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Collection day finally arrived!
Drove about 400 miles today.
WOW. This 993 is the real deal. I have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming.
I am now more confident with the car, it really feels more natural - like I had a haha moment. The clutch pedal effort seems normal to me now. I changed my shoes (narrower and slimmer soles) and it makes a big difference.
The gear lever is tight, no play left and right or forward and backward. I don't really want to change anything. The throws are OK - yes, they are a little bit on the long side for a sports car (and I am being picky) but at the moment, it is more than good enough for my taste so I probably won't change the shifter contrary to what I thought. I think that the perception of the gear lever movements is somehow subjective I guess.
The steering has some weight to it, it is very nice. You point the steering wheel to a direction and there she goes. The front end feels planted and stable.
The suspension is comfortable enough, the car jumps a little bit on busy road - the ride is a bit busy but nothing wrong.
I don't want to listen to the radio - the melody of the flat 6 is enough, even on boring motorways.
A/C is blowing good cold air, even with the small snowflake button ON (A/C was recharged)
The only negative is the wind noise - the cabin is noisy at as a result but is it something I believe is related to the design of the cars of the 90s? My Honda from the same era is noisy wrt wind noise (even more than the 993). I think a stereo in a 993 is not really important as a consequence.
I have a suspicion that wind noise improvements were huge since the 90s - it is something I take granted on today's cars.
Pitstop for the driver :
My fuel consumption today is 26.5 US MPG. Very cool.
I let the engine idle for 5 minutes after each drive before turning the engine off.
All in all a good day, a solid car and smiles from ear to ear for me!
I have a question though : when you switch ON the normal beams (normal headlights), should there be an indicator light that becomes ON in any of the gauges?
When you have the high beams ON, you have the blue light ON in the rev counter gauge.
When you have the sidelights ON, you have the green light ON in the clock gauge.
Man, I can't wait to start spending the rest of my life driving this car...!
All went mostly fine. During the first driving break in the morning, I just noticed the rubber housing behind the turbine has a hole, called my mechanics and he said « not problem, you can drive like this. ». Really helpful to have somebody on the phone in case of an event like this. I can do mechanical stuff (like changing timing belts) on « normal » watercooled engines but I realized that I actually don’t know much about aircooled Porsche engines so I have to learn a great deal about them.
I crossed the border between Spain in France in the afternoon. motorway driving is boring and more difficult to bear with a noisy car like a 993. The motorway around San Sebastián is actually not that bad with a lots of bends.
After I arrived in France, I went to the Dune de Pyla:
There is a 993 hidden below all these trees 😄
Then, I went to the nearby lake to watch sunset :
A good place for meditation. Thinking about the meaning of life and what does that mean to find happiness.
My back pain almost went away thanks to a new seating position (back is almost upright and bottom of the seat is now horizontal). I am not sure that I need lumbar support.
Today was a long day. Left the hosts of the B&B where I spent the night, really lovely people. They understood why I asked so many question about the car space in their property lol.
I had to drive for more than 400 miles. I left late so by the time I arrived 19miles south of Paris, there were already a lot of traffic jams.
Finding a parking space in the shadow with no one else parked next to me.
Finally made it to the final destination. Just before entering my garage door, I crossed the path of an older 911 (G model I think), I flashed my high beams and waved, he waved back at me. So cool :-D
Wind noise is usually coming from the sunroof seal, windshield seals or the driver/passenger windows not being fully seated in their channels when all the way up. These can be adjusted. The sunroof seal is not too expensive to have done- many do it them selves. If it's been done, make sure the sunroof is adjusted and seated properly. this can also create a lot of noise. The windshield seals dry out ( notice and creaking coming from around the glass?) replacing this is a dangerous game because you can easily break the glass. If there's any rust showing in the lower corners of windscreen, then it's a good opportunity to get that dealt with. These are all VERY common issues. Good luck and enjoy!
Wind noise is usually coming from the sunroof seal, windshield seals or the driver/passenger windows not being fully seated in their channels when all the way up. These can be adjusted. The sunroof seal is not too expensive to have done- many do it them selves. If it's been done, make sure the sunroof is adjusted and seated properly. this can also create a lot of noise. The windshield seals dry out ( notice and creaking coming from around the glass?) replacing this is a dangerous game because you can easily break the glass. If there's any rust showing in the lower corners of windscreen, then it's a good opportunity to get that dealt with. These are all VERY common issues. Good luck and enjoy!
Thanks! I’ll have a look again at the rubber around the windshield. The wind noise is acceptable up until 75mph approximately and starts to be noticeable above. My mechanics told me it’s common on these cars and even if I replaced all seals around windshield and windows, it won’t make a big difference. I think it’s due to design of this era of cars - so I have to lower my expectations in this area and get used to it. Meaning I must have a watercooled 911 in addition to the 993. 😄
The seals DO make a big difference in noise. I replaced all seals on my car last summer and it is substantially quieter in the cabin now. It's expensive and unless you're going to do a bunch of other body work, i wouldn't recommend it though. I was totally redoing the entire car.
05-28-2021, 05:54 PM
