what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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Fink-Nottle said:
Especially when combined with non-black cabins, dark green is an amazing color.
This 997.2 has sat at the dealer for ages, probably not just because of the silly asking price but also the "colorful" provenance.
It arrived in Switzerland (in the canton of Zug, tax-dodge haven extraordinaire) via the United States and Moscow. That's a synopsis for a whole spy novel right there.
Who can identify the yellow car at top right without googling?
Love that, I'd much rather have that then the usual Silver or Black with BlackThis 997.2 has sat at the dealer for ages, probably not just because of the silly asking price but also the "colorful" provenance.
It arrived in Switzerland (in the canton of Zug, tax-dodge haven extraordinaire) via the United States and Moscow. That's a synopsis for a whole spy novel right there.
Who can identify the yellow car at top right without googling?
After 22 years, I think I can confidently say that my car is still in the same spec that it left the factory, including the stereo. It’s not had anything retro fitted (with the exception of the Hartech engine work) & although I can’t confirm it’s on it’s original wheels, it’s certainly on the same style of wheel that it left the factory with, BBS Sport Classic II.
Who else has theirs in original state?
Who else has theirs in original state?
jonny996 said:
After 22 years, I think I can confidently say that my car is still in the same spec that it left the factory, including the stereo. It’s not had anything retro fitted (with the exception of the Hartech engine work) & although I can’t confirm it’s on it’s original wheels, it’s certainly on the same style of wheel that it left the factory with, BBS Sport Classic II.
Who else has theirs in original state?
Me. Not even had Hartech in 153k miles, and I do believe 24 years now. Who else has theirs in original state?
Actually it's got an aftermarket bluetooth hands free adaptor. That's it.
I bloody hate my Sport Classic II's. Never have I had a more difficult wheel to clean - and I've had Alfas with teledials.
jonny996 said:
After 22 years, I think I can confidently say that my car is still in the same spec that it left the factory, including the stereo. It’s not had anything retro fitted (with the exception of the Hartech engine work) & although I can’t confirm it’s on it’s original wheels, it’s certainly on the same style of wheel that it left the factory with, BBS Sport Classic II.
Who else has theirs in original state?
Mine is too. I haven't even had any engine work. It still has the same dismal radio but I'm about to replace the speakers with the Alpine ones (so they still look standard) and the gear knob is about to go too (I know, crazy).Who else has theirs in original state?
I've had it for four years now and left it completely original, partly because of my experience with my 20v Quattro. Quattros were more or less worthless when I got mine in '05 and it's a bit tweaked compared to standard, with different Recaro seats and couple of other bits. When I restored it in 2012 we made some other small changes to the brakes (Porsche calipers) and suspension - nothing mad, just little improvements and it still looks completely standard from the outside. Fast forward to now and all the little improvements have lost a huge amount of value compared to the completely standard ones that are now fetching ridiculous sums of money.
When I bought the 996 I thought I'd try not to make the same mistakes again so I've just left it as is. Though to be honest I'm perfectly happy with it anyway.
jonny996 said:
After 22 years, I think I can confidently say that my car is still in the same spec that it left the factory, including the stereo. It’s not had anything retro fitted (with the exception of the Hartech engine work) & although I can’t confirm it’s on it’s original wheels, it’s certainly on the same style of wheel that it left the factory with, BBS Sport Classic II.
Who else has theirs in original state?
I've kept mine totally original too, i wanted to buy one in original condition i have had it 5 years now its done 116,000 miles and still feels fresh, no internal engine work, it was owned from new for ten years buy a lady who was easy on the loud pedal i think this had helped its survival.Who else has theirs in original state?
SteveStrange said:
Chaps. How much mayo does there need to be in the fuel cap before its time to worry? Just noticed maybe a half-teaspoons worth appear in the last 2k miles. Never had a problem before. Should I be prepping the war chest for a significant withdrawal?
Fuel cap or oil cap? HughG said:
SteveStrange said:
Chaps. How much mayo does there need to be in the fuel cap before its time to worry? Just noticed maybe a half-teaspoons worth appear in the last 2k miles. Never had a problem before. Should I be prepping the war chest for a significant withdrawal?
Fuel cap or oil cap? SteveStrange said:
HughG said:
SteveStrange said:
Chaps. How much mayo does there need to be in the fuel cap before its time to worry? Just noticed maybe a half-teaspoons worth appear in the last 2k miles. Never had a problem before. Should I be prepping the war chest for a significant withdrawal?
Fuel cap or oil cap? Is the car using coolant with no obvious sign of a leak ?
The weather should hopefully improve over the next couple of months and with it the temperatures should increase too.
Keep an eye on the coolant level and on the oil filler cap over the next couple of months and try and do some longer runs in the car. If there’s still mayonnaise there in a couple of months time, you’ll need to do either a leakdown test or the test number 4 detailed in this video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zpNjYmmiYY
As for the suggestion to just wait until something fails, well that could cause some serious and expensive issues as a failed headgasket could end up doing damage to the mating surface of the cylinder head, or if leaking badly, allow sufficient coolant into the cylinder, which could cause a hydraulic lock, which in a worst case scenario could cause a bent connecting rod or failure of the cylinder liner. Both of which would be horrendously expensive to repair.
If I were you I’d be giving Hartech a call and speak to Baz or Grant and ask for their thoughts . It could be as simple as too many cold starts and short journeys, or it could be something more sinister, if it is the latter, better to address it sooner rather than later. A stitch in time saves nine ...
The weather should hopefully improve over the next couple of months and with it the temperatures should increase too.
Keep an eye on the coolant level and on the oil filler cap over the next couple of months and try and do some longer runs in the car. If there’s still mayonnaise there in a couple of months time, you’ll need to do either a leakdown test or the test number 4 detailed in this video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zpNjYmmiYY
As for the suggestion to just wait until something fails, well that could cause some serious and expensive issues as a failed headgasket could end up doing damage to the mating surface of the cylinder head, or if leaking badly, allow sufficient coolant into the cylinder, which could cause a hydraulic lock, which in a worst case scenario could cause a bent connecting rod or failure of the cylinder liner. Both of which would be horrendously expensive to repair.
If I were you I’d be giving Hartech a call and speak to Baz or Grant and ask for their thoughts . It could be as simple as too many cold starts and short journeys, or it could be something more sinister, if it is the latter, better to address it sooner rather than later. A stitch in time saves nine ...
Edited by Slippydiff on Saturday 5th March 07:33
GT6 Jonsey said:
Interesting they've gone for orange side markers but clear front and rear lights... Does look rather nice.
shalmaneser said:
GT6 Jonsey said:
Interesting they've gone for orange side markers but clear front and rear lights... Does look rather nice.
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