So last week I purchased my first ever Porsche...
It's a 2000 911 996 C2 Manual Cab in Zenith Blue, has the aerokit front bumper and sideskirts, a Metropol blue interior, and has 91,500miles on the clock. I'm in love already! It's got the hard top as well but I'd taken that off to clean.
I bought the car with a view to taking it on a European road trip this summer - I've got a list of a few things I want to do beforehand...
Firstly, a full, major service...oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, drive belt, pollen filter, spark plugs, manual transmission oil, coolant change and brake fluid change. I like to get all these things done and keep well on top of maintenance, just makes preventative sense to me. (Plus I enjoy it...!)
New gas struts for the frunk (or whatever it's called) as they close themselves on your head after a couple of seconds...
Some new tyres (pretty sure I'm going with Michelin PS4's) – I'd asked the seller on the phone how the tyres were, who confirmed they were in great condition with plenty of tread. I then completely forgot to check when viewing – turns out there is a reasonable amount of tread...but the front tyres are 13 years old and the rears 7.5 and 2.5...needless to say I'm going to get them all changed – I'd not heard good things about the Pirellis anyway.
I'll get the tracking checked at the same time.
Add cruise control – for some of the longer stints in Europe I think this will be very useful – it involves purchasing the stalks, wiring it up and then getting it coded in by a specialist.
Air con fix – I've had a look at the rads and part of the fins has actually completely separated! Couple of new rads on order and will fit and keep my fingers crossed that sorts the leaks...
'Gundo hack" – the exhaust is a little quiet...especially when one of my other cars is a TVR!
Full detail – I'll try and find the time to get my machine polisher out before I go and get the paint sparkling! I may do a recolour on the seats as well, although they're actually in pretty decent condition so we'll see how I get on.
Oh, and sort out the alloys as well.
And get some mats to replace the current ones as they're horrid!
I was originally going to change the steering wheel for the 3 spoke version from photos – but in the flesh I actually really like the 4 spoke...it gives a nice retro feel to the interior. Given the cost to change I may well just keep it like this...
No doubt I'll find more things to spend money on! Thanks for reading
It's a 2000 911 996 C2 Manual Cab in Zenith Blue, has the aerokit front bumper and sideskirts, a Metropol blue interior, and has 91,500miles on the clock. I'm in love already! It's got the hard top as well but I'd taken that off to clean.
I bought the car with a view to taking it on a European road trip this summer - I've got a list of a few things I want to do beforehand...
Firstly, a full, major service...oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, drive belt, pollen filter, spark plugs, manual transmission oil, coolant change and brake fluid change. I like to get all these things done and keep well on top of maintenance, just makes preventative sense to me. (Plus I enjoy it...!)
New gas struts for the frunk (or whatever it's called) as they close themselves on your head after a couple of seconds...
Some new tyres (pretty sure I'm going with Michelin PS4's) – I'd asked the seller on the phone how the tyres were, who confirmed they were in great condition with plenty of tread. I then completely forgot to check when viewing – turns out there is a reasonable amount of tread...but the front tyres are 13 years old and the rears 7.5 and 2.5...needless to say I'm going to get them all changed – I'd not heard good things about the Pirellis anyway.
I'll get the tracking checked at the same time.
Add cruise control – for some of the longer stints in Europe I think this will be very useful – it involves purchasing the stalks, wiring it up and then getting it coded in by a specialist.
Air con fix – I've had a look at the rads and part of the fins has actually completely separated! Couple of new rads on order and will fit and keep my fingers crossed that sorts the leaks...
'Gundo hack" – the exhaust is a little quiet...especially when one of my other cars is a TVR!
Full detail – I'll try and find the time to get my machine polisher out before I go and get the paint sparkling! I may do a recolour on the seats as well, although they're actually in pretty decent condition so we'll see how I get on.
Oh, and sort out the alloys as well.
And get some mats to replace the current ones as they're horrid!
I was originally going to change the steering wheel for the 3 spoke version from photos – but in the flesh I actually really like the 4 spoke...it gives a nice retro feel to the interior. Given the cost to change I may well just keep it like this...
No doubt I'll find more things to spend money on! Thanks for reading
