what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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BrotherMouzone said:
FGP loves the ‘upgraded IMS bearing’, but I guess that’s what their customers want.
It’s not that there may have been anything wrong with the original one, it’s more to rid of the risk of one with imminent failure, which an unscrupulous owner has got wind of at a previous oil service.I’d be just as happy if there was a recent clutch at which point it was inspected for wear.
Edited by MarcusPD on Friday 10th July 09:59
Fast Bug said:
nunpuncher said:
I know they came in for flack on another forum but I love them. I love their commitment to the cause. Singlehandedly driving the UK 996 market to a healthy place.
The flak was about how he handled a customer, nothing to do with anything else. Hopefully he's learnt from it, as it's good to have a 996 specialist.ATM said:
It is good to have a specialist but what qualifies them as a specialist. They have sold maybe 10 cars now. Does that make them a specialist?
I was looking at some of his videos the other day, and thought he said 200 cars. I think I’ve paid attention to more than 10 cars he’s advertised! shalmaneser said:
I just refreshed the suspension on mine and the front bump stops were knackered but the rears fine! For what it's worth changing the rears is actually loads easier than the fronts imo.
Also recently refreshed my suspension and my fronts were in a worse state. Also agree that the rear strut is no more difficult to work on and is actually a lot easier than the front to completely remove.HughG said:
ATM said:
It is good to have a specialist but what qualifies them as a specialist. They have sold maybe 10 cars now. Does that make them a specialist?
I was looking at some of his videos the other day, and thought he said 200 cars. I think I’ve paid attention to more than 10 cars he’s advertised! No idea on how many they've sold in total or how quickly they sell any of their cars, but I can see on the channel that they've posted prep videos on more than 10 996s in the last month. I would call them a 996 specialist. Not in the engineering sense, but their business model is clearly to turn over 996s and they seem to have made it work for them for a while now. Even when the cars are being picked up on eBay, forums etc rather than a secret super cheap "trade" auction.
You also have to assume for that strategy to work that they don't have many coming back with big expensive issues within the 3 month warranty period.
EDIT: Actually comparing their YouTube channel to the cars for sale on their site it seems that most of the cars shown in prep videos in the last month are already sold or reserved. They seem to be doing a roaring trade. The weird thing is you rarely see an one post in any of the owners forums/groups saying they bought from FGP.
You also have to assume for that strategy to work that they don't have many coming back with big expensive issues within the 3 month warranty period.
EDIT: Actually comparing their YouTube channel to the cars for sale on their site it seems that most of the cars shown in prep videos in the last month are already sold or reserved. They seem to be doing a roaring trade. The weird thing is you rarely see an one post in any of the owners forums/groups saying they bought from FGP.
Edited by nunpuncher on Thursday 9th July 09:29
nunpuncher said:
The weird thing is you rarely see any one post in any of the owners forums/groups saying they bought from FGP.
I suppose that is a good thing, as people only tend to rant when something goes wrong, if we are not seeing many FGP references we can only assume things aren't going pop.Edited by nunpuncher on Thursday 9th July 09:29
911virgin use to be my go to site 14 years ago when I first started my 996 journey but they have moved with the times & I would say FGP is now my reference point for 996.
My car came from Luke at FGP back in 2017. If you go back through this thread you'll see lots of discussion, mostly positive. The usual negative is mentioned a few times, but appears to be an isolated incident. I've recommended others to buy from Luke, helped with checklists etc., and they've had good outcomes (some are on PH).
Luke used to use Porschacare as his specialist, and I still take my car there. Matt is great.
Luke used to use Porschacare as his specialist, and I still take my car there. Matt is great.
The pre-purchase inspection was completed earlier and found a number of bits, but after some negotiation I have bought the car 
Thanks to Max for a smooth transaction.
I'll start a Reader's Cars thread in due course, which will kick off with changing the front & rear track control arms, AOS and both radiators.
One photo from the advert for now:
Thanks to Max for a smooth transaction.
I'll start a Reader's Cars thread in due course, which will kick off with changing the front & rear track control arms, AOS and both radiators.
One photo from the advert for now:
There were a few other bits on the list, a couple to investigate while doing the AOS, and some to do as and when.
I got it last night, had a nice drive back and spent some time going through the history thoroughly and understanding the controls a bit better. Is it normal that on intermittent the wipers delay varies for incredibly long to long? I’d have though the shortest is 5-10 seconds pause between wipes.
I got it last night, had a nice drive back and spent some time going through the history thoroughly and understanding the controls a bit better. Is it normal that on intermittent the wipers delay varies for incredibly long to long? I’d have though the shortest is 5-10 seconds pause between wipes.
HughG said:
There were a few other bits on the list, a couple to investigate while doing the AOS, and some to do as and when.
I got it last night, had a nice drive back and spent some time going through the history thoroughly and understanding the controls a bit better. Is it normal that on intermittent the wipers delay varies for incredibly long to long? I’d have though the shortest is 5-10 seconds pause between wipes.
Isn't the AOS a gearbox out job?I got it last night, had a nice drive back and spent some time going through the history thoroughly and understanding the controls a bit better. Is it normal that on intermittent the wipers delay varies for incredibly long to long? I’d have though the shortest is 5-10 seconds pause between wipes.
My wiper delay is from about 5 secs to 15 I'd say roughly without timing it.
AOS is box out for tiptronic. On the manual it is bank 1 inlet manifold off but box can remain in.
In the first instance I think I might just change the bellows (which are what was actually noted on the inspection) which appear to be accessible from below. Photo I look on Saturday https://flic.kr/p/2ji1u4t
In the first instance I think I might just change the bellows (which are what was actually noted on the inspection) which appear to be accessible from below. Photo I look on Saturday https://flic.kr/p/2ji1u4t
HughG said:
ATM said:
What symptoms would a dodgy AOS exhibit?
Rough idle, and vacuum on the crank case. With the engine running remove the oil cap and if it bogs down, or you can’t get the cap off it is failing.
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