996 3.4 Pictures!

[ScienceTeacher]

Upload pictures of your original 996! Fried eggs preferred! Below is my first 996, Harris, and my current 996, Roger! Both are looked after by Hartech. I also include one that is still for sale on Autotrader, Graham. Made an offer last year above the current asking price and it was sadly declined. He'd look great with a set of amber lenses.

[pete.g]

Should a car have a name?

If it does, should it be a boy's name?

I've only ever given one car a name - a VW Beetle, with the registration EGB *** C, which we called Eggby, because of the plate. Even then that was my future ex-wife's idea.

[Pugley]

13 years, 90K and still going strong. No smoke, no oil leaks. They don't all go bang!

Edited by Pugley on Saturday 12th November 13:43

[ScienceTeacher]

Lovely picture! The Harm Lagaay design has enduring charm and was stylishly modern. The Gen2 997 looked nice too, but bits and pieces were still a little fussy. Simplicity is best. The 991 is rather bloated, in my opinion.

Re names: Yes, it was more the missus who liked the names. Not a bad idea to go along with it if it means she can share my enthusiasm!

[clarkey979]

Here's mine....Polar silver, agree with the simplicity of design comments


Untitled by fordclarkeuk, on Flickr

[shipley]

Mine




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Edited by shipley on Sunday 13th November 21:26

[KH]

I reckon that those blue 996's with the orange headlights and turbo wheels are a classic bit of design.

[ScienceTeacher]

shipley said:

Mine




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Edited by shipley on Sunday 13th November 21:26

Looks lovely! Well done! Been on any epic drives?

[shipley]

Nah...might explode as soon as it leaves the drive

I've put 3k on it this year having bought it in April.

Next year I might take it to the fatherland !

[Android100]

My baby. 2002. 65,000 miles. Runs like a dream.

[6C4GTS]

Android100 said:

My baby. 2002. 65,000 miles. Runs like a dream.

I missed the point - but is that not a face lift 3.6?

[nev996]

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my new to me 996
1998 and only 48k but had a rebuild last year and purchased from work colleague.
put the clears on myself and she has a sports stainless exhaust. really enjoying it at the moment.
pic taken down at my sisters in devon couple weeks ago in early morn sunrise.

[nev996]

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my new to me 996
1998 and only 48k but had a rebuild last year and purchased from work colleague.
put the clears on myself and she has a sports stainless exhaust. really enjoying it at the moment.
pic taken down at my sisters in devon couple weeks ago in early morn sunrise.

[madala]

KH said:

I reckon that those blue 996's with the orange headlights and turbo wheels are a classic bit of bad design.

....edited for accuracy.....

[Seagoon]

[quote=ScienceTeacher]Upload pictures of your original 996! Fried eggs preferred! Below is my first 996, Harris, and my current 996, Roger! Both are looked after by Hartech. I also include one that is still for sale on Autotrader, Graham. Made an offer last year above the current asking price and it was sadly declined. He'd look great with a set of amber lenses.



I am the new owner of Harris , and Harris is mighty sick. For all the "not many go wrong" posts, and it was on the strength of those compared to all the over hyped (?) doom you read that I bought it. But some still do. Harris is looking like a expensive return into Porker ownership. He (?) is currently spunking fluids (not sure which ones, but I don't think its oil - Phew!) at a rate, when its light I shall investigate. The noise it started making 200 yards from home sounds like it has Werewolf tendencies.

Surprising how quick "proud new owner" becomes "wtf have I done". Hopefully its not dramatic enough to need trailering to Hartech.

By the way - this is NO reflection on the previous owner - he cared for his car better than most. I just got unlucky I guess.

Oh well.

[ScienceTeacher]

I am extremely sorry to read this. Unfortunately, the car is 13 years old and besides paying Hartech's fee I think I needed to spend on average nearer £2K than £1K per year on consumables and bits that went wrong.

When I first bought Harris I was petrified of things going wrong. Worried stiff. Lots of little things did - window regulator, header tank, drop links etc. The radiators failed too (£1.5K including aircon etc). I hope that it's 'only' the power steering. I have AA homestart for just this reason. A tow to a specialist near Southampton will cost about £100. The parts probably aren't too bad and it'll be 3hrs labour, I guess. Might be all done for £600.

http://design9114-px.rtrk.co.uk/fu/cma81-cmo110-se...

Do call Grant in the morning and don't worry too much. Apart from possible IMS and scoring (which this is not and it's on the scheme anyway) 996s are really GENUINELY reliable. It's hopefully just a 13-year-old-car problem and no more. Easy for me to say, I guess, but I'm in the same boat with the new silver one. It'll never be cheap motoring like an MX5 but I think they're worth it! It took me 2 years to really feel comfortable. Imagine me stuck in traffic up a hill in July driving into Spain worring about the dicky radiators! Hartech were a long way away then! Good luck!

PS I hope the light got sorted. I looked at you post and there seemed to be sensible answers that didn't need buying a new light!

[superstreek]

120k km and used daily

and with its winter boots on

[thegoose]

A lovely 1998 car that my girlfriend had for a year - both now gone.

[ScienceTeacher]

[quote=thegoose]A lovely 1998 car that my girlfriend had for a year - both now gone.

Strange green colour inside. Probably for the best.