Taking the 997 on a roadd trip July 4th.

Will Porsche Raodside assistance be available on a holiday weekend?

I do have a spare.

Just wondering?

 

Unless your car has not been properly cared for, why would you be worried about taking it on a road trip?

 

pretty sure they are available 24/7..

if you have a spare you should be fine, id get a plug kit too just incase.. always 10x more handy than a spare.

 

Yes, but with a holiday weekend since the roadside assistence is provided by tow truck companies their operators can be tied up with other calls. Same goes if you have a motor club membership. If you break down somewhere remote you may be waiting a while cause the operator responding to another call. Accidents/emergency calls take priority of course.

Time to worry about the car is *BEFORE* you leave on a road trip.

Always have services up to date and don't leave with say just a "tiny" coolant leak that requires topping up once every couple of weeks or a tire you have to add air to every few days.

What I do is have the car serviced -- sometimes just an oil/filter change -- a week or so before I'm due to leave and arrange while having it serviced to have the tech give the car a check over.

While the car in air we look at bottom of car for any fluid leaks, spin the tires looking for anything in a tire, check the CV boots, hoses, lines, etc. Just a general inspection. Found my Boxster missing some nuts on the stiffener panel once but almost always nothing ever turns up.

Then when I hit the road I tell myself if the car acts up I'll either call and have someone pick it up and have it fixed, sell it or just shove the damn thing over a cliff and then think no more about the car and just enjoy my trip. Course, I keep an eye on fluids and tires whenever I stop to fill up the car's gas tank or before I set out in the morning from the hotel.

Sincerely,

Macster.

 

+1. I got suck once in Portland raceway on a weekend, they were VERY VERY slow to respond. I called many times before someone picking up. Then all they do is to call a tow truck company on their cost to come and tow it to CLOSEST Porsche dealership, which for me was in ANOTHER country... Getting a tow truck on a busy weekend was also an issue, minimum an hr wait.

So, I took matters into my own hands... fixed my tire, drove gingerly back home, but it ruined my track day!

 

Have you tried calling Porsche's roadside information number for the answer to this question?

 

If your tires are a close to replacement stage you may want to consider that before your adventure.