Throttle cable-where from?
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stevie d
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Thats cheap ! I just paid £63.61 including TIPEC discount for a throttle cable for my oval dash 944 from my OPC . To add insult to injury it turned out my original cable wasn't stretched as i had first thought and the slack in it was due to a missing part in the throttle pedal mechanism [
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pauljmcnulty
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Just goes to show how much better the PCGB discount is? [
][]Might also be because yours is the later model and different. [
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I buy most stuff from Porsche.The parts guy at Glasgow (danny) is spot on and always willing to sit and troll through pet to find the bits I want,then give me loads of prices and let me make my own mind up with no pressure.Nothing is ever a problem to him.I've spent a fair bit of money with them over the years but not allot compaired to buying a new car or even goping in for regular services.They don't treat you differently weather you are spending £5 or £5000 aqnd that's what I like about them.
stevie d
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Completely agree with you Colin , Charlie at the OPC in Aberdeen is the same . Always happy to help even when the parts are a matter of a few pence and need to be ordered from Germany . It also doesn't do any harm to have a load of Porsche invoices in your car history file . Not sure if this is reflected throughout the rest of the country but even their labour charges are pretty good for older cars . £60 an hour + VAT which last time i checked undercut the local indie here in Aberdeen and compares well with the average of around £50 + VAT for the typical local small garage here .
jwindwood
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Hmm...not too pleased with my OPC. Cable arrived today, and guess why it was so cheap? It was a SPEEDO Cable.....[]
They are getting me a THROTTLE Cable by tomorrow, but it's going to cost £58 as predicted. However, I moaned about their mistake and they are going to discount it for me.....[]
]They are getting me a THROTTLE Cable by tomorrow, but it's going to cost £58 as predicted. However, I moaned about their mistake and they are going to discount it for me.....[
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jwindwood
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..... my OPC Have redeemed themselves! Cable was in first thing as promised and what's more they honoured the original £13 price as an apology. []
One thing of interest-the cable on the car adjusts by the throttle body. It's replacement adjusts at the bulkhead. I pointed it out and the parts man checked-apparently the one I just bought is the only one listed for my car, so it seems to have the wrong cable fitted-series 2 maybe??
]One thing of interest-the cable on the car adjusts by the throttle body. It's replacement adjusts at the bulkhead. I pointed it out and the parts man checked-apparently the one I just bought is the only one listed for my car, so it seems to have the wrong cable fitted-series 2 maybe??
stevie d
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The cable on my square dash model adjusts at the bulk head where as my later oval dash adjusts near the throttle cam . No idea if the two cables are interchangeable but i guess you are about to find out [] . I'm feeling less aggrieved about the price i paid for my cable now i know your original cheap price was due to a mistake by the OPC . You got a bargain ! Lets just hope it fits .
] . I'm feeling less aggrieved about the price i paid for my cable now i know your original cheap price was due to a mistake by the OPC . You got a bargain ! Lets just hope it fits .
Having recently bought a lot of parts from Porsche, they often won't take them back if you order the wrong ones as they aren't returnable, but being their mistake it is a good job they did.
My OPC also told me that they couldn't give me the full PCGB discount on older parts, turned out they thought it was 15% but were happy to give 10%. On many parts they are generally cheaper than the alternatives.
My OPC also told me that they couldn't give me the full PCGB discount on older parts, turned out they thought it was 15% but were happy to give 10%. On many parts they are generally cheaper than the alternatives.
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