what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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CB 987 said:
Sadly I am likely to be selling my early manual 996 C2 soon. A combination of work time pressures, a young family and lack of isofix means it will be sold, it is sadly not getting the use it deserves.
I have really enjoyed my ownership. Plan is to MOT in early April when it is due and advertise it. I don’t want to break any posting rules, but I’ll give the thread the heads up in case there is any interest when it goes live.
Cheers!
I don’t want to break any rules and post a link, but mine is now live in the classifieds if anyone is looking for one.I have really enjoyed my ownership. Plan is to MOT in early April when it is due and advertise it. I don’t want to break any posting rules, but I’ll give the thread the heads up in case there is any interest when it goes live.
Cheers!
Edited by CB 987 on Friday 1st March 11:00
Cheers!
mikey P 500 said:
deckster said:
I found they were some use, but either way you absolutely need to pull the carpet up and get newspaper/cloths/silica bags or whatever right under the insulation. Just waiting for it to evaporate through the carpet will take...well, I wouldn't like to guess. Probably till the end of the year.
Use Cat litter in Old socks, works really well and fairly cheap well known on lotus forums, where leaking roofs are common place. There's not much padding under the front portion of the carpets, it's very thin in the front footwells. I bought spare carpets when I took all the sound material out of mine, but it really wasn't worth stripping the front section.
Some might remember my daily driver 2000 C4 has sat idle for 6 weeks due to injury.
Yesterday my mate popped in for a coffee and I took the opportunity and got him to take it for a spin to get it moving (my wife will only drive an auto)
After 10 miles of gently driving it to warm it & get things moving again I suggested he opens it up a bit more.
I was amazed to note that he never once took it above 4K revs & his initial views of “it feels old “ had changed to “its so fast & nimble”
I tried to tell him it completely different from the diesels that he’s owned & all the fun is above 4K revs but that was unnatural for a diesel driver.
Anyway it got moved, everything worked & it’ll just have to wait for me to open it up
Yesterday my mate popped in for a coffee and I took the opportunity and got him to take it for a spin to get it moving (my wife will only drive an auto)
After 10 miles of gently driving it to warm it & get things moving again I suggested he opens it up a bit more.
I was amazed to note that he never once took it above 4K revs & his initial views of “it feels old “ had changed to “its so fast & nimble”
I tried to tell him it completely different from the diesels that he’s owned & all the fun is above 4K revs but that was unnatural for a diesel driver.
Anyway it got moved, everything worked & it’ll just have to wait for me to open it up
Hopefully that will not be too long now.
My 2001 C2 breezed through 100k miles last weekend on a spirited x country drive. Having spent the winter tucked up on trickle charge I warmed it very carefully for the first 30 odd miles. Last years work chasing down cabin trim rattles has paid off, it feels tight, nimble and willing. I love that it can be revved out on A & B roads without becoming completely ballistic while remaining tactile and informative at all speeds.
My 2001 C2 breezed through 100k miles last weekend on a spirited x country drive. Having spent the winter tucked up on trickle charge I warmed it very carefully for the first 30 odd miles. Last years work chasing down cabin trim rattles has paid off, it feels tight, nimble and willing. I love that it can be revved out on A & B roads without becoming completely ballistic while remaining tactile and informative at all speeds.
Chris Stott said:
rival38 said:
I love that it can be revved out on A & B roads without becoming completely ballistic while remaining tactile and informative at all speeds.
That's the beauty of a 996 when compared to the more modern and super fast stuff 
Dammit said:
Anyone know what these wheels are? As in, make and model.
These are neither Braid nor Fuchs.For comparison see below
These are the Braid; notice the central protrusion where the wheel cap fits is squared off rather than rounded.
And here are the Fuchs, you will notice the paint scheme is different (softer lines and curved more like a flower petal on the Fuchs). The biggest difference between a copy and the OEM Fuchs however is the weight, there is a substantial difference in the region of >3kg per wheel:
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