Boy George certainly approves of the Crying Game. I prefer to see Jaye Davidson in Stargate instead.

 

C'mon. I need an update. I'm on the edge of my seat to see what happens next.

 

So they still haven't received my old transmission, so I called the old shop and the guy said, "oh, I actually forgot about that."

So I told him politely to please get it done already. Anyhow, he should get it over tomorrow.

The new shop didn't have a chance to touch the car today, but he's gonna check his theorems out tomorrow.

 

KK, do you have means (i.e. Truck) to transport it yourself???

Of course I would recommend tossing it in the back of the mustang. Hehehe

 

Crazy story. I hope you get it sorted out. I've known Gabe for several years and he's always had a solid reputation in the NC Porsche world so you are in good hands.

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

As far as the transmission, if he doesn't get it there in a few days I'm going to rent a pickup and get it on my next day off

 

 

B3, it's awesome to see how proud you are of your dads. A recent study showed that children raised in unconventional families are just as intelligent and well-adjusted as the children in "customary" homes.

 

You can't prove that among rednecks. Why?

For two reasons:

1. Lack of dental records

2. DNA is all the same.

 

 

Ok... it took some digging around, but I found an image of Chanel#5 at a protest recently. He actually strapped this bike to his black 996. ha!

 

i'm sticking to my theory that KrazyK would be back on the road had he used that mechanic he found off craigslist - the hairy 928 owner who sleeps with his sister

 

Wow... Just read the whole story, truly unfortunate. Here I was thinking my transmission issues were bad. (See: https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...tiptronic.html)

Anyway, hoping you end up with a simple fix like mine needed, KK. The highly regarded Porsche indie "specialist" I had taken my 996 to assured me they would not be like the dealer and just spring on suggesting a new trans - Unfortunately, after he assured me and knew for a fact that it was internal - he did exactly that. It always pays to do your research and get a second opinion, which it looks like you are doing.

The truth is, a very small percentage of 996's have auto. While it is a ZF product used in other German vehicles, I get the sense that mechanics just don't have the desire or know-how to do a repair on these things.

Fingers crossed for you. Keep the updates coming.

 

Actually, KK was forced to get a second opinion when the 1st mechanic didn't repair the car correctly. He unfortunately paid the guy $1800 (if my memory serves me well) before the car started to malfunction. If you add Kalash's costs for the 2nd transmission, towing fees, and the 2nd mechanic's work, he'll have spent well over $30K (probably a lot more) for a car he originally paid $26K for. I feel his pain. Lawdy.

 

you forgot to mention that he STILL had his 30-day tags on