A very rare 965 gathering (in my neck of the woods)
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In Wellington (Capital City of New Zealand) i never see other 965's around on the roads.
Well a special day today, i dropped my 3.6 off to the workshop to get some service work done, and low and behold there was a Metalic Black 3.6t on the hoist (this car is ex dubai) apparantly. It only has 7,000km on the clock and is prestine! Owned by a Flyboy based in Hong Kong.
The technician told me that they were expecting another 965 (3.3t with Speedline lookalikes) in later in the day, so i went back later and the guys at the shop lined them all up for me to snap some pic's of this very rare sighting ;-)
Mines the middle one :-) Pic taken with my new phone (Nokia N95 - 5 MegaPixel camera)
Well a special day today, i dropped my 3.6 off to the workshop to get some service work done, and low and behold there was a Metalic Black 3.6t on the hoist (this car is ex dubai) apparantly. It only has 7,000km on the clock and is prestine! Owned by a Flyboy based in Hong Kong.
The technician told me that they were expecting another 965 (3.3t with Speedline lookalikes) in later in the day, so i went back later and the guys at the shop lined them all up for me to snap some pic's of this very rare sighting ;-)
Mines the middle one :-) Pic taken with my new phone (Nokia N95 - 5 MegaPixel camera)
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Clint, did I send you the excel file with all of the known Turbo 3.6s in NZ? I ask, because my file is corrupted and I'm losing track. The Dubai car is the 3rd new one to turn up in the last few months. I think that makes 11 or 12 now in NZ.
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Hi John, I would like a copy of the file as i am interested to track down details of any RHD 3.6t !
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Originally Posted by John McM
Clint, did I send you the excel file with all of the known Turbo 3.6s in NZ? I ask, because my file is corrupted and I'm losing track. The Dubai car is the 3rd new one to turn up in the last few months. I think that makes 11 or 12 now in NZ.
Ray and asimler, Yeah i was actually quite excited about it, these cars are just so rare out here, it was very cool indeed. Even the service manager mentioned that the other day they had a 993tt 996tt and a 997tt all in the shop at once, and he said that the 965 is the best looking turbo ever!
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Beggar, I've managed to open the file, but only extract some data. I count 11 in NZ.
Year Colour Origin Location Now Kilometer Other Info
1993 Midnight Blue NZ New Last in Auckland, NZ > 85,000 Accident Damaged
1993 Polar Silver Singapore Auckland, NZ > 98,000 Orig. Horizon Blue
1993 Speed Yellow Singapore Auckland, NZ > 50,000
1993 Metallic Black Singapore Auckland, NZ > 106,000 RUF Alloys
1993 Midnight Blue NZ New Auckland, NZ > 78,000
1994 Guards Red NZ New Last in Auckland, NZ > 46,000 X88
1994 Midnight Blue NZ New Last in Auckland, NZ > 64,900 X88
1994 Midnight Blue Hong Kong Wellington > 42,000
1994 Midnight Blue Unknown Last in Christchurch > 95,000
1994 Guards Red Brunei Last in Wellington, NZ > 5,000
199? Metallic Black Dubai Wellington > 7,000
Year Colour Origin Location Now Kilometer Other Info
1993 Midnight Blue NZ New Last in Auckland, NZ > 85,000 Accident Damaged
1993 Polar Silver Singapore Auckland, NZ > 98,000 Orig. Horizon Blue
1993 Speed Yellow Singapore Auckland, NZ > 50,000
1993 Metallic Black Singapore Auckland, NZ > 106,000 RUF Alloys
1993 Midnight Blue NZ New Auckland, NZ > 78,000
1994 Guards Red NZ New Last in Auckland, NZ > 46,000 X88
1994 Midnight Blue NZ New Last in Auckland, NZ > 64,900 X88
1994 Midnight Blue Hong Kong Wellington > 42,000
1994 Midnight Blue Unknown Last in Christchurch > 95,000
1994 Guards Red Brunei Last in Wellington, NZ > 5,000
199? Metallic Black Dubai Wellington > 7,000
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It's a pleasure to share with others who actually apreciate this trainspotting type info.
BTW: is there a reason so many older cars are being serviced at the OPC in Welly rather than Powerhaus?
BTW: is there a reason so many older cars are being serviced at the OPC in Welly rather than Powerhaus?
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Originally Posted by John McM
BTW: is there a reason so many older cars are being serviced at the OPC in Welly rather than Powerhaus?
Up until about a month ago i have had all of my work done at Powerhaus. I lent my car to the dealer (teams) for the opening of their new Porsche showroom, (they bought a CGT in from Hong Kong just for the night) and they offered to do some minor work on the car as well as a groom for free as a thank you ;-)
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Hi guys. When I was prepairing my 3.3T for sale at Powerhaus the Guards Red 3.6T was there. It was a lovely car with around 8000km on the clock IIRC. Showed some signs of aging. Rubbers cracking etc. Still a nice example tho. The owner said he just didn't drive it enough and had contemplated selling it.
I think it would be fair to say that Powerhaus get the majority of the older cars and caters more to enthusiasts than the OPC. I personally know Steve the service manager at the OPC and he is a great guy. I'm not too sure if you know Clint but Steve actually lives here in Otaki. There are pro's and cons with both places. When I own another Porsche I will go to Powerhaus. Better value for money and he looked after me when the OPC didn't want to know me (I was looking for my first 911 at around $30K). Bad business practice that is.
I think it would be fair to say that Powerhaus get the majority of the older cars and caters more to enthusiasts than the OPC. I personally know Steve the service manager at the OPC and he is a great guy. I'm not too sure if you know Clint but Steve actually lives here in Otaki. There are pro's and cons with both places. When I own another Porsche I will go to Powerhaus. Better value for money and he looked after me when the OPC didn't want to know me (I was looking for my first 911 at around $30K). Bad business practice that is.