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.
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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!!!
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.
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.
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Enjoy it. But don't skimp on the parts or it will quickly become a nightmare.
