993 fun - ?roof recall

[tim993]

hi you lot may remember me psting about a month ago when i'd just bought my 1994 iris blue c2 cab (unfortunately not a vaioram) 85K beauty.
These cars are addictive more so than my las tgerman sports car which was a disaster!
Anyway does anyone know anything about the roof recall for the 993 cabs in porsche 911 world last month and whether i should just go to my nearest OPC?
Also does anyone know who will give classic insurance for someone under 30 (ie. me )

[johnny senna]

tim993 said:

Also does anyone know who will give classic insurance for someone under 30 (ie. me )

Aon do offer classic cover to over 25s I think. They did for me and a mate for our E30 M3s anyway.

[verysideways]

tim993 said:

Anyway does anyone know anything about the roof recall for the 993 cabs in porsche 911 world last month and whether i should just go to my nearest OPC?

Go to your car, and follow the bottom of the windscreen until you get to the VIN number (something like WPOZZZ_________).
Write this down and call your OPC, speak to service, and quote them your VIN and ask them to check if there are any outstanding recalls on your car (like the roof, or the engine bay wiring loom).

VS

[MauriceC2S]

Tim, I don't think this cab roof recall is Vin specific, AFAIK it applies to all cabs, and can result in the roof opening at speed (what a great air brake !!) so get into the OPC smartish ....

Reference info :
http://www2.uk.porsche.com/english/gbr/news/pressreleases/pag/2004-12-29-1.htm

cheers, Maurice

[softinthehead]

this topic was the subject of a sticky only a few weeks ago. one of the moderators can inform you better or use the search function. it was certainly there within the last 6 weeks

[tim993]

thanks for your help everyone. Today was glorious as after a night on call i took thee 993 for its first top down spin in the sussex country side. Roof mechanism being done next week, by the looks of the link you sent maurice it seems that it may get rid of the squeaking form the roof when its closed. finger crossed happy motoring all

[softinthehead]

tim993 said:

. Today was glorious as after a night on call i took thee 993 for its first top down spin in the sussex country side.

since you are using this vehicle (and most specifically its unique roof mechanism) as a means of staying awake and thus driving home safely after work, it presumably is a fully justifiable necessary business expense? (since you could not conduct your business without crashing and dying afterwards unless you had this car?)
as a fellow soft topper I must put that one past the accountant...

[tim993]

thats a very funny post. My father is an accountant and will love it, my mother will try to make me buy a clio!

[The daddy]

Tim ,

Got 1994 993 C2 and Tesco still insure me for £850 - I'm still your side of thirty.

[tim993]

where do you live the outer hebrides? I'm with Egg (also uk insurance ltd! ie. tesco) because they bizarrely were £100 cheaper than tesco who wouldn't rpice match but i still come in at £1500 for on street parking in eastbourne with 6 years no claims but £250 excess

[verysideways]

I pay about £800 for my 993 C2.
9 years NCB, protected, car garaged between Reading and Wokingham (suburbia).
Oh, and that includes european breakdown cover.

www.privilege.co.uk (owned by directline who can never get even close to the same price!)

VS


P.S. I'm 30 next year (2006).

[david hype]

I pay well under £700. Garaged in Berkshire, limited to 5K miles (with carry over)Thats with AON.

[igo155]

£1300 (norwich union)
9yrs NCB
Parked in apartment off street parking in islington (london)
limited to 4k miles

[AC79xxx]

igo155 said:

£1300 (norwich union) 9yrs NCB Parked in apartment off street parking in islington (london) limited to 4k miles

Ouch!