1998 Porsche 996
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A Long long time ago (mid feb) when times were simpler and we were allowed to go out... this came up on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-Carrera/143...
as the price was about right and id had a bit of wine i decided to have a bid, nearly a week later i was still winning at around £8000, The auction ended on a wednesday as i was travelling home from work my colleague who was driving encouraged me to increase my bid incase of a last minute rival! i did and managed to outbid another person and win the car for £9110! i had set myself a budget of £10,000 to purchase a car so was happy id have some left over towards tyres and servicing/maintenance.
Naturally The day i picked it up there was a rain storm! the drive home was interesting probably due to the mismatched and very much under inflated tyres
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-Carrera/143...
as the price was about right and id had a bit of wine i decided to have a bid, nearly a week later i was still winning at around £8000, The auction ended on a wednesday as i was travelling home from work my colleague who was driving encouraged me to increase my bid incase of a last minute rival! i did and managed to outbid another person and win the car for £9110! i had set myself a budget of £10,000 to purchase a car so was happy id have some left over towards tyres and servicing/maintenance.
Naturally The day i picked it up there was a rain storm! the drive home was interesting probably due to the mismatched and very much under inflated tyres
Edited by Therumbandit on Thursday 9th April 09:39
when i collected the car there was a problem with the aftermarket pioneer radio, the seller told me it was due to the memory card inside failing and send me an eBay link to purchase a new one, he also knocked more than the price of the card off the car, as the radio would come on and play static/random radio stations when driving with no way other than pulling the fuse to turn it off this became my first job on the car
Luckily it was a straight forward swap of cars and everything works as it should,
Luckily it was a straight forward swap of cars and everything works as it should,
Next on the list of annoying things to fix was the squeky wipers! my niece then demanded the keys so she could go out for a drive
I then purchased an auto glym headlight restoration kit in an attempt to turn the headlights from yellow to clear! i however appear to be lacking any before picture and only this after pic, i only used the finest sand paper as i was very cautious however they came up alot better and i will probably do them again at some point as there are a couple of sections im not happy with
As mentioned earlier in the thead when i collected the car it was sporting a very old pair of continentals on the front which were cracking on the sidewalls and a mismatched pair of another brand on the back, this was sorted out with a set of Michelins
I then purchased an auto glym headlight restoration kit in an attempt to turn the headlights from yellow to clear! i however appear to be lacking any before picture and only this after pic, i only used the finest sand paper as i was very cautious however they came up alot better and i will probably do them again at some point as there are a couple of sections im not happy with
As mentioned earlier in the thead when i collected the car it was sporting a very old pair of continentals on the front which were cracking on the sidewalls and a mismatched pair of another brand on the back, this was sorted out with a set of Michelins
Next up it was time to get the car serviced as it was overdue and the service history not exactly comprehensive, after asking on this forum a few people reccomended GCR central in wigston leicestershire, which is local enough for me so i booked the car in for a major service and brake fluid change,
I was very happy with the service from GCR and relieved that they didnt find too many issues with the car! will be taking it back there in the future for a spare key and a set of coilpacks as mine are showing their age!
I was very happy with the service from GCR and relieved that they didnt find too many issues with the car! will be taking it back there in the future for a spare key and a set of coilpacks as mine are showing their age!
Right bar a wash or three this brings us upto the past week, The car was due to have the front bumper and rear spoiler painted due to damage and peeling paint however this has been postponed due to the lock down... after reading through the threads about their respective cars by ATM and Cornedbeef i decided to do a bit of work on my car myself
One click and collect from halfords later... Usually i borrow my dads jack etc, but his is in storage and hes living with me!
First job was to remove the trim under the front and check the battery tray area and give it a hoover/clean out
The next job was to remove the front bumper and have a clean out of any leaves/debris trapped between the condensers and the radiators
The whole job was pretty easy except for one rounded off screw, and one of the pieces of undertray has seen much better days so i will be ordering a new one at some point!
One click and collect from halfords later... Usually i borrow my dads jack etc, but his is in storage and hes living with me!
First job was to remove the trim under the front and check the battery tray area and give it a hoover/clean out
The next job was to remove the front bumper and have a clean out of any leaves/debris trapped between the condensers and the radiators
The whole job was pretty easy except for one rounded off screw, and one of the pieces of undertray has seen much better days so i will be ordering a new one at some point!
Edited by Therumbandit on Thursday 9th April 14:01
Looking forward to more updates with this one!
I saw this on ebay myself and thought long and hard about putting in a bad (I also had the 10k in mind, would have been an interesting battle!) - but I held myself back due to it only missing heated seats!
So I'm reading this with great interest, what I could have had and what kind of experience it may have been for me!
Regarding the gap, if you have receipts for regular oil changes I wouldn't worry about it personally.
How does the car feel on idle and acceleration?
Also - regarding your coil packs, you can DIY them! Its not a hard job at all, I have a 986 Boxster and did it myself, and believe me when I say I am USELESS at holding a spanner!
Are you planning on using this as a DD or just a weekender?
I saw this on ebay myself and thought long and hard about putting in a bad (I also had the 10k in mind, would have been an interesting battle!) - but I held myself back due to it only missing heated seats!
So I'm reading this with great interest, what I could have had and what kind of experience it may have been for me!
Regarding the gap, if you have receipts for regular oil changes I wouldn't worry about it personally.
How does the car feel on idle and acceleration?
Also - regarding your coil packs, you can DIY them! Its not a hard job at all, I have a 986 Boxster and did it myself, and believe me when I say I am USELESS at holding a spanner!
Are you planning on using this as a DD or just a weekender?
at the minute its a spare spare car, i use a work van in the week then have an old fiesta van as a cheap run about! there are a few receipts with it but not really any for servicing, cars fine on acceleration and idle and things as for coil packs im tempted to do them myself now i have time on my hands! other plans for the car are change the gearknob, re furb the alloys, and tidy up the paint work in a couple of places!
The spec is fine for me, not worried about heated seats, just wanted a manual gearbox and not a convertible!
The spec is fine for me, not worried about heated seats, just wanted a manual gearbox and not a convertible!
Yeah, well I'm hoping to read this and find out its been good for you, then I'll be slightly more confident in taking the plunge, as corona is spreading, right now, I don't think its wise for me to make a purchase.
You got it at a great price! The 3.4 engines seem to be solid barring IMS, but yours is a 1998, so should have the dual bearing. Any receipts for clutch/water pump being done?
You got it at a great price! The 3.4 engines seem to be solid barring IMS, but yours is a 1998, so should have the dual bearing. Any receipts for clutch/water pump being done?
Update!!! i have agreed to purchase a 944... Thread here
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Therumbandit said:
Update!!! i have agreed to purchase a 944... Thread here
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&.....
Seems a good info on that thread thank you for helping us all, we love cars and we also love expert opinions.https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&.....
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