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Black 2002 996.2 C2 - Daily Driver
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Great thread!
Do you happen to recall what products and process you and your topless mate used to clean under the wheelarches etc? Looks like new...
Oh, and beware leaving the rear wiper standing up like that when washing... its easy to knock back down, and if the wiper blade spins round it can put a deep scratch in the c-pillar paint. Ask me how I know... :wack:
Do you happen to recall what products and process you and your topless mate used to clean under the wheelarches etc? Looks like new...
Oh, and beware leaving the rear wiper standing up like that when washing... its easy to knock back down, and if the wiper blade spins round it can put a deep scratch in the c-pillar paint. Ask me how I know... :wack:
Just over 2 months in to ownership and all going well - 2,500 miles covered so far, the most recent a trip down to the south coast for a friend's wedding. On a steady 75-80 'moving with the traffic' cruise she returned 32mpg. Crazy good.
A couple of weekends ago I replaced the air filter and aux belt - took longer to get the tools out of the garage then to do the job itself!
Cheers, Rob
A couple of weekends ago I replaced the air filter and aux belt - took longer to get the tools out of the garage then to do the job itself!
Cheers, Rob
Popped back to see my parents over the bank holiday weekend, and use the lift to do a couple of jobs to the 996! Namely gearbox oil change and replace the crusty ignition coil heatshields:
Drained in to a clean washing-up bowl...
So I could inspect oil after. All good.
I didn't have a pump to fill the gearbox after so used a new bit of clear hosepipe and funnel through the LHS wheel/arch and poured it in. Went in pretty quickly.
And the crusty heatshields...
+ some new stainless bots and washers = Sorted!
Hoping to use the car for my annual pilgrimage to Le Mans in a few weeks time, if I can fit all the camping gear in. Stay tuned!
Drained in to a clean washing-up bowl...
So I could inspect oil after. All good.
I didn't have a pump to fill the gearbox after so used a new bit of clear hosepipe and funnel through the LHS wheel/arch and poured it in. Went in pretty quickly.
And the crusty heatshields...
+ some new stainless bots and washers = Sorted!
Hoping to use the car for my annual pilgrimage to Le Mans in a few weeks time, if I can fit all the camping gear in. Stay tuned!
The return of Marty Wild
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Digging the car, loving the thread! Keep up the good work!
Proof these cars go on and on if looked after and can look the mutts whilst doing it.
Black cars are the best when polished but are so hard to keep clean, keep saying I'll never have another. Then strange forces work against me and I keep ending up in them.
Proof these cars go on and on if looked after and can look the mutts whilst doing it.
Black cars are the best when polished but are so hard to keep clean, keep saying I'll never have another. Then strange forces work against me and I keep ending up in them.
Thanks! Haven't stopped enjoying it yet -
Trip down to Le Mans for the 24hrs last week/weekend, fancied taking the Porsche but all hinged on being able to get all the camping gear in.
Turned-out to be no problem, packing carefully to fill all the available space:
And managed to fill it several times with shopping for the camp when down there! (The beer is hidden at the bottom as they do random stop-searches at campsite entries now at LM).
Hidden in an underground car park whilst we explored the town centre on one of the days down there:
Packed-up again ready for the trip back:
Trip stats were 942 miles @ 31mpg average. Mega fun and felt in it's place whistling across France.
Oh and this happened on the way back home:
150k miles. Onwards and upwards!
Trip down to Le Mans for the 24hrs last week/weekend, fancied taking the Porsche but all hinged on being able to get all the camping gear in.
Turned-out to be no problem, packing carefully to fill all the available space:
And managed to fill it several times with shopping for the camp when down there! (The beer is hidden at the bottom as they do random stop-searches at campsite entries now at LM).
Hidden in an underground car park whilst we explored the town centre on one of the days down there:
Packed-up again ready for the trip back:
Trip stats were 942 miles @ 31mpg average. Mega fun and felt in it's place whistling across France.
Oh and this happened on the way back home:
150k miles. Onwards and upwards!
Croissant, baguette and charcoal - all the french staples!
Unexciting update, but a trip in/out of central London at the weekend to see a friend proved again how easy and usable this car is. 34degC, hellish traffic, no problem. Leave parked on the street overnight without giving two thoughts, no problem.
Love it!
Unexciting update, but a trip in/out of central London at the weekend to see a friend proved again how easy and usable this car is. 34degC, hellish traffic, no problem. Leave parked on the street overnight without giving two thoughts, no problem.
Love it!
Had an hour or so to myself the the evening. Secondary air pump has started whining on cold start - strip down, clean and regreasing the bearings sorted that:
And gave the 997 Sports seats a good scrub (bar of pears soap and damp microfibre) then conditioned with Gliptone:
Onwards!
And gave the 997 Sports seats a good scrub (bar of pears soap and damp microfibre) then conditioned with Gliptone:
Onwards!
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