What don't or didn't you like about the 997/S?
05-13-2005, 01:45 PM
#16
Burning Brakes
Originally Posted by OCBen
I wonder if there are adjustments to correct it.
05-13-2005, 02:28 PM
#17
Originally Posted by OCBen
You're pulling our (collective) legs, right Johnny? (Not sure that came out right.) Are you saying the clock loses 4 minutes a week? Sheesh, not even the cheapest watch anywhere is that bad! Yeah, that IS bad... I wonder if there are adjustments to correct it.
I'd sell the POS if I wasn't so completely amazed with its perfection.
Oh no, I hear the helicopter again....
05-13-2005, 03:03 PM
#19
Banned
Originally Posted by 1080iAddict
Well, if Mr. Einstein is correct, you would simply drive at top speed from NY to California with PSE and PASM engaged and the clock should equal itself by picking up the lost minutes.
Hey wait a minute! Now I know why Johnny has to adjust his clock all the time... and he doesn't even have a Flux Capacitor in his 997! ... Hey Johnny, the clock in your car is just fine.... you just need to slow down a bit. I think that's why you have police helicopters buzzing you right now!
05-13-2005, 03:58 PM
#20
Race Car
My question is why doesn't the clock set itself if you have the Nav system, like I do? On my wife's Honda Odyssey, the clock sets itself, even for daylight savings, and when it crosses time zones, it also updates itself. What be even cooler is if the speedo was GPS calibrated.
05-13-2005, 04:22 PM
#21
Originally Posted by OCBen
I think you need to lay off the stuff a little bit Johnny. You're starting to get paranoid there. Did you flush it all down the toilet? 
05-13-2005, 04:36 PM
#22
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My clock is slow too.! I dont like the silver on the steering wheel..All Black like the Techart wheel would be nice!
I have a thump coming from the back...It is a thud sound and it happens when next to a car with a really loud stereo on...Like I would ever try to have the dealer figure that one out...
I also had a rattle from pass side. It was the door storage area screw...
I have a thump coming from the back...It is a thud sound and it happens when next to a car with a really loud stereo on...Like I would ever try to have the dealer figure that one out...
I also had a rattle from pass side. It was the door storage area screw...
05-13-2005, 05:08 PM
#23
Burning Brakes
Originally Posted by OCBen
according to Mr. E's Relativity Theory. In Johnny's fast moving 997S his clock still ticks away slowly by 4 min/wk, but to an observer on earth his clock is even slower yet, losing more than the 4 min/wk.
05-13-2005, 05:42 PM
#24
Rennlist Member
I still can't get past the useless PCM and associated buttons on our car without nav. I much prefer the new Boxster's screenless and simplified console in both look and functionality.
The slow clock is very annoying. I didn't think was that bad until my girlfriend and I had a discussion about it four months after we took delivery...I mentioned in passing that the clock seemed to lose time, and that I had to frequently change it...and then found out that she, too, had been changing it every week!
The slow clock is very annoying. I didn't think was that bad until my girlfriend and I had a discussion about it four months after we took delivery...I mentioned in passing that the clock seemed to lose time, and that I had to frequently change it...and then found out that she, too, had been changing it every week!
05-13-2005, 06:30 PM
#25
RE: rear noise, try lowering the back seat to see if the noise stops. If so, spray lube on seat back hinge and plastic latch on top of the seat back (piece that you pull to lower the seat back).
05-13-2005, 08:55 PM
#26
Banned
Originally Posted by 1080iAddict
Would it help if he drove from California to NY instead of NY to California? Or, do we need to know what time the train left the station first?
05-13-2005, 11:51 PM
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If the clock bothers you that much go and buy the Navigation unit for the PCM....It sets the clock on the PCM and Dash....it gets the time from the satellites which are atomic clock accurate...there ya go, problem solved. Now you have a perfect car.
If the clock bothers you that much go and buy the Navigation unit for the PCM....It sets the clock on the PCM and Dash....it gets the time from the satellites which are atomic clock accurate...there ya go, problem solved. Now you have a perfect car.
05-14-2005, 12:32 AM
#28
Originally Posted by jfraser
JohnnyNarcosis
If the clock bothers you that much go and buy the Navigation unit for the PCM....It sets the clock on the PCM and Dash....it gets the time from the satellites which are atomic clock accurate...there ya go, problem solved. Now you have a perfect car.
If the clock bothers you that much go and buy the Navigation unit for the PCM....It sets the clock on the PCM and Dash....it gets the time from the satellites which are atomic clock accurate...there ya go, problem solved. Now you have a perfect car.
Oh! and thank you for the great post about removing touch up paint bumps and deep scratches... good stuff.
05-14-2005, 12:34 AM
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Rattles in the dash.
To quiet for a sports car
Needs more power for the price
Waiting for oil measurment
Stereo not to par for price
With that said...
the experience and fun factor are priceless (those uncrowded canyons roads on a Sunday morning) OH YEAH!!!!
To quiet for a sports car
Needs more power for the price
Waiting for oil measurment
Stereo not to par for price
With that said...
the experience and fun factor are priceless (those uncrowded canyons roads on a Sunday morning) OH YEAH!!!!
05-14-2005, 02:00 AM
#30
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I think the appearance is 95% great and 5% hmmmm. For example, the headlights are just a bit too big and the front bonnet panel shape doesn't look quite right, and the quad exhaust is not nearly as nice as two large pipes, imho. Still a significant improvement over the 996 though 
On the inside, the chronometer and steering wheel are eyesores, as well as some of the plasticky parts.
On the inside, the chronometer and steering wheel are eyesores, as well as some of the plasticky parts.