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eddie said:
Thanks Stradale. I used to race with my friends out in the desert in the middle east, and I've driven quite a few 911s. However none of us boyracers had much respect for cars then, and some of you on this forum have taught me a lot for which I am very grateful. You in particular are my detailing guru!
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Mike S said:
It's always nice to see another rennteamer taking delivery of his car! Congratulations eddie! what colour is it? i'm assuming it's a manual car? i see in the topic it's the C2, not the C2S?!
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eddie said:
Thanks Stradale. I used to race with my friends out in the desert in the middle east, and I've driven quite a few 911s. However none of us boyracers had much respect for cars then, and some of you on this forum have taught me a lot for which I am very grateful. You in particular are my detailing guru!
I'm blusing
Having raced you have more experience then most.
Trying to think of something else as a tip that hasn't already been discussed..............It's not about driving but when you pick up your car ask service to give you a couple of quarts Mobil 1 before leaving. Even better ask the sales guy helping you. They'll probably/ they should give it to you for free. Many 911's will need some oil after a few hundred miles (it's normal) and maybe some more after a 1000 or 2. This way you don't have to go back to the dealer. Make sure to check your oil after a few hundred miles and so on but don't overfill. Make sure you follow instructions on pulling the oil filler tube out of it's holder so all the oil flows into the engine.
ps: Please post lots of pics.
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greggr107 said:
They've also got the Mobil 1 oil at Target Eddie, in case your dealers out of the way.. Keep a watchful eye on that, mines used 1.5 quarts in 1800 miles
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throt said:
Well done eddie , all the very best ..
throt..
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throt said:
Well done eddie , all the very best ..
throt..
Throt. We both live in london. If you ever want to try the poor man's 911, you're more than welcome. When I sold my Cayenne, I seriously thought about the exact same model BMW that you bought!
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robbo said:
Congrats Eddie hardly "a poor mans car" but i know what you meant .I have owned my 997s for 6 months now and as a first time Porsche owner like yourself they do drive very different to your average bmw /merc etc.Steering will feel a tad fidgety at first but you will soon realize its because you feel very connected to the road and the smallest of driver inputs can influence the car ,hence why its regarded as the most involving drive available.Also you may notice the balance of the car is obviously tail heavy and this is great fun on the C2 as you can floor it out of a junction and have the tail snaking up the road Just be careful and at first leave the psm switched on .I switched it off and put sport mode on and beleive me the car will spin very quickly and you can be caught out .This taught me to respect this wonderful car and learn to drive it which i am still doing now .Also these cars come alive at the higher rev range and the engines feel stronger and the sound is amazing at 5000RPM and above so you have that to look forward to.Beleive me you wont be disappointed the 997 is a truly awesome drive so enjoy my friend
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eddie said:
Thanks guys. My troops (aged 8 and 6) and I will be picking her up at 5pm tommorow! This may sound stupid, but how do you upload photos?!