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Curious how many are using their 964 as a daily driver. I'm in between "drivers" now and so I will find out what it is like and the challenges involved. I don't drive "routinely" as I am no longer commuting. But I do drive every day. Most everything on my car is bone stock and low mileage.
My ‘92 C2 coupe is my daily drive. It’s fun to drive, never boring, fits my golf clubs and buggy, narrow enough not to get dinged in car parking spaces and it always feels great to get into regardless of whether I’m going on a spirited drive in the country or to the local shops. The only minor downside (which I’m used to) is the turning circle.
My 91 C2 has been my daily for 8 years now. It’s rare that it hasn’t been able to suit my needs for a run to the grocery, hardware store, or office. These cars were meant to be driven, and even after all this time, it just makes me happy to get behind this wheel every day.
My 1990 C2 cab is the only 4 seater I own so whenever I need to take the kids to school or pick them up, etc I drive it. It's not "daily" but it's definitely multiple times a week. Frankly before I started using it so regularly, it had more little issues. It has responded well to the regular use. The only problem is it's being resealed so I am without it for a little while currently.
I always switch up every week between the daily and 964 for the 3 days I drive to the office now. However, I take it out every day even if it's for a quick jaunt around my area to get the car warmed up.I find the more it's driven the less oil drips haha.
Excellent all around comments! The day after I posted my battery was dead. Haha. But I think I know the culprit. A stuck window switch. I think this will be super fun, daily!
That window switch got me a few times also. It’s a little bit counterintuitive where you have to clean it up so that it grounds nicely but very satisfying once you have it working correctly. I still test my windows every now and then to be sure…
That window switch got me a few times also. It’s a little bit counterintuitive where you have to clean it up so that it grounds nicely but very satisfying once you have it working correctly. I still test my windows every now and then to be sure…
Mine appear to be broken such that it stays in the "on" position after activating the switch. Two out of three of mine are broken this way.
Yes the ground connection there is thru the body not wired so removing the switch and cleaning the threaded portion and the hole in the body is the move. Worked for me. I have also debated deleting the key-out-windows-work-until-door-open functionality. Its nice-ish to have but I'd rather never have a flat battery ever. I detailed how I'd go about this in another thread.
Excellent all around comments! The day after I posted my battery was dead. Haha. But I think I know the culprit. A stuck window switch. I think this will be super fun, daily!
Goughary advised me to have a volt meter plugged into the cigarette lighter. It's a nice thing to have. You can just look over and see what voltage you're reading whenever you start the car. In my short ownership experience I've learned these cars have some sort of draw coming from somewhere. So I turn everything off when the car is parked haha
Love the comments like "turn radius" and "stuck light switch".....reminds me all the time that we're in this ride together.....It's not just me!
Drive my car as much as I can. I call it my daily driver, but if I'm honest, I rarely drive any of my cars every day. Working from home and such.
My ‘92 C2 coupe is my daily drive. It’s fun to drive, never boring, fits my golf clubs and buggy, narrow enough not to get dinged in car parking spaces and it always feels great to get into regardless of whether I’m going on a spirited drive in the country or to the local shops. The only minor downside (which I’m used to) is the turning circle.
I thought the same thing till I discovered a PO
jury rigged the steering rack stops instead of the 10mm ones Porsche calls for with 17” wheels got the correct ones not bad now
The right way to find a parasitic draw is with a multimeter connected in series with the negative battery cable. You want to use the high amp range and be very sure you do
not turn the car on but you do need to turn the key from off to run then off again otherwise you wont trigger the window circuit, ccu fan and others which may be consuming power. Then you remove fuses and relays one by one and look for amps to get close to zero. You can also observe the draw of the window power relay coil dropping to zero when you open the door - however you need to disable all the lights to prevent them from clouding your reading. Means taping over the frunk and decklid switches.
09-01-2021, 09:47 PM
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