ScoobyDoo555
Barcelona
- Joined
- 26 Feb 2012
- Messages
- 1,414
Hi All,
Apologies: not been about for the last year or so - to cut a long story short, lots of family issues leading to general disinterest in the car amongst many other things.
Anyhoo, update? Still got the 996 - year 5 now. What's gone wrong/right?
Well, last year I had a faulty power-steering pipe that turned out to be a bit of a pantomime to get sorted - took a WEEK to replace one pipe. Needless to say, won't be going back to my local "specialist".
I had a faulty ballast resistor. Bought a replacement and got round to fitting it (proper splicing/soldering & self-amalgamating tape job) - can't really check it at the moment due to the stupid temps going on. Pretty sure it's working though :mrgreen:
The next developments will be a refurbing the wheels, getting a service done, and replacing an A/C condenser (replaced them 4yrs ago and have had a stone chip!), oh and MOT time when I get back from holiday.
Umm, aside from that, got 2 new front tyres to put on (prior to MOT)
That's the bad stuff - general wear and tear tbh.
She's sat on 111k now.
So, I'm debating what to do next - I would like to look at a turbo, but wife is also keen on a Panamera (!).
I've been driven to work by my daughter - she's learning to drive (not in the Porsche!) in a 1.2 Clio, so my car doesn't get the driving it did (at the moment). Certainly makes an event when I go out in it - having 4x the bhp!
So, that's me. What have I missed? :bandit:
DAn
Apologies: not been about for the last year or so - to cut a long story short, lots of family issues leading to general disinterest in the car amongst many other things.
Anyhoo, update? Still got the 996 - year 5 now. What's gone wrong/right?
Well, last year I had a faulty power-steering pipe that turned out to be a bit of a pantomime to get sorted - took a WEEK to replace one pipe. Needless to say, won't be going back to my local "specialist".
I had a faulty ballast resistor. Bought a replacement and got round to fitting it (proper splicing/soldering & self-amalgamating tape job) - can't really check it at the moment due to the stupid temps going on. Pretty sure it's working though :mrgreen:
The next developments will be a refurbing the wheels, getting a service done, and replacing an A/C condenser (replaced them 4yrs ago and have had a stone chip!), oh and MOT time when I get back from holiday.
Umm, aside from that, got 2 new front tyres to put on (prior to MOT)
That's the bad stuff - general wear and tear tbh.
She's sat on 111k now.
So, I'm debating what to do next - I would like to look at a turbo, but wife is also keen on a Panamera (!).
I've been driven to work by my daughter - she's learning to drive (not in the Porsche!) in a 1.2 Clio, so my car doesn't get the driving it did (at the moment). Certainly makes an event when I go out in it - having 4x the bhp!
So, that's me. What have I missed? :bandit:
DAn
