987 Spyder - a new owner’s perspective.
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Originally Posted by Marine Blue
Ouch, let us know how it turns out.
I’m curious, did you feel this shimmy on our drive or did the shop balance it out?
I’m curious, did you feel this shimmy on our drive or did the shop balance it out?
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The X73 suspension is better than I remember in the R. It was compliant yet controlled. Never once did the road conditions defeat it.
The top is not difficult to remove and refit but I'm leery of doing it too often as it could wear out an expensive assembly. and the weather has to be predictable as it's not a 30 second effort to refit. It's even worse if the wind is up as you need to point the car into the wind to avoid the rear deck catching the wind. I used the temp cover when parked at cafes but it was still a nervous time as it's not secure. I think I'll leave the top up if I expect I'd have to refit it during the day.
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Sometimes it’s the quirks that make a car special. The RS60 Spyder driver filming me here is having as much fun but it’s not quite the same, at least to me
BTW Note the number of times I have my brakes on. The 964s in front have a different cornering speed so I had to touch the brakes to make sure we didn’t end up too close.
BTW Note the number of times I have my brakes on. The 964s in front have a different cornering speed so I had to touch the brakes to make sure we didn’t end up too close.
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Two wheels off to be returned-to-round so I decided to clean all four of them. Went a bit overboard with the two good ones and removed the tar on the hoop inners. I'll do the other two when they come back from being fixed.
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Wheels look great! Which cleaning product(s) did you use?
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For the hoop inners it's just an effective tar remover. This product is Korean. It seems to have a solvent that easily dissolves the tar. The image is the type of tar I had to shift. I will follow up with some kind of wax to stop the new tar adhering.
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Received my coating gauge so took some readings on the Spyder.
Pretty consistent readings except for the Hood/Bonnet which was close to double. My first thought is that it's had a respray so I checked my repsrayed 964 and found the same thing.
Pretty consistent readings except for the Hood/Bonnet which was close to double. My first thought is that it's had a respray so I checked my repsrayed 964 and found the same thing.
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The specialist wheel repairer has sent me videos of the two wheels. They are significantly out of true with the front the worst. It's wait and see to see where they end up after their best efforts. I may well be hunting for new wheels.
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Wow that doesn’t look good at all. Even if the can repair that is there any risk of weakening the alloy to a point that it will easily lose shape again?
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Originally Posted by Marine Blue
Wow that doesn’t look good at all. Even if the can repair that is there any risk of weekending the alloy to a point that it will easily lose shape again?
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Glad they could be straightened and you don't have to invest in new wheels (assuming cracks aren't subsequently detected).
We know the 987 Spyder was fitted with the lightest weight wheel in Porsche's arsenal at the time. Now wondering if that lightness doesn't make them more "delicate" and/or prone to coming out of true. I don't think that's the case though as this is the only time I can recall anyone reporting their Spyder wheels being out of whack. More likely the prior owner(s) hit some things (curbs, potholes, etc.) that resulted in this.
Also now wondering if, in the course of conducting a PPI whenever considering the purchase of a used car, it would be advisable to have all four wheels pulled and checked (where possible). Wheel condition could be a good barometer (or at least another meaningful indicator) of how the car was driven and/or what road conditions it was routinely subjected to (although I know there's a limit to how much due diligence one can do when used car shopping, particularly when buying a distant car sight-unseen). Not sure if dealerships or most independents where PPI's are usually conducted have the equipment necessary to check wheels, or if this equipment is usually only found at specialized wheel repair shops (I suspect the later).
We know the 987 Spyder was fitted with the lightest weight wheel in Porsche's arsenal at the time. Now wondering if that lightness doesn't make them more "delicate" and/or prone to coming out of true. I don't think that's the case though as this is the only time I can recall anyone reporting their Spyder wheels being out of whack. More likely the prior owner(s) hit some things (curbs, potholes, etc.) that resulted in this.
Also now wondering if, in the course of conducting a PPI whenever considering the purchase of a used car, it would be advisable to have all four wheels pulled and checked (where possible). Wheel condition could be a good barometer (or at least another meaningful indicator) of how the car was driven and/or what road conditions it was routinely subjected to (although I know there's a limit to how much due diligence one can do when used car shopping, particularly when buying a distant car sight-unseen). Not sure if dealerships or most independents where PPI's are usually conducted have the equipment necessary to check wheels, or if this equipment is usually only found at specialized wheel repair shops (I suspect the later).