Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Bummer. What now?

@Dammit

cabriolet for track days - u utterly stupid?

agree with @hoops > http://www.porscheclubmotorsport.co.uk/race_car_sale

Not sure, it's making a "chuffing" type noise and if you look down 2 of the trumpets you can see the bright light from combustion in the cylinder, which you shouldn't really be able to, so I think I've fucked 2 valves. It's down on power and it's banging like a motherfucker on overrun. Way more than normal, it's like a Fallujah wedding, which suggests it's running super lean.

Johannesburg is on the high veldt, more than a mile elevated;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg#Geography

Checked the cambelt hasn't jumped? I'd go for simple things first.

Was it built in south africa from a knock down kit?

Could be.

@Dammit an 'unusual' background but...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-996-9m96-Club-Sport-GT3-Style-Track-Prepared-Carrera-by-Ninemeister-/322259183970?hash=item4b0824e962:g:AgsAAOSwd2xXQitV

That looks rad. Good history in the description, nice genuine reasons for carrying out all those mods. Is that a bargain? Looks like one.

GT3 RS lightweight front carpet

sold!

I feel I should clarify here- I would like a sports car that I can enjoy on the track when I choose to do so, I'm not looking for a track car.

If I enjoy and wish to take more seriously track driving then I'll swap the car for something more focussed. I also think that turning up as a track novice in an LMP car might attract a degree of derision as I sail around with the hazards on....

true, better to suffer the derision here

#friendliestforumontehinternetz

No risk of that - LMP cars don't have hazard lights. Anyway, the car de rigeur for the 'more money than ability' crowd is either a 430 Scuderia (possibly a bit dated now) or a GT3, preferably an RS. This should then be driven very quickly in a straight line, followed by lots of panicky and inept braking in order to ensure a cornering speed more often associated with toddlers on tricycles. If you can do this at Spa at an RMA track day while wearing personalised race overalls then you've basically bagged the full set.

Gah. *Aspirations*

I paid for http://www.germanautoclinic.co.uk/ to do a Pre-Purchase Inspection on the car, they've found around £3,000 of work that needs doing.

Mostly it's age related service items - brake hoses etc, but the aircon doesn't work and that's down to condenser and lines, which account for a grand between them.

WORST thing ever is those more-money-than-West-Africa cunts doing Ferrari FXX track days, get a proper race car built up and try your luck against the proles you shitheads

I'm totally conflicted on the Porsche - the seller has dropped the price to £10,000, the £2,500 reduction will enable me to make the majority of the repairs that have been identified within the original price that we had agreed.

But, the inspection revealed that it's been resprayed at some point in its life, and one wing is slightly mis-shaped.

I think the seller is a really nice guy and he's dropped the price significantly - but should I walk away from this and start searching for a manual coupe again?

If there is doubt, there is no doubt.

Good point. I suppose the thing that I keep coming back to is whether they'll all be like this, at this age, and I should just fix it?

Talking about Porsche, spotted these two today in Trieste

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Yes, and up the budget for a good un

Well, the longer the search the more cash I have, but can I save faster than the cars appreciate?!

For a 996? Almost certainly. Still think you should try a Cayman S though.

My first car was a Mk1 Cortina £30 1500 auto :D always lusted after a Lotus
Had nine years of fun in my Mk11 JPS 1.6GT Capri though {eventually 2.0L stage 3 GT :D }

It's an 18 year old car. If it hadn't had paint it would look shit by now and lots have had gentle prangs and are none the worse. You just need to be sure it hasn't had a big bump.

The mechanical repairs are all service items (shocks, air con condensors, brake lines) absolutely nothing out of the ordinary.

So yes, most 18 year old cars will have had some paint and all will need maintenance.

If you're looking for a classic car that's perfect cosmetically and mechanically you'll need to move the budget up to £50k and get something that's been fully restored or £30k for a super low mileage garage jewel. But you said you want something you can use and even track. So stop being so prissy, bid him £9k and realise that's phenomenal value for a 180mph German supercar.

I've doubted every decision I've ever made in my whole life to one degree or another. The worst that can happen is you don't like it and have to sell it and you might lose a couple of grand. But I doubt it'll ever be an £8k car.