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[quote]Just the low evening south Florida sun making it look that way. And, but, but, but... here's the 993 in the low evening Arizona sun.
https://aircooledbug.co.uk/houston-we-have-a-probl...
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Great picture!
https://aircooledbug.co.uk/houston-we-have-a-probl...
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Great picture!
Edited by G111MDS on Friday 2nd April 18:52
Mariosbt said:
Has it been having some serious work done for 6 years? 
a long time to be off the road. Not sure I could own a car like that and not be able to drive it in nice weather 
It had fumes coming into the cabin, and the heat exchangers were holed. I was paranoid about studs snapping, and it all becoming a bit of a nightmare, so put it under a cover in the garage. Job change, relocation, and all sorts of other things got in the way and it just sat under the cover (albeit by now in a different garage). Lockdown gave me some time to look at it, gathered the parts, and chipped away at it. 3 snapped studs, but drilled them out just the stomski jig, replacement exhaust, mini wheel refurb, and a few other things, and got it recommissioned. After all that time, not even an advisory on the MOT a long time to be off the road. Not sure I could own a car like that and not be able to drive it in nice weather Just a wash and exterior detail on the Cayman today. It needs a clutch which I have booked in for next Friday, so I'm reluctant to put any unnecessary miles on the car until it's done.
It does need a machine polish to be hones, the photos hide it well but there are a fair amount of swirl marks. For now I just gave it a proper wash and added a topup layer of Gtechniq C2 to the paint, wheels and glass, trated the exterior plastics with 303 Aerospace, tyres with CarPro Perl, and polished up the exhaust (came up well but would benefit from wire wool)...
It does need a machine polish to be hones, the photos hide it well but there are a fair amount of swirl marks. For now I just gave it a proper wash and added a topup layer of Gtechniq C2 to the paint, wheels and glass, trated the exterior plastics with 303 Aerospace, tyres with CarPro Perl, and polished up the exhaust (came up well but would benefit from wire wool)...
G111MDS said:
Mariosbt said:
Has it been having some serious work done for 6 years? a long time to be off the road. Not sure I could own a car like that and not be able to drive it in nice weather
It had fumes coming into the cabin, and the heat exchangers were holed. I was paranoid about studs snapping, and it all becoming a bit of a nightmare, so put it under a cover in the garage. Job change, relocation, and all sorts of other things got in the way and it just sat under the cover (albeit by now in a different garage). Lockdown gave me some time to look at it, gathered the parts, and chipped away at it. 3 snapped studs, but drilled them out just the stomski jig, replacement exhaust, mini wheel refurb, and a few other things, and got it recommissioned. After all that time, not even an advisory on the MOT a long time to be off the road. Not sure I could own a car like that and not be able to drive it in nice weather 
Mariosbt said:
G111MDS said:
Mariosbt said:
Has it been having some serious work done for 6 years? a long time to be off the road. Not sure I could own a car like that and not be able to drive it in nice weather
It had fumes coming into the cabin, and the heat exchangers were holed. I was paranoid about studs snapping, and it all becoming a bit of a nightmare, so put it under a cover in the garage. Job change, relocation, and all sorts of other things got in the way and it just sat under the cover (albeit by now in a different garage). Lockdown gave me some time to look at it, gathered the parts, and chipped away at it. 3 snapped studs, but drilled them out just the stomski jig, replacement exhaust, mini wheel refurb, and a few other things, and got it recommissioned. After all that time, not even an advisory on the MOT a long time to be off the road. Not sure I could own a car like that and not be able to drive it in nice weather 
Pembr0ke said:
The condition of that looks a rare find, take care of it. Service either once a year or 10k miles, don't leave it 4 years if you only do 2k miles a year. Don't forget coolant (5 years) and brake fluid (2years) either. Fresh fluids prevent rust as well as keeping it driving as it should. Keep on top of the little bits like drop links (they need doing on every Boxster/Cayman :-p), clear the radiators of leaves/crap regularly and a Porsche that looks that clean will look after you for as long as you wish to be custodian:-) enjoy.P.s. Black on black with those seats is exactly how I'd have mine.
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