Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[kitchens]

John Your car looks even cleaner underneath that mine ....we really should get out and drive them.[] . Weather turning bad again this weekend rain and snow and not looking good for the rest of the week .Will make it even sweeter when i do give it a wee blast .We dont need the exclusives range our cars are that already!! Brian

 

[jdpef356]

Thanks Brian When the first owner purchased my car the car in July 2012 it only had 30 miles on the clock. Note those white boys are not so keen to show us there bottoms![]

 

[rob.kellock]

Mine had 9 miles upon collection. Dread to think what mine is like underneath at the moment, did 100 mile round trip on salt infested roads on Wednesday night. Was hoping to give it a good clean this morning but rain has been constant.

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: Clewsey

ORIGINAL: flat6 Haven't ever used mine yet. Clewsey, does the dial illuminate, or is it just the digital display in the middle?

Dial illuminates, nice glow. I hardly use it myself so it's nice that it at least provides some value at night! Whilst trivial really, I regret not having done this previously in my previous car!

Thanks Clewsey. I must get around to trying mine out. You have one of my favourite 997's - GTS, turbo & GT2[]

 

[flat6]

I dread to look under my car also[&o]. However, my motto is that I don't intend my car to out-live me[]. Metal is more inert than flesh and bones so my car better be able to handle as much dirt and moisture as I have to[]

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: jdpef356 Note those white boys are not so keen to show us there bottoms![]

4900 miles []

 

[rob.kellock]

14500 miles mind! I have just spent 4 hours cleaning the visible parts of my car. Had i known pictures of the underneath were required i'd have maybe sprayed the hose in that direction too! It has been washed, dried, polished, waxed, wheels waxed, tyres dressed, vacuumed and that's after I washed the rest of the fleet. The dilemma is, do I take it for a spin to dry the brakes thus undoing my hard work as the roads are still damp or do I put it away and hope its dry tomorrow?

 

[daro911]

"The dilemma is, do I take it for a spin to dry the brakes thus undoing my hard work as the roads are still damp" No dilemma at all leave the bloody brakes to dry themselves for once and keep her mint and immaculate as is [8D]

 

[rob.kellock]

If you look carefully, you can see the brake discs rusting before your very eyes!

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

If you look carefully, you can see the brake discs rusting before your very eyes!

Excellent standard of workmanship especially as your Spyder sees some weather action unlike my gargae queen ... Impressed Mr R

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

14500 miles mind! I have just spent 4 hours cleaning the visible parts of my car. Had i known pictures of the underneath were required i'd have maybe sprayed the hose in that direction too! It has been washed, dried, polished, waxed, wheels waxed, tyres dressed, vacuumed and that's after I washed the rest of the fleet. The dilemma is, do I take it for a spin to dry the brakes thus undoing my hard work as the roads are still damp or do I put it away and hope its dry tomorrow?

Hard to tell from the pic but you may have to check the tread on the inner edge of your rear tyre Rob. I'd rather say than not say and hopefully i'm wrong. Mine are due for a check too come to think of it[8|]

 

[rob.kellock]

It's just a funny angle I think, the bald bit is the sidewall! Thanks Rob, I find it quite rewarding - brand new Microfibres helped that I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

 

[jdpef356]

ORIGINAL: daro911

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

If you look carefully, you can see the brake discs rusting before your very eyes!

Excellent standard of workmanship especially as your Spyder sees some weather action unlike my gargae queen ... Impressed Mr R

+ One[] Nice work! But don't give the day job up just yet Rob[]

 

[Clewsey]

ORIGINAL: flat6

ORIGINAL: Clewsey

ORIGINAL: flat6 Haven't ever used mine yet. Clewsey, does the dial illuminate, or is it just the digital display in the middle?

Dial illuminates, nice glow. I hardly use it myself so it's nice that it at least provides some value at night! Whilst trivial really, I regret not having done this previously in my previous car!

Thanks Clewsey. I must get around to trying mine out. You have one of my favourite 997's - GTS, turbo & GT2[]

Thanks flat6 - loving the GTS right now, could be a keeper for me but then I said that last time I swapped! []

 

[rob.kellock]

Thanks John. Day job was paying whilst I worked - just had my agent on and she has done 7 jobs for me today with 2 in the cells ready for Court on Monday morning! I do like my Italian shoplifters!

 

[kitchens]

Was at the launch of the Cayman the other night and was speaking with the service manager and he said they get more rusty disc problems with people who just wash and leave them to dry . He insisted that unless you completely brake dry before putting your car away you will have big problems especially the inside part of the disc as water lies in the drilled holes and travel to the back and rusts ,it is there biggest complaint from customers . Annoying i know ,clean the car off after a run and nice and clean then drive round the block to dry the disc and you end up with dirty rims again .

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: Clewsey Thanks flat6 - loving the GTS right now, could be a keeper for me but then I said that last time I swapped! []

You gotta put a couple of pics up for us[]

 

[rob.kellock]

ORIGINAL: kitchens Was at the launch of the Cayman the other night and was speaking with the service manager and he said they get more rusty disc problems with people who just wash and leave them to dry . He insisted that unless you completely brake dry before putting your car away you will have big problems especially the inside part of the disc as water lies in the drilled holes and travel to the back and rusts ,it is there biggest complaint from customers . Annoying i know ,clean the car off after a run and nice and clean then drive round the block to dry the disc and you end up with dirty rims again .

Am afraid I went with Rob's advice this afternoon! You are completely right though, I learned the hard way when I first got my 996. Annoyingly it had pretty much dried out by 7pm and it is bucketing down again now. Will clean them off tomorrow for sure.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

ORIGINAL: kitchens Was at the launch of the Cayman the other night and was speaking with the service manager and he said they get more rusty disc problems with people who just wash and leave them to dry . He insisted that unless you completely brake dry before putting your car away you will have big problems especially the inside part of the disc as water lies in the drilled holes and travel to the back and rusts ,it is there biggest complaint from customers . Annoying i know ,clean the car off after a run and nice and clean then drive round the block to dry the disc and you end up with dirty rims again .

Am afraid I went with Rob's advice this afternoon! You are completely right though, I learned the hard way when I first got my 996. Annoyingly it had pretty much dried out by 7pm and it is bucketing down again now. Will clean them off tomorrow for sure.

Are you guys jet spraying the wheels? I just use a bucket and sponge and have never had the need to drive around the block on this or any previous Porsche [&o]

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock It's just a funny angle I think, the bald bit is the sidewall!

Good, i'm glad[] Speaking of wear, I have about 4mm left on my front brake pads. I'd like to get through the track day and then change them, rather than subjecting my new pads to track work. Not that I expect the track work to do anything to the new pads, but i'd rather put the work through the old set. Does anyone know what is considered a low pad depth and at what pad depth does the indicator come on to tell you your pads are low? Do you think I have enough left for the track day at Angelsey?