Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
02-04-2014, 05:55 PM
#9137
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CCS definitely need more room. We have had to visit them already for a minor issue (odometer has stopped ticking over, apparently common?) and they had no space for the car! Luckily we are friendly with Audi next door so they stored the vehicle for us. Sadly just before taking the car to get the odo fixed we discovered some quite bad news. My father took the car to the Ferrari Festival at Hampton Downs and parked in the infield show and shine area. Somehow whilst there it appears someone either accidentally or intentionally spilt a highly corrosive liquid over the front guards of the car, leaving what looked like water marks on the car, however it had actually eaten through the clear coat. 
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone. Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.
On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone.
Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
02-04-2014, 05:55 PM
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+1 keep experimenting and you'll come up with something you're forced to smile at each time you see it.
02-04-2014, 06:10 PM
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CCS definitely need more room. We have had to visit them already for a minor issue (odometer has stopped ticking over, apparently common?) and they had no space for the car! Luckily we are friendly with Audi next door so they stored the vehicle for us. Sadly just before taking the car to get the odo fixed we discovered some quite bad news. My father took the car to the Ferrari Festival at Hampton Downs and parked in the infield show and shine area. Somehow whilst there it appears someone either accidentally or intentionally spilt a highly corrosive liquid over the front guards of the car, leaving what looked like water marks on the car, however it had actually eaten through the clear coat.
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone. Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone.
Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.Really hope they sort it properly for you.
02-04-2014, 06:42 PM
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02-04-2014, 07:04 PM
#9141
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CCS definitely need more room. We have had to visit them already for a minor issue (odometer has stopped ticking over, apparently common?) and they had no space for the car! Luckily we are friendly with Audi next door so they stored the vehicle for us. Sadly just before taking the car to get the odo fixed we discovered some quite bad news. My father took the car to the Ferrari Festival at Hampton Downs and parked in the infield show and shine area. Somehow whilst there it appears someone either accidentally or intentionally spilt a highly corrosive liquid over the front guards of the car, leaving what looked like water marks on the car, however it had actually eaten through the clear coat. If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone. Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable. On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone. Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable. On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.Re odometer, yes very common. Mine went a few months back. The gears in the odometer lose teeth. Mine was repaired by Robinson Instruments in Onehunga. If you are particular about how the gauge is returned e.g. Orientation of screws or any paint chipped off them, then I suggest you forewarn them. I was happy with my repair, but Macca has those issues with his repair. You get what you pay for. Mine was circa $240 for the repair.
02-04-2014, 07:20 PM
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Good point, I hadn't thought of that advantage :-P. Before and after track events I change wheels and pads. Getting quick at it but after a track event when you are tired its a drag.
I'm thinking we sell the two SUVs, the Cayenne S and Jans Forrester and replace with one vehicle. Jan loves the Forrester, being a landscape designer she travels a lot around town and loves the visibility and small size. She hates driving my Cayenne.... Too big. I need something that can occasionally tow a just under 2 ton boat on odd occasions. Thinking perhaps the 3 litre diesel BMW X3 for sale in Hastings for $30k with 66k kms on it might do the trick, or something similar. Needs some low down grunt but not thirsty around town.
Also, someone mentioned that they had a set of caster things that go under each wheel that they'd be happy to sell. Was it you Matt? I could park the 964 on them and push it sideways across the back of my garage to store it.
I'm thinking we sell the two SUVs, the Cayenne S and Jans Forrester and replace with one vehicle. Jan loves the Forrester, being a landscape designer she travels a lot around town and loves the visibility and small size. She hates driving my Cayenne.... Too big. I need something that can occasionally tow a just under 2 ton boat on odd occasions. Thinking perhaps the 3 litre diesel BMW X3 for sale in Hastings for $30k with 66k kms on it might do the trick, or something similar. Needs some low down grunt but not thirsty around town.
Also, someone mentioned that they had a set of caster things that go under each wheel that they'd be happy to sell. Was it you Matt? I could park the 964 on them and push it sideways across the back of my garage to store it.
02-04-2014, 07:36 PM
#9143
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The 996TT is running well. Aside from a door microswitch, which I will fit this weekend.
Turbo 3.6 is in good health. New tyres and control arms will get used this weekend, hopefully.
Herman will get his alternator fitted tonight and likely part of tomorrow. I will take that slowly as the risks are higher than fitting trim, of which he has had a lot of pieces changed.
In the next couple of weeks I expect some more packages for him. One resultant job I will attend to myself, the other will require help from CCS.
All hopefully ready for a run on 26/2. Unfortunately I won't be running with the 964 pack that day as I'm in with the Hondas in the Normal Group. I won't be sandbagging but recognize its near impossible to do a time attack in that format. I'll have to piece together AIM data to check progress.
02-04-2014, 08:03 PM
#9147
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CCS definitely need more room. We have had to visit them already for a minor issue (odometer has stopped ticking over, apparently common?) and they had no space for the car! Luckily we are friendly with Audi next door so they stored the vehicle for us. Sadly just before taking the car to get the odo fixed we discovered some quite bad news. My father took the car to the Ferrari Festival at Hampton Downs and parked in the infield show and shine area. Somehow whilst there it appears someone either accidentally or intentionally spilt a highly corrosive liquid over the front guards of the car, leaving what looked like water marks on the car, however it had actually eaten through the clear coat.
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone. Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.
On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone.
Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
Ok. The paint mark. My best offer is coffee with sun. I found this out the hard way with a new sedan I had. Put a takeaway coffe cup that was spilling (too hot) on the roof for a few minutes, left a ring on the roof (stupidly thought Id remember to address that next car wash) let it bake in te sun for a day or two and then went to wash on the weekend to find a permanent ring. Took it to my mate Stef at Hasler and he said "yeah it will do that - very acidic". Maybe a member of the public spilt some coffee over the guard during the event, tried to wipe it off wit there T short sleeve but effectively left the chemical in place, sun and time did the rest? Long shot I know but this theory could be plausible....also bird crap will do it to 8 year old plastic film on the bonnet dont as me why I know - I had that plastic stuff and wont bother again (the OEM plastic guard film on the new GT3 has already started to yellow after 30 days - apparently common with factory guard film on white cars!)
02-04-2014, 09:59 PM
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CCS definitely need more room. We have had to visit them already for a minor issue (odometer has stopped ticking over, apparently common?) and they had no space for the car! Luckily we are friendly with Audi next door so they stored the vehicle for us. Sadly just before taking the car to get the odo fixed we discovered some quite bad news. My father took the car to the Ferrari Festival at Hampton Downs and parked in the infield show and shine area. Somehow whilst there it appears someone either accidentally or intentionally spilt a highly corrosive liquid over the front guards of the car, leaving what looked like water marks on the car, however it had actually eaten through the clear coat. https://rennlist.com/forums/images/icons/icon9.gif
If the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone. Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.
On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
https://rennlist.com/forums/images/icons/icon9.gifIf the paint was already average then we could have probably lived with it however since the whole car was in such mint condition it really let things down. Needless to say after less than one month of ownership this was a less than ideal situation. So now the car in at Precision Autowerks having the whole front end redone.
Not as good as having excellent factory paint but what was done cannot be undone. Insurance should be stepping in to cover it but the real frustration is not knowing what happened, no one so far has been able to identify what the liquid possibly could have been. Precision assure us the match will be perfect and they seem to have a pretty good setup so fingers crossed it's unnoticeable.On a bright note I find myself missing not having the car greatly already despite only having it for a couple of weeks before all this so it bodes well for 993 ownership.
I saw your sad story earlier - unbelievable and all the more so as those at the Festival would be admirers of cars.....definitely not the opposite, so you've got to conclude it was accidental surely but still very hard to understand. Even though I no longer own the car I nevertheless will always "follow" it so its no good at all when you hear this. At least Precision will do a top job (don't settle for anything less) and the end result will be better than ever and hopefully you've got some clout so that your insurance will come to the party.
All the best
Bob
02-04-2014, 11:07 PM
#9149
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I agree with all that intentional just seems so unlikely, why would you do that when there are 140 Ferrari's to ruin instead? So accident is more likely and your idea about coffee seems a very plausible one Macca. It would seem odd that they managed to get it spilt over such a large area however there certainly would have been a few people around with coffee and was certainly a hot enough day to bake it in!
And yes Bob, a bit sad that this has happened to us so soon and I feel a bit bad about it despite it being outside of our control however such is life. Luckily we have all our vehicles with the same broker along with a lot of other business so they are usually on best behaviour for insurance anyway. We will definitely be making sure Precision do their best work, hopefully that is a very high level.
As for the odometer we are having that sorted by Continentals so we shall keep a close eye on how good a job they do.
And yes Bob, a bit sad that this has happened to us so soon and I feel a bit bad about it despite it being outside of our control however such is life. Luckily we have all our vehicles with the same broker along with a lot of other business so they are usually on best behaviour for insurance anyway. We will definitely be making sure Precision do their best work, hopefully that is a very high level.
As for the odometer we are having that sorted by Continentals so we shall keep a close eye on how good a job they do.
