My Porsche 996 911 Carrera
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rumple said:
Congrats youve got one, more pictures please, what have you just come out of? What is it like compared?
Came from a VXT > Z4C > 911. Also got a Clio as a winter car/runabout so don't use the 911 as much as I would like. I've always wanted one and it's an itch I had to scratch. Got it a week before my 30th so I reached my target of ownership before I was 30! I had initially budgeted for an early pre-facelift 996 but then found this on eBay and it was perfect. 85k miles, facelift, spoiler and a decent colour, all for sub £10k 
It's booked in for the IMS bearing mod, service and brake fluid change in the new year. It's dirty at the moment as haven't had the chance to wash it but this is the only other photo I have of it
Only 30 f
k me does that make me feel like a failure, looks stunning OP, these look ready to explode in action even when they are parked.
I'm 28 and decided against a 997 turbo to get this...
The IMS mod is £140 (delivered!) from Pelican Parts in the USA and there's a local indy that can fit it for about £400. It's a relatively high outlay on a car I've just bought, but when considered that if the IMS bearing was to go, it'd have been about £6k for a new engine. I'm just getting it done for piece of mind if nothing else.
HorneyMX5 said:
Bookmarked!
I'm looking at dipping my toe into 996 ownership in the next couple of years so I'm interested in the IMS fix although being a tight git I will look into fitting it myself. How hard can it be? lol.
Nick
Interesting, searched for the parts on Pelican and it lead me to a how to guide. I'm looking at dipping my toe into 996 ownership in the next couple of years so I'm interested in the IMS fix although being a tight git I will look into fitting it myself. How hard can it be? lol.
Nick
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_T...
Seems straight forward enough to do if you take your time.
Nick
Forgot to mention that I had the car delivered from Norwich by a company found on UShip.com for a reasonable price. They picked it up and 50 miles on the way to Newcastle the water pump failed. Cue a panicy phonecall at 11.30pm from the driver saying that the car was knackered! He explained the symptoms, and I immediately thought it could be the water pump so recommend he drives it no further. He had Green Flag cover so it was delivered to my parents on the back of a low-loader having spent all night travelling (and the delivery driver having no sleep!).
Then it was booked in and collected by my local, friendly garage and they fixed the water pump and replaced the battery was that was duff too. So I was £375 down before I'd even sat in the thing! So I had the delivery driver, Green Flag driver, mechanic then my Dad driving the car before I'd even seen it!
Then it was booked in and collected by my local, friendly garage and they fixed the water pump and replaced the battery was that was duff too. So I was £375 down before I'd even sat in the thing! So I had the delivery driver, Green Flag driver, mechanic then my Dad driving the car before I'd even seen it!
TobyLaRohne said:
Not wanting to hijack the thread but there are no speed cameras on the Pearl (or at least I hope not as I'll have alot of tickets coming my way haha)
You may be right. It's just the sign on the right hand side on the way in that always had me worried. But normally in a friends SRT8 anyway so the tickets would have gone to him. Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff