The Mighty Porsche
Discussion
As above,
I've had alot of cars over the years, M3s, Escort Cossy, Evos, Focus RS MK1/MK1
All pics can be found in this thread of mine
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Anyway the wife wanted something for the summer as the kit car is a bit "wild" and NOT refined at all for the roads/weather up here.
Decided a Porsche was the way ahead.
Was looking online for hours and hours and managed to find a facelift 2003 2.7 with full Porsche Dealer history and all the important work carried out and just had new brakes all round, Michelin PS3s and a service.
So the important bit - It has a very low 156k on it and I am the 2nd owner, MOT till December.
Cluttch/IMS/RMS has been done but even if it hadn't it wouldn't of put me off.
The extras it has
Glass heated rear window
Heated seats - Leather/Alcantara
Self levelling xenons
White dials
Porsche 3 spoke steering wheel
Brand new 987 alloys and tyres which imo look terrible
Clear lights all round which makes it look a bit ore modern
Viewed the car and thought it was silver but it's called Meriden Silver and looks like an off silver.
The 2.7 goes well and pulls even better after 3.5/4k, handled well minus the knackered balljoint.
Interior was mess same with the front and rear boots, looked like it was used for feeding horses haha.
Body was immaculate, same with the underneath was very clean with no leaks.
Roof works and doesn't leak
Sounds better now since I bought this. Fitted it on Friday night, brings the Porsche out in it.
Next plans are a nice set of wheels, polybush it and drive it.
I've spent hours washing, de tar, clay bar, polish, wax ect
Took the seats out and cleaned the carpet etc
I didn't think that highly of these cars but after doing about 1000 miles in 3 weeks in it I really like it, you can drive it hard and it responds well, it's not bad on fuel and is only £320 to tax a year......haha.
It's a good laugh with the top down on a nice day, tunes on, heated seats on (I'm in the Highlands)....
So next jobs
Fit the stainless manifolds
Fit B+M quickshift (bought purely to tighten everything up not for race shifting
)
Polybush everything
I've had alot of cars over the years, M3s, Escort Cossy, Evos, Focus RS MK1/MK1
All pics can be found in this thread of mine
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Anyway the wife wanted something for the summer as the kit car is a bit "wild" and NOT refined at all for the roads/weather up here.
Decided a Porsche was the way ahead.
Was looking online for hours and hours and managed to find a facelift 2003 2.7 with full Porsche Dealer history and all the important work carried out and just had new brakes all round, Michelin PS3s and a service.
So the important bit - It has a very low 156k on it and I am the 2nd owner, MOT till December.
Cluttch/IMS/RMS has been done but even if it hadn't it wouldn't of put me off.
The extras it has
Glass heated rear window
Heated seats - Leather/Alcantara
Self levelling xenons
White dials
Porsche 3 spoke steering wheel
Brand new 987 alloys and tyres which imo look terrible
Clear lights all round which makes it look a bit ore modern
Viewed the car and thought it was silver but it's called Meriden Silver and looks like an off silver.
The 2.7 goes well and pulls even better after 3.5/4k, handled well minus the knackered balljoint.
Interior was mess same with the front and rear boots, looked like it was used for feeding horses haha.
Body was immaculate, same with the underneath was very clean with no leaks.
Roof works and doesn't leak
Sounds better now since I bought this. Fitted it on Friday night, brings the Porsche out in it.
Next plans are a nice set of wheels, polybush it and drive it.
I've spent hours washing, de tar, clay bar, polish, wax ect
Took the seats out and cleaned the carpet etc
I didn't think that highly of these cars but after doing about 1000 miles in 3 weeks in it I really like it, you can drive it hard and it responds well, it's not bad on fuel and is only £320 to tax a year......haha.
It's a good laugh with the top down on a nice day, tunes on, heated seats on (I'm in the Highlands)....
So next jobs
Fit the stainless manifolds
Fit B+M quickshift (bought purely to tighten everything up not for race shifting
)Polybush everything
lukeharding said:
Nice! Looks like a good and fun buy for sure
Cheers. It was one of them guilty pleasures - I always used to call them a poor mans Porsche as I never thought I would get one, I think it was envy that made me do it. With the top down it's such a laugh, the kit car has no windscreen so a bike helmet was needed so you can imagine this feels like pure luxury.
TheHighlander said:
Cheers.
It was one of them guilty pleasures - I always used to call them a poor mans Porsche as I never thought I would get one, I think it was envy that made me do it. With the top down it's such a laugh, the kit car has no windscreen so a bike helmet was needed so you can imagine this feels like pure luxury.
I would imagine so! Easier to look at them as a different type of Porsche, and its a whole lot of car for the money. It was one of them guilty pleasures - I always used to call them a poor mans Porsche as I never thought I would get one, I think it was envy that made me do it. With the top down it's such a laugh, the kit car has no windscreen so a bike helmet was needed so you can imagine this feels like pure luxury.
lukeharding said:
I would imagine so! Easier to look at them as a different type of Porsche, and its a whole lot of car for the money.
That was my thoughts. It does have the Porsche quality you would expect and for it's age/mileage you wouldn't think it even had 50k on it so that's not a bad thing. I stuck a new track rod end on it as it had a slight knock at the front and it seems to be going good.
Exhaust weighs half of what the original one weighed and sounds alot better, I did think it would maybe sound like a cherry bomb style exhaust but I was pleasantly suprised.
As you say for the money it' a whole lot of car.
TheHighlander said:
That was my thoughts. It does have the Porsche quality you would expect and for it's age/mileage you wouldn't think it even had 50k on it so that's not a bad thing.
I stuck a new track rod end on it as it had a slight knock at the front and it seems to be going good.
Exhaust weighs half of what the original one weighed and sounds alot better, I did think it would maybe sound like a cherry bomb style exhaust but I was pleasantly suprised.
As you say for the money it' a whole lot of car.
I'd love to see/hear a video of it. Its surprising, I keep seeing Porsche's this age recently that show very little of their mileage, it can be quite deceptive on some that look mint but have well over 100k miles. It does go some way to dispelling the fear of a high mileage car, so long as you know its been cared for. I stuck a new track rod end on it as it had a slight knock at the front and it seems to be going good.
Exhaust weighs half of what the original one weighed and sounds alot better, I did think it would maybe sound like a cherry bomb style exhaust but I was pleasantly suprised.
As you say for the money it' a whole lot of car.
lukeharding said:
I'd love to see/hear a video of it. Its surprising, I keep seeing Porsche's this age recently that show very little of their mileage, it can be quite deceptive on some that look mint but have well over 100k miles. It does go some way to dispelling the fear of a high mileage car, so long as you know its been cared for.
There is a clip on my instagram - connor_of_scotlandIf the car was clocked I and internet checks were not so easy I would never of questioned the car if it was at 50/60k
Pretty much no stone chips, no dents or scratches.
Only part of the car that shows it's age is the centre console, the lady owner wore alot of rings so it's got alot of scratches around the heated seat, window buttons.
TheHighlander said:
There is a clip on my instagram - connor_of_scotland
If the car was clocked I and internet checks were not so easy I would never of questioned the car if it was at 50/60k
Pretty much no stone chips, no dents or scratches.
Only part of the car that shows it's age is the centre console, the lady owner wore alot of rings so it's got alot of scratches around the heated seat, window buttons.
Just had a listen, sounds mega!If the car was clocked I and internet checks were not so easy I would never of questioned the car if it was at 50/60k
Pretty much no stone chips, no dents or scratches.
Only part of the car that shows it's age is the centre console, the lady owner wore alot of rings so it's got alot of scratches around the heated seat, window buttons.
buttons and hard plastics are always a pain in the backside unfortunately, especially where rings/jewellery/watches are involved
lukeharding said:
Just had a listen, sounds mega!
buttons and hard plastics are always a pain in the backside unfortunately, especially where rings/jewellery/watches are involved
Thanks mate.buttons and hard plastics are always a pain in the backside unfortunately, especially where rings/jewellery/watches are involved
I think I will give it a rub down and paint, I've seen some people going body coloured for it so that's maybe an idea.
Yea I was impressed with it, nice crack of it on shift change aswell.
It was droaning a bit but I had de snorkeled it to give it some "snort" I have refitted the snorkel which has made a huge difference as it must of been a mixture of induction noise and droan.
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