Jambo
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I like it, I wouldn't get one personally, but they are great cars.
Ref the seats: if you drove your car 4 times a day for 4 miles at a time, or once for 120miles. I reckon the former would have more worn seats. Just sitting probably wouldn't wear it as much as getting in and out constantly.
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Jules S
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My old mans cost him a bloody fortune, well over £20k in the last 18 months alone
Nice cars, but no way for me
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Toby
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My personal advice would be to get a warrenty for it. Porsche OPC cars are more expensive but you get the piece of mind that's it's up to their standard and they provide a two year warrenty on it.
You can also buy a warranty package from Porsche without acting buying the car from them, they just have to do a 110 point check.
Alternatively but from a reputable dealer and get a proper after market warrebty from a reputable company.
Either way it will cost you about £1k a year.
Look at 911virgin, specialist cars of malton, rpm, harbour cars, crawford's and Porsche OPC
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ed
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It's too old for a Porsche warranty - they only provide them for up to 10 years. You'll need to get one from someone else and in my experience they can be a bit crap. I had one included with my car and when the IMS failed they paid out about £1k for replacement, but when one of the radiators failed they paid out £250 for a £500 repair - they parts for the job were a little over £100 and was something I could have easily done myself 
They will generally only pay out if they car has broken down too (they call them warranties but it's actually mechanical breakdown insurance). If the car is drivable, no payout. This isn't ideal for cars this age as the things which go wrong will generally be worn out bushes, hoses and other bits. There's obviously the well documented problems but it's a case of weighing up the risks.
Edit to say mine's a Boxster, but they're mechanically similar cars.
[Edited on 19-06-2014 by ed]
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John
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They're mostly really easy to work on and most bits don't cost that much although there's the odd bit that ends up costing more than it should.
How did you get away with a £1k IMS replacement ed? Were you changing the clutch and checking it at the same time? I thought it was always terminal when it actually failed while the engine was running.
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by John
They're mostly really easy to work on and most bits don't cost that much although there's the odd bit that ends up costing more than it should.
How did you get away with a £1k IMS replacement ed? Were you changing the clutch and checking it at the same time? I thought it was always terminal when it actually failed while the engine was running.
Easy to work on if you've got a 2 poster and the patience to deal with the inevitably complicated and rotten exhaust system... 
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ed
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It just started chirping one day and we couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. They took the car in and looked at it on the ramp and it turned out the bearing had gone tight - lucky escape there!
The clutch was in good condition so they didn't change it, in fact it had been out 6 months before when the RMS was replaced and was reported to be in good condition then too, so it was good that our inspection matched the paperwork.
I do agree with them being simple cars to work on though - you've got to remember that they're from the mid-90's and there's not a lot to them. I need to do some more suspension work on mine as the anti-rollbars are rattling about a bit. Easy stuff if you have a ramp and some time 
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John
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I done front springs and rear CV boots in a pretty tight garage with some axle stands.
Obviously not as good as having a ramp but not that bad.
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DaveyLC
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Front end is a doddle to work on.. Pretty much anything engine related other than changing or checking fluids requires a ramp or lift... Even doing the plugs!
Plus the VW style drive shafts make doing shafts/boots a piece of piss anyway 
[Edited on 19-06-2014 by DaveyLC]
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Tomnova16
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Might just be the colour, but to me that looks pretty boring for a Porsche.
no comment 
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I done front springs and rear CV boots in a pretty tight garage with some axle stands.
Obviously not as good as having a ramp but not that bad.
Serviced mine on the floor, you have to go a very long way underneath to find the sump and oil filter
Most things could be done on the driveway - the pics on Pelican Parts never seem to involve ramps actually.
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DaveyLC
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I didn't say it CANT be done.. I'm just disagreeing with Johns statement that its an easy car to work on.. In the grand scheme of things the 996 is not an easy car to work on
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John
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Your disagreeing is as useless as thinking that 996's were 6k 2 years ago.
I didn't even mean in the respect of getting underneath it, the mechanics are all pretty simple.
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DaveyLC
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uhuh
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