what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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Solved the Dansk stainless flexi pipe issue:
I've also replaced the manifold to cat nuts and bolts with Ti versions from https://www.t7design.co.uk/ If anyone needs any Ti fasteners I'd strongly suggest those guys - really helpful and great service.
The car passed it's MOT this week, so all good for me. Much less rattling too.
I've also replaced the manifold to cat nuts and bolts with Ti versions from https://www.t7design.co.uk/ If anyone needs any Ti fasteners I'd strongly suggest those guys - really helpful and great service.
The car passed it's MOT this week, so all good for me. Much less rattling too.
Many more long journeys for work in a new role and the need to carry 3 passengers in comfort mean I'm planning on chopping in my 1998 Carrera manual coupe with sport pack and sunroof delete, together with my modern fiesta ST for a Panamera this year. The 996 is a great useable example (rather than a garage queen) on 146k miles but it has been subject to a huge amount of work in recent times.
Am I best holding out for spring (late March / April) before advertising it do you think?
Am I best holding out for spring (late March / April) before advertising it do you think?
jonindorset said:
Many more long journeys for work in a new role and the need to carry 3 passengers in comfort mean I'm planning on chopping in my 1998 Carrera manual coupe with sport pack and sunroof delete, together with my modern fiesta ST for a Panamera this year. The 996 is a great useable example (rather than a garage queen) on 146k miles but it has been subject to a huge amount of work in recent times.
Am I best holding out for spring (late March / April) before advertising it do you think?
Hard to say. I tried advertising mine on here a few months ago and only got 1 serious enquiry. Maybe my ad was poor or maybe my car is not what people want or maybe no one was buying on here. Who knows. If you're thinking of selling and won't be annoyed if you get nowhere then why not try. It can't hurt.Am I best holding out for spring (late March / April) before advertising it do you think?
TwinExit said:
My '97 996 C2 has had a MOT (a bit of rust repair work) and service/plug change. And now it's stored away for 6 months by a company that will look after it and run routine checks, let the car run and move about to prevent flatspots etc...
Why not put winter tyres and keep driving? Can't be cheap to get it looked after and it isn't an appreciating classic?jonny996 said:
I got back from 18 days skiing over the holiday, started first turn & I've had it at work every day since.
I've said it before, it just does not feel like a 19 year old car.
If yours is like most with new suspension, rads, clutch, brakes and so on then its not really a 19 year old car. Most of it is a lot newer.I've said it before, it just does not feel like a 19 year old car.
jonny996 said:
I got back from 18 days skiing over the holiday, started first turn & I've had it at work every day since.
I've said it before, it just does not feel like a 19 year old car.
Cars that regularly see garages and have a folder full of invoices tend to be better than cars that are neglected.I've said it before, it just does not feel like a 19 year old car.
guywilko said:
Good spotting on the manifold studs.
Thats a sensible repair to the flexi area on the exhaust, The Flexis have got to be one of the worst design features ever.
it's noisier on a cold morning now - the exhaust resonates a lot until it's warmed up. There's rubber parts in the mounts, which presumably have to warm up and soften. If I'd have thought about it more I'd have had these replaced. next time it's apart I'll have it done..Thats a sensible repair to the flexi area on the exhaust, The Flexis have got to be one of the worst design features ever.
Fast Bug said:
IknowJoseph said:
hyphen said:
it isn't an appreciating classic?
Everyone tells me it is (often when I'm paying out for some bill)I bought into the story about the earliest cars being the best but they seem even cheaper than the rest.
I think best as in most reliable engine. To be honest I think a lot of car pricing has softened of late, I wouldn't be looking at any car as a short term investment really. Which is a good thing as I enjoy driving mine hard and can't think of much worse than a car that doesn't get used 
skinny said:
jonny996 said:
true but the interior is not new & the lack of rattles & creaks is amazing.
I messed mine up. Fitted the powerflex gearbox insert and I've rattled the centre console loose. It's constantly buzzing now 
stops if I press against it underneath the handbrakeATM said:
Neither am I.
I bought into the story about the earliest cars being the best but they seem even cheaper than the rest.
You got the best driver's 996 carrera, and the most reliable construction engine but not the newest. One day this might be reflected in the relative pricing, but 99% of buyers still equate a 3.4 with unwanted boxster headlights and the chocolate engine reputation of all 996 so think newer is better. The 3.4 did have sone dodgy castings but they showed up early in life. The cable throttle is a largely theoretical or emotional benefit, I doubt anyone can tell the difference but people do value it. There is also becoming value in the purity of the design as originally penned without facelift. I bought into the story about the earliest cars being the best but they seem even cheaper than the rest.
The 3.4 is just a bit rougher around the edges than the 3.6 - the idle is a bit more stumbly and the power delivery less linear than 3.6, which does seem to give the cars a little more character.
Edited by was8v on Wednesday 16th January 10:52
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