Mr.FixitNorm
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After several months of difficult deliberation I've decided to sell my car. I've had her for nearly four years now but over the last 6 months I've driven her less and less and I've always believed these cars work better when they're driven regularly. Part of the reason for its lack of use is that my wife doesn't drive and relies on me to take her anywhere, she has always had issues with her back and legs but things have gradually got worse and although she won't admit it, getting in and out of the Porsche is much harder than it used to be.
Along with work commitments and fairly major decorating / repair work needed on the house, I simply don't have time to drive her or give her the attention she deserves, and sitting on the drive gathering dust and bird poo is not what she was meant for !
I've put together a bit of a time line of things she's had done since I've owned her, it doesn't seem as much as some of you but I've tried to keep on top of any work that needed doing. I don't think it's an exhaustive list but hopefully it will give anyone interested in buying her a idea of her condition.
I will be taking some pics of her at the weekend (weather permitting ) to add to this post, and will take any pictures asked of by interested parties. I'm currently reviewing the price subject to sorting the stalling issue and Ewan's interest.
She's got an MOT till December this year and the Tax has just been renewed till end of November
Please bear with me if I've left anything out, I've tried to be as honest as possible including anything I think needs attention. At the moment she's only up for sale on here as it would be nice for her to go to someone on the forum.
My timeline:
Work that's been done since I've owned the car. ( May 2009 - 118,729miles )
June 2009 - replace broken front foglight with good s/h one + new brighter headlight bulbs, new Bosch platinum battery.,
July 2010 - cut rust out of inner and outer part of near side rear sill + wax oil inner and outer underneath of sills
August 2010 - replace front wheel bearings - inner & outer
September 2010 - new rear hatch lock seal
March 2011 - new cam & balance belts, rollers, guides & tensioners. Replace rear handbrake shoes, strip clean check and refit rear CV joints ( 126,113miles )
November 2011 - new rear tyres ( Falken ZE912, 255/40x17 )
January 2012 - new cam box gasket, plug seals, distributed cap. New front ARB bushes and drop links
February 2012 - new front tyres ( Falken ZE912, 205/50x17 )
May 2012 - new sunroof seal ( genuine one ) bought and fitted in June to replacement sunroof
June 2012 - good s/h sunroof from forum member which is in better condition paint wise than mine. Replace engine temp sensor.
July 2012 - replace leaking radiator with good s/h one
November 2012 - replace torn rear seat squab with perfect s/h one
December 2012 - passed the MOT , third year running without any major issues !
May 2013 - Replaced both bonnet gas struts with genuine OEM ones from Frazerpart
May 2013 - stripped, cleaned and adjusted the AFM as per Clarkes garage and this seems to have cured the random stalling at idle issue ! 200 miles covered since doing it and it's not stalled once!
Current mileage, 128,000
Looking for £2650 Ono
Pictures at www.thatsmypicture.co.uk
Forgot to add originally that car was Promax chipped by previous owner, not sure if there's more than one type but he said it made the car ' smoother' to drive !
In the time I've owned the car I've done just under 10,000miles, the oil and filter have been changed 3 times ( last time approx 1,000miles ago ) front wipers changed twice, sun visor clips replaced, managed to get the non working tyre compressor working, not brilliantly but it does work ! The tool roll is with it along with the sunroof bag.
Everything works electrically ( well, 2/3rds of the rear window heater lines ) I did manage to break the trip meter, although the mileometer still works, as does the clock !
There's a good bit of history from previous owners but I suspect some of it is missing from the earlier years
These are the thing which could do with attention.
Headlining has shrunk back from the sunroof aperture and could do with replacing
Rear interior roof trim panel needs replacing - warped / mended / warped again
Door mirrors are quite stone chipped and could do with re-spraying ( been meaning to do this since day one ! )
Rear interior pillar trims are a bit untidy at the rear edge - need sorting or replacing.
The bodywork overall is quite good, it does have a few stone chips and marks and there is a tiny bit of rust on the very front edge of the drivers side sill, although the MOT tester seemed to think it was only a little bit of surface flaking of the stone chip material.
Hope this is all helpful, as I said I'll post pics up at the weekend to show the good and not so good ! ( picture in my sig is from about 3 years ago but she doesn't look much different ! )
If anyone is interested they can email or PM me and I'll do my best to answer any questions
Thanks for looking.
Norm
Along with work commitments and fairly major decorating / repair work needed on the house, I simply don't have time to drive her or give her the attention she deserves, and sitting on the drive gathering dust and bird poo is not what she was meant for !
I've put together a bit of a time line of things she's had done since I've owned her, it doesn't seem as much as some of you but I've tried to keep on top of any work that needed doing. I don't think it's an exhaustive list but hopefully it will give anyone interested in buying her a idea of her condition.
I will be taking some pics of her at the weekend (weather permitting ) to add to this post, and will take any pictures asked of by interested parties. I'm currently reviewing the price subject to sorting the stalling issue and Ewan's interest.
She's got an MOT till December this year and the Tax has just been renewed till end of November
Please bear with me if I've left anything out, I've tried to be as honest as possible including anything I think needs attention. At the moment she's only up for sale on here as it would be nice for her to go to someone on the forum.
My timeline:
Work that's been done since I've owned the car. ( May 2009 - 118,729miles )
June 2009 - replace broken front foglight with good s/h one + new brighter headlight bulbs, new Bosch platinum battery.,
July 2010 - cut rust out of inner and outer part of near side rear sill + wax oil inner and outer underneath of sills
August 2010 - replace front wheel bearings - inner & outer
September 2010 - new rear hatch lock seal
March 2011 - new cam & balance belts, rollers, guides & tensioners. Replace rear handbrake shoes, strip clean check and refit rear CV joints ( 126,113miles )
November 2011 - new rear tyres ( Falken ZE912, 255/40x17 )
January 2012 - new cam box gasket, plug seals, distributed cap. New front ARB bushes and drop links
February 2012 - new front tyres ( Falken ZE912, 205/50x17 )
May 2012 - new sunroof seal ( genuine one ) bought and fitted in June to replacement sunroof
June 2012 - good s/h sunroof from forum member which is in better condition paint wise than mine. Replace engine temp sensor.
July 2012 - replace leaking radiator with good s/h one
November 2012 - replace torn rear seat squab with perfect s/h one
December 2012 - passed the MOT , third year running without any major issues !
May 2013 - Replaced both bonnet gas struts with genuine OEM ones from Frazerpart
May 2013 - stripped, cleaned and adjusted the AFM as per Clarkes garage and this seems to have cured the random stalling at idle issue ! 200 miles covered since doing it and it's not stalled once!
Current mileage, 128,000
Looking for £2650 Ono
Pictures at www.thatsmypicture.co.uk
Forgot to add originally that car was Promax chipped by previous owner, not sure if there's more than one type but he said it made the car ' smoother' to drive !
In the time I've owned the car I've done just under 10,000miles, the oil and filter have been changed 3 times ( last time approx 1,000miles ago ) front wipers changed twice, sun visor clips replaced, managed to get the non working tyre compressor working, not brilliantly but it does work ! The tool roll is with it along with the sunroof bag.
Everything works electrically ( well, 2/3rds of the rear window heater lines ) I did manage to break the trip meter, although the mileometer still works, as does the clock !
There's a good bit of history from previous owners but I suspect some of it is missing from the earlier years
These are the thing which could do with attention.
Headlining has shrunk back from the sunroof aperture and could do with replacing
Rear interior roof trim panel needs replacing - warped / mended / warped again
Door mirrors are quite stone chipped and could do with re-spraying ( been meaning to do this since day one ! )
Rear interior pillar trims are a bit untidy at the rear edge - need sorting or replacing.
The bodywork overall is quite good, it does have a few stone chips and marks and there is a tiny bit of rust on the very front edge of the drivers side sill, although the MOT tester seemed to think it was only a little bit of surface flaking of the stone chip material.
Hope this is all helpful, as I said I'll post pics up at the weekend to show the good and not so good ! ( picture in my sig is from about 3 years ago but she doesn't look much different ! )
If anyone is interested they can email or PM me and I'll do my best to answer any questions
Thanks for looking.
Norm
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