what is an 'early' 3.4 996?

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

anonymous said:

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You do have a particular weakness for GR! Non-sunroof as well

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

anonymous said:

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Thank you J, cracking stuff

[JS1500]

Thanks chaps.
I'll keep whoring out pics of the old girl in every related thread until I start a reader's cars thread of my own!
She isn't perfect but will be once I find some more disposable income from somewhere.

[gixermark]

lovely GR car..... even for my preference for a kitted cars - yours looks lovely - the wheels really set it off

[Greggy69]

Jellyfishfields said:

Would you be OK to pm me the details of the car North of Aberdeen?

That's assuming you've decided you're not going for it of course.

Despite my moaning earlier I haven't given up just yet ha ha. However if I pass on it I will let you know and pm the extra info I have been given by the vendor

[edh]

Last pic of my car before it gets "ambered".... (and washed, before anyone mentions it)



Had a quiet pootle round the back roads this evening - only the occasional foray above 6k rpm

[mmcd87]

richthebike said:

I think any 20 year old car will need ongoing maintenance. Find one that's had a chunk done recently, expect to follow up with a few bits and bobs, then make sure you stay on top with essential maintenance plus discretionary spend every year to get the car exactly how you want it.
Two years is a long time and a lot of effort to find a perfect car when you could be using a 90%er and planning upgrades. The cost differential would be tiny too.

I agree with you. Your not buying a new car and turning down an honest example for the odd scrape and missed service 10 years ago is madness. There are some rough examples going about, but you can filter the rubbish with some photos of key areas and recent service history. Ask for photos of the bills.

[Jellyfishfields]

Greggy69 said:

Despite my moaning earlier I haven't given up just yet ha ha. However if I pass on it I will let you know and pm the extra info I have been given by the vendor

Perfect, thanks.

[JS1500]

gixermark said:

lovely GR car..... even for my preference for a kitted cars - yours looks lovely - the wheels really set it off

Thanks Mark.

[JS1500]

Greggy69 said:

Despite my moaning earlier I haven't given up just yet ha ha. However if I pass on it I will let you know and pm the extra info I have been given by the vendor

I wish I'd been able to find one for sale in Aberdeen when I was looking, had to get mine from Manchester... Then my boss advertised his way too cheap when I'd already bought mine!

[JS1500]

edh said:

Last pic of my car before it gets "ambered"....

It's going to look great with ambers!

[jonny996]

JS1500 said:

edh said:

Last pic of my car before it gets "ambered"....

It's going to look great with ambers!

Are those original 17" alloys? It sits well on them, I normally say it needs the 18" turbo twists but for some reason yours looks good on the 17" maybe the dark colours but I agree with amber & 17" it will look so classic cool

[jonny996]

If I could ask, how much is a set of amber costing these days

[Mr Scruff]

Well, if we're photo-whoring...

[everitj]

Did the early cars have the secondary air pump located on the left hand side? Mine doesn't have one. Just wondering if a PO has removed it or it never had one..

[edh]

jonny996 said:

JS1500 said:

edh said:

Last pic of my car before it gets "ambered"....

It's going to look great with ambers!

Are those original 17" alloys? It sits well on them, I normally say it needs the 18" turbo twists but for some reason yours looks good on the 17" maybe the dark colours but I agree with amber & 17" it will look so classic cool

...I quite fancy a set of the sports classics to use as a change...

There is a thread on here with a blue / Amber car and it looks great.

My car was factory ordered with clears for some reason. I reckon it has cost me ~£500 for all the lights. You can get them a bit cheaper but lots are in pretty poor condition.

[mmcd87]

everitj said:

Did the early cars have the secondary air pump located on the left hand side? Mine doesn't have one. Just wondering if a PO has removed it or it never had one..

Mine does not have. '98 car.

[everitj]

mmcd87 said:

Mine does not have. '98 car.

Ok so I guess they didn't all have it. Good really as it's a bit pointless.

[bgunn]

JS1500 said:

A quick pic of mine, just because I thought it looked good!

Utterly stunning. Well done that man for owning that motor.

[richthebike]

edh said:

...I quite fancy a set of the sports classics to use as a change...

There is a thread on here with a blue / Amber car and it looks great.

My car was factory ordered with clears for some reason. I reckon it has cost me ~£500 for all the lights. You can get them a bit cheaper but lots are in pretty poor condition.

My ambers were £345 in total for the full set.