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Mogsmex

446 posts

234 months

Saturday 3rd February 2018
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chrisABP said:
Mogsmex said:
chrisABP said:
The lack of Nav did concern me (more so than the lack of leather which I fortunately had in both my 997 GTS and the GT4). However after speaking to Tom at 911V who’s Porsche knowledge I respect a lot it became obvious that the perfect R might not exist and if it does it won’t come up for sale!
Nav solution is being sorted prior to collection - OE system (CDR or PCM) is pretty crap anyway so a sympathetically instaled Kenwood / apple car play head unit with DAB, Garmin Nav, Phone etc is my solution and is easily returned to OE if necessary for selling in the future.
In the meantime if a manual car comes up for sale with buckets, Spyders, PSE, short shift, Chrono, Nav, leather, ceramics, Xenons, alacantara pack, 1 owner, 5k miles and in immaculate Guards Red please let me know (and pinch yourself to wake from the dream...LOL)
Roll on delivery of my R.....
congrats, gorgeous car you have there, I looked at it when the owner had it before 911V bought it/ sold it on his behalf and it's a real stunner I got it down to your car and the one I bought and was literally changing preferance day to day

enjoy, loving mine and it's a keeper smile
Really looking forward to getting it once Tom has sorted the new head unit install for me. The car ticks all my boxes and the spec works for me, R's with manual box and arguably the essential options are rare cars in the UK so I acted quickly to secure this car.

What did you buy in the end and what swung your decision?

Is the previous owner (6 years) on pistonheads by any chance?
there great cars, and yours is in perfect condition, it was down to spec in the end (I was also in talks with porsche911R above to see his as well)

the one I bought (and am chuffed to bits with) is the same spec as yours except it also has PCCB's, BOSE and Nav, only thing yours has got that mine hasnt is reverse sensors, mine is slightly higher mileage and not quite as clean, mines still very very nice, but quite the "never sat in straight out of the box" yours is smile

yes the previous owner is on here I'll drop him this thread to see if he minds taking to you, he's a nice bloke and loved the car

enjoy there great smile

pic of mine when I got it home before the big bufty started, think mines pretty spec heavy the original owner must have liked ticking things




chrisABP

1,112 posts

147 months

Saturday 3rd February 2018
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Mogsmex said:
there great cars, and yours is in perfect condition, it was down to spec in the end (I was also in talks with porsche911R above to see his as well)

the one I bought (and am chuffed to bits with) is the same spec as yours except it also has PCCB's, BOSE and Nav, only thing yours has got that mine hasnt is reverse sensors, mine is slightly higher mileage and not quite as clean, mines still very very nice, but quite the "never sat in straight out of the box" yours is smile

yes the previous owner is on here I'll drop him this thread to see if he minds taking to you, he's a nice bloke and loved the car

enjoy there great smile

pic of mine when I got it home before the big bufty started, think mines pretty spec heavy the original owner must have liked ticking things



TOM delivered the car to me yesterday and since the weather has been shocking so sadly not been out in it yet...
It’s stunning and in fantastic condition for a 7 year old car, the car is as mint as it could be with 25k miles and I’m delighted with the condition. Tom described it perfectly and like I’ve said before he is one of the few people in the industry who I trust implicitly.
Spec is perfect for me and I’ve been in contact with the previous owner as he’s moved the other way (R to GT4) so we’ve been exchanging some emails. You can tell it’s been garaged most of its life and cherished throughout.
I’m hoping for some dry weather tomorrow and my 1st drive - I’m sure it will drive as well as it looks.
Come summer we need to arrange a CR meet in somewhere central for us all - either that or a trip into mid Wales...

Jim1556

1,771 posts

155 months

Thursday 8th February 2018
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Shame it's PDK... Looks lovely though!


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...


DRH986

284 posts

143 months

Thursday 8th February 2018
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Jim1556 said:
Shame it's PDK... Looks lovely though!


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...
I test drove this when Bristol had it for sale a year ago. It's done 500 miles since and put on £3k!

ajondyh

679 posts

123 months

Friday 9th February 2018
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DRH986 said:
I test drove this when Bristol had it for sale a year ago. It's done 500 miles since and put on £3k!
They are holding steady at best but for best ones are increasing in value everyday... If you want one with all best bits you need to buy now wink

chrisABP

1,112 posts

147 months

Friday 9th February 2018
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Jim1556 said:
Shame it's PDK... Looks lovely though!


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...
Would be almost perfect if it was a Manual and the wheels were black.....

DRH986

284 posts

143 months

Friday 9th February 2018
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chrisABP said:
Jim1556 said:
Shame it's PDK... Looks lovely though!


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...
Would be almost perfect if it was a Manual and the wheels were black.....
I prefer the silver wheels but the PDK and lack of Xenon headlights was the deal breaker for me last year. It also didn't quite have the new car feel that the mileage would suggest. A lovely looking thing though!

Hamperman

412 posts

98 months

Saturday 10th February 2018
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Looks like it has sold already within 48 hours. Who would have thought it with it being a PDK! I’ve had my R for about 18 months now and being a PDK was one of the options I wanted. Great cars in my view regardless of being manual or PDK.

Jim1556

1,771 posts

155 months

Sunday 11th February 2018
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I think the 8k miles may have had something to do with it. Lowest mileage car I've seen in a long time...

Hamperman

412 posts

98 months

Sunday 11th February 2018
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Jim1556 said:
I think the 8k miles may have had something to do with it. Lowest mileage car I've seen in a long time...
Yes I’m sure that helped but it was for top money at £50k.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

264 months

Sunday 11th February 2018
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they look great in red though, it's a rare colour to come up.

Hamperman

412 posts

98 months

Sunday 11th February 2018
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Yes my favourite colour for an R, together with speed yellow which is even rarer I think. There was the press car available when I bought mine about 18 months ago in SY. Mine is in quite understated Meteor grey but looks good with the silver spoiler and mirrors and black spyders. Here she is when she was for sale from 911v.

Mogsmex

446 posts

234 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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that looks fantastic, think they look great in Meteor - V Classy smokin


Porsche911R

21,146 posts

264 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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Few R parts to fit at the week end :-)

as we all know the R disks are a bit small and suffer heat issues, one can fit race pads and GT3 ducts to try and combat it, but it just makes more heat !!

So I have gone for a big disk upgrade :-) much larger disk with spacers inc, more surface area, 2 piece design, and have matched those with new Brembo rears and some fast road pads. My R is a road car not a track car. But bite should be better due to moving the caliper out and the pads.

Also my tips were not looking great so some new Black chrome tips as well ;-)


Hamperman

412 posts

98 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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Mogsmex said:
that looks fantastic, think they look great in Meteor - V Classy smokin
Thanks, yes it does look good in Meteor but then I like all of them to be honest!

Hamperman

412 posts

98 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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Porsche911R said:
Few R parts to fit at the week end :-)

as we all know the R disks are a bit small and suffer heat issues, one can fit race pads and GT3 ducts to try and combat it, but it just makes more heat !!

So I have gone for a big disk upgrade :-) much larger disk with spacers inc, more surface area, 2 piece design, and have matched those with new Brembo rears and some fast road pads. My R is a road car not a track car. But bite should be better due to moving the caliper out and the pads.

Also my tips were not looking great so some new Black chrome tips as well ;-)

Sounds like a good idea. Particularly keen on the tips as mine also don’t look perfect despite trying a mixture of cleaning methods. Do you need a ramp to get underneath and do the old tips come off ok? I’ve loosened mine to help with cleaning. Cheers

chrisABP

1,112 posts

147 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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Porsche911R said:
Few R parts to fit at the week end :-)

as we all know the R disks are a bit small and suffer heat issues, one can fit race pads and GT3 ducts to try and combat it, but it just makes more heat !!

So I have gone for a big disk upgrade :-) much larger disk with spacers inc, more surface area, 2 piece design, and have matched those with new Brembo rears and some fast road pads. My R is a road car not a track car. But bite should be better due to moving the caliper out and the pads.

Also my tips were not looking great so some new Black chrome tips as well ;-)

Out of curiosity who makes the caliper spacers David? We used to sell lots of a similar ‘big-disc’ conversion for Civic Type R’s made for us in the US. Good cost effective upgrade.
My car has a set of Endless pads and updated fluid fitted and so far I’m happy with the performance but may want more in the future.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

264 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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came with the kit, I think they are 12mm ones so not sure if Gyro buy them in or make their own.

Looks will also be nice as they do look small on the R but these are 340mm :-)


this is what happened to Richard Tippers Disks he loves his R but killed his disks.



Endless pads are the dream choice, I run RS29's in most things, but as this is a road car only trying a road bias pad.

I don't get brake fade on the road any way I just want a bit more bite and big disks :-) out of my 4 cars the R is the worst performing for brakes.

I was going to go for a AP touring car caliper with 350MM but hoping this will be ok for a 1/3 of the price.

The thing with heat is it kills the ceramic pucks In the calipers, a well know Porsche problem :-(


Edited by Porsche911R on Monday 12th February 22:17

ATM

18,092 posts

218 months

Tuesday 13th February 2018
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chrisABP said:
Out of curiosity who makes the caliper spacers David? We used to sell lots of a similar ‘big-disc’ conversion for Civic Type R’s made for us in the US. Good cost effective upgrade.
My car has a set of Endless pads and updated fluid fitted and so far I’m happy with the performance but may want more in the future.
They're just a pair of fat washers and longer bolts.

Some companies sell a single piece spacer - one long piece of alloy with 2 holes in - for Porsche cars using a slightly larger diameter disc from another Porsche.

I bought a pair of the alloy gyro bells only last year from some guy in the states. I've yet to find a disc which will fit but have not tried very hard.


Rocket.

1,510 posts

248 months

Tuesday 13th February 2018
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Very interested to hear how you get on with the new front Gyrodiscs 911r. Have been thinking about doing the same on my CS as on track it's lacking with all the upgrades you have mentioned, bigger disks should make a difference I am sure, after all people fit Porsche 986/996 front 4 pots to E46 M3s which weigh at least 10pct more than our cars but with a bigger front disc they apparently work fine.

I have also made some ducts for the rear brakes using those from a 997 turbo with a bit added to get them more into the airflow.