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Oh I’m really curious how you like it. I have 2 of the first gen ones, but they constantly trip because of blind spot sensors. Anyways, one of the 2 died because the power wire became brittle over time, cracked and the wires shorted. I was looking around and Uniden and EscortMax keep coming up in reviews but those are a decent chunk of change.
You'll need it!
After 27 years of doing so, 2023 was my last year touring Europe and the Alps on my motorcycle. Next year, a rental or the train/bus (no bumper-to-bumper traffic to worry about and I can drink a beer), but I will rent a Turbo S for a day. As boring as the Autobahn is, I want to see 300 kph once in my life. I have to find a stretch light on traffic; not always easy.
After 27 years of doing so, 2023 was my last year touring Europe and the Alps on my motorcycle. Next year, a rental or the train/bus (no bumper-to-bumper traffic to worry about and I can drink a beer), but I will rent a Turbo S for a day. As boring as the Autobahn is, I want to see 300 kph once in my life. I have to find a stretch light on traffic; not always easy.
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custom made shift knob in the UK by sportshifters.com, came late yesterday. I'll get pics up of it installed later.
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Super easy to swap out, took 2 minutes. Got it at https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/sku992xkey.html
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Mounted the shift knob and 911 emblem today, think they both look great. Was going to mount the emblem vertically on lower dash but mounted it "Heritage style" instead.
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Super easy to swap out, took 2 minutes. Got it at https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/sku992xkey.html
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Yeah it is close to Clearwater, I stop in there every time I'm in SRQ.
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Shift knob looks perfect
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Thanks @Joneill44 and just like A-Zine was so detrimental to my wallet in my CLS years, Rennlist is just as bad only more expensive. I thought I was pretty educated when it came to car culture until I started hanging around with Porschephiles-these guys are full of knowledge for the marque, very cool to be a part of it.
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Thanks @Joneill44 and just like A-Zine was so detrimental to my wallet in my CLS years, Rennlist is just as bad only more expensive. I thought I was pretty educated when it came to car culture until I started hanging around with Porschephiles-these guys are full of knowledge for the marque, very cool to be a part of it.
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^^ sure seems that way. Hard-core enthusiasts for sure.
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I might be biased but I certainly agree.
PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGOWhile a bold statement, The 911 has taken that accolade for the second year in a row according to J.D. Power.
https://www.hotcars.com/porsche-911-...-car-to-drive/
The Porsche 911 Is 2023's Most Satisfying Car To Drive
BYHENRY KELSALLPUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGOWhile a bold statement, The 911 has taken that accolade for the second year in a row according to J.D. Power.
https://www.hotcars.com/porsche-911-...-car-to-drive/
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I've only ever been a 911 passenger, once on the road (991 S, IIRC) & multiple time in autocross (997 GT3 on slicks)
But it was a blast even from the right seat.
Only P-cars I've driven were 944s
But it was a blast even from the right seat.
Only P-cars I've driven were 944s
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And while I or anyone else have not driven every other car on planet earth, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and agree having just come off 2 days at MOSPORT. Not my first time and what a blast!
Unfortunately I was in a slightly slower group this year but still pulled 1.25Gs in the corners and just over a G braking. A bit less than last years 1.34G and this on performance street tires.
Then the instructor took each of us on a very hot lap around the track. A very different world and one I could do all day long. Talk about paradise!
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^^^ Agreed @Tech I'm signed up for another HPDE at the end of September at the Glen again-cannot wait.
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What's going on at Sebring @PhilB81 ? SCCA or Fanatec GT?
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What's going on at Sebring @PhilB81 ? SCCA or Fanatec GT?
I am far from a pro driver.
I always liked cars as a kid, then in high school, my cousin and my uncle got into SCCA club racing. I was there at every event, helping out however I could. My cousin is pretty good at it, but even he had no illusions of making it a career. I was pretty hesitant about Sebring, my cousin had some SCCA races there and he said it’s pretty rough and bumpy. But a friend I made at PCA Autocross goes to every HPDE at Sebring and he said it’s not that bad. Plus I’m not trying to podium like my cousin, so I can avoid the worse of the bumps.
Id like to try Daytona at some point too, then one day I want to drive on COTA. I went there I’m 2012 (I think that’s the year) for the first f1 race there. It was nice and open, lots of runoff, the esses and the climb at the end of the front straight seems so fun.
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Cool, what car will you be in?
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I’m taking the 991.2 gt3. It’s been my Autocross car since summer 2018 after it got past the break-in miles.
here is a pic from the FIRM
btw, if you need something line up straight, painting on wall or numbers on your car, I’m your guy!
here is a pic from the FIRM
btw, if you need something line up straight, painting on wall or numbers on your car, I’m your guy!
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Nice GT3 duuuuuude! Looks like your graphic art skills are um, a little misaligned. lol
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and yeah those numbers… at least the 4 and the 1 are aligned in relation to each other. I have pics of it at aurocross that looks like I threw those magnets from across the parking lot.
Regarding the cars, a combination of factors combined to allowed me to justify it. First, my dad has a 2012 carreraS which has been solid and he still really likes it. Then my cousin has a 997 gt3 which is a track queen and it’s been really reliable too. And finally in 2018 they brought the manual back. They also hold value well, so it didn’t feel like I was just throwing money away.
Main thing I need to resolve is the bucket seats are too upright. It’s fine normally, but terrible with a helmet on. I need to look at getting the bracket to tilt the whole seat back.
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I can't tell you how good it works as it won't work on my 2015 GTS with the PCM3.1, but hey, it is free.
We had to do threshold and ABS braking. Sure enough, I had higher Gs during threshold braking (1.37 G) than with ABS (1.22 G).
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My car FINALLY goes in tomorrow for the driver's side window to be replaced. It is right on schedule as the Service Mgr. said it would arrive 8/8. Glass broke July 9th. Porsche is replacing at their cost, doesn't matter, I have full glass coverage regardless.
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I just returned from the dealership and asked the Service Mgr. ("Mark") if one of the glass protection films would help and he said "I have not heard it would. I did hear if you tint these windows, you can end up with cracks and it would seem if tint would do that, so would the glass protection films." Hmmmmmm . . . . . need a definitive answer here for sure. I waited 4 weeks for the side window, Mark added it took him 6 months to get a windshield for a S last year while it took 3 days to get one for a GT3. Ridiculous, no rhyme or reason. They gave me a Macan, nice ride actually; quick and quiet. When I got home I lifted the hood to take a look underneath. Porsche probably found the most expensive way to make a hood, check out the pics.
Whole front end of wheel wheels up, lifts. Crazy.
$4K for these wheels-ridiculous.
Whole front end of wheel wheels up, lifts. Crazy.
$4K for these wheels-ridiculous.
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Big clamshell hood. Always wondered how they looked with the hood up.
Reminds me of the first gen 'BMW' Minis, but I think those had the headlights attached to the hood.
Reminds me of the first gen 'BMW' Minis, but I think those had the headlights attached to the hood.
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Why is that expensive? It's just two huge stamped sheets of aluminum welded/glued together, really wouldn't be any different if the holes weren't there.
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You don't think the Macan hood costs more to manufacture than say a Dodge hood?
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Doubtful, especially when you consider that hood also has two holes punched out of it too.
The biggest cost driver for a hood like that is material, not holes cut out. All of the holes and shapes are formed in one stamping operation and then welded/glued (depending on company/design) to the inner piece (also stamped) for rigidity.
I believe the Challenger hood is steel and likely the Macan hood is aluminum so it would be more expensive because of that, not because of the headlight holes.
The biggest cost driver for a hood like that is material, not holes cut out. All of the holes and shapes are formed in one stamping operation and then welded/glued (depending on company/design) to the inner piece (also stamped) for rigidity.
I believe the Challenger hood is steel and likely the Macan hood is aluminum so it would be more expensive because of that, not because of the headlight holes.
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Window is fixed
So the service mgr, Mark, said he suspects the attachment points for the window were too tight. There's two mechanisms to attach the window at the bottom of it which are only able to be hand-tightened but apparently can still be done improperly.
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I think the gt3 windshield is a lot simpler, I had to get mine swapped and it didn’t take long to get one in stock and they said it’s because it doesn’t have openings for all the sensors. I’ll be honest, I don’t know why that makes so much of a difference, I would expect the curve of the glass is the hard part not little openings in the tinted areas for a camera to peek through.
im glad you got the glass sorted on your 992. And LOL 73k for the macan, I would absolutely not pay that.
im glad you got the glass sorted on your 992. And LOL 73k for the macan, I would absolutely not pay that.
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By the way, have you noticed that the NHTSA and IIHS do not perform crash tests on these cars or any like it. I was curious after seeing some deadly C8 accidents and looked up our cars. I know they are good and I was curious, but nothing showing on their sites.
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Yeah that Macan drove nice but sounded like ass when it started off and the engine was vastly underpowered it seemed.
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Car is in for driver window #2.
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