Porsche + anything new

This thread is in the current project that is non-bike, it's an update of the cars that I drive, and sharing my experiences with them.

Cars and bicycles (in fact, anything with an engine or wheels is an interest of mine) - there are a lot of people on this forum who have a similar interest and it's something I enjoy talking about and sharing.

Also, someone has to create content for the Golf thread.

To the contrary, I've hugely enjoyed reading many of those threads. None of them that I remember share the tone of unironic boorish Clarksonism that seeps from this thread.

You don’t have to

Don't have to what?

They mean you don't have to read this thread, as there will probably be more boorish Clarksonism's coming in the future.

Spoiler: there will be

If you lack the fortitude to not click on the thread the ignore function is a scroll and two clicks away.

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Ooh missed that looks like it was edited sharpish.

Taaa daaaa, fresh MOT.

I cannot believe a 22 year old car got through with only 1 advisory, extremely pleased.

I was sweating expecting something unexpected, but MOT tester said it was a really well looked after car. All of the plastic under trays in great condition with original fixings, plus all jacking points etc really clean. Very happy.

I had a nose under the car when he had it up on the ramp, everything single time I've ever done this with a car I've owned, I've been disappointed lol, but for the first time I wasn't.

I purchased the car back with only 1 month left on the MOT so I was expecting something.

The issue is on the front bumper are the indicators, which have lost their orange-ness. I think I'll just get some new bulbs instead of trying to repaint them.

Last weekend, I spent an entire Saturday cleaning the car. Sadly, I don't have any photos of the cleaning but result photos below.

For those interested, I put the car on jack stands, removed wheels and snow foamed entire outside of the car, including under the arches + underside.

Once it was left to sit, I used mixture of brushes and mitts to remove dirt, then just a mitt and shampoo. I then dried the car and used Swissvax carnauba before putting wheels back on and tyre shine.

Interior also got leather cleaner and nourishment.

My next job is to get some new numberplates as the previous owned put on 3d plates, which I think look shit.

Very tempted to get the 8 and the O sliiiightly closer together.

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Next jobs:

. Polish front lights

. Replace or repaint wheel bolts, slightly corroded

. Electric seat motor fuse keeps blowing, think it's grease that's got old on the mechanism and causing it to blow. Will clean it and see where we are.

. Weight reduction (maybe?) -

. front spare tyre weights about 20kg, tool kit about 5kg and the battery around 17kg (at a guess). I could remove wheel items + get a lighter battery.

. Fit Recaro pole positions (I have already, no idea about how to fit them)

According to google, these cars weight 1260kg. Would be nice to get it just under 1200.

Have to really stop myself from just completely stripping this car...

IIRC the spare tyre actually forms part of the crash structure - so you might not want to remove it

I know it does :)

Pole Positions will be much lighter than stock seats but you may have to replace OE seat runners and more likely fit new seat belt buckles (receivers). Recaro seat cushion/base has high side section and OE buckle will not sit comfortably so most commonly webbing type is used instead of cable/rigid type. Not sure about the runners cost (anything Recaro is pricey) but belts buckles can be made to measure and they are quite cheap to replace. Let me know if you will need more info

Just don't crash it, problem solved 👍

986.2 looks so much smarter than 986.1, the clear lights and the updated bumpers really set it off IMHO

Agree!

After owning both, I don't think I'd ever go for a 986.1 again

My favourite things about the .2 over the .1:

. The window on the hood being glass instead of plastic. With the original boxster, sometimes you'd have to get out and push the hood with your hand so the plastic wouldn't crease and cause a rip, meaning getting the hood down was effort

. Boot and frunk puller on the driver inner door sill are electric rather than mechanical. Really small, but these buttons are so nice to pull, they have a really nice click to them, like an old stereo system

. The .2 has a glovebox, the .1 doesn't

. The .2 has a nice 3 spoke steering wheel that looks a lot like a Carrera GT one. The .1 had a 4 spoke which looked shit

If a 986.2 in speed yellow pops up, I would be very tempted……

The only thing I'd say to that is just make sure the car is all one colour.

Yellow is a notoriously hard colour to match, and having mis-matching body panel colours would drive me insane.