I'm all set. Picking up my C4S on Thursday 7-24-03. Flying from Chicago to Maryland. Then MD to Chicago. My questions are:
1) What should I bring? Tools? Window washer fluid? What else?
2)Should I be concerned with the DME realy failure? And should I bring some with me?
3)Should I purchase a car bra?

TIA

Keith R

 

I drove my car 6 months ago in January from Chicago (where I bought it from Luxury Motors) to DC and took I-70. All I took was some Grateful Dead live CD's and that was it. Mostly, I just listened to local radio stations and NPR. It took a long time! 750 miles. Nothing broke, nothing went wrong, other than that I knew nothing about the car & it wouldn't restart every time I stopped for gas! It wasn't till I got home that someone told me that I needed to deactivate the immobilizer by pressing the button on the keychain. How I did it was to lock and unlock the car each time - like a dolt <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> . The first time it happened and the car wouldn't start I kind of freaked <img border="0" alt="[crying]" title="" src="graemlins/crying.gif" /> .

The best rest stops are in Ohio. They have Panera Bread Co. restaurants in those! Sweet.

Have fun. Relax. It's all good.

Steve

 

As soon as I got my 1996 TT (49,500 miles) my 15 year-old son & I took off for Arizona for 3 days, 2 nights where we had no destination in mind. It was about the journey. 1500 miles. He brought Playstation2. I brought the owners manual. Tools? What tools? And yes, a spare DME relay is a good idea... I gotta get me one, and real soon. Also a spare key fob battery for the immobilizer. Radio Shack. Make sure you've got the proper oil level and the correct air for the tires, then just have a great time.

The previous owner had a bra, and I used it on the trip. Now I know where those little scratches on the tops of both fenders came from! No, I'd skip the bra.

 

A radar detector and your cheque book.

 

Things you should consider bringing along: (1) tool kit; (2) Valentine 1 radar detector; (3) spare DME relay; (4) can of insta-flat (yeah I know this stuff is bad for your tires but if you're in the middle of nowhere you may have a hard time finding 18" tires); (5) spare belts (all 3); (6)the special Porsche socket needed to loosen the crank pulley; and (7) spare fuses.

 

As Steve said just drive the car and enjoy it. Don't worry too much.

 

Steve correctly points out the need for a spare immobilizer key fob battery but, as someone pointed out here a couple of days ago, you will also need the teeny tiny Phillips head screwdriver required to make the switch. It's about the size of an eyeglass screwdriver, only it's Phillips, There's at least one fine German brand which sells beautiful sets of these "jeweler's screwdrivers," but I believe it'd violate board policy to name the manufacturer (lawyers? yes/no?). It'd be difficult, if possible at all, to complete the change with your swiss army knife or "multitool."

You might also consider the all-purpose rescue solution: a cell phone and a AAA membership for your new car.

And congratulations on your purchase.

Regards to all.

 

V1 detector, favorite music, triple AAA card and a 55 gallon drum full of coffee!

 

I just did 1800 miles in two days with my new car last weekend. The PO provided a bra, magbra, extra belts, DME relay, couple of quarts of oil, glass cleaner, and detail wax among other things (thanks Chris!). All I needed was my wife to keep me awake and a bunch of CD's. It was terrific, with the possible exception of getting blown away by a guy in a Z06. Other than that, the car didn't even hiccup. Relax and enjoy the ride!

 

Last time I made that drive all I brought were some good cd's, a bag of Twizzlers and my trusty SIG Sauer. But more importantly for you would be a DME relay, spare fan belt, cigarette charger and hands free set for your cell phone. I'm assuming the car comes with a tool kit and with the owner's manual should also be a dealer directory. You should stick around here that weekend. Jerry Seinfeld is performing on Fri. and Sat. at the Kennedy Ctr. I'm driving my 993 to that one.

 

Regarding the V1, you might want to ship it out rather than take it on the plane. The security folks might not appreciate an X-ray invisible black box. Anyway, this is what I did when I picked my car up, not wanting the risk of having the V1 confiscated.

Btw, it saved me twice on the 900+ mile trip from Peoria, IL to Philly.

A bra might help but you'll eventually start collecting chips anyway if you drive it regularly. Also, maybe a can of Red Bull or two but if you're really tired, just take a breather.

 

So what happens, by the way, if you don't have a spare immobilizer battery and you are 500 miles from home and your key battery dies. Are you totally screwed? It seems that you would be... if you don't have another battery and that special jeweler's screwdriver.

Do ALL of you have an extra battery and screwdriver in your... glove compartments <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> ? Is that where you would keep them? I guess you could get IN the car with the key but then you're stuck rotting on the side of the road due to being immobilized, in the heat, emabarrassingly sitting there on the highway in your gorgeous but dead 993... with people passing you by and their kids laughing at you from the back seats of their quickly moving cars?

Uhh, I better get that jeweler's screwdriver and extra battery at Battery Warehouse today -
PRONTO!

Steve

 

you can override the alarm if you have the immobilizer code...instructions are in the owner's manual.

 

you can override the alarm if you have the immobilizer code...instructions are in the owner's manual.

 

One more is a list of dealerships along the way, just in case.

Safe travels.