The Fixer

To me the 993 is such a refined machine it deserves to be treated as such.

My friend Pablo treats his differently. Or should i say indifferently. He makes a crack [stretched the truth a little bit] about me in the story below having asked him why he's not concerned about it's condition.

I guess he's right about me to a degree [i did invent magdoorbumpers] although I work with my hands and have never ironed anything in the last decade that i recall..

Here's his piece he wrote:
http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/con...ogy-automotive

PS I drive my Porsches pretty hard at times and let them accumulate a layer or two of dust,

I just don't beat the **** out of them or leave them outside in the rain.

AZ Targa

I drive my car hard but I also try to take care of it the best I can.
When something breaks it gets replaced (if not before it breaks).

tcsracing1

my 1995 993 is a one owner, very original car. 213000kms.

i daily drive it rain or shine. has patina.
wash it 2-3 times a summer.

love it to pieces. drives like a nice pair of shoes. One of my favorites.
It just works so well and needs nothing.

jscott82

I treat it like an abused spouse..

Take it to the track, beat the crap out of it, cuss at it, smear dirt and grime all over it.

Then take her home apologize, clean her up bandage all her wounds and tell her it won't happen again

RichPugh

I'm somewhere in the middle I suppose...
- I garage it 99% (never left out in snow but if I'm out for the night and it rains, so be it).
- I do all my own wrenching until it comes to bodywork or machine work. Bolts iz bolts.
- I keep it clean but I havent waxed it in a year. I keep the wheels and tires and glass clean mostly then quick detail the paint when needed. Hand wash when needed (heavy dust or after a rain).
- I drive it pretty hard most of the time but I always allow oil temp to build before revving past 3k rpm. I redline it a LOT.
- I dont eat in it but I'll toss empty water/soda bottles in the passenger floorboard, lol
- I try to always park FAR away from people whenever possible in public but I risk it some times.
- She's got some patina but I repainted from the fenders-forward to bring it back to some level of sorted-ness. 107k miles and counting. Drive her or she'll resent you forever.

race911

They're freaking cars. 10001th time I've posted the snow pic (10000th was over on the Facebook page where Pablo linked his piece)...............

Oh yeah, then sometimes other stuff happens.

Allen

I treat mine as if I had to work my a$$ off for a very long time to make the money to buy it...which is to say...mine leads a pretty pampered life...but I definitely enjoy it.

I'm definitely not in the camp that says if you don't beat the hell out of it...or drive it 20K per year...then you're not enjoying the car. I get my pleasure by driving it, cleaning it, looking at it, and simply owning it.

pp000830

I make sure everything works and the basic maintenance items are done. I address any body or paint damage issues right away. My car is my primary driver so I'm not too fastidious about cleaning. A big part of my view is, other than modernizing thing like the radio, keep the car pretty much stock and don't beat on it too much.

Quadcammer

treat it like a car.

eat in it, drink coffee in it, drive it whenever I feel like it, clean it occasionally, work on it occasionally, etc.

btw, that guy pablo needs a life...very badly. 2,000 words, including sensual, and tantric on this topic is weird as all hell.

NYC993

Somewhere between this:


and this:

XavierLaFlamme

I drive it daily and wash it. I drive it all year round in the Rust Belt.

I have dented and scratched it when working on it, dropped a chair and a bike on it, broken parts while trying to "fix" it. I eat in it, drink in it.

The only thing that makes me regret buying it a little is the status symbol aspect. But whatever, I love driving it.

If I ever try to sell it for some unforeseen reason, please remember this post and offer me so little money that I am offended and refuse to sell it. Haha.

--Michael

mpruden

My car is not a DD, but I drive it. Heck, it has 135k miles and booster seats in the back right now from hauling the family around on a drive in the mountains last weekend.

I shoot for the 7 year mark. That is, if the car looks 7 years old, not 20-30 years old, then I'm on target. That seems to be the sweet spot for me between effort and benefit. Trying to keep a 20 yr old, 100k+ mi driver in the condition it was when it rolled off the assembly line is just impossible for me. I've tried and failed with prior cars that were a lot newer than this one. It's good to accept the occasional dirty part, scratch, off-color interior plastic piece, well-worn piece of leather, etc.

For some odd reason, I enjoy doing car maintenance on the 993. Much more than the beater w124 I daily drive.

People say my car is over maintained. I'm not sure what that means.

nowata

I treat mine better than it treats me.

Mr.Woolery

Nearly always garaged, but not under a car cover...dust happens. Wash it myself every couple months or so, but haven't ever really detailed it. Drive it spiritedly, but haven't tracked it or abused it.

Do all my own maintenance on it (so far).

Not a pampered garage queen, but not a beaten daily driver either....I'd say well taken car of.

nowata

I'm similar
After all I bought the car so I could create memories of rides to get ice cream with my kids and

Washed every week or so by hand
Sits on lift in heated garage in winter
Dog stays out


Did one track wknd