Do you ever feel like you just own a full scale model of a Porsche?
04-12-2009, 11:57 PM
#16
Race Director
I tell ya, maybe I'm just lucky but I just dont have many problems with my car. In the 6 years of ownership I can only recall one time when it died and that was due to a shorted injector harness.
Sure, you have to keep up on the maintenance but thats all planned stuff. I had to replace the head gasket once but that
was due to the head lifting due to me running 20psi boost, def not the car's fault.
I'm starting to have some nagging electrical issues. I had to replace the turn signal switch assy, an odometer gear, cruise computer. But nothing that I would call unusual for a 21 year old car.
Sure, you have to keep up on the maintenance but thats all planned stuff. I had to replace the head gasket once but that
was due to the head lifting due to me running 20psi boost, def not the car's fault.
I'm starting to have some nagging electrical issues. I had to replace the turn signal switch assy, an odometer gear, cruise computer. But nothing that I would call unusual for a 21 year old car.
I have had little to no issues with mine....yeah sure, a sensor or a corroded connector, but other than something trivial and easy to fix, not major issues.
Now watch the SOB blow up tomorrow
!
04-13-2009, 12:07 AM
#17
Rennlist Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mayflower, AR
Posts: 1,075
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Patrick, hope your car does not blow up tomorrow.
I do feel mine is like a model, parts are just bigger and more expensive... Hopefully sometime before the end of the summer I'll be able to complete my model car, and be leak and fire free for a while. Luckily my wife is OK with my Model cars, Model car parts (lots still new in box), Model car tools.
I do feel mine is like a model, parts are just bigger and more expensive... Hopefully sometime before the end of the summer I'll be able to complete my model car, and be leak and fire free for a while. Luckily my wife is OK with my Model cars, Model car parts (lots still new in box), Model car tools.
04-13-2009, 12:11 AM
#18
Race Director
Patrick, hope your car does not blow up tomorrow.
I do feel mine is like a model, parts are just bigger and more expensive... Hopefully sometime before the end of the summer I'll be able to complete my model car, and be leak and fire free for a while. Luckily my wife is OK with my Model cars, Model car parts (lots still new in box), Model car tools.
I do feel mine is like a model, parts are just bigger and more expensive... Hopefully sometime before the end of the summer I'll be able to complete my model car, and be leak and fire free for a while. Luckily my wife is OK with my Model cars, Model car parts (lots still new in box), Model car tools.
Also mine is not heavily modded, so that may have something to do with it.
Someone here once said that the logevity of our cars is directly proportionate to the mods within them....or something like that.
Bringing me to my next point of new Turbo, new WG, new EBC, new MAF, new chips, SMT-6, new head gasket, and new methanol injection system getting installed in about 6 weeks....so maybe after that and a couple grand in repair bills and I'll change my tune
04-13-2009, 09:31 AM
#19
Addict
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Small
Business Sponsor
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Small
Business Sponsor
04-13-2009, 06:16 PM
#20
Burning Brakes
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 1,005
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
04-15-2009, 10:48 AM
#22
Addict
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Small
Business Sponsor
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Small
Business Sponsor