and the period look. Before I pull the trigger I wanted to run it by the beards in this group.
Are there any considerations? Any good reason to go with an alternative set up? If so what and why?
Thank you
There is no picture attached?what would be the offsets in the picture attached? Is it ET55 front and rear?
I quite like the period look with the wheels sitting inside the arches so I’m thinking to go this route.
Tyre size would be Michelin PS4 205/50/17 on the front axle, and 255/40/17 on the rear
Wheels - 7.5 on the front and 9 on the back, as I said, ET55 front and rear.
Going for comfort and the period look. Before I pull the trigger I wanted to run it by the beards in this group.
Are there any considerations? Any good reason to go with an alternative set up? If so what and why?
Thank you
As per your previous post - linked below - about this the standard Porsche 17 inch wheels are et55 F and R. I now have 3 sets of these. Depending on how high or how low the suspension is you get a reasonable or massive gap from wheel to arch. I'll add some pics which hopefully demonstrate. I experimented with a 15mm spacer to give et40 on fronts. It definitely affected the steering feel on my more feelsome car. I also experimented with using 4 x rear wheels and therefore 4 x 255 40 tyres. This obviously affected the steering feel too.
It's also worth mentioning that the 997 uses a slightly lower - more inboard - offset - et57 - in its 18 inch setup compared to the 996 18 inch setup - et50. So is Porsche trying to change steering feel on the newer car by increasing offset or is there a different reason for this?
To answer your question you need to decide how much you worry about the look of the car having a big gap between rim to arch and it will depend on how low the car is. Also if the steering will feel different to you using different offsets and if this is something you prefer or dislike. I know which setup I preferred feel wise but you may be different to Me.
What wheels do you have on now and what suspension setup do you have?
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
No spacers standard front and rear wheels
4 rear wheels
15mm spacers front standard front and rear wheels
Different car here again no spacers standard front and rear wheels
Edited
Higher / Lower offset correction
Edited by ATM on Sunday 31st March 09:24
boxaw said:
It's a 2001 - flippin ebay.
It's mine and yes, ad is a little sparse but happy to answer any questions. It's not pristine but solid, reliable and (I think) very fairly priced given year, mileage and condition. I will miss it.
Looks like a nice straight car. GLWTS. Does it have a glass sunroof? I always thought they were metal topped? It's mine and yes, ad is a little sparse but happy to answer any questions. It's not pristine but solid, reliable and (I think) very fairly priced given year, mileage and condition. I will miss it.
M3333 said:
Looks like it would be worthy of a viewing if you are local. Nice 98 3.4. Poorly detailed advert but that could be an advantage!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335320342798?mkcid=16&a...
Edited by M3333 on Wednesday 27th March 19:48
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