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Author: | Brucey [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:51 am ] |
Post subject: | About me. |
Hello everyone, first of all an apology, I promised back in January that I would introduce myself in a day or two (see following quote)but due to my mates wife treating my laptop to a pint of cider and being without one until the other day it hasn't been possible. Quote: Hi all, I’m new on here and I’ll introduce myself properly in a day or two, but I’ve got a couple of questions if that’s o.k? First a bit of background, I’m 35 and have only been driving a car for 2 years as I’ve always had motorbikes. I’ve been a Fireman for the last 7 years and having only a motorbike was fine up until a couple of years ago but then they changed our shift patterns at work and wanted us to be more flexible i.e sometimes working at other stations which in turn meant that I had to ferry my fire kit around. So I had to stop being a rebel and pass my car driving test, although to my surprise I really enjoyed driving and so I bought my first car a 2001 Peugeot 206 glx and although I really like my 1st car I have always for as long as I can remember liked to be different and after watching an episode of wheeler dealers all about the 924 my mind was made up I WANT A PORSCHE!!! So here goes, my name is Andy Bruce although I prefer Brucey, I'm a 36 year old Fireman from Manchester (unfortunately you may have seen me on the news in a dryer) and I did go on to buy my mates 944S (not a lux as I first thought). I have had it for 4 months now and I am chuffed to bits with it although the clutch went on me 3 weeks ago! After getting loads of silly quotes for a new part (the cheapest being £430) I decided to get a used one in good condition from a guy in Wigan for £40. Now I have a couple of questions if that's o.k? 1. Is the rubber doughnut type thingy in the centre likely to go again? 2. After downloading the Porsche manual and with the help of my father in law who is fairly handy around a car and with access to a pit at work, could I tackle it myself? Thanks in advance.
After trawling the net for a few days I quickly decided that I actually wanted a 944 (just my personal preference as I don’t want to offend any 924 owners) and so I decided to ring a close friend of mine who used to be a Porsche technician to ask his advice on what to look out for and to my surprise he told me he was selling his. I had completely forgot he had one as at the time of him buying it I wasn’t interested in cars and with him being a mechanic he was always changing cars, However like the vast majority of Porsche owners this car he kept as he completely fell in love with it. Unfortunately he tried to start up his own garage business which didn’t work out and so he picked up a few debts and so for practical reasons he is letting it go. I have a budget of around £3000.00 and really fancied a black one with a cream interior and air con and my mate Anthony’s is a white one with a red leather interior and no air con 1988 (E) 101,000 genuine miles and in very good condition inside and out although he said he’d let me have it for £2500.00. Slowly but surely the colour scheme has grown on me but the air con thing is the dilemma as I can’t stand being too warm in the summer and my Peugeot has air con. So here are the questions, 1. Should I snap his hand off? 2. Would it be possible to get an air con unit from a breakers yard and have it fitted? 3. If it is possible to do that, would it be practical cost wise? Sorry about the length of this post but I can talk for England as I’m also a stand up comic. Looking forward to getting to know you all, thanks in advance. Andy Bruce. |
Author: | Brucey [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
No one saying hiya? ![]() |
Author: | hotblack944 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:20 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
Hi Brucey. Many have successfully tackled their own clutch jobs. As to used parts, depends on if you're prepared to do it again when the used part fails. A new part should have damper springs rather than the rubber doughnut. HTH, |
Author: | tr7v8 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
HI Brucey & welcome ![]() I would never fit a s/h clutch the labour of changing it should it prematurely fail is just to great. |
Author: | lindsayhbrown [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
hello again agree with jim re second hand clutch, new ones are so called turbo spec without the rubber do-nut centre |
Author: | J.J. [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:50 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
Hiya Brucey! Chuck your second hand clutch & invest in a proper new one from German French Swedish. Join the club first & you'le get a discount that will pay the membership & some. Great car the S but it will need looking after. Wallet fatigue doesn't usually set in for a couple of years! ![]() |
Author: | Graham Waller [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
Hi and welcome. Sorry but no advice as I neither have a 944, or know what a clutch is - sorry ![]() |
Author: | 964russ [ Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
![]() That you??? Ha ha funny! Anyway, wheres the pics ov the new ride? |
Author: | Brucey [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: About me. |
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, It's nice to be part of the porsche community as I never thought in a million years I would ever own one! I am now constantly thinking of ways to become wealthy (any ideas would be welcome) so I can continue to own porsche's as I fear that once driven there is no going back! Yes 964russ that was me although I would like to clear up that it was never meant to get out as alot of people thought that I put it on you tube and was setting a bad example to kids, that was never the case as unfortunately someone got hold of it off a mobile via bluetooth and sent it to the Manchester Evening news and the rest is history. It can now be found on the Good Morning America website! Anyway I hope you can all put up with plenty of boring long winded questions in the future. ![]() |
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