For the Non Believers
04-20-2011, 02:13 PM
#18
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jpflip,
Driven every day - snow, sleet, rain, sun, shnizzle, slush - without question the best and most fun car to drive in winter conditions. They do get snow in Germany too!! I often get some crazy looks on the roads when there is 6"+ on the highways and I am making good head way - it's a hoot!!
T2
Driven every day - snow, sleet, rain, sun, shnizzle, slush - without question the best and most fun car to drive in winter conditions. They do get snow in Germany too!! I often get some crazy looks on the roads when there is 6"+ on the highways and I am making good head way - it's a hoot!!
T2
04-20-2011, 08:54 PM
#19
Thats awesome. I am also amazed that you are on the original clutch! I doubt my clutch will last that long, especially in San Francisco with all the steep hills. Best of luck.
04-20-2011, 09:35 PM
#20
I was thinking about you last week and was wondering how many miles you had on the car. I for one don't find this amazing at all. It just takes some preventive maintenance and the repair of items as the come along. Most of all these cars need not be treated like fragile eggs. I remember a thread a while back about a GT3 that had 40000 mi. Some wondered how much life was left in the engine and that it would probably need a rebuild soon. That's just crazy talk.
04-20-2011, 10:33 PM
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Original clutch? I find it hard to believe that you've explored anywhere near the potential of this car while maintaining the original clutch. I dont know anyone anywhere with any high performance car (manual tranny) that has had the original clutch last longer than 150,000 miles or so unless they drive it like its their mini-van. I suspect you've never tracked it, and never or rarely really given in to the dark side / speed demon that lurks in most buyers of fast cars? How'd ya do it? I trashed my Subaru Outback's clutch by launching it too hard after 100,000 miles. And its a mere 165 HP station wagon!
04-21-2011, 01:39 PM
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He does track his car but has stock HP specs. Some people are easier on their equipment than others. I know some guys who cooked their clutches while street driving soon after getting an ECU flash done. I tracked mine with a flash for 3 years before it went.
04-21-2011, 01:42 PM
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You are right, it won't last in SF. When I lived there I remember smelling my truck clutch burning on some of those hills. Oh well, the price you have to pay to live in a wonderful city.
04-21-2011, 04:28 PM
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You're my hero.
Now let me see. Lucy has 30,000 miles, she is driven 12 months of the year, I'm 59 years old and I drive about 15,000 miles a year. So I should be able to beat your record before I turn 80. I have just set a new life goal. Congrats. Keep her goin.
Now let me see. Lucy has 30,000 miles, she is driven 12 months of the year, I'm 59 years old and I drive about 15,000 miles a year. So I should be able to beat your record before I turn 80. I have just set a new life goal. Congrats. Keep her goin.
04-22-2011, 08:55 AM
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Wow! Great to see...as a prospective 996 TT buyer, it seemed odd that most don't put alot of miles on their vehicles....(I can see why)
I am planning to drive the hell out of it.
Maintenance appears 'normal' if I compare to my 2001 Audi A4. I would believe that diligent and preemptive maintenance will prevent alot of major problems later on.
Well Done
I am planning to drive the hell out of it.
Maintenance appears 'normal' if I compare to my 2001 Audi A4. I would believe that diligent and preemptive maintenance will prevent alot of major problems later on.
Well Done
04-23-2011, 09:39 PM
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Here is a list I have compiled over the years for the repair work:
All three front radiators (right front now twice)
water pump
coolant expansion tank (as a precaution with water pump)
power steering pump/reservoir (for the annoying squeal)
right front bearing, left rear bearing
front diff (due to front bearing issue)
clutch accumulator and slave cylinder (4 times now for the slave - one time lasted only 4 days and it failed - PCNA pulled all the parts on the shelves in the US as a result of this and a few others in the country with a similar issue)
wiring harness repair (passenger side front most cylinder harness to the coil pack chaffing issue)
rear main seal (while engine was down for a wiring harness repair we pulled the tranny to inspect the bearings, clutch, pressure plate and flywheel)
two bearings in the clutch assembly one was bad, one was fine
Decarbon the secondary air ports from the intakes to the exhaust
Gas cap the gasket finally went at 186,000+ miles
Check valve and carbon canister on the vapor recovery system for the fuel tank
normal services done on time
brake pads (only on the 4th rear set and 5th front set - car has PCCB's and is tracked 6-10 days/year)
oil changes every 5000 miles religiously Mobil 1 0W-40
tranny and diff fluids every 60,000 miles
Baileys DV's
GT-3 Cup front brake ducts
Idler pulleys
Belt (done a couple of times)
Suspension will be replaced shortly (KW Clubsport)
Carden shaft will be replaced (second time now) when the suspension is done
All four half shafts will be replaced with the suspension
Motorsport Sways and Tarett drops links will be replaced with the suspension
Protomotive intercoolers going in when suspension is done
Two rear heat shields will be replaced when the suspension is done
The car is on the original turbo's, original clutch and original engine still.
T2 continues to knock on wood....................
All three front radiators (right front now twice)
water pump
coolant expansion tank (as a precaution with water pump)
power steering pump/reservoir (for the annoying squeal)
right front bearing, left rear bearing
front diff (due to front bearing issue)
clutch accumulator and slave cylinder (4 times now for the slave - one time lasted only 4 days and it failed - PCNA pulled all the parts on the shelves in the US as a result of this and a few others in the country with a similar issue)
wiring harness repair (passenger side front most cylinder harness to the coil pack chaffing issue)
rear main seal (while engine was down for a wiring harness repair we pulled the tranny to inspect the bearings, clutch, pressure plate and flywheel)
two bearings in the clutch assembly one was bad, one was fine
Decarbon the secondary air ports from the intakes to the exhaust
Gas cap the gasket finally went at 186,000+ miles
Check valve and carbon canister on the vapor recovery system for the fuel tank
normal services done on time
brake pads (only on the 4th rear set and 5th front set - car has PCCB's and is tracked 6-10 days/year)
oil changes every 5000 miles religiously Mobil 1 0W-40
tranny and diff fluids every 60,000 miles
Baileys DV's
GT-3 Cup front brake ducts
Idler pulleys
Belt (done a couple of times)
Suspension will be replaced shortly (KW Clubsport)
Carden shaft will be replaced (second time now) when the suspension is done
All four half shafts will be replaced with the suspension
Motorsport Sways and Tarett drops links will be replaced with the suspension
Protomotive intercoolers going in when suspension is done
Two rear heat shields will be replaced when the suspension is done
The car is on the original turbo's, original clutch and original engine still.
T2 continues to knock on wood....................
Fantastic achievement.
Can ask, did the radiators leak from corrosion or damage from stones?
Also what snow tires do you use?