Aquaplaned

[ATM]

The better side obviously

[Armitage.Shanks]

It's coming on!

Just a question on bodywork. The side/sill panel with the air vent is scuffed. Given what they can do with plastic these days are you going for a repair or new plastic panel given that whole piece is only c£250?

[ATM]

Armitage.Shanks said:

It's coming on!

Just a question on bodywork. The side/sill panel with the air vent is scuffed. Given what they can do with plastic these days are you going for a repair or new plastic panel given that whole piece is only c£250?

Its also cracked and there might be some of it missing where it interfaces with the metal work.

[TheHighlander]

Cracking thread ATM.

After owning 3 Boxsters I can see why you chose to get it back and repair it, cracking motors.

Hopefully you get all the gremlins sorted out, out of all the cars I've owned Porches have always been a bugger to work on.

I took a chance on my 1st 1. It was a 2.7, 174,000 on it. I kept it till around the 200 mark and it's now on 235,000 with no mechanical doom yet.

[ATM]

TheHighlander said:

Cracking thread ATM.

After owning 3 Boxsters I can see why you chose to get it back and repair it, cracking motors.

Hopefully you get all the gremlins sorted out, out of all the cars I've owned Porches have always been a bugger to work on.

I took a chance on my 1st 1. It was a 2.7, 174,000 on it. I kept it till around the 200 mark and it's now on 235,000 with no mechanical doom yet.

The later cars feel a bit sanitised compared to the older ones. So I prefer the feel of the older ones. The problem with the older cars is they need more work doing to keep them tip top as they're getting on now. Which is why I was tempted to keep this because even though its been through the wars the car still drives well. For a day to day knock about in traffic its ideal with the flappy paddle gears. I know everyone on PH seems to love manual but I really like the PDK. Its very clever and when you spend some time with it you realise that.

[anonymous-user]

Great thread. You have my utmost respect for putting this car back on the road yourself.

There is absolutely no way I could be bothered to go through all the hassle and problem solving that you are doing, even if it was going to save me a few grand.

So yeah, big kudos to you.

[ATM]

Thanks

I'm still topping up the clutch fluid every couple of weeks depending if I use the car. I really should get someone with a brain to look at it but no idea who that is. Suspect most Porsche mechanics would have never seen one of these pdk boxes in pieces.

[Slippydiff]

ATM said:

Thanks

I'm still topping up the clutch fluid every couple of weeks depending if I use the car. I really should get someone with a brain to look at it but no idea who that is. Suspect most Porsche mechanics would have never seen one of these pdk boxes in pieces.

https://austrin-engineering.co.uk/

[ATM]

Slippydiff said:

ATM said:

Thanks

I'm still topping up the clutch fluid every couple of weeks depending if I use the car. I really should get someone with a brain to look at it but no idea who that is. Suspect most Porsche mechanics would have never seen one of these pdk boxes in pieces.

https://austrin-engineering.co.uk/

Thank you sir

[ATM]

[ATM]

[rdjohn]

ATM said:

An addition, or a trade-in?

[ATM]

rdjohn said:

ATM said:

An addition, or a trade-in?

They've been friends for a while. I was missing the old school feel so decided to try an early 996 and it has definitely impressed. Detailed thread here

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[ATM]

Trying this new pdk fluid today. Its the cheapest stuff I could find online. Paid just over 12 quid for 2 litres delivered. See where thumb is it says Porsche spec.

[ATM]

Winters on

[johnH20]

Congratulations. I admire your persistence. Followed this with great interest. I have built a kit car but would not have attempted this restoration.
Enjoy!

[kusuka]

I've just seen post, liked the story and the progress.
I wonder how the new insurance policy treats the cars value. Do they assume it's like 80% of the market value, in case of total loss? Did you need to prove that the car was fixed properly before you get a new policy?

[ATM]

I moved insurance last year to get a better deal. I might do the same this year we'll see. When I crashed the car I was with the previous company. Then when I bought back the wreck I was still with them and my policy just carried on. I then renewed with them as it seemed simpler. The deal with them was they would insure the car for theft only until it had passed an MOT which proved its road worthiness. Once I got the MOT I had to ask them to amend the insurance so I could tax it. When I switched last year I just insured the car like any other. The car has a marker now about being an insurance loss but otherwise its just a car and you insure it just like any other. There might be a problem if I claim again I don't know. If the car gets stolen then we might have a fight about what it's worth. Or if I crash it again! Even though I might believe the car is worth one amount that doesn't mean they will. But I'm hoping we never get to that. When I insured the car I gave an estimate of its value. I think I gave a high number because there is a rule I think that you can't under estimate the car's value. Numbers used when you buy insurance have very little in common with those used when they payout unless you have a specific deal which honors the values given at the start. Once the car is all fixed I may insist on this to protect myself from a very low payout if something did happen requiring me to claim again. I think I renewed in April. That doesn't give me long considering my pedestrian pace thus far.

[ATM]

[PaulD86]

You need to drive it more