Superfans

Do you think it can cause damage to the engine if parking the car outside on a rainy day? It seems that water may be able to run into the engine through the air vents on the rear wing.

erikjwells

lets hope not since most dealers park them outside 24/7/365

~Erik

OCBen

Hey Erik, is that a Cobalt Blue one? Looks really nice.

aventari

Not a chance.

OCBen

That's what I did today, soak in the rain in my 911 as I was forced to drive it to work today. I was able to use most of the wiper functions for the first time - at least I think I used them right.

aventari

heh I just bought my 89 944 Turbo S a month ago and my drive from work was the first time I've ever driven it in the rain. I was happy the wipers and everything worked

I didn't spin out and die on the freeway either like I though I would with RWD

Vancouver83LTD

wow, that's unbelieveable.
I'm sorry, but being scared over rain?
why not just not wash your car then?

Edgy01

Porsche parks them on their back lot between when they are finished final assembly and when they are prepped and then shipped to the USA. So,--trust me, there is no "zero rain" Porsche in the world!

No damage.

Dan

erikjwells

Yes OCBen,
cobalt blue with stone grey leather interior

I couldnt find any on the east coast to see in person before I ordered so I had to hope that the pics did the color justice....

pics don't do the color justice AT ALL... its a beautiful color on the car and I couldn't be more thrilled with the combination.

~erik

Ian C

Current 997S is my 10th Porsche and they have ALL lived outside in wind,rain,snow,ice and sunshine for 365 days a year without coming to any harm so don't worry !!
How I envy you guys who live in California - it's a bit different in the UK.

OCBen

I actually think it rains too much for my tastes here in California. At least I got to test my rain sensing wipers finally, I think. Need to reread that part of the manual to be sure.

While we're on the subject of driving in the rain, I was a little frustrated with the defogger as I was coming in to work today. As soon as I press the button I get a blast of nothing but hot air (WTF!) even though I'm running the AC compressor and have the temp setting at LO. I guess there's no way to have cool conditioned air hitting the windshield??? That sucks.

Edgy01

Ben,--the a/c has to be part of the formula in order to dehumidify the air. Simply putting hot air on a windshield won't do it alone. (You HAVE lived in OC too long!)

Dan

OCBen

I know that simply putting hot air on a windshield won't do it alone. That was the point I was trying to make - I didn't want that to happen when I push the button.

Well then there must be something wrong with my HVAC controls, because that's exactly what I don't want: hot air on my windshield. Like I said, I was running the AC coming in to work to remove interior moisture, temp set at 68. As soon as I press the defogger button I get a blast of hot air on the windshield - which is not what I want obviously.

I remember as an undergrad in my Thermodynamics class analyzing an HVAC system when I raised my hand and asked the prof this question in my typical smart-alec way:

Let me see if I've got this straight. ... The air goes in at a cool 60° F, moisture is extracted, and then it is heated up and exits the system at 72° F ... And that’s an air-conditioner???

Needless to say the prof corrected my ignorance, if not my attitude.

1080iAddict

Ben, select AC, and then take it off AUTO and force the air come out of the top vents by selecting the appropriate directional buttions. That is how I do it. Seems counter-intuitive, but it works.

We have rain-sensing wipers? We have wipers, period?

OCBen

Ohhhhh. ... So that button on the far left that shows a windshield is actually a defroster for removing ice on the outside of the windshield and not a defogger? That would explain the blast of hot air. I'll try it on my way home tonight. Thanks Adam.

You mean you didn't get rain-sensing wipers? Or are you sarcastically saying they don't work very well?