First Boxster 3.2 S, first 72 miles where good!

[mollytherocker]

tr7v8 said:

mollytherocker said:

He left the bolts loose and he repairs helicopters for a living!

Thats a bit concerning.

Possibly not, they could have been torqued up but they are stretch bolts which should be replaced, not everyone knows that. At the very least they should be Loctited.

Very good result though.

Sorry, are we talking about the 991 GT3?

[tr7v8]

mollytherocker said:

tr7v8 said:

mollytherocker said:

He left the bolts loose and he repairs helicopters for a living!

Thats a bit concerning.

Possibly not, they could have been torqued up but they are stretch bolts which should be replaced, not everyone knows that. At the very least they should be Loctited.

Very good result though.

Sorry, are we talking about the 991 GT3?

Quite possibly, similar assembly skills by the look of it

[Wozy68]

Result Neil.

Sorry initial Porsche ownership was a hassle, at least all sorted now.

Back to the classifieds

[thegoose]

mollytherocker said:

He left the bolts loose and he repairs helicopters for a living!

Thats a bit concerning.

I hope he doesn't maintain the chopper that I fly - where does he work?

[andymc]

I'd be buying the fella a case of wine!! what would the bill have been? £4kish, would an inspection have highlighted this?

[mollytherocker]

andymc said:

I'd be buying the fella a case of wine!! what would the bill have been? £4kish, would an inspection have highlighted this?

So would I. He as acted with honour and integrity, sadly lacking in our world today.

Well done that man!

[Neil - YVM]

andymc said:

I'd be buying the fella a case of wine!! what would the bill have been? £4kish, would an inspection have highlighted this?

From first estimates the bill would have been £3-4k, plus I would have wanted the rms, ims and clutch changed whilst the gearbox was out.

The car went through an mot approx 50 miles before I bought it, so unless the bolts where loose, rather than inadiquantly torqued, then I doubt an inspection would have found anything amiss. No inspection or MOT checks that all the nuts are correctly torqued.

And yes a 'thank you' has been sent.

[andymc]

Potentially half the value of the car

[juansolo]

mollytherocker said:

andymc said:

I'd be buying the fella a case of wine!! what would the bill have been? £4kish, would an inspection have highlighted this?

So would I. He as acted with honour and integrity, sadly lacking in our world today.

Well done that man!

Indeed. Not a lot of it about these days. Restores a little bit of faith in humanity!